Urban population, female in Middle income
Middle income: Urban population, female was 24.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Middle income, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Middle income stood at 24.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Middle income peaked at 24.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1980.
Middle income ranks 26th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.5% | — |
| 1985 | 15.9% | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 17.2% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.2% | 14.5% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 17.2% | 18.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 19.8% | 21.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 22.9% | 24.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More gender data for Middle income
- Labor force, female 1.06 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1753 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 16.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 118.1% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.5 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.34 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.3% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 29.4% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Middle income?
- Urban population, female in Middle income was 24.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1980.
- How does Middle income rank for urban population, female?
- Middle income ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.