Urban population, female in South Africa

South Africa: Urban population, female was 0.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
43rd
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 1995
Years of data
20
1995–2020

Urban population, female in South Africa, 1995–2020

00.20.40.61995200720201995: 0.52 % of female population2000: 0.574 % of female population2001: 0.568 % of female population2002: 0.536 % of female population2003: 0.539 % of female population2004: 0.539 % of female population2005: 0.576 % of female population2008: 0.619 % of female population2009: 0.619 % of female population2010: 0.621 % of female population2011: 0.624 % of female population2012: 0.629 % of female population2013: 0.636 % of female population2014: 0.64 % of female population2015: 0.631 % of female population2016: 0.632 % of female population2017: 0.642 % of female population2018: 0.644 % of female population2019: 0.647 % of female population2020: 0.648 % of female population

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

Analysis

In 2020, urban population, female in South Africa stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, female in South Africa peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1995.

South Africa ranks 43rd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Urban population, female in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, female (% of female population) in South Africa, 1995 to 2020.
Year % of female population Change
1995 0.5%
2000 0.6% +10.3%
2001 0.6% -1.0%
2002 0.5% -5.7%
2003 0.5% +0.7%
2004 0.5% +0.0%
2005 0.6% +6.8%
2008 0.6% +7.4%
2009 0.6% +0.0%
2010 0.6% +0.4%
2011 0.6% +0.5%
2012 0.6% +0.7%
2013 0.6% +1.2%
2014 0.6% +0.5%
2015 0.6% -1.4%
2016 0.6% +0.2%
2017 0.6% +1.5%
2018 0.6% +0.4%
2019 0.6% +0.5%
2020 0.6% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 8
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 40 France 0.7% compare
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  3. 42 Paraguay 0.6% compare
  4. 44 Latvia 0.6% compare
  5. 45 Montenegro 0.6% compare
  6. 46 El Salvador 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, female in South Africa?
Urban population, female in South Africa was 0.6% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, female recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
How does South Africa rank for urban population, female?
South Africa ranks 43rd out of 99 countries with data for 2020.
Is urban population, female rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa 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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