Percent female population - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Female population, percent of total, 2025:

The average for 2025 based on 196 countries was 50.01 percent. The highest value was in Hong Kong: 54.99 percent and the lowest value was in Qatar: 28.91 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2025. 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, 2025 Global rank Available data
Hong Kong 54.99 1 1960 - 2025
Moldova 54.01 2 1960 - 2025
Macao 53.97 3 1960 - 2025
Russia 53.63 4 1960 - 2025
Armenia 53.59 5 1960 - 2025
Latvia 53.59 6 1960 - 2025
Ukraine 53.47 7 1960 - 2025
Belarus 53.41 8 1960 - 2025
Georgia 53.37 9 1960 - 2025
Puerto Rico 52.95 10 1960 - 2025
Aruba 52.77 11 1960 - 2025
Lithuania 52.77 12 1960 - 2025
Tonga 52.77 13 1960 - 2025
Serbia 52.6 14 1960 - 2025
El Salvador 52.5 15 1960 - 2025
Estonia 52.4 16 1960 - 2025
Ant.& Barb. 52.39 17 1960 - 2025
Bosnia & Herz. 52.38 18 1960 - 2025
Portugal 52.37 19 1960 - 2025
Bahamas 52.29 20 1960 - 2025
Nepal 52.29 21 1960 - 2025
Zimbabwe 52.29 22 1960 - 2025
Barbados 52.05 23 1960 - 2025
Hungary 51.95 24 1960 - 2025
C.A. Republic 51.93 25 1960 - 2025
Montenegro 51.85 26 1960 - 2025
Croatia 51.74 27 1960 - 2025
Sri Lanka 51.63 28 1960 - 2025
Bulgaria 51.61 29 1960 - 2025
Poland 51.57 30 1960 - 2025
Romania 51.57 31 1960 - 2025
Greece 51.55 32 1960 - 2025
France 51.52 33 1960 - 2025
Mexico 51.51 34 1960 - 2025
Uruguay 51.49 35 1960 - 2025
Mozambique 51.45 36 1960 - 2025
Kiribati 51.42 37 1960 - 2025
Thailand 51.36 38 1960 - 2025
Lebanon 51.35 39 1960 - 2025
Guyana 51.34 40 1960 - 2025
North Macedonia 51.34 41 1960 - 2025
South Africa 51.34 42 1960 - 2025
Kazakhstan 51.27 43 1960 - 2025
Lesotho 51.25 44 1960 - 2025
Japan 51.24 45 1960 - 2025
Malawi 51.19 46 1960 - 2025
Slovakia 51.19 47 1960 - 2025
Rwanda 51.18 48 1960 - 2025
Namibia 51.17 49 1960 - 2025
Bermuda 51.13 50 1960 - 2025
Italy 51.09 51 1960 - 2025
Monaco 51.09 52 1960 - 2025
Togo 51.06 53 1960 - 2025
Vietnam 51.02 54 1960 - 2025
Cambodia 50.98 55 1960 - 2025
Azerbaijan 50.96 56 1960 - 2025
Mauritania 50.92 57 1960 - 2025
Spain 50.91 58 1960 - 2025
Turkmenistan 50.89 59 1960 - 2025
Swaziland 50.88 60 1960 - 2025
Bangladesh 50.84 61 1960 - 2025
San Marino 50.83 62 1960 - 2025
Tajikistan 50.83 63 1960 - 2025
Brazil 50.82 64 1960 - 2025
Nicaragua 50.8 65 1960 - 2025
Austria 50.75 66 1960 - 2025
UK 50.75 67 1960 - 2025
Czechia 50.68 68 1960 - 2025
Saint Lucia 50.68 69 1960 - 2025
Belgium 50.67 70 1960 - 2025
Colombia 50.66 71 1960 - 2025
N. Caledonia 50.66 72 1960 - 2025
Eritrea 50.62 73 1960 - 2025
Germany 50.62 74 1960 - 2025
Venezuela 50.62 75 1960 - 2025
Costa Rica 50.6 76 1960 - 2025
Tr.&Tobago 50.6 77 1960 - 2025
Tunisia 50.59 78 1960 - 2025
Albania 50.58 79 1960 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan 50.58 80 1960 - 2025
Jamaica 50.56 81 1960 - 2025
Finland 50.55 82 1960 - 2025
G.-Bissau 50.55 83 1960 - 2025
Haiti 50.55 84 1960 - 2025
Angola 50.51 85 1960 - 2025
Ireland 50.5 86 1960 - 2025
Zambia 50.5 87 1960 - 2025
North Korea 50.49 88 1960 - 2025
Guinea 50.48 89 1960 - 2025
Djibouti 50.44 90 1960 - 2025
Sudan 50.44 91 1960 - 2025
Tanzania 50.42 92 1960 - 2025
Guatemala 50.4 93 1960 - 2025
Australia 50.38 94 1960 - 2025
DR Congo 50.38 95 1960 - 2025
Palestine 50.38 96 1960 - 2025
Uganda 50.38 97 1960 - 2025
Fiji 50.37 98 1960 - 2025
Argentina 50.35 99 1960 - 2025
Canada 50.35 100 1960 - 2025
Micronesia 50.34 101 1960 - 2025
Burundi 50.32 102 1960 - 2025
S.T.&Principe 50.32 103 1960 - 2025
Netherlands 50.31 104 1960 - 2025
Switzerland 50.31 105 1960 - 2025
Chile 50.3 106 1960 - 2025
Domin. Rep. 50.3 107 1960 - 2025
Liechtenstein 50.3 108 1960 - 2025
New Zealand 50.3 109 1960 - 2025
Denmark 50.29 110 1960 - 2025
Kenya 50.29 111 1960 - 2025
Peru 50.28 112 1960 - 2025
Burma 50.24 113 1960 - 2025
Gibraltar 50.23 114 1960 - 2025
Gambia 50.2 115 1960 - 2025
Israel 50.19 116 1960 - 2025
Botswana 50.18 117 1960 - 2025
Burkina Faso 50.18 118 1960 - 2025
Cameroon 50.17 119 1960 - 2025
Mongolia 50.17 120 1960 - 2025
Ecuador 50.15 121 1960 - 2025
Mauritius 50.14 122 1960 - 2025
Philippines 50.12 123 1960 - 2025
Sierra Leone 50.12 124 1960 - 2025
South Korea 50.11 125 1960 - 2025
Turkey 50.11 126 1960 - 2025
Liberia 50.07 127 1960 - 2025
Dominica 50.06 128 1960 - 2025
Ghana 50.06 129 1960 - 2025
Suriname 50.06 130 1960 - 2025
R. of Congo 50.01 131 1960 - 2025
Panama 50 132 1960 - 2025
Syria 49.94 133 1960 - 2025
Bolivia 49.91 134 1960 - 2025
Somalia 49.91 135 1960 - 2025
Ethiopia 49.9 136 1960 - 2025
Grenada 49.9 137 1960 - 2025
Paraguay 49.87 138 1960 - 2025
Benin 49.84 139 1960 - 2025
Chad 49.84 140 1960 - 2025
Madagascar 49.84 141 1960 - 2025
Iraq 49.78 142 1960 - 2025
Indonesia 49.77 143 1960 - 2025
Laos 49.76 144 1960 - 2025
USA 49.75 145 1960 - 2025
Comoros 49.72 146 1960 - 2025
Slovenia 49.7 147 1960 - 2025
Honduras 49.66 148 1960 - 2025
Luxembourg 49.65 149 1960 - 2025
Cyprus 49.63 150 1960 - 2025
Samoa 49.63 151 1960 - 2025
Sweden 49.62 152 1960 - 2025
Morocco 49.59 153 1960 - 2025
Norway 49.59 154 1960 - 2025
Belize 49.56 155 1960 - 2025
Mali 49.55 156 1960 - 2025
Uzbekistan 49.55 157 1960 - 2025
Vanuatu 49.53 158 1960 - 2025
Egypt 49.51 159 1960 - 2025
Afghanistan 49.5 160 1960 - 2025
Nigeria 49.4 161 1960 - 2025
Pakistan 49.33 162 1960 - 2025
Yemen 49.33 163 1960 - 2025
Gabon 49.28 164 1960 - 2025
Niger 49.23 165 1960 - 2025
Senegal 49.21 166 1960 - 2025
Iran 49.2 167 1960 - 2025
Ivory Coast 49.17 168 1960 - 2025
Libya 49.16 169 1960 - 2025
Cape Verde 49.15 170 1960 - 2025
St. Vincent & ... 49.14 171 1960 - 2025
China 49.09 172 1960 - 2025
Algeria 49.01 173 1960 - 2025
Andorra 48.9 174 1960 - 2025
Solomon Isl. 48.87 175 1960 - 2025
Tuvalu 48.81 176 1960 - 2025
Iceland 48.76 177 1960 - 2025
Papua N.G. 48.62 178 1960 - 2025
Jordan 48.49 179 1960 - 2025
India 48.44 180 1960 - 2025
Faroe Isl. 48.38 181 1960 - 2025
Singapore 48.35 182 1960 - 2025
Malta 48.07 183 1960 - 2025
Malaysia 47.69 184 1960 - 2025
Eq. Guinea 47.31 185 1960 - 2025
Brunei 46.94 186 1960 - 2025
Bhutan 46.59 187 1960 - 2025
Palau 46.18 188 1960 - 2025
Seychelles 44.94 189 1960 - 2025
Saudi Arabia 39.57 190 1960 - 2025
Kuwait 38.93 191 1960 - 2025
Maldives 38.29 192 1960 - 2025
Bahrain 37.96 193 1960 - 2025
Oman 37.59 194 1960 - 2025
UA Emirates 36.23 195 1960 - 2025
Qatar 28.91 196 1960 - 2025


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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. Hong Kong
2. Moldova
3. Macao
4. Russia
5. Armenia
6. Latvia
7. Ukraine
8. Belarus
9. Georgia
10. Puerto Rico
11. Aruba
12. Lithuania
13. Tonga
14. Serbia
15. El Salvador
16. Estonia
17. Ant.& Barb.
18. Bosnia & Herz.
19. Portugal
20. Bahamas
21. Nepal
22. Zimbabwe
23. Barbados
24. Hungary
25. C.A. Republic
26. Montenegro
27. Croatia
28. Sri Lanka
29. Bulgaria
30. Poland
31. Romania
32. Greece
33. France
34. Mexico
35. Uruguay
36. Mozambique
37. Kiribati
38. Thailand
39. Lebanon
40. Guyana
41. North Macedonia
42. South Africa
43. Kazakhstan
44. Lesotho
45. Japan
46. Malawi
47. Slovakia
48. Rwanda
49. Namibia
50. Bermuda
51. Italy
52. Monaco
53. Togo
54. Vietnam
55. Cambodia
56. Azerbaijan
57. Mauritania
58. Spain
59. Turkmenistan
60. Swaziland
61. Bangladesh
62. San Marino
63. Tajikistan
64. Brazil
65. Nicaragua
66. Austria
67. UK
68. Czechia
69. Saint Lucia
70. Belgium
71. Colombia
72. N. Caledonia
73. Eritrea
74. Germany
75. Venezuela
76. Costa Rica
77. Tr.&Tobago
78. Tunisia
79. Albania
80. Kyrgyzstan
81. Jamaica
82. Finland
83. G.-Bissau
84. Haiti
85. Angola
86. Ireland
87. Zambia
88. North Korea
89. Guinea
90. Djibouti
91. Sudan
92. Tanzania
93. Guatemala
94. Australia
95. DR Congo
96. Palestine
97. Uganda
98. Fiji
99. Argentina
100. Canada
101. Micronesia
102. Burundi
103. S.T.&Principe
104. Netherlands
105. Switzerland
106. Chile
107. Domin. Rep.
108. Liechtenstein
109. New Zealand
110. Denmark
111. Kenya
112. Peru
113. Burma
114. Gibraltar
115. Gambia
116. Israel
117. Botswana
118. Burkina Faso
119. Cameroon
120. Mongolia
121. Ecuador
122. Mauritius
123. Philippines
124. Sierra Leone
125. South Korea
126. Turkey
127. Liberia
128. Dominica
129. Ghana
130. Suriname
131. R. of Congo
132. Panama
133. Syria
134. Bolivia
135. Somalia
136. Ethiopia
137. Grenada
138. Paraguay
139. Benin
140. Chad
141. Madagascar
142. Iraq
143. Indonesia
144. Laos
145. USA
146. Comoros
147. Slovenia
148. Honduras
149. Luxembourg
150. Cyprus
151. Samoa
152. Sweden
153. Morocco
154. Norway
155. Belize
156. Mali
157. Uzbekistan
158. Vanuatu
159. Egypt
160. Afghanistan
161. Nigeria
162. Pakistan
163. Yemen
164. Gabon
165. Niger
166. Senegal
167. Iran
168. Ivory Coast
169. Libya
170. Cape Verde
171. St. Vincent & ...
172. China
173. Algeria
174. Andorra
175. Solomon Isl.
176. Tuvalu
177. Iceland
178. Papua N.G.
179. Jordan
180. India
181. Faroe Isl.
182. Singapore
183. Malta
184. Malaysia
185. Eq. Guinea
186. Brunei
187. Bhutan
188. Palau
189. Seychelles
190. Saudi Arabia
191. Kuwait
192. Maldives
193. Bahrain
194. Oman
195. UA Emirates
196. Qatar
54.99
54.01
53.97
53.63
53.59
53.59
53.47
53.41
53.37
52.95
52.77
52.77
52.77
52.60
52.50
52.40
52.39
52.38
52.37
52.29
52.29
52.29
52.05
51.95
51.93
51.85
51.74
51.63
51.61
51.57
51.57
51.55
51.52
51.51
51.49
51.45
51.42
51.36
51.35
51.34
51.34
51.34
51.27
51.25
51.24
51.19
51.19
51.18
51.17
51.13
51.09
51.09
51.06
51.02
50.98
50.96
50.92
50.91
50.89
50.88
50.84
50.83
50.83
50.82
50.80
50.75
50.75
50.68
50.68
50.67
50.66
50.66
50.62
50.62
50.62
50.60
50.60
50.59
50.58
50.58
50.56
50.55
50.55
50.55
50.51
50.50
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50.49
50.48
50.44
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50.38
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50.06
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50.00
49.94
49.91
49.91
49.90
49.90
49.87
49.84
49.84
49.84
49.78
49.77
49.76
49.75
49.72
49.70
49.66
49.65
49.63
49.63
49.62
49.59
49.59
49.56
49.55
49.55
49.53
49.51
49.50
49.40
49.33
49.33
49.28
49.23
49.21
49.20
49.17
49.16
49.15
49.14
49.09
49.01
48.90
48.87
48.81
48.76
48.62
48.49
48.44
48.38
48.35
48.07
47.69
47.31
46.94
46.59
46.18
44.94
39.57
38.93
38.29
37.96
37.59
36.23
28.91
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27.5
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