Urban population, female in Brazil

Brazil: Urban population, female was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
9th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2021
All-time low
0.7%
in 1981
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Urban population, female in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.723 % of female population1982: 0.723 % of female population1983: 0.732 % of female population1984: 0.735 % of female population1985: 0.739 % of female population1986: 0.737 % of female population1987: 0.74 % of female population1988: 0.748 % of female population1989: 0.751 % of female population1990: 0.748 % of female population1992: 0.79 % of female population1993: 0.795 % of female population1995: 0.802 % of female population1996: 0.804 % of female population1997: 0.808 % of female population1998: 0.807 % of female population1999: 0.809 % of female population2001: 0.85 % of female population2002: 0.852 % of female population2003: 0.853 % of female population2004: 0.839 % of female population2005: 0.836 % of female population2006: 0.84 % of female population2007: 0.842 % of female population2008: 0.844 % of female population2009: 0.847 % of female population2011: 0.86 % of female population2012: 0.856 % of female population2013: 0.853 % of female population2014: 0.861 % of female population2015: 0.861 % of female population2016: 0.864 % of female population2017: 0.867 % of female population2018: 0.865 % of female population2019: 0.869 % of female population2020: 0.867 % of female population2021: 0.869 % of female population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female population.

Analysis

In 2021, urban population, female in Brazil stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, female in Brazil peaked at 0.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1981.

Brazil ranks 9th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Urban population, female in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, female (% of female population) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of female population Change
1981 0.7%
1982 0.7% +0.1%
1983 0.7% +1.2%
1984 0.7% +0.4%
1985 0.7% +0.5%
1986 0.7% -0.3%
1987 0.7% +0.4%
1988 0.7% +1.1%
1989 0.8% +0.5%
1990 0.7% -0.5%
1992 0.8% +5.7%
1993 0.8% +0.7%
1995 0.8% +0.9%
1996 0.8% +0.2%
1997 0.8% +0.5%
1998 0.8% -0.1%
1999 0.8% +0.2%
2001 0.8% +5.1%
2002 0.9% +0.3%
2003 0.9% +0.1%
2004 0.8% -1.7%
2005 0.8% -0.3%
2006 0.8% +0.5%
2007 0.8% +0.2%
2008 0.8% +0.2%
2009 0.8% +0.3%
2011 0.9% +1.5%
2012 0.9% -0.4%
2013 0.9% -0.4%
2014 0.9% +1.0%
2015 0.9% +0.0%
2016 0.9% +0.3%
2017 0.9% +0.4%
2018 0.9% -0.3%
2019 0.9% +0.5%
2020 0.9% -0.2%
2021 0.9% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 9
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 9
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 6 Chile 0.9% compare
  2. 7 Djibouti 0.9% compare
  3. 8 Jordan 0.9% compare
  4. 10 Germany 0.9% compare
  5. 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% compare
  6. 12 Iceland 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, female in Brazil?
Urban population, female in Brazil was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for urban population, female?
Brazil ranks 9th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, female rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, female (% of female population)
Unit
% of female population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,378 data points, 1970–2021
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