Urban population, female in Peru

Peru: Urban population, female was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
17th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2021
All-time low
0.7%
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Urban population, female in Peru, 1997–2021

00.20.40.60.81997200920211997: 0.658 % of female population1998: 0.664 % of female population1999: 0.667 % of female population2000: 0.666 % of female population2001: 0.694 % of female population2002: 0.701 % of female population2005: 0.717 % of female population2006: 0.723 % of female population2007: 0.728 % of female population2009: 0.741 % of female population2010: 0.744 % of female population2011: 0.75 % of female population2012: 0.755 % of female population2013: 0.76 % of female population2014: 0.764 % of female population2015: 0.769 % of female population2016: 0.775 % of female population2017: 0.781 % of female population2018: 0.785 % of female population2019: 0.79 % of female population2020: 0.794 % of female population2021: 0.798 % of female population

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, female in Peru is 0.8%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, female in Peru peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1997.

Peru ranks 17th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Urban population, female in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, female (% of female population) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of female population Change
1997 0.7%
1998 0.7% +0.9%
1999 0.7% +0.4%
2000 0.7% -0.1%
2001 0.7% +4.2%
2002 0.7% +0.9%
2005 0.7% +2.4%
2006 0.7% +0.9%
2007 0.7% +0.7%
2009 0.7% +1.7%
2010 0.7% +0.4%
2011 0.8% +0.8%
2012 0.8% +0.7%
2013 0.8% +0.6%
2014 0.8% +0.6%
2015 0.8% +0.6%
2016 0.8% +0.7%
2017 0.8% +0.7%
2018 0.8% +0.5%
2019 0.8% +0.7%
2020 0.8% +0.5%
2021 0.8% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 3
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 7
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 14 United States 0.8% compare
  2. 15 South Korea 0.8% compare
  3. 16 Palestine 0.8% compare
  4. 18 Colombia 0.8% compare
  5. 19 Mexico 0.8% compare
  6. 20 Italy 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, female in Peru?
Urban population, female in Peru was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1997.
How does Peru rank for urban population, female?
Peru ranks 17th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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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