Urban population, female in IDA blend
IDA blend: Urban population, female was 20.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in IDA blend, 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 IDA blend is 20.1%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in IDA blend peaked at 20.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1980.
IDA blend ranks 30th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.6% | — |
| 1985 | 13.6% | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 14.7% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.1% | 12.6% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 14.7% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 16.3% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 18.8% | 20.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 42.0% compare
- 28 United States of America 41.7% compare
- 29 Canada 41.6% compare
- 30 Republic of Korea 41.4% compare
- 31 France 41.3% compare
- 32 Belarus 41.2% compare
- 33 Jordan 41.0% compare
More gender data for IDA blend
- Labor force, female 110.95 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1609 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 21.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 130.6% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 8.56 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 9.46 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 16.4% (2025)
- Literacy rate, adult female 61.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in IDA blend?
- Urban population, female in IDA blend was 20.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1980.
- How does IDA blend rank for urban population, female?
- IDA blend ranks 30th out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.