Urban population, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Urban population, female was 30.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Nicaragua, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Nicaragua stood at 30.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Nicaragua peaked at 30.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1980.
That places Nicaragua 89th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26.2% | — |
| 1985 | 26.8% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 27.3% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 27.8% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 28.3% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.5% | 26.2% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 27.3% | 27.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 28.3% | 29.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 29.7% | 30.5% | 2 |
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More gender data for Nicaragua
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,949 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4088 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,493 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,493 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 64,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 66,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 64,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 66,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 64,050 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Nicaragua?
- Urban population, female in Nicaragua was 30.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1980.
- How does Nicaragua rank for urban population, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 89th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.