Urban population, female in Tunisia
Tunisia: Urban population, female was 33.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Tunisia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Tunisia stood at 33.6%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Tunisia peaked at 33.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 1980.
Tunisia ranks 71st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.1% | — |
| 1985 | 26.8% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 28.7% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 30.4% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 31.5% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.0% | 25.1% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.6% | 28.7% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 31.5% | 32.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 33.1% | 33.6% | 2 |
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More gender data for Tunisia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,590 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 78,462 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 82,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,945 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 83,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,489 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 85,533 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 81,567 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 85,688 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Tunisia?
- Urban population, female in Tunisia was 33.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 1980.
- How does Tunisia rank for urban population, female?
- Tunisia ranks 71st out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.