Libya - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Libya was 49.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.52 in 2020, while its lowest value was 46.82 in 1985.

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 48.69
1961 48.67
1962 48.65
1963 48.64
1964 48.63
1965 48.61
1966 48.58
1967 48.56
1968 48.52
1969 48.48
1970 48.42
1971 48.35
1972 48.27
1973 48.18
1974 48.10
1975 48.03
1976 47.97
1977 47.92
1978 47.87
1979 47.78
1980 47.65
1981 47.46
1982 47.25
1983 47.04
1984 46.89
1985 46.82
1986 46.84
1987 46.92
1988 47.05
1989 47.17
1990 47.28
1991 47.36
1992 47.43
1993 47.49
1994 47.55
1995 47.63
1996 47.72
1997 47.81
1998 47.91
1999 48.01
2000 48.10
2001 48.17
2002 48.23
2003 48.30
2004 48.36
2005 48.44
2006 48.53
2007 48.63
2008 48.74
2009 48.84
2010 48.94
2011 49.05
2012 49.15
2013 49.24
2014 49.32
2015 49.39
2016 49.43
2017 49.46
2018 49.48
2019 49.50
2020 49.52

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