Urban population, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Urban population, female was 18.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 18.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 18.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1980.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.0% | — |
| 1985 | 12.1% | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 13.5% | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 14.5% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 15.2% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.5% | 11.0% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 13.5% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.2% | 16.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 17.4% | 18.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More gender data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force, female 247.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.187 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 9.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1.12 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.5884 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 1.38 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.4268 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 127.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Urban population, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 18.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1980.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for urban population, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.