World - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in World was 49.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.97 in 1960, while its lowest value was 49.58 in 2011.

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 49.97
1961 49.97
1962 49.96
1963 49.94
1964 49.93
1965 49.92
1966 49.90
1967 49.89
1968 49.88
1969 49.87
1970 49.86
1971 49.85
1972 49.84
1973 49.83
1974 49.82
1975 49.81
1976 49.80
1977 49.79
1978 49.78
1979 49.77
1980 49.76
1981 49.76
1982 49.75
1983 49.75
1984 49.74
1985 49.73
1986 49.72
1987 49.71
1988 49.70
1989 49.69
1990 49.68
1991 49.67
1992 49.67
1993 49.67
1994 49.66
1995 49.66
1996 49.66
1997 49.66
1998 49.66
1999 49.65
2000 49.65
2001 49.65
2002 49.64
2003 49.63
2004 49.62
2005 49.61
2006 49.60
2007 49.60
2008 49.59
2009 49.59
2010 49.58
2011 49.58
2012 49.58
2013 49.58
2014 49.58
2015 49.58
2016 49.58
2017 49.58
2018 49.58
2019 49.58
2020 49.58

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