Urban population, female in Italy
Italy: Urban population, female was 35.8% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Urban population, female in Italy, 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 Italy is 35.8%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Italy peaked at 35.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 1980.
Italy ranks 62nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.6% | — |
| 1985 | 34.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 34.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.6% | 34.6% | 34.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.8% | 34.7% | 34.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 35.0% | 35.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 35.5% | 35.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 59 Mongolia 37.0% compare
- 60 Iran, Islamic Republic of 36.5% compare
- 61 Lithuania 36.4% compare
- 63 El Salvador 35.6% compare
- 64 Algeria 35.1% compare
- 65 New Caledonia 35.0% compare
More gender data for Italy
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,215 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.82 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 186,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 198,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 188,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 199,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 193,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 204,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 199,802 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 211,606 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Italy?
- Urban population, female in Italy was 35.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 1980.
- How does Italy rank for urban population, female?
- Italy ranks 62nd out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy 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.