Urban population, female in South Asia
South Asia: Urban population, female was 15.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in South Asia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in South Asia stood at 15.4%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in South Asia peaked at 15.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1980.
That places South Asia 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.3% | — |
| 1985 | 10.9% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 11.5% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.6% | 10.3% | 10.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.6% | 13.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.4% | 15.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More gender data for South Asia
- Labor force, female 206.42 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.122 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 58.22 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 105.4% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.07 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.09 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 11.4% (2025)
- Women of reproductive age 512.73 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in South Asia?
- Urban population, female in South Asia was 15.4% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1980.
- How does South Asia rank for urban population, female?
- South Asia ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.