Urban population, female (% of total) in World
World: Urban population, female (% of total) was 26.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in World, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in World stood at 26.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in World peaked at 26.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 1980.
World ranks 19th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female (% of total) in World, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.8% | — |
| 1985 | 20.7% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 21.5% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.2% | 19.8% | 20.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.0% | 21.5% | 22.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 23.3% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 25.6% | 26.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near World
More gender data for World
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1.96 million (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6.61 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6.61 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 39.48 (2027)
- Prevalence of obesity, female 15.1% (2016)
- Prevalence of obesity, male 11.1% (2016)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in World?
- Urban population, female in World was 26.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 1980.
- How does World rank for urban population, female?
- World ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.