Urban population, female (% of total) in India
India: Urban population, female (% of total) was 15.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in India, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in India stood at 15.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in India peaked at 15.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1980.
India ranks 164th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female (% of total) in India, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.9% | — |
| 1985 | 11.5% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 12.0% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +5.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 15.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 15.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 15.9%, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.2% | 10.9% | 11.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 12.0% | 12.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 13.1% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.6% | 15.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
More gender data for India
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.18 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.18 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in India?
- Urban population, female in India was 15.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1980.
- How does India rank for urban population, female?
- India ranks 164th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.