Urban population, female in Yemen
Yemen: Urban population, female was 15.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
15.8%
World rank
162nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
15.8%
in 2015
All-time low
7.9%
in 1980
Years of data
8
1980–2015
Urban population, female in Yemen, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Yemen stood at 15.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Yemen peaked at 15.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1980.
Yemen ranks 162nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.9% | — |
| 1985 | 8.8% | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 9.9% | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 11.0% | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.3% | 7.9% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 9.9% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.1% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.6% | 15.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 159 Barbados 16.0% compare
- 160 Channel Islands 16.0% compare
- 161 Tanzania, United Republic of 15.9% compare
- 163 Zimbabwe 15.5% compare
- 164 India 15.5% compare
- 165 Burkina Faso 14.7% compare
More gender data for Yemen
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,054 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,613 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,613 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 662,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 697,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 655,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 689,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 643,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 676,763 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Yemen?
- Urban population, female in Yemen was 15.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1980.
- How does Yemen rank for urban population, female?
- Yemen ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.