Urban population, female in United States of America
United States of America: Urban population, female was 41.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in United States of America, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in United States of America stood at 41.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in United States of America peaked at 41.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1980.
That places United States of America 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Urban population, female in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.3% | — |
| 1985 | 38.6% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 38.9% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 39.8% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.5% | 38.3% | 38.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 39.4% | 38.9% | 39.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 40.5% | 40.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 41.3% | 41.7% | 2 |
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More gender data for United States of America
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 297,814 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 297,814 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6312 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in United States of America?
- Urban population, female in United States of America was 41.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1980.
- How does United States of America rank for urban population, female?
- United States of America ranks 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.