Urban population, female in Seychelles
Seychelles: Urban population, female was 26.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Seychelles, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 26.3% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Seychelles peaked at 26.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1985.
That places Seychelles 114th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.2% | — |
| 1985 | 23.2% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 24.3% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 23.7% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.7% | 23.2% | 24.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.0% | 23.7% | 24.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 25.0% | 25.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 25.0% | 26.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 111 Fiji 26.7% compare
- 112 Oman 26.5% compare
- 113 Cote d'Ivoire 26.4% compare
- 115 Thailand 25.9% compare
- 116 United Arab Emirates 25.9% compare
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 25.7% compare
More gender data for Seychelles
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 866 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 896 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 865 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 895 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 870 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 900 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 891 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 936 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 889 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 938 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Seychelles?
- Urban population, female in Seychelles was 26.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1985.
- How does Seychelles rank for urban population, female?
- Seychelles ranks 114th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.