Urban population, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Urban population, female was 45.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Netherlands, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Netherlands stood at 45.6%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Netherlands peaked at 45.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 1980.
Netherlands ranks 15th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Urban population, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.1% | — |
| 1985 | 34.2% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 35.2% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 37.0% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 45.6% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.7% | 33.1% | 34.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.1% | 35.2% | 37.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 39.0% | 41.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 44.0% | 45.6% | 2 |
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More gender data for Netherlands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,769 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.232 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 89,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 85,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 86,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 90,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 90,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 95,138 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Netherlands?
- Urban population, female in Netherlands was 45.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 1980.
- How does Netherlands rank for urban population, female?
- Netherlands ranks 15th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.