Urban population, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: Urban population, female was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
46th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2008
All-time low
0.5%
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Urban population, female in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.61991200520191991: 0.491 % of female population1995: 0.559 % of female population1996: 0.559 % of female population1998: 0.59 % of female population1999: 0.59 % of female population2000: 0.596 % of female population2001: 0.601 % of female population2002: 0.603 % of female population2003: 0.603 % of female population2004: 0.609 % of female population2005: 0.607 % of female population2006: 0.609 % of female population2007: 0.636 % of female population2008: 0.658 % of female population2009: 0.64 % of female population2012: 0.638 % of female population2014: 0.635 % of female population2015: 0.632 % of female population2016: 0.627 % of female population2017: 0.613 % of female population2018: 0.623 % of female population2019: 0.623 % of female population

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, female in El Salvador is 0.6%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, female in El Salvador peaked at 0.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 46th out of 99 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Urban population, female in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, female (% of female population) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of female population Change
1991 0.5%
1995 0.6% +14.0%
1996 0.6% -0.1%
1998 0.6% +5.5%
1999 0.6% +0.1%
2000 0.6% +1.0%
2001 0.6% +0.9%
2002 0.6% +0.3%
2003 0.6% +0.0%
2004 0.6% +1.0%
2005 0.6% -0.4%
2006 0.6% +0.3%
2007 0.6% +4.5%
2008 0.7% +3.4%
2009 0.6% -2.6%
2012 0.6% -0.3%
2014 0.6% -0.5%
2015 0.6% -0.5%
2016 0.6% -0.8%
2017 0.6% -2.2%
2018 0.6% +1.7%
2019 0.6% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 5
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

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  3. 45 Montenegro 0.6% compare
  4. 47 Poland 0.6% compare
  5. 48 Georgia 0.6% compare
  6. 49 Austria 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, female in El Salvador?
Urban population, female in El Salvador was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for urban population, female?
El Salvador ranks 46th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is urban population, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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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