Urban population, female in Spain

Spain: Urban population, female was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
22nd
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.7%
in 1993
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Urban population, female in Spain, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.703 % of female population1993: 0.703 % of female population1994: 0.703 % of female population1995: 0.71 % of female population1996: 0.712 % of female population1997: 0.713 % of female population1998: 0.715 % of female population1999: 0.715 % of female population2000: 0.718 % of female population2001: 0.722 % of female population2002: 0.722 % of female population2003: 0.723 % of female population2004: 0.734 % of female population2005: 0.73 % of female population2006: 0.728 % of female population2007: 0.731 % of female population2008: 0.735 % of female population2009: 0.739 % of female population2010: 0.741 % of female population2011: 0.736 % of female population2012: 0.744 % of female population2013: 0.743 % of female population2014: 0.743 % of female population2015: 0.745 % of female population2016: 0.751 % of female population

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

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.8% for urban population, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, female in Spain peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1993.

That places Spain 22nd out of 99 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Urban population, female in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, female (% of female population) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of female population Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% -0.0%
1994 0.7% +0.0%
1995 0.7% +1.1%
1996 0.7% +0.3%
1997 0.7% +0.1%
1998 0.7% +0.3%
1999 0.7% -0.0%
2000 0.7% +0.4%
2001 0.7% +0.6%
2002 0.7% -0.0%
2003 0.7% +0.1%
2004 0.7% +1.6%
2005 0.7% -0.5%
2006 0.7% -0.3%
2007 0.7% +0.4%
2008 0.7% +0.7%
2009 0.7% +0.4%
2010 0.7% +0.4%
2011 0.7% -0.7%
2012 0.7% +1.0%
2013 0.7% -0.1%
2014 0.7% +0.1%
2015 0.7% +0.2%
2016 0.8% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 8
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 19 Mexico 0.8% compare
  2. 20 Italy 0.8% compare
  3. 21 Russian Federation 0.8% compare
  4. 23 Portugal 0.7% compare
  5. 24 Belarus 0.7% compare
  6. 25 Costa Rica 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, female in Spain?
Urban population, female in Spain was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1993.
How does Spain rank for urban population, female?
Spain ranks 22nd out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
Is urban population, female rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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