Saudi Arabia - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Saudi Arabia was 42.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.78 in 1960, while its lowest value was 42.17 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 49.78
1961 49.76
1962 49.72
1963 49.66
1964 49.60
1965 49.54
1966 49.48
1967 49.41
1968 49.33
1969 49.22
1970 49.09
1971 48.92
1972 48.73
1973 48.52
1974 48.27
1975 48.00
1976 47.70
1977 47.38
1978 47.05
1979 46.72
1980 46.41
1981 46.13
1982 45.87
1983 45.63
1984 45.38
1985 45.12
1986 44.84
1987 44.56
1988 44.30
1989 44.12
1990 44.02
1991 44.01
1992 44.06
1993 44.18
1994 44.34
1995 44.55
1996 44.80
1997 45.10
1998 45.36
1999 45.53
2000 45.56
2001 45.44
2002 45.18
2003 44.87
2004 44.56
2005 44.32
2006 44.14
2007 44.02
2008 43.92
2009 43.84
2010 43.74
2011 43.64
2012 43.54
2013 43.43
2014 43.29
2015 43.12
2016 42.91
2017 42.68
2018 42.45
2019 42.27
2020 42.17

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