Urban population, female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Urban population, female was 30.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Upper middle income, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Upper middle income stood at 30.1%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Upper middle income peaked at 30.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1980.
Upper middle income ranks 14th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.1% | — |
| 1985 | 18.0% | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 19.7% | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 21.7% | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.0% | 16.1% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 19.7% | 21.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 23.6% | 25.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 28.0% | 30.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More gender data for Upper middle income
- Labor force, female 654.85 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2127 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4977 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 14.63 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 113.1% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14.61 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.13 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.4% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 20.3% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Upper middle income?
- Urban population, female in Upper middle income was 30.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1980.
- How does Upper middle income rank for urban population, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.