Percent female population - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Female population, percent of total, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 47 countries was 50.13 percent. The highest value was in Zimbabwe: 52.38 percent and the lowest value was in the Seychelles: 44.82 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
Zimbabwe 52.38 1 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 52.11 2 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 51.52 3 1960 - 2023
South Africa 51.35 4 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 51.3 5 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 51.25 6 1960 - 2023
Malawi 51.22 7 1960 - 2023
Namibia 51.16 8 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 50.98 9 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 50.91 10 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 50.65 11 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 50.6 12 1960 - 2023
Guinea 50.56 13 1960 - 2023
Angola 50.53 14 1960 - 2023
Zambia 50.51 15 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 50.44 16 1960 - 2023
Uganda 50.42 17 1960 - 2023
Sudan 50.4 18 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 50.39 19 1960 - 2023
Burundi 50.33 20 1960 - 2023
Kenya 50.28 21 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 50.27 22 1960 - 2023
Gambia 50.21 23 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 50.19 24 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 50.16 25 1960 - 2023
Botswana 50.13 26 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 50.13 27 1960 - 2023
Liberia 50.09 28 1960 - 2023
Ghana 50.05 29 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 50.02 30 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 50 31 1960 - 2023
Somalia 49.9 32 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 49.89 33 1960 - 2023
Benin 49.86 34 1960 - 2023
Chad 49.84 35 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 49.84 36 1960 - 2023
Comoros 49.71 37 1960 - 2023
Togo 49.68 38 1960 - 2023
Mali 49.54 39 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 49.44 40 1960 - 2023
Niger 49.23 41 1960 - 2023
Gabon 49.2 42 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 49.13 43 1960 - 2023
Senegal 49.12 44 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 49.08 45 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 47.23 46 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 44.82 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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1. Zimbabwe
2. C.A. Republic
3. Mozambique
4. South Africa
5. Lesotho
6. Rwanda
7. Malawi
8. Namibia
9. Mauritania
10. Swaziland
11. Eritrea
12. G.-Bissau
13. Guinea
14. Angola
15. Zambia
16. Tanzania
17. Uganda
18. Sudan
19. DR Congo
20. Burundi
21. Kenya
22. S.T.&Principe
23. Gambia
24. Burkina Faso
25. Cameroon
26. Botswana
27. Sierra Leone
28. Liberia
29. Ghana
30. Mauritius
31. R. of Congo
32. Somalia
33. Ethiopia
34. Benin
35. Chad
36. Madagascar
37. Comoros
38. Togo
39. Mali
40. Nigeria
41. Niger
42. Gabon
43. Cape Verde
44. Senegal
45. Ivory Coast
46. Eq. Guinea
47. Seychelles
52.38
52.11
51.52
51.35
51.30
51.25
51.22
51.16
50.98
50.91
50.65
50.60
50.56
50.53
50.51
50.44
50.42
50.40
50.39
50.33
50.28
50.27
50.21
50.19
50.16
50.13
50.13
50.09
50.05
50.02
50.00
49.90
49.89
49.86
49.84
49.84
49.71
49.68
49.54
49.44
49.23
49.20
49.13
49.12
49.08
47.23
44.82
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13.1
26.2
39.3
52.38


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