Urban population, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Urban population, female was 16.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Mozambique, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 16.0% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Mozambique peaked at 16.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1980.
That places Mozambique 158th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.1% | — |
| 1985 | 8.5% | +38.7% |
| 1990 | 12.4% | +45.7% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 6.1% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 12.4% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.7% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 15.5% | 16.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 155 Sudan 17.0% compare
- 156 Bangladesh 16.3% compare
- 157 Timor-Leste 16.3% compare
- 159 Barbados 16.0% compare
- 160 Tanzania, United Republic of 15.9% compare
- 161 Yemen 15.8% compare
More gender data for Mozambique
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,379 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 617,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 625,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 598,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 605,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 585,024 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 591,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 572,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 578,014 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Mozambique?
- Urban population, female in Mozambique was 16.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1980.
- How does Mozambique rank for urban population, female?
- Mozambique ranks 158th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.