Urban population, female in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Urban population, female was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
97th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1993
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Urban population, female in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

0.10.20.30.41992200520191992: 0.396 % of female population1993: 0.399 % of female population1994: 0.399 % of female population1995: 0.387 % of female population1996: 0.147 % of female population1998: 0.135 % of female population1999: 0.153 % of female population2000: 0.139 % of female population2001: 0.148 % of female population2002: 0.128 % of female population2003: 0.136 % of female population2004: 0.148 % of female population2006: 0.15 % of female population2007: 0.121 % of female population2008: 0.118 % of female population2009: 0.148 % of female population2011: 0.13 % of female population2012: 0.181 % of female population2013: 0.167 % of female population2014: 0.161 % of female population2015: 0.165 % of female population2016: 0.176 % of female population2019: 0.168 % of female population

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.2% for urban population, female in 2019.

That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

That places Sri Lanka 97th out of 99 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Urban population, female in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, female (% of female population) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of female population Change
1992 0.4%
1993 0.4% +0.9%
1994 0.4% -0.1%
1995 0.4% -3.0%
1996 0.1% -62.0%
1998 0.1% -8.0%
1999 0.2% +13.2%
2000 0.1% -9.6%
2001 0.1% +6.8%
2002 0.1% -13.8%
2003 0.1% +6.7%
2004 0.1% +8.4%
2006 0.1% +1.6%
2007 0.1% -19.0%
2008 0.1% -2.5%
2009 0.1% +25.0%
2011 0.1% -11.9%
2012 0.2% +39.1%
2013 0.2% -8.0%
2014 0.2% -3.3%
2015 0.2% +1.9%
2016 0.2% +6.7%
2019 0.2% -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.1% 0.4% 7
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 94 Ethiopia 0.2% compare
  2. 95 Rwanda 0.2% compare
  3. 96 Madagascar 0.2% compare
  4. 98 Malawi 0.2% compare
  5. 99 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, female in Sri Lanka?
Urban population, female in Sri Lanka was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1993.
What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does Sri Lanka rank for urban population, female?
Sri Lanka ranks 97th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is urban population, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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