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Afghanistantotal: 17.6%

male: 16.3%

female: 21.4% (2017)
Albaniatotal: 27%

male: 27.8%

female: 25.9% (2019 est.)
Algeriatotal: 39.3%

male: 33.1%

female: 82% (2017 est.)
Angolatotal: 17.3%

male: 17.9%

female: 16.7% (2014 est.)
Argentinatotal: 25.9%

male: 23.9%

female: 28.8% (2019 est.)
Armeniatotal: 32.6%

male: 31.2%

female: 34.4% (2019 est.)
Australiatotal: 14.3%

male: 15.3%

female: 13.2% (2020 est.)
Austriatotal: 8.5%

male: 9.2%

female: 7.8% (2019 est.)
Azerbaijantotal: 12.4%

male: 10.9%

female: 14.2% (2019 est.)
Bahamas, Thetotal: 25.8%

male: 20.8%

female: 31.6% (2016 est.)
Bahraintotal: 5.3%

male: 2.6%

female: 12.2% (2012 est.)
Bangladeshtotal: 12.8%

male: 10.8%

female: 16.8% (2017 est.)
Barbadostotal: 26%

male: 30.3%

female: 21.2% (2019 est.)
Belarustotal: 10.2%

male: 12.9%

female: 7.3% (2019 est.)
Belgiumtotal: 14.2%

male: 16%

female: 12.3% (2019 est.)
Belizetotal: 15.3%

male: 9.5%

female: 24.8% (2017 est.)
Benintotal: 5.6%

male: 5.2%

female: 5.9% (2011 est.)
Bermudatotal: 29.3%

male: 29.7%

female: 29% (2014 est.)
Bhutantotal: 10.7%

male: 8.2%

female: 12.7% (2015 est.)
Boliviatotal: 8.8%

male: 8.2%

female: 9.7% (2019 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovinatotal: 33.8%

male: 31.3%

female: 37.9% (2019 est.)
Botswanatotal: 37.8%

male: 39%

female: 36.4% (2019 est.)
Braziltotal: 27.8%

male: 24.1%

female: 32.6% (2019 est.)
Bruneitotal: 21.4%

male: 19%

female: 25.8% (2019 est.)
Bulgariatotal: 8.9%

male: 9.3%

female: 8.3% (2019 est.)
Burkina Fasototal: 8.6%

male: 8.9%

female: 8.4% (2019)
Burmatotal: 1.5%

male: 1.4%

female: 1.6% (2019 est.)
Burunditotal: 2.9%

male: 4.4%

female: 2% (2014 est.)
Cambodiatotal: 1.1%

male: 1%

female: 1.2% (2016 est.)
Cameroontotal: 6.3%

male: 5.8%

female: 6.8% (2014 est.)
Canadatotal: 20.2%

male: 20.9%

female: 19.4% (2020 est.)
Cayman Islandstotal: 13.8%

male: 16.4%

female: 11.4% (2015 est.)
Chadtotal: 1.5%

male: 2.4%

female: 0.7% (2018)
Chiletotal: 19.6%

male: 19.1%

female: 20.3% (2019 est.)
Colombiatotal: 20%

male: 15.9%

female: 25.4% (2019 est.)
Comorostotal: 19.5%

male: 20%

female: 18.8% (2014)
Congo, Democratic Republic of thetotal: 8.7%

male: 11.3%

female: 6.8% (2012 est.)
Costa Ricatotal: 31.5%

male: 28%

female: 37.1% (2019 est.)
Cote d'Ivoiretotal: 5.5%

male: 4.7%

female: 6.5% (2017 est.)
Croatiatotal: 16.6%

male: 14.5%

female: 19.8% (2019 est.)
Cubatotal: 6.1%

male: 6.4%

female: 5.6% (2010 est.)
Curacaototal: 29.3%

male: 25.4%

female: 34.5% (2018 est.)
Cyprustotal: 16.6%

male: 19.3%

female: 14.3% (2019 est.)
Denmarktotal: 10.1%

male: 10.4%

female: 9.7% (2019 est.)
Djiboutitotal: 73%

male: 72%

female: 74.6% (2017)
Dominican Republictotal: 16%

male: 11.8%

female: 22.8% (2019 est.)
Ecuadortotal: 8.8%

male: 6.9%

female: 12% (2019 est.)
Egypttotal: 24.7%

male: 17.1%

female: 51.6% (2018 est.)
El Salvadortotal: 9.9%

male: 8.3%

female: 12.8% (2019)
Estoniatotal: 11.1%

male: 10.5%

female: 11.7% (2019 est.)
Ethiopiatotal: 25.2%

male: 17.1%

female: 30.9% (2016 est.)
European Uniontotal: 16.8%

male: 16.8%

female: 16.9% (2019 est.)
Fijitotal: 15.4%

male: 11.9%

female: 22.4% (2016 est.)
Finlandtotal: 17.2%

male: 18.7%

female: 15.6% (2019 est.)
Francetotal: 19.6%

male: 20.8%

female: 18.2% (2019 est.)
French Polynesiatotal: 56.7%

male: 54.5%

female: 59.7% (2012 est.)
Gabontotal: 35.7%

male: 30.5%

female: 41.9% (2010 est.)
Gambia, Thetotal: 25.8%

male: 21%

female: 32.3% (2018 est.)
Gaza Striptotal: 40.2%

male: 34.8%

female: 67.2% (2019 est.)

note: includes the West Bank
Georgiatotal: 30.4%

male: 28.9%

female: 32.9% (2019 est.)
Germanytotal: 5.8%

male: 6.6%

female: 4.8% (2019 est.)
Ghanatotal: 9.1%

male: 9.4%

female: 8.7% (2017 est.)
Greecetotal: 35.2%

male: 33.5%

female: 37.2% (2019 est.)
Guamtotal: 29.4%

male: 29.7%

female: 28.9% (2011 est.)
Guatemalatotal: 5%

male: 3.7%

female: 8.1% (2017 est.)
Guineatotal: 1%

male: 1.5%

female: 0.6% (2012 est.)
Guyanatotal: 26.5%

male: 20.7%

female: 34.6% (2018 est.)
Hondurastotal: 10.9%

male: 7.6%

female: 17.6% (2019 est.)
Hong Kongtotal: 8.6%

male: 10.4%

female: 6.8% (2019 est.)
Hungarytotal: 11.4%

male: 11.9%

female: 10.6% (2019 est.)
Icelandtotal: 8.7%

male: 11.8%

female: 5.6% (2019 est.)
Indiatotal: 22.3%

male: 21.9%

female: 23.8% (2019 est.)
Indonesiatotal: 13.5%

male: 13.8%

female: 13.2% (2019 est.)
Irantotal: 27.7%

male: 24.4%

female: 40% (2018 est.)
Iraqtotal: 25.6%

male: 22%

female: 63.3% (2017)
Irelandtotal: 12.5%

male: 14.2%

female: 10.6% (2019 est.)
Israeltotal: 6.7%

male: 6.1%

female: 7.2% (2019 est.)
Italytotal: 29.2%

male: 27.8%

female: 31.2% (2019 est.)
Jamaicatotal: 20.6%

male: 16.8%

female: 25.4% (2019 est.)
Japantotal: 3.8%

male: 3.9%

female: 3.7% (2019 est.)
Jordantotal: 37.3%

male: 34.8%

female: 49.4% (2019 est.)
Kazakhstantotal: 3.8%

male: 3.6%

female: 4% (2017 est.)
Kenyatotal: 7.4%

male: 7.3%

female: 7.4% (2016)
Kiribatitotal: 17.1%

male: 22.2%

female: 7.4% (2015 est.)
Korea, Southtotal: 10.3%

male: 11%

female: 9.7% (2020 est.)
Kosovototal: 49.5%

male: 44.2%

female: 60.4% (2019 est.)
Kuwaittotal: 15.4%

male: 9.4%

female: 30% (2016 est.)
Kyrgyzstantotal: 9.6%

male: 7.8%

female: 13.4% (2018 est.)
Laostotal: 18.2%

male: 20.8%

female: 15.5% (2017 est.)
Latviatotal: 12.4%

male: 14.2%

female: 10.1% (2019 est.)
Lebanontotal: 23.4%

male: 24.5%

female: 21.4% (2019)
Lesothototal: 34.4%

male: NA

female: NA (2013 est.)
Liberiatotal: 2.3%

male: 2.4%

female: 2.2% (2016 est.)
Libyatotal: 48.7%

male: 40.8%

female: 67.8% (2012 est.)
Lithuaniatotal: 11.9%

male: 14.1%

female: 9.3% (2019 est.)
Luxembourgtotal: 17%

male: 17.8%

female: 16% (2019 est.)
Macautotal: 4.9%

male: 5.5%

female: 4.2% (2019 est.)
Madagascartotal: 3.4%

male: 3.9%

female: 3% (2015 est.)
Malawitotal: 40.5%

male: 33.1%

female: 47.7% (2017 est.)
Malaysiatotal: 10.5%

male: 9.6%

female: 12% (2019 est.)
Maldivestotal: 15.9%

male: 19.1%

female: 12.1% (2016 est.)
Malitotal: 2.4%

male: 2.6%

female: 2.3% (2018 est.)
Maltatotal: 9.1%

male: 10.5%

female: 7.6% (2019 est.)
Marshall Islandsmale: 12.2%

female: 8.7%
Mauritaniatotal: 21.1%

male: 18.8%

female: 24.9% (2017 est.)
Mauritiustotal: 21.8%

male: 16.8%

female: 28.4% (2019 est.)
Mexicototal: 7.2%

male: 6.7%

female: 8% (2019 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States oftotal: 18.9%

male: 10.4%

female: 29.9% (2014)
Moldovatotal: 10.4%

male: 11.1%

female: 9.4% (2019 est.)
Monacototal: 26.6%

male: 25.7%

female: 27.9% (2016 est.)
Mongoliatotal: 25.3%

male: 24.9%

female: 25.9% (2019 est.)
Montenegrototal: 25.2%

male: 25.8%

female: 24.3% (2019 est.)
Moroccototal: 22.2%

male: 22%

female: 22.8% (2016 est.)

note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara
Mozambiquetotal: 7.4%

male: 7.7%

female: 7.1% (2015 est.)
Namibiatotal: 38%

male: 37.5%

female: 38.5% (2018 est.)
Naurutotal: 26.6%

male: 20.9%

female: 37.5% (2013)
Nepaltotal: 21.4%

male: 19.7%

female: 23.9% (2017 est.)
Netherlandstotal: 6.7%

male: 7.3%

female: 6.2% (2019 est.)
New Caledoniatotal: 38.4%

male: 37.1%

female: 40% (2014 est.)
New Zealandtotal: 11.3%

male: 11.1%

female: 11.5% (2019 est.)
Nicaraguatotal: 8.5%

male: 6.4%

female: 12.9% (2014 est.)
Nigertotal: 16.6%

male: 16.1%

female: 17.5% (2017 est.)
Nigeriatotal: 18.3%

male: 18.4% NA

female: 18.2% NA (2019 est.)
Norwaytotal: 10%

male: 10.4%

female: 9.5% (2019 est.)
Omantotal: 13.7%

male: 10.3%

female: 33.9% (2016)
Pakistantotal: 7.8%

male: 8.2%

female: 6.8% (2018 est.)
Palautotal: 5.6%
Panamatotal: 12.8%

male: 10.2%

female: 17.5% (2019 est.)
Papua New Guineatotal: 3.6%

male: 4.3%

female: 3% (2010 est.)
Paraguaytotal: 15.3%

male: 12.1%

female: 20.1% (2019 est.)
Perutotal: 7.3%

male: 6.9%

female: 7.9% (2019 est.)
Philippinestotal: 6.8%

male: 5.9%

female: 8.3% (2019 est.)
Polandtotal: 9.9%

male: 9.6%

female: 10.3% (2019 est.)
Portugaltotal: 18.3%

male: 15.5%

female: 21.4% (2019 est.)
Puerto Ricototal: 26.6%

male: 28.9%

female: 23.1% (2012 est.)
Qatartotal: 0.4%

male: 0.2%

female: 1.5% (2018 est.)
Romaniatotal: 16.8%

male: 16.3%

female: 17.5% (2019 est.)
Russiatotal: 15.2%

male: 14.8%

female: 15.6% (2019 est.)
Rwandatotal: 20.5%

male: 18.8%

female: 22.4% (2019 est.)
Saint Luciatotal: 37.2%

male: 39.6%

female: 34.3% (2019 est.)
Samoatotal: 31.9%

male: 24.6%

female: 43.4% (2017 est.)
San Marinototal: 27.4%

male: 21.4%

female: 36% (2016 est.)
Sao Tome and Principetotal: 20.8%

male: NA

female: NA (2012 est.)
Saudi Arabiatotal: 28.8%

male: 19.9%

female: 62.6% (2018 est.)
Senegaltotal: 4.8%

male: 5%

female: 4.7% (2017 est.)
Serbiatotal: 27.5%

male: 26.1%

female: 29.9% (2019 est.)
Seychellestotal: 9.7%

male: 10.3%

female: 9% (2019 est.)
Sierra Leonetotal: 9.4%

male: 14.8%

female: 6.1% (2014 est.)
Singaporetotal: 9.1%

male: 6.2%

female: 12.5% (2016 est.)
Slovakiatotal: 16.1%

male: 14%

female: 19.7% (2019 est.)
Sloveniatotal: 8.1%

male: 7.4%

female: 9.2% (2019 est.)
Solomon Islandstotal: 1.3%

male: 1%

female: 1.6% (2013)
South Africatotal: 57%

male: 53.2%

female: 61.7% (2019 est.)
South Sudantotal: 38.6%

male: 39.5%

female: 37.4% (2017 est.)
Spaintotal: 32.5%

male: 30.9%

female: 34.5% (2019 est.)
Sri Lankatotal: 21.1%

male: 16.6%

female: 29.4% (2018 est.)
Sudantotal: 32.6%

male: 27.4%

female: 43.5% (2011 est.)
Surinametotal: 26.5%

male: 18.7%

female: 39.9% (2016 est.)
Swedentotal: 20.1%

male: 20.5%

female: 19.7% (2019 est.)
Switzerlandtotal: 8%

male: 8.8%

female: 7.2% (2019 est.)
Syriatotal: 35.8%

male: 26.6%

female: 71.1% (2011 est.)
Tanzaniatotal: 3.9%

male: 3.1%

female: 4.6% (2014 est.)
Thailandtotal: 4.2%

male: 3.4%

female: 5.3% (2019 est.)
Togototal: 9.5%

male: 12.3%

female: 7.4% (2017 est.)
Tongatotal: 8.9%

male: 5.7%

female: 13.1% (2018)
Trinidad and Tobagototal: 8.7%

male: 8.9%

female: 8.4% (2016 est.)
Tunisiatotal: 34.9%

male: 33.8%

female: 37.2% (2017 est.)
Turkeytotal: 25.2%

male: 22.4%

female: 30.3% (2019 est.)
Tuvalutotal: 20.6%

male: 9.8%

female: 45.8% (2016)
Ugandatotal: 14.8%

male: 12.7%

female: 17.3% (2017 est.)
Ukrainetotal: 15.4%

male: 15.5%

female: 15.3% (2019 est.)
United Arab Emiratestotal: 7.2%

male: 4.9%

female: 15% (2019 est.)
United Kingdomtotal: 11.2%

male: 13%

female: 9.2% (2019 est.)
United Statestotal: 14.9%

male: 15%

female: 14.8% (2020 est.)
Uruguaytotal: 28.7%

male: 24.8%

female: 33.9% (2019 est.)
Venezuelatotal: 12.1%

male: 10.5% NA

female: 14.9% NA (2017 est.)
Vietnamtotal: 7.6%

male: 6.6%

female: 8.9% (2020 est.)
West Banktotal: 40.2%

male: 34.8%

female: 67.2% (2019 est.)

note: includes Gaza Strip
Yementotal: 24.5%

male: 23.5%

female: 34.6% (2014 est.)
Zambiatotal: 26%

male: 24.7%

female: 27.6% (2018 est.)
Zimbabwetotal: 27.5%

male: 25%

female: 31.4% (2019 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook