Belgium - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Belgium was 50.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.13 in 1982, while its lowest value was 50.44 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 50.80
1961 50.82
1962 50.83
1963 50.85
1964 50.87
1965 50.89
1966 50.91
1967 50.93
1968 50.95
1969 50.97
1970 50.99
1971 51.01
1972 51.03
1973 51.05
1974 51.07
1975 51.09
1976 51.10
1977 51.11
1978 51.12
1979 51.13
1980 51.13
1981 51.13
1982 51.13
1983 51.13
1984 51.13
1985 51.12
1986 51.11
1987 51.10
1988 51.09
1989 51.08
1990 51.07
1991 51.07
1992 51.06
1993 51.06
1994 51.06
1995 51.05
1996 51.05
1997 51.05
1998 51.05
1999 51.04
2000 51.03
2001 51.02
2002 51.00
2003 50.98
2004 50.96
2005 50.94
2006 50.93
2007 50.91
2008 50.90
2009 50.89
2010 50.89
2011 50.89
2012 50.90
2013 50.90
2014 50.88
2015 50.84
2016 50.78
2017 50.69
2018 50.59
2019 50.50
2020 50.44

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