Urban population, female in OECD members
OECD members: Urban population, female was 41.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in OECD members, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in OECD members stood at 41.1%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in OECD members peaked at 41.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 1980.
That places OECD members 3rd out of 46 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Urban population, female in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.1% | — |
| 1985 | 36.9% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 37.5% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 38.2% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 38.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.5% | 36.1% | 36.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.9% | 37.5% | 38.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 38.8% | 39.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 40.4% | 41.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More gender data for OECD members
- Labor force, female 318.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2268 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4583 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 8.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 102.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.63 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.02 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 36.1% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 8.1% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in OECD members?
- Urban population, female in OECD members was 41.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 1980.
- How does OECD members rank for urban population, female?
- OECD members ranks 3rd out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.