OECD members - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in OECD members was 50.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.07 in 1960, while its lowest value was 50.79 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 51.07
1961 51.05
1962 51.03
1963 51.02
1964 51.00
1965 50.99
1966 50.98
1967 50.98
1968 50.98
1969 50.97
1970 50.97
1971 50.96
1972 50.95
1973 50.94
1974 50.94
1975 50.93
1976 50.93
1977 50.94
1978 50.94
1979 50.95
1980 50.96
1981 50.96
1982 50.97
1983 50.97
1984 50.97
1985 50.98
1986 50.98
1987 50.98
1988 50.97
1989 50.97
1990 50.97
1991 50.97
1992 50.97
1993 50.97
1994 50.97
1995 50.97
1996 50.97
1997 50.96
1998 50.96
1999 50.95
2000 50.94
2001 50.94
2002 50.93
2003 50.93
2004 50.92
2005 50.91
2006 50.91
2007 50.91
2008 50.90
2009 50.90
2010 50.89
2011 50.89
2012 50.88
2013 50.87
2014 50.86
2015 50.85
2016 50.84
2017 50.83
2018 50.81
2019 50.80
2020 50.79

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