Urban population, female in Romania
Romania: Urban population, female was 28.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Romania, 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 Romania is 28.5%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Romania peaked at 28.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 1980.
Romania ranks 97th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.5% | — |
| 1985 | 25.3% | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 27.2% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.4% | 23.5% | 25.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 27.2% | 27.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 27.5% | 27.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 28.1% | 28.5% | 2 |
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More gender data for Romania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,759 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 86,731 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 91,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 87,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 92,454 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 88,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 93,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 89,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 94,594 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Romania?
- Urban population, female in Romania was 28.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 1980.
- How does Romania rank for urban population, female?
- Romania ranks 97th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.