Urban population, female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Urban population, female was 17.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Pacific island small states, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Pacific island small states stood at 17.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 17.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1980.
That places Pacific island small states 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.5% | — |
| 1985 | 14.0% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 14.8% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 15.5% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.7% | 13.5% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 14.8% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 16.2% | 16.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 17.3% | 17.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More gender data for Pacific island small states
- Labor force, female 441,281 (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1601 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.6 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 157.2% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.88 years (2007)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.88 years (2007)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 10.3% (2025)
- Female migrants 46.1% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Pacific island small states?
- Urban population, female in Pacific island small states was 17.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1980.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for urban population, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.