Urban population, female in India

India: Urban population, female was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
86th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 1987
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Urban population, female in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.31983200120191983: 0.232 % of female population1987: 0.223 % of female population1993: 0.244 % of female population1999: 0.25 % of female population2004: 0.25 % of female population2005: 0.238 % of female population2007: 0.26 % of female population2009: 0.269 % of female population2011: 0.284 % of female population2017: 0.295 % of female population2018: 0.302 % of female population2019: 0.303 % of female population

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, female in India is 0.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, female in India peaked at 0.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1987.

India ranks 86th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Urban population, female in India, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, female (% of female population) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of female population Change
1983 0.2%
1987 0.2% -3.9%
1993 0.2% +9.7%
1999 0.2% +2.2%
2004 0.3% +0.3%
2005 0.2% -4.9%
2007 0.3% +9.4%
2009 0.3% +3.3%
2011 0.3% +5.7%
2017 0.3% +3.5%
2018 0.3% +2.5%
2019 0.3% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 4
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 83 Nigeria 0.4% compare
  2. 84 Laos 0.3% compare
  3. 85 Mozambique 0.3% compare
  4. 87 Nepal 0.3% compare
  5. 88 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
  6. 89 Tanzania 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, female in India?
Urban population, female in India was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, female recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1987.
How does India rank for urban population, female?
India ranks 86th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is urban population, female rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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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