Urban population, female in North America
North America: Urban population, female was 41.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in North America, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in North America stood at 41.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in North America peaked at 41.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1980.
That places North America 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Urban population, female in North America, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.3% | — |
| 1985 | 38.7% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 39.0% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 39.8% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.5% | 38.3% | 38.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 39.4% | 39.0% | 39.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 40.5% | 40.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 41.3% | 41.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 1 Hong Kong, China 53.2% compare
- 2 Macau, China 51.9% compare
- 3 Singapore 50.6% compare
- 4 Belgium 49.8% compare
More gender data for North America
- Labor force, female 90.56 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2361 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4331 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.96 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 83.8% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.95 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.76 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 43.9% (2025)
- Women of reproductive age 86.08 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in North America?
- Urban population, female in North America was 41.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1980.
- How does North America rank for urban population, female?
- North America ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.