Urban population, female (% of total) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Urban population, female (% of total) was 17.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Vietnam, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 17.3% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Vietnam peaked at 17.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1980.
That places Vietnam 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female (% of total) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.7% | — |
| 1985 | 9.9% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 10.2% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +10.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 17.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.0%, 60% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 17.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.8%, 65% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.8% | 9.7% | 9.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.2% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.4% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 15.7% | 17.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More gender data for Vietnam
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,794 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 83,461 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 83,461 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 630,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 692,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 641,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 706,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 654,459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Vietnam?
- Urban population, female in Vietnam was 17.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1980.
- How does Vietnam rank for urban population, female?
- Vietnam ranks 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.