Mexico vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population, female
Mexico
51.5%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
49.4%
in 2025
Mexico rank
39th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
39th
Population, female over time
- Mexico
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 51.5% against 49.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 2.1%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 39th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.0% | 48.5% | 1.5% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 50.0% | 48.6% | 1.4% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 48.8% | 1.7% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 49.0% | 2.0% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 49.1% | 2.1% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 49.2% | 2.0% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 49.4% | 2.1% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Mexico or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Mexico, at 51.5% against 49.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Mexico and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 2.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for population, female?
- Mexico ranks 39th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.