Urban population, female in Other small states
Other small states: Urban population, female was 27.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Other small states, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 27.2% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Other small states peaked at 27.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 1980.
Other small states ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.4% | — |
| 1985 | 24.4% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 25.3% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 25.6% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.9% | 23.4% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 25.3% | 25.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 26.5% | 26.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 26.8% | 27.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 15 Netherlands 45.6% compare
- 16 Luxembourg 45.4% compare
- 17 Australia 45.2% compare
- 18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 44.9% compare
- 19 Denmark 44.3% compare
- 20 New Zealand 44.2% compare
- 21 Brazil 44.1% compare
More gender data for Other small states
- Labor force, female 2.52 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1933 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 8.95 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1.26 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.8106 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 1.51 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.663 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 109.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Other small states?
- Urban population, female in Other small states was 27.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 1980.
- How does Other small states rank for urban population, female?
- Other small states ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.