Urban population, female in European Union
European Union: Urban population, female was 38.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in European Union, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in European Union stood at 38.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in European Union peaked at 38.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1980.
That places European Union 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Urban population, female in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.1% | — |
| 1985 | 35.6% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 36.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 36.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 36.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.4% | 35.1% | 35.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 36.0% | 36.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 36.6% | 37.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 37.6% | 38.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near European Union
More gender data for European Union
- Labor force, female 102.81 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2279 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.0884 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 25.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.0972 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1636 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 98.3% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 17.2 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.43 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in European Union?
- Urban population, female in European Union was 38.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1980.
- How does European Union rank for urban population, female?
- European Union ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.