Urban population, female in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Urban population, female was 18.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Lower 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 Lower middle income is 18.1%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Lower middle income peaked at 18.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1980.
Lower middle income ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.1% | — |
| 1985 | 12.9% | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 13.7% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5% | 12.1% | 12.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 13.7% | 14.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.9% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 17.0% | 18.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More gender data for Lower middle income
- Labor force, female 401.20 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1362 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 20.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 122.0% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.04 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.09 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.1% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 42.8% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Lower middle income?
- Urban population, female in Lower middle income was 18.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1980.
- How does Lower middle income rank for urban population, female?
- Lower middle income ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.