Urban population, female in Namibia
Namibia: Urban population, female was 23.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Namibia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 23.3% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Namibia peaked at 23.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1980.
That places Namibia 124th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.3% | — |
| 1985 | 13.1% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 13.6% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.7% | 12.3% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 13.6% | 14.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 16.1% | 18.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 20.9% | 23.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More gender data for Namibia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,172 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3037 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 38,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 37,867 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 38,539 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 41,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 41,570 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Namibia?
- Urban population, female in Namibia was 23.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1980.
- How does Namibia rank for urban population, female?
- Namibia ranks 124th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.