Urban population, female in Portugal
Portugal: Urban population, female was 33.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Portugal, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 33.0% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Portugal peaked at 33.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1980.
That places Portugal 76th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.7% | — |
| 1985 | 23.9% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 25.2% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 26.8% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.3% | 22.7% | 23.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 25.2% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 28.4% | 30.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 31.5% | 33.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 73 Sao Tome and Principe 33.5% compare
- 74 Suriname 33.2% compare
- 75 Cyprus 33.0% compare
- 77 Montenegro 32.8% compare
- 78 South Africa 32.7% compare
- 79 Cape Verde 32.4% compare
More gender data for Portugal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,308 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1109 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,009 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,009 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2323 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,087 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Portugal?
- Urban population, female in Portugal was 33.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1980.
- How does Portugal rank for urban population, female?
- Portugal ranks 76th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.