Urban population, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Urban population, female was 23.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Low & middle income, 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 Low & middle income is 23.6%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Low & middle income peaked at 23.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1980.
That places Low & middle income 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.2% | — |
| 1985 | 15.6% | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 16.8% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 18.1% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.9% | 14.2% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 16.8% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 19.3% | 20.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 22.2% | 23.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 26 Bahamas 42.6% compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 42.0% compare
- 28 United States of America 41.7% compare
- 29 Canada 41.6% compare
- 30 Republic of Korea 41.4% compare
- 31 France 41.3% compare
- 32 Belarus 41.2% compare
More gender data for Low & middle income
- Labor force, female 1.17 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1724 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 14.63 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 118.8% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.85 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.94 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.7% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 30.6% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Low & middle income?
- Urban population, female in Low & middle income was 23.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1980.
- How does Low & middle income rank for urban population, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.