Urban population, female in Japan
Japan: Urban population, female was 48.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Japan, 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 Japan is 48.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Japan peaked at 48.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, in 1980.
That places Japan 8th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Urban population, female in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.6% | — |
| 1985 | 38.9% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 39.3% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.8% | 38.6% | 38.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 39.3% | 39.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 40.1% | 44.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 46.4% | 48.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More gender data for Japan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,429 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.96 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 367,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 384,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 368,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 386,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 396,805 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 393,277 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 412,389 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Japan?
- Urban population, female in Japan was 48.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 1980.
- How does Japan rank for urban population, female?
- Japan ranks 8th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.