Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Niue
Niue: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate was 37.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Niue, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niue recorded 37.2% for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Niue peaked at 39.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1950.
Niue ranks 193rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.0% | 20.9% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 21.4% | 21.1% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.6% | 22.1% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.0% | 29.0% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.9% | 30.5% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 34.3% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 34.7% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 35.0% | 37.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Niue?
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Niue was 37.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1950.
- How does Niue rank for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Niue ranks 193rd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niue data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.