Urban population, female in High income
High income: Urban population, female was 40.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in High income, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
High income recorded 40.7% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in High income peaked at 40.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 1980.
High income ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Urban population, female in High income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.6% | — |
| 1985 | 37.3% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 37.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 38.4% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 38.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.9% | 36.6% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.1% | 37.9% | 38.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 38.9% | 39.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 40.3% | 40.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near High income
More gender data for High income
- Labor force, female 330.46 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2321 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.2287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.31 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 103.8% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.78 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.98 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 29.3% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 7.2% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in High income?
- Urban population, female in High income was 40.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 1980.
- How does High income rank for urban population, female?
- High income ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.