Population, female (% of total population) by country
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.
Countries reporting
218
Highest
55.0%
Hong Kong
Lowest
28.9%
Qatar
Median
50.4%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
17,556
What the numbers show
Population, female (% of total population) is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 55.0% in Hong Kong; the lowest is 28.9% in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 50.4%, and the mean is 50.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 16.9%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 6.5%).
Population, female (% of total population): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 55.0% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 2 | Moldova | 54.0% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 3 | Macao | 54.0% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 4 | Saint Martin (French part) | 53.7% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 5 | Russia | 53.6% | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 6 | Latvia | 53.6% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 7 | Armenia | 53.6% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 8 | Ukraine | 53.5% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Belarus | 53.4% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | Georgia | 53.4% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Puerto Rico | 53.0% | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 12 | Lithuania | 52.8% | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 13 | Tonga | 52.8% | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 14 | Aruba | 52.8% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | British Virgin Islands | 52.7% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 52.6% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 17 | United States Virgin Islands | 52.6% | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 18 | El Salvador | 52.5% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 52.4% | 2025 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 20 | Antigua and Barbuda | 52.4% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.4% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Portugal | 52.4% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 23 | Curacao | 52.4% | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 24 | Nepal | 52.3% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 25 | Bahamas | 52.3% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 52.3% | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 27 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 52.2% | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 28 | Barbados | 52.1% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Hungary | 51.9% | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 51.9% | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 31 | Montenegro | 51.9% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 32 | Croatia | 51.7% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 51.6% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 51.6% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 35 | Poland | 51.6% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 36 | Romania | 51.6% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 37 | Greece | 51.5% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 38 | France | 51.5% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Mexico | 51.5% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 40 | Uruguay | 51.5% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 41 | Mozambique | 51.4% | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 42 | Kiribati | 51.4% | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 43 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 51.4% | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 44 | Thailand | 51.4% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 45 | Lebanon | 51.3% | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 46 | South Africa | 51.3% | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 51.3% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 48 | Guyana | 51.3% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 51.3% | 2025 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 50 | Lesotho | 51.2% | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 51 | Japan | 51.2% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 52 | Malawi | 51.2% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 53 | Slovakia | 51.2% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 54 | Rwanda | 51.2% | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 55 | Namibia | 51.2% | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 56 | Bermuda | 51.1% | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 57 | Monaco | 51.1% | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 58 | Italy | 51.1% | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 59 | Togo | 51.1% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 60 | Vietnam | 51.0% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 61 | Cambodia | 51.0% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 51.0% | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 63 | Mauritania | 50.9% | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 64 | Spain | 50.9% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 65 | Turkmenistan | 50.9% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 66 | Eswatini | 50.9% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 50.8% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 50.8% | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 69 | San Marino | 50.8% | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 70 | South Sudan | 50.8% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 71 | Brazil | 50.8% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 72 | Kosovo | 50.8% | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 72 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 50.8% | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 50.8% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 75 | Austria | 50.7% | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 76 | United Kingdom | 50.7% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 77 | Cuba | 50.7% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 78 | Czechia | 50.7% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 79 | Saint Lucia | 50.7% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 80 | Belgium | 50.7% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 81 | New Caledonia | 50.7% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 82 | Colombia | 50.7% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 83 | Channel Islands | 50.6% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 84 | Germany | 50.6% | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 85 | Eritrea | 50.6% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 86 | Venezuela | 50.6% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 50.6% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 50.6% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 89 | Tunisia | 50.6% | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 90 | Albania | 50.6% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 50.6% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 92 | Jamaica | 50.6% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 93 | Guinea-Bissau | 50.6% | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 94 | Finland | 50.6% | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 95 | Haiti | 50.5% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 96 | Isle of Man | 50.5% | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 97 | Angola | 50.5% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 98 | Ireland | 50.5% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 99 | Zambia | 50.5% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 100 | North Korea | 50.5% | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 101 | Guinea | 50.5% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 102 | Djibouti | 50.4% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 103 | Sudan | 50.4% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 104 | Tanzania | 50.4% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 105 | Guatemala | 50.4% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 106 | Uganda | 50.4% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 107 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 50.4% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 108 | Palestine | 50.4% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 109 | Australia | 50.4% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 110 | Fiji | 50.4% | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 111 | Argentina | 50.4% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 112 | Canada | 50.3% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 113 | Micronesia (country) | 50.3% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 114 | Burundi | 50.3% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 115 | Sao Tome and Principe | 50.3% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 116 | Netherlands | 50.3% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 117 | Switzerland | 50.3% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 118 | Liechtenstein | 50.3% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 119 | Chile | 50.3% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 120 | Dominican Republic | 50.3% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 121 | New Zealand | 50.3% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 122 | Kenya | 50.3% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 123 | Denmark | 50.3% | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 124 | Peru | 50.3% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 125 | Myanmar | 50.2% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 126 | Gibraltar | 50.2% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 127 | Gambia | 50.2% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 128 | Israel | 50.2% | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 129 | Burkina Faso | 50.2% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 130 | Botswana | 50.2% | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 131 | Mongolia | 50.2% | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 132 | Cameroon | 50.2% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 133 | Ecuador | 50.2% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 134 | Mauritius | 50.1% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 50.1% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 136 | Philippines | 50.1% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 137 | South Korea | 50.1% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 138 | Turkey | 50.1% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 139 | Liberia | 50.1% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 140 | Ghana | 50.1% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 141 | Suriname | 50.1% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 142 | Dominica | 50.1% | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 143 | Congo | 50.0% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 144 | Panama | 50.0% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 145 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 50.0% | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 146 | Syria | 49.9% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 147 | Somalia | 49.9% | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 148 | Bolivia | 49.9% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 149 | Grenada | 49.9% | 2025 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 150 | Ethiopia | 49.9% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 151 | Paraguay | 49.9% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 152 | Chad | 49.8% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 153 | Benin | 49.8% | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 154 | Madagascar | 49.8% | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 155 | Cayman Islands | 49.8% | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 156 | Iraq | 49.8% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 157 | Indonesia | 49.8% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 158 | Laos | 49.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 159 | United States | 49.8% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 160 | Comoros | 49.7% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 161 | Slovenia | 49.7% | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 162 | Honduras | 49.7% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 163 | Luxembourg | 49.6% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 164 | Cyprus | 49.6% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 165 | Samoa | 49.6% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 166 | Sweden | 49.6% | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 167 | Norway | 49.6% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 168 | Morocco | 49.6% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 169 | American Samoa | 49.6% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 170 | East Timor | 49.6% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 171 | Belize | 49.6% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 172 | Mali | 49.6% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 173 | Uzbekistan | 49.5% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 49.5% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 175 | Egypt | 49.5% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 176 | Afghanistan | 49.5% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 177 | French Polynesia | 49.5% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 178 | Nigeria | 49.4% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 179 | Guam | 49.4% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 180 | Yemen | 49.3% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 181 | Pakistan | 49.3% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 182 | Gabon | 49.3% | 2025 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 183 | Niger | 49.2% | 2025 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 184 | Senegal | 49.2% | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 185 | Iran | 49.2% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 186 | Cote d'Ivoire | 49.2% | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 187 | Libya | 49.2% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 188 | Cape Verde | 49.1% | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.1% | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 190 | Nauru | 49.1% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 191 | China | 49.1% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 192 | Algeria | 49.0% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 193 | Andorra | 48.9% | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 194 | Solomon Islands | 48.9% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 195 | Marshall Islands | 48.8% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 196 | Tuvalu | 48.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 197 | Iceland | 48.8% | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 198 | Papua New Guinea | 48.6% | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 199 | Jordan | 48.5% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 200 | India | 48.4% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 201 | Faroe Islands | 48.4% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 202 | Singapore | 48.3% | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 203 | Malta | 48.1% | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 204 | Malaysia | 47.7% | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 205 | Greenland | 47.5% | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 206 | Equatorial Guinea | 47.3% | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 207 | Northern Mariana Islands | 47.1% | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 208 | Brunei | 46.9% | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 209 | Bhutan | 46.6% | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 210 | Palau | 46.2% | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 211 | Seychelles | 44.9% | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 212 | Saudi Arabia | 39.6% | 2025 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 213 | Kuwait | 38.9% | 2025 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 214 | Maldives | 38.3% | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 215 | Bahrain | 38.0% | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 216 | Oman | 37.6% | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 217 | United Arab Emirates | 36.2% | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 218 | Qatar | 28.9% | 2025 | up 16.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 52.0%
- Chagai 50.6%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 51.5%
- Europe & Central Asia 51.4%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 51.1%
- European Union 51.1%
- Euro area 51.0%
- Caribbean Small States 50.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 50.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean 50.8%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 50.8%
- Post-demographic dividend 50.7%
- OECD members 50.6%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 50.5%
- Least developed countries 50.4%
- IDA only 50.3%
- High income 50.3%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 50.2%
- Low income 50.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 50.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 50.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 50.2%
- IDA total 50.1%
- Pre-demographic dividend 50.0%
- Upper middle income 49.8%
- Pacific island small states 49.8%
- North America 49.8%
- Late-demographic dividend 49.8%
- Small states 49.8%
- World 49.7%
- IDA & IBRD total 49.7%
- Africa Western and Central 49.7%
- Low & middle income 49.6%
- East Asia & Pacific 49.6%
- IBRD only 49.6%
- IDA blend 49.6%
- Middle income 49.5%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 49.4%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 49.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 49.4%
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.