Niger - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Niger was 49.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 52.89 in 1960, while its lowest value was 49.72 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 52.89
1961 52.75
1962 52.60
1963 52.46
1964 52.32
1965 52.19
1966 52.06
1967 51.94
1968 51.82
1969 51.71
1970 51.60
1971 51.51
1972 51.42
1973 51.33
1974 51.25
1975 51.16
1976 51.07
1977 50.98
1978 50.90
1979 50.84
1980 50.82
1981 50.84
1982 50.88
1983 50.93
1984 50.99
1985 51.04
1986 51.08
1987 51.11
1988 51.13
1989 51.12
1990 51.10
1991 51.06
1992 50.99
1993 50.92
1994 50.84
1995 50.77
1996 50.70
1997 50.64
1998 50.58
1999 50.52
2000 50.46
2001 50.41
2002 50.35
2003 50.30
2004 50.26
2005 50.21
2006 50.17
2007 50.13
2008 50.10
2009 50.07
2010 50.03
2011 49.99
2012 49.96
2013 49.92
2014 49.89
2015 49.86
2016 49.83
2017 49.80
2018 49.77
2019 49.75
2020 49.72

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