Urban population, female in Greece

Greece: Urban population, female was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
38th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 2005
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Urban population, female in Greece, 2004–2016

00.20.40.62004201020162004: 0.417 % of female population2005: 0.415 % of female population2006: 0.535 % of female population2007: 0.549 % of female population2008: 0.535 % of female population2009: 0.542 % of female population2010: 0.553 % of female population2011: 0.576 % of female population2012: 0.603 % of female population2013: 0.558 % of female population2014: 0.619 % of female population2015: 0.655 % of female population2016: 0.674 % of female population

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

Analysis

In 2016, urban population, female in Greece stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, female in Greece peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2005.

That places Greece 38th out of 99 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Urban population, female in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, female (% of female population) in Greece, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of female population Change
2004 0.4%
2005 0.4% -0.3%
2006 0.5% +28.9%
2007 0.5% +2.6%
2008 0.5% -2.6%
2009 0.5% +1.3%
2010 0.6% +1.9%
2011 0.6% +4.2%
2012 0.6% +4.7%
2013 0.6% -7.5%
2014 0.6% +11.1%
2015 0.7% +5.8%
2016 0.7% +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 6
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 35 Tunisia 0.7% compare
  2. 36 Turkey 0.7% compare
  3. 37 Bulgaria 0.7% compare
  4. 39 Denmark 0.7% compare
  5. 40 France 0.7% compare
  6. 41 Ukraine 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, female in Greece?
Urban population, female in Greece was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
How does Greece rank for urban population, female?
Greece ranks 38th out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
Is urban population, female rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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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