Urban population, female in Somalia
Somalia: Urban population, female was 19.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 19.7%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Somalia peaked at 19.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1980.
That places Somalia 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.2% | — |
| 1985 | 13.9% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 14.7% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 14.7% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 16.5% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 18.5% | 19.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 138 Zambia 20.2% compare
- 139 Central African Republic 20.1% compare
- 140 Togo 19.8% compare
- 142 Sierra Leone 19.6% compare
- 143 Mali 19.4% compare
- 144 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19.2% compare
More gender data for Somalia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 379,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 393,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 364,586 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 376,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 351,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 363,131 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 338,542 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 349,118 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Somalia?
- Urban population, female in Somalia was 19.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1980.
- How does Somalia rank for urban population, female?
- Somalia ranks 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.