Cabo Verde - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Cabo Verde was 49.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 53.74 in 1980, while its lowest value was 49.80 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 53.06
1961 53.05
1962 52.97
1963 52.85
1964 52.72
1965 52.60
1966 52.51
1967 52.43
1968 52.37
1969 52.35
1970 52.36
1971 52.42
1972 52.51
1973 52.63
1974 52.78
1975 52.95
1976 53.15
1977 53.35
1978 53.55
1979 53.68
1980 53.74
1981 53.72
1982 53.62
1983 53.48
1984 53.33
1985 53.19
1986 53.07
1987 52.95
1988 52.84
1989 52.73
1990 52.60
1991 52.45
1992 52.31
1993 52.17
1994 52.06
1995 51.98
1996 51.94
1997 51.93
1998 51.93
1999 51.92
2000 51.89
2001 51.84
2002 51.77
2003 51.67
2004 51.53
2005 51.35
2006 51.10
2007 50.81
2008 50.51
2009 50.25
2010 50.05
2011 49.93
2012 49.88
2013 49.87
2014 49.87
2015 49.87
2016 49.85
2017 49.84
2018 49.82
2019 49.81
2020 49.80

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