Mozambique - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Mozambique was 51.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 52.37 in 1992, while its lowest value was 50.95 in 1977.

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 51.08
1961 51.08
1962 51.07
1963 51.06
1964 51.06
1965 51.05
1966 51.05
1967 51.04
1968 51.03
1969 51.03
1970 51.02
1971 51.00
1972 50.99
1973 50.98
1974 50.97
1975 50.96
1976 50.95
1977 50.95
1978 50.95
1979 50.95
1980 50.96
1981 50.96
1982 50.95
1983 50.97
1984 51.03
1985 51.14
1986 51.32
1987 51.55
1988 51.81
1989 52.04
1990 52.22
1991 52.33
1992 52.37
1993 52.37
1994 52.35
1995 52.33
1996 52.31
1997 52.28
1998 52.26
1999 52.22
2000 52.18
2001 52.14
2002 52.09
2003 52.04
2004 51.99
2005 51.95
2006 51.91
2007 51.87
2008 51.83
2009 51.80
2010 51.76
2011 51.73
2012 51.69
2013 51.66
2014 51.62
2015 51.59
2016 51.55
2017 51.51
2018 51.48
2019 51.44
2020 51.41

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