Urban population, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Urban population, female was 41.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 41.0% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 41.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 1980.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Urban population, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.7% | — |
| 1985 | 34.3% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 35.9% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 37.4% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 38.6% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 39.5% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.5% | 32.7% | 34.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.6% | 35.9% | 37.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 38.6% | 39.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 40.3% | 41.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More gender data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 128.22 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2046 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.66 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 135.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.29 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.48 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 29.2% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 26.5% (2016)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Urban population, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 41.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 1980.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for urban population, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.