Bahrain - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Bahrain was 35.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 46.46 in 1960, while its lowest value was 35.33 in 2020.

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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 46.46
1961 46.21
1962 45.89
1963 45.58
1964 45.37
1965 45.29
1966 45.38
1967 45.58
1968 45.81
1969 45.96
1970 45.95
1971 45.79
1972 45.54
1973 45.16
1974 44.67
1975 44.10
1976 43.43
1977 42.72
1978 42.11
1979 41.70
1980 41.55
1981 41.66
1982 41.95
1983 42.34
1984 42.67
1985 42.85
1986 42.86
1987 42.75
1988 42.57
1989 42.40
1990 42.30
1991 42.24
1992 42.20
1993 42.21
1994 42.26
1995 42.36
1996 42.52
1997 42.71
1998 42.84
1999 42.84
2000 42.64
2001 42.27
2002 41.78
2003 41.20
2004 40.57
2005 39.93
2006 39.27
2007 38.63
2008 38.09
2009 37.75
2010 37.62
2011 37.72
2012 37.99
2013 38.30
2014 38.44
2015 38.28
2016 37.79
2017 37.09
2018 36.35
2019 35.73
2020 35.33

Development Relevance: Females comprise almost one-half of the world population. Female population relative to male population is a primary demographic indicator, reflecting historical events such as wars and the socio-demographic and ethno-cultural characteristics of the population.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Population structure by age and sex in the World Bank's estimates is based on the population structure by age and sex in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population