Urban population, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Urban population, female was 49.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Uruguay, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Uruguay stood at 49.6%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Uruguay peaked at 49.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 1980.
That places Uruguay 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Urban population, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44.9% | — |
| 1985 | 45.8% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 46.8% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 47.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 48.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.4% | 44.9% | 45.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 46.8% | 47.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 48.2% | 48.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 49.3% | 49.6% | 2 |
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More gender data for Uruguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 17,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 16,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 17,268 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Uruguay?
- Urban population, female in Uruguay was 49.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 1980.
- How does Uruguay rank for urban population, female?
- Uruguay ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.