Bhutan - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Bhutan was 46.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.32 in 1969, while its lowest value was 46.85 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 49.03
1961 49.05
1962 49.07
1963 49.09
1964 49.13
1965 49.16
1966 49.21
1967 49.27
1968 49.31
1969 49.32
1970 49.28
1971 49.20
1972 49.09
1973 48.96
1974 48.82
1975 48.69
1976 48.57
1977 48.46
1978 48.37
1979 48.31
1980 48.28
1981 48.29
1982 48.32
1983 48.37
1984 48.43
1985 48.47
1986 48.51
1987 48.54
1988 48.56
1989 48.58
1990 48.60
1991 48.63
1992 48.65
1993 48.68
1994 48.72
1995 48.76
1996 48.83
1997 48.92
1998 48.97
1999 48.96
2000 48.85
2001 48.65
2002 48.36
2003 48.04
2004 47.76
2005 47.57
2006 47.46
2007 47.43
2008 47.44
2009 47.47
2010 47.47
2011 47.45
2012 47.42
2013 47.37
2014 47.31
2015 47.24
2016 47.17
2017 47.09
2018 47.00
2019 46.92
2020 46.85

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