Urban population, female in IDA only
IDA only: Urban population, female was 16.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in IDA 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 IDA only is 16.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in IDA only peaked at 16.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1980.
That places IDA only 41st out of 46 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.2% | — |
| 1985 | 10.1% | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 11.2% | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 9.2% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.2% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.7% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.9% | 16.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More gender data for IDA only
- Labor force, female 197.83 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1525 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 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 9.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.5474 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.36 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.7351 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.2975 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 114.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in IDA only?
- Urban population, female in IDA only was 16.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1980.
- How does IDA only rank for urban population, female?
- IDA only ranks 41st out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.