Urban population, female in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Urban population, female was 35.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in New Caledonia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 35.0% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in New Caledonia peaked at 35.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 1980.
That places New Caledonia 65th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.2% | — |
| 1985 | 29.0% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 29.2% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 29.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.6% | 28.2% | 29.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 29.2% | 29.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 31.0% | 32.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 33.3% | 35.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 62 Italy 35.8% compare
- 63 El Salvador 35.6% compare
- 64 Algeria 35.1% compare
- 66 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 34.9% compare
- 67 Saudi Arabia 34.6% compare
- 68 Iraq 34.3% compare
More gender data for New Caledonia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 61.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2254 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 246.05 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 246.05 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,091 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,107 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,009 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in New Caledonia?
- Urban population, female in New Caledonia was 35.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 1980.
- How does New Caledonia rank for urban population, female?
- New Caledonia ranks 65th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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.