Urban population, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Urban population, female was 41.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 Latin America & Caribbean is 41.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 41.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1980.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Urban population, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.9% | — |
| 1985 | 34.5% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 36.0% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 37.5% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 38.7% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 39.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.7% | 32.9% | 34.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.8% | 36.0% | 37.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 38.7% | 39.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 40.3% | 41.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 1 Hong Kong, China 53.2% compare
- 2 Macau, China 51.9% compare
- 3 Singapore 50.6% compare
- 4 Belgium 49.8% compare
- 5 Uruguay 49.6% compare
- 6 United States Virgin Islands 49.5% compare
- 7 Puerto Rico 48.7% compare
More gender data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Labor force, female 136.62 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.205 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.64 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 135.1% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.32 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.51 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 29.4% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 25.5% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Urban population, female in Latin America & Caribbean 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?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1980.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for urban population, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- 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 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.