Urban population, female in IBRD only
IBRD only: Urban population, female was 26.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in IBRD only, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, female in IBRD only is 26.4%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in IBRD only peaked at 26.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1980.
That places IBRD only 18th out of 46 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.6% | — |
| 1985 | 18.0% | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 19.2% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.3% | 16.6% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 19.2% | 20.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 21.8% | 23.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 24.9% | 26.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 15 Netherlands 45.6% compare
- 16 Luxembourg 45.4% compare
- 17 Australia 45.2% compare
- 18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 44.9% compare
- 19 Denmark 44.3% compare
- 20 New Zealand 44.2% compare
- 21 Brazil 44.1% compare
More gender data for IBRD only
- Labor force, female 909.15 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.6743 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 12.59 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 117.9% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.53 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.12 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 21.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 129.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in IBRD only?
- Urban population, female in IBRD only was 26.4% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 1980.
- How does IBRD only rank for urban population, female?
- IBRD only ranks 18th out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.