Urban population, female in Small states
Small states: Urban population, female was 23.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Small states, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Small states stood at 23.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Small states peaked at 23.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1980.
That places Small states 26th out of 46 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.4% | — |
| 1985 | 21.1% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 21.8% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.8% | 20.4% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.0% | 21.8% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 22.9% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 23.4% | 23.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More gender data for Small states
- Labor force, female 3.83 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1883 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.98 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 4.89 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (1996)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 4.21 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (1996)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 5.42 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (1996)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 3.77 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (1996)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 124.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Small states?
- Urban population, female in Small states was 23.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1980.
- How does Small states rank for urban population, female?
- Small states ranks 26th out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.