Urban population, female in Spain
Spain: Urban population, female was 40.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Spain, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Spain stood at 40.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Spain peaked at 40.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1980.
That places Spain 36th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Urban population, female in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 37.4% | — |
| 1985 | 38.1% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 38.7% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 39.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 39.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 39.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.7% | 37.4% | 38.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.9% | 38.7% | 39.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 39.2% | 39.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 40.0% | 40.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More gender data for Spain
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,413 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.09 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 161,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 171,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 164,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 174,083 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 166,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 176,237 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 168,163 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 178,036 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Spain?
- Urban population, female in Spain was 40.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1980.
- How does Spain rank for urban population, female?
- Spain ranks 36th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.