Urban population, female (% of total) in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Urban population, female (% of total) 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 (% of total) 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.