Spain - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Spain was 50.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.43 in 1960, while its lowest value was 50.56 in 2009.

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 51.43
1961 51.40
1962 51.37
1963 51.34
1964 51.32
1965 51.30
1966 51.28
1967 51.27
1968 51.25
1969 51.23
1970 51.20
1971 51.17
1972 51.14
1973 51.11
1974 51.07
1975 51.04
1976 51.01
1977 50.99
1978 50.97
1979 50.95
1980 50.93
1981 50.92
1982 50.92
1983 50.92
1984 50.92
1985 50.93
1986 50.94
1987 50.96
1988 50.98
1989 51.00
1990 51.01
1991 51.03
1992 51.04
1993 51.04
1994 51.04
1995 51.04
1996 51.02
1997 51.01
1998 50.98
1999 50.95
2000 50.91
2001 50.86
2002 50.81
2003 50.76
2004 50.71
2005 50.67
2006 50.63
2007 50.59
2008 50.56
2009 50.56
2010 50.57
2011 50.62
2012 50.69
2013 50.78
2014 50.85
2015 50.90
2016 50.92
2017 50.92
2018 50.90
2019 50.87
2020 50.85

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