Urban population, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Urban population, female was 26.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Guatemala, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 26.7% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Guatemala peaked at 26.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 1980.
That places Guatemala 110th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.3% | — |
| 1985 | 19.9% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 20.8% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 22.0% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.6% | 19.3% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 20.8% | 22.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 23.3% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 25.6% | 26.7% | 2 |
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More gender data for Guatemala
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,681 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5138 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 183,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 190,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 182,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 188,776 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 181,168 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 187,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 180,709 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 186,820 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Guatemala?
- Urban population, female in Guatemala was 26.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 1980.
- How does Guatemala rank for urban population, female?
- Guatemala ranks 110th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.