North America vs Zimbabwe: Population, female
North America
49.8%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
52.3%
in 2025
North America rank
26th
Zimbabwe rank
26th
Population, female over time
- North America
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 52.3% against 49.8% in North America, a difference of 2.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.0% | 50.7% | 0.3% | North America |
| 1970s | 51.2% | 51.4% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 51.1% | 51.2% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 50.6% | 52.1% | 1.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 52.6% | 2.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 52.7% | 2.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 52.4% | 2.6% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, North America or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 52.3% against 49.8% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between North America and Zimbabwe?
- 2.5%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North America and Zimbabwe rank globally for population, female?
- North America ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 26th of 47 groups.
- 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.