Nepal vs North America: Population, female
Nepal
52.3%
in 2025
North America
49.8%
in 2025
Nepal rank
24th
North America rank
26th
Population, female over time
- Nepal
- North America
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 52.3% against 49.8% in North America, a difference of 2.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
Nepal ranks 24th and North America ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and North America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.7% | 51.0% | 1.3% | North America |
| 1970s | 49.4% | 51.2% | 1.9% | North America |
| 1980s | 49.2% | 51.1% | 1.9% | North America |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 50.6% | 1.3% | North America |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 50.2% | 0.1% | North America |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 50.0% | 1.7% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 49.8% | 2.1% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Nepal or North America?
- Nepal, at 52.3% against 49.8% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Nepal and North America?
- 2.5%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and North America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and North America rank globally for population, female?
- Nepal ranks 24th and North America ranks 26th 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.