Urban population, female in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Urban population, female was 41.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend is 41.6%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 41.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1980.
That places Post-demographic dividend 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Urban population, female in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 37.0% | — |
| 1985 | 37.6% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 38.2% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 38.8% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 39.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.3% | 37.0% | 37.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.5% | 38.2% | 38.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 39.3% | 40.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 41.0% | 41.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 1 Hong Kong, China 53.2% compare
- 2 Macau, China 51.9% compare
- 3 Singapore 50.6% compare
- 4 Belgium 49.8% compare
- 5 Uruguay 49.6% compare
More gender data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force, female 260.64 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2301 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 8.26 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 89.0% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.78 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.01 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 31.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 90.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Post-demographic dividend?
- Urban population, female in Post-demographic dividend was 41.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1980.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for urban population, female?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.