Urban population, female in Peru
Peru: Urban population, female was 39.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Peru, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, female in Peru is 39.7%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Peru peaked at 39.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1980.
Peru ranks 40th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Urban population, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.2% | — |
| 1985 | 33.5% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 34.6% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 35.6% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 37.8% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.9% | 32.2% | 33.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 34.6% | 35.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 36.7% | 37.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 38.8% | 39.7% | 2 |
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More gender data for Peru
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,988 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3909 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 261,493 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 271,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 262,030 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 271,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 262,425 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 272,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 263,360 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 273,303 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Peru?
- Urban population, female in Peru was 39.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1980.
- How does Peru rank for urban population, female?
- Peru ranks 40th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.