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Population, female (% of total population)

DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZSPercentage1960 → 2025217 countries
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)
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DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
217
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Population, female (% of total population) infographic

Population, female (% of total population) by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 49.16%
49.16% – 49.78%
49.78% – 50.24%
50.24% – 50.55%
50.55% – 50.93%
50.93% – 51.76%
> 51.76%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Highest 15 countries

Population, female (% of total population)
217 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Distribution across countries

Population, female (% of total population)
Countries
217
 
Median
50.4%
 
Mean
50%
 
25th pctl
49.6%
 
75th pctl
51.2%
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Compare trends

Population, female (% of total population)
Hong Kong SAR, ChinaMoldovaMacao SAR, China
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
CountryLatestDateTrend
Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG54.99%2025
MoldovaMDA54.01%2025
Macao SAR, ChinaMAC53.97%2025
St. Martin (French part)MAF53.7%2025
Russian FederationRUS53.63%2025
LatviaLVA53.59%2025
ArmeniaARM53.59%2025
UkraineUKR53.47%2025
BelarusBLR53.41%2025
GeorgiaGEO53.37%2025
Puerto Rico (US)PRI52.95%2025
LithuaniaLTU52.77%2025
TongaTON52.77%2025
ArubaABW52.77%2025
British Virgin IslandsVGB52.66%2025
SerbiaSRB52.6%2025
Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR52.56%2025
El SalvadorSLV52.5%2025
EstoniaEST52.4%2025
Antigua and BarbudaATG52.39%2025
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH52.38%2025
PortugalPRT52.37%2025
CuracaoCUW52.35%2025
NepalNPL52.29%2025
Bahamas, TheBHS52.29%2025
ZimbabweZWE52.29%2025
St. Kitts and NevisKNA52.19%2025
BarbadosBRB52.05%2025
HungaryHUN51.95%2025
Central African RepublicCAF51.93%2025
MontenegroMNE51.85%2025
CroatiaHRV51.74%2025
Sri LankaLKA51.63%2025
BulgariaBGR51.61%2025
PolandPOL51.57%2025
RomaniaROU51.57%2025
GreeceGRC51.55%2025
FranceFRA51.52%2025
MexicoMEX51.51%2025
UruguayURY51.49%2025
MozambiqueMOZ51.45%2025
KiribatiKIR51.42%2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM51.41%2025
ThailandTHA51.36%2025
LebanonLBN51.35%2025
South AfricaZAF51.34%2025
North MacedoniaMKD51.34%2025
GuyanaGUY51.34%2025
KazakhstanKAZ51.27%2025
LesothoLSO51.25%2025
JapanJPN51.24%2025
MalawiMWI51.19%2025
Slovak RepublicSVK51.19%2025
RwandaRWA51.18%2025
NamibiaNAM51.17%2025
BermudaBMU51.13%2025
MonacoMCO51.09%2025
ItalyITA51.09%2025
TogoTGO51.06%2025
Viet NamVNM51.02%2025
CambodiaKHM50.98%2025
AzerbaijanAZE50.96%2025
MauritaniaMRT50.92%2025
SpainESP50.91%2025
TurkmenistanTKM50.89%2025
EswatiniSWZ50.88%2025
BangladeshBGD50.84%2025
TajikistanTJK50.83%2025
San MarinoSMR50.83%2025
South SudanSSD50.82%2025
BrazilBRA50.82%2025
KosovoXKX50.81%2025
NicaraguaNIC50.8%2025
AustriaAUT50.75%2025
United KingdomGBR50.75%2025
CubaCUB50.68%2025
CzechiaCZE50.68%2025
St. LuciaLCA50.68%2025
BelgiumBEL50.67%2025
New CaledoniaNCL50.66%2025
ColombiaCOL50.66%2025
Channel IslandsCHI50.64%2025
GermanyDEU50.62%2025
EritreaERI50.62%2025
Venezuela, RBVEN50.62%2025
Trinidad and TobagoTTO50.6%2025
Costa RicaCRI50.6%2025
TunisiaTUN50.59%2025
AlbaniaALB50.58%2025
Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ50.58%2025
JamaicaJAM50.56%2025
Guinea-BissauGNB50.55%2025
FinlandFIN50.55%2025
HaitiHTI50.55%2025
Isle of ManIMN50.51%2025
AngolaAGO50.51%2025
IrelandIRL50.5%2025
ZambiaZMB50.5%2025
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK50.49%2025
GuineaGIN50.48%2025
DjiboutiDJI50.44%2025
SudanSDN50.44%2025
TanzaniaTZA50.42%2025
GuatemalaGTM50.4%2025
UgandaUGA50.38%2025
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD50.38%2025
West Bank and GazaPSE50.38%2025
AustraliaAUS50.38%2025
FijiFJI50.37%2025
ArgentinaARG50.35%2025
CanadaCAN50.35%2025
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM50.34%2025
BurundiBDI50.32%2025
Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP50.32%2025
NetherlandsNLD50.31%2025
SwitzerlandCHE50.31%2025
LiechtensteinLIE50.3%2025
ChileCHL50.3%2025
Dominican RepublicDOM50.3%2025
New ZealandNZL50.3%2025
KenyaKEN50.29%2025
DenmarkDNK50.29%2025
PeruPER50.28%2025
MyanmarMMR50.24%2025
GibraltarGIB50.23%2025
Gambia, TheGMB50.2%2025
IsraelISR50.19%2025
Burkina FasoBFA50.18%2025
BotswanaBWA50.18%2025
MongoliaMNG50.17%2025
CameroonCMR50.17%2025
EcuadorECU50.15%2025
MauritiusMUS50.14%2025
Sierra LeoneSLE50.12%2025
PhilippinesPHL50.12%2025
Korea, Rep.KOR50.11%2025
TurkiyeTUR50.11%2025
LiberiaLBR50.07%2025
GhanaGHA50.06%2025
SurinameSUR50.06%2025
DominicaDMA50.06%2025
Congo, Rep.COG50.01%2025
PanamaPAN50%2025
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA49.98%2025
Syrian Arab RepublicSYR49.94%2025
Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM49.91%2025
BoliviaBOL49.91%2025
GrenadaGRD49.9%2025
EthiopiaETH49.9%2025
ParaguayPRY49.87%2025
ChadTCD49.84%2025
BeninBEN49.84%2025
MadagascarMDG49.84%2025
Cayman IslandsCYM49.81%2025
IraqIRQ49.78%2025
IndonesiaIDN49.77%2025
Lao PDRLAO49.76%2025
United StatesUSA49.75%2025
ComorosCOM49.72%2025
SloveniaSVN49.7%2025
HondurasHND49.66%2025
LuxembourgLUX49.65%2025
CyprusCYP49.63%2025
SamoaWSM49.63%2025
SwedenSWE49.62%2025
NorwayNOR49.59%2025
MoroccoMAR49.59%2025
American SamoaASM49.58%2025
Timor-LesteTLS49.58%2025
BelizeBLZ49.56%2025
MaliMLI49.55%2025
UzbekistanUZB49.55%2025
VanuatuVUT49.53%2025
Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY49.51%2025
AfghanistanAFG49.5%2025
French PolynesiaPYF49.46%2025
NigeriaNGA49.4%2025
GuamGUM49.39%2025
Yemen, Rep.YEM49.33%2025
PakistanPAK49.33%2025
GabonGAB49.28%2025
NigerNER49.23%2025
SenegalSEN49.21%2025
Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN49.2%2025
Cote d'IvoireCIV49.17%2025
LibyaLBY49.16%2025
Cabo VerdeCPV49.15%2025
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT49.14%2025
NaoeroNRU49.12%2025
ChinaCHN49.09%2025
AlgeriaDZA49.01%2025
AndorraAND48.9%2025
Solomon IslandsSLB48.87%2025
Marshall IslandsMHL48.84%2025
TuvaluTUV48.81%2025
IcelandISL48.76%2025
Papua New GuineaPNG48.62%2025
JordanJOR48.49%2025
IndiaIND48.44%2025
Faroe IslandsFRO48.38%2025
SingaporeSGP48.35%2025
MaltaMLT48.07%2025
MalaysiaMYS47.69%2025
GreenlandGRL47.49%2025
Equatorial GuineaGNQ47.31%2025
Northern Mariana IslandsMNP47.1%2025
Brunei DarussalamBRN46.94%2025
BhutanBTN46.59%2025
PalauPLW46.18%2025
SeychellesSYC44.94%2025
Saudi ArabiaSAU39.57%2025
KuwaitKWT38.93%2025
MaldivesMDV38.29%2025
BahrainBHR37.96%2025
OmanOMN37.59%2025
United Arab EmiratesARE36.23%2025
QatarQAT28.91%2025
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)