Urban population, female in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Urban population, female was 29.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Late-demographic dividend, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Late-demographic dividend stood at 29.6%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 29.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1980.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.5% | — |
| 1985 | 18.1% | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 19.4% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 21.2% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.3% | 16.5% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 19.4% | 21.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 22.9% | 25.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 27.4% | 29.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 12 Israel 46.6% compare
- 13 Guam 46.5% compare
- 14 Chile 45.6% compare
- 15 Netherlands 45.6% compare
- 16 Luxembourg 45.4% compare
- 17 Australia 45.2% compare
- 18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 44.9% compare
More gender data for Late-demographic dividend
- Labor force, female 553.30 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2374 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 12.44 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 102.4% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14.63 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.96 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 22.5% (2025)
- Literacy rate, adult female 95.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Late-demographic dividend?
- Urban population, female in Late-demographic dividend was 29.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1980.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for urban population, female?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.