Urban population, female in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Urban population, female was 25.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Turkmenistan, 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 Turkmenistan is 25.5%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Turkmenistan peaked at 25.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1995.
Turkmenistan ranks 118th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.9% | — |
| 1985 | 23.4% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 22.9% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 22.7% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.7% | 23.4% | 23.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 22.7% | 22.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 23.3% | 23.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 24.6% | 25.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 115 Thailand 25.9% compare
- 116 United Arab Emirates 25.9% compare
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 25.7% compare
- 119 Slovenia 25.3% compare
- 120 Guinea-Bissau 24.3% compare
- 121 Liberia 24.2% compare
More gender data for Turkmenistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,311 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,825 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,825 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 73,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 77,770 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 74,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 79,143 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,323 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Turkmenistan?
- Urban population, female in Turkmenistan was 25.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1995.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for urban population, female?
- Turkmenistan ranks 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.