World vs Zimbabwe: Population, female
World
49.7%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
52.3%
in 2025
World rank
29th
Zimbabwe rank
26th
Population, female over time
- World
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 52.3% against 49.7% in World, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
World ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | World | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.1% | 50.7% | 0.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 50.0% | 51.4% | 1.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 49.9% | 51.2% | 1.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 52.1% | 2.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 52.6% | 2.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 52.7% | 3.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 52.4% | 2.7% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, World or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 52.3% against 49.7% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between World and Zimbabwe?
- 2.6%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for World and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do World and Zimbabwe rank globally for population, female?
- World ranks 29th 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.