Percent female population - Country rankings
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Female population, percent of total, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 47 countries was 48.3 percent. The highest value was in Hong Kong: 54.92 percent and the lowest value was in Qatar: 28.48 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. 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, 2023 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 54.92 | 1 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Macao | 53.87 | 2 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Armenia | 53.61 | 3 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Georgia | 53.4 | 4 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Nepal | 51.91 | 5 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Sri Lanka | 51.61 | 6 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Lebanon | 51.39 | 7 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan | 51.32 | 8 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Thailand | 51.26 | 9 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Japan | 51.19 | 10 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Cambodia | 51.02 | 11 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Vietnam | 51.02 | 12 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Azerbaijan | 51 | 13 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Turkmenistan | 50.96 | 14 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Tajikistan | 50.9 | 15 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh | 50.8 | 16 | 1960 - 2023 |
| North Korea | 50.57 | 17 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 50.56 | 18 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Palestine | 50.3 | 19 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Israel | 50.23 | 20 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Burma | 50.2 | 21 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Philippines | 50.12 | 22 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Mongolia | 50.11 | 23 | 1960 - 2023 |
| South Korea | 50.08 | 24 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Syria | 50.01 | 25 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Iraq | 49.83 | 26 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Indonesia | 49.77 | 27 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Laos | 49.75 | 28 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Uzbekistan | 49.56 | 29 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Afghanistan | 49.53 | 30 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Yemen | 49.35 | 31 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Pakistan | 49.2 | 32 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Iran | 49.16 | 33 | 1960 - 2023 |
| China | 49.02 | 34 | 1960 - 2023 |
| India | 48.41 | 35 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Jordan | 48.39 | 36 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Singapore | 48.31 | 37 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Malaysia | 47.59 | 38 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Brunei | 46.86 | 39 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bhutan | 46.5 | 40 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 39.35 | 41 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kuwait | 38.84 | 42 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bahrain | 37.92 | 43 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Oman | 37.92 | 44 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Maldives | 37.9 | 45 | 1960 - 2023 |
| UA Emirates | 35.99 | 46 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Qatar | 28.48 | 47 | 1960 - 2023 |
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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