Urban population, female in Indonesia
Indonesia: Urban population, female was 26.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Indonesia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 26.9% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Indonesia peaked at 26.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1980.
Indonesia ranks 107th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.2% | — |
| 1985 | 13.2% | +18.1% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 18.2% | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 21.2% | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.2% | 11.2% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 15.5% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 21.2% | 23.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 25.1% | 26.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More gender data for Indonesia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 66,364 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2.28 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Indonesia?
- Urban population, female in Indonesia was 26.9% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for urban population, female?
- Indonesia ranks 107th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.