Urban population, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Urban population, female was 41.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 41.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 41.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 1980.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Urban population, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.8% | — |
| 1985 | 34.4% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 35.9% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 37.4% | +4.1% |
| 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 | 33.6% | 32.8% | 34.4% | 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 8 Japan 48.0% compare
More gender data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force, female 134.02 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2057 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.55 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 136.0% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.52 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 30.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 137.6% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Urban population, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 1980.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for urban population, female?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.