Urban population, female in Pakistan
Pakistan: Urban population, female was 18.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Pakistan, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Pakistan stood at 18.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Pakistan peaked at 18.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 1980.
That places Pakistan 147th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.1% | — |
| 1985 | 13.7% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 14.4% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 14.4% | 14.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 15.8% | 16.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 17.7% | 18.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 144 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19.2% compare
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 18.9% compare
- 146 Kyrgyzstan 18.9% compare
- 148 Uzbekistan 18.5% compare
- 149 Guinea 18.2% compare
- 150 Madagascar 17.9% compare
More gender data for Pakistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94,592 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6113 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3.25 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Pakistan?
- Urban population, female in Pakistan was 18.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 1980.
- How does Pakistan rank for urban population, female?
- Pakistan ranks 147th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.