Urban population, female in Mexico
Mexico: Urban population, female was 41.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Mexico, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Mexico stood at 41.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Mexico peaked at 41.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 34th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Urban population, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.7% | — |
| 1985 | 35.0% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 36.3% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 38.0% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 38.8% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.4% | 33.7% | 35.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.1% | 36.3% | 38.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 38.8% | 39.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 40.3% | 41.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More gender data for Mexico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 30,197 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9402 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.03 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.04 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Mexico?
- Urban population, female in Mexico 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for urban population, female?
- Mexico ranks 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.