Urban population, female in Sudan
Sudan: Urban population, female was 17.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Sudan, 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 Sudan is 17.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Sudan peaked at 17.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1980.
That places Sudan 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.0% | — |
| 1985 | 11.4% | +14.9% |
| 1990 | 14.3% | +24.6% |
| 1995 | 16.1% | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.7% | 10.0% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 14.3% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 16.2% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 16.6% | 17.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 152 Myanmar 17.5% compare
- 153 Bhutan 17.4% compare
- 154 Vietnam 17.3% compare
- 156 Bangladesh 16.3% compare
- 157 East Timor 16.3% compare
- 158 Mozambique 16.0% compare
More gender data for Sudan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 22,769 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 790,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 815,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 776,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 799,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 760,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 784,737 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 745,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 769,267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Sudan?
- Urban population, female in Sudan was 17.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1980.
- How does Sudan rank for urban population, female?
- Sudan ranks 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.