Percent female population - Country rankings
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Female population, percent of total, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 196 countries was 49.99 percent. The highest value was in Hong Kong: 54.95 percent and the lowest value was in Qatar: 28.72 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: United Nations Population Division
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| Countries | Percent female population, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 54.95 | 1 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Moldova | 53.99 | 2 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Macao | 53.95 | 3 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Latvia | 53.64 | 4 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Russia | 53.59 | 5 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 53.57 | 6 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ukraine | 53.52 | 7 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belarus | 53.4 | 8 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 53.39 | 9 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Puerto Rico | 52.92 | 10 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lithuania | 52.8 | 11 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Aruba | 52.76 | 12 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tonga | 52.76 | 13 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Serbia | 52.56 | 14 | 1960 - 2024 |
| El Salvador | 52.5 | 15 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Estonia | 52.45 | 16 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 52.41 | 17 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ant.& Barb. | 52.4 | 18 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Portugal | 52.37 | 19 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 52.33 | 20 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bahamas | 52.25 | 21 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nepal | 52.11 | 22 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Barbados | 52.06 | 23 | 1960 - 2024 |
| C.A. Republic | 52.01 | 24 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Hungary | 51.98 | 25 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Montenegro | 51.87 | 26 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Croatia | 51.76 | 27 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 51.62 | 28 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 51.61 | 29 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Romania | 51.57 | 30 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Greece | 51.56 | 31 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Poland | 51.55 | 32 | 1960 - 2024 |
| France | 51.52 | 33 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mexico | 51.51 | 34 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uruguay | 51.5 | 35 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 51.48 | 36 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kiribati | 51.47 | 37 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 51.37 | 38 | 1960 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia | 51.35 | 39 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 51.33 | 40 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guyana | 51.32 | 41 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 51.31 | 42 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 51.29 | 43 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 51.28 | 44 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Japan | 51.22 | 45 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 51.22 | 46 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 51.2 | 47 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Slovakia | 51.18 | 48 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 51.16 | 49 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Italy | 51.13 | 50 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bermuda | 51.08 | 51 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Monaco | 51.08 | 52 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 51.02 | 53 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | 51 | 54 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 50.98 | 55 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | 50.95 | 56 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | 50.92 | 57 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Spain | 50.9 | 58 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 50.9 | 59 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 50.86 | 60 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 50.83 | 61 | 1960 - 2024 |
| San Marino | 50.83 | 62 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nicaragua | 50.81 | 63 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Brazil | 50.8 | 64 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Austria | 50.77 | 65 | 1960 - 2024 |
| UK | 50.76 | 66 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belgium | 50.69 | 67 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Czechia | 50.69 | 68 | 1960 - 2024 |
| N. Caledonia | 50.67 | 69 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Colombia | 50.66 | 70 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | 50.63 | 71 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Saint Lucia | 50.63 | 72 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Germany | 50.62 | 73 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Costa Rica | 50.59 | 74 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Venezuela | 50.59 | 75 | 1960 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 50.58 | 76 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Albania | 50.57 | 77 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Finland | 50.57 | 78 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 50.57 | 79 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 50.57 | 80 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | 50.57 | 81 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Jamaica | 50.55 | 82 | 1960 - 2024 |
| North Korea | 50.53 | 83 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Angola | 50.52 | 84 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guinea | 50.52 | 85 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Haiti | 50.52 | 86 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ireland | 50.5 | 87 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 50.5 | 88 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Djibouti | 50.43 | 89 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 50.43 | 90 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sudan | 50.42 | 91 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guatemala | 50.4 | 92 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 50.4 | 93 | 1960 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 50.39 | 94 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Australia | 50.38 | 95 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Argentina | 50.37 | 96 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Fiji | 50.37 | 97 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Palestine | 50.36 | 98 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Canada | 50.34 | 99 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burundi | 50.32 | 100 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Liechtenstein | 50.32 | 101 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Micronesia | 50.32 | 102 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Netherlands | 50.32 | 103 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 50.32 | 104 | 1960 - 2024 |
| New Zealand | 50.31 | 105 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Chile | 50.3 | 106 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Denmark | 50.29 | 107 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Domin. Rep. | 50.29 | 108 | 1960 - 2024 |
| S.T.&Principe | 50.29 | 109 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 50.28 | 110 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Peru | 50.27 | 111 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gibraltar | 50.23 | 112 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burma | 50.22 | 113 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 50.21 | 114 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Israel | 50.21 | 115 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 50.19 | 116 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 50.16 | 117 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 50.16 | 118 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ecuador | 50.15 | 119 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 50.14 | 120 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 50.13 | 121 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 50.12 | 122 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 50.09 | 123 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Turkey | 50.09 | 124 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Liberia | 50.08 | 125 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 50.08 | 126 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 50.06 | 127 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Suriname | 50.05 | 128 | 1960 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | 50.01 | 129 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Dominica | 50 | 130 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Panama | 50 | 131 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Syria | 49.98 | 132 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bolivia | 49.9 | 133 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 49.9 | 134 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Somalia | 49.9 | 135 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Grenada | 49.87 | 136 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Paraguay | 49.86 | 137 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Benin | 49.85 | 138 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Chad | 49.84 | 139 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 49.84 | 140 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iraq | 49.8 | 141 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 49.77 | 142 | 1960 - 2024 |
| USA | 49.76 | 143 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Laos | 49.75 | 144 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Slovenia | 49.75 | 145 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Comoros | 49.71 | 146 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 49.67 | 147 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Togo | 49.67 | 148 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Honduras | 49.66 | 149 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Samoa | 49.64 | 150 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sweden | 49.63 | 151 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cyprus | 49.62 | 152 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Norway | 49.6 | 153 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 49.58 | 154 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | 49.55 | 155 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belize | 49.54 | 156 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mali | 49.54 | 157 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Vanuatu | 49.52 | 158 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Afghanistan | 49.51 | 159 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Egypt | 49.51 | 160 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 49.43 | 161 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Yemen | 49.34 | 162 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 49.28 | 163 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 49.24 | 164 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Niger | 49.23 | 165 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iran | 49.18 | 166 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 49.17 | 167 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Libya | 49.15 | 168 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 49.14 | 169 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 49.12 | 170 | 1960 - 2024 |
| St. Vincent & ... | 49.08 | 171 | 1960 - 2024 |
| China | 49.06 | 172 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Algeria | 49 | 173 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Andorra | 48.88 | 174 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Solomon Isl. | 48.87 | 175 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tuvalu | 48.83 | 176 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iceland | 48.8 | 177 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Papua N.G. | 48.57 | 178 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 48.43 | 179 | 1960 - 2024 |
| India | 48.42 | 180 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Faroe Isl. | 48.33 | 181 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 48.33 | 182 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malta | 48.1 | 183 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 47.64 | 184 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eq. Guinea | 47.28 | 185 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Brunei | 46.9 | 186 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | 46.55 | 187 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Palau | 46.14 | 188 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 44.84 | 189 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 39.46 | 190 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 38.89 | 191 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Maldives | 38.08 | 192 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 37.96 | 193 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Oman | 37.79 | 194 | 1960 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 36.1 | 195 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 28.72 | 196 | 1960 - 2024 |
Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
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