Based on a comparison of 174 countries in 2021, Hong Kong ranked the highest in female population as a percentage of total population with 54.2% followed by Nepal and Latvia. On the other end of the scale was Qatar with 25.0%, United Arab Emirates with 31.1% and Oman with 34.1%.
Average female population as a percentage of total population reached 49.6% in 2021 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 0.022 % more than in the previous year and 0.236 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average female population as a percentage of total population reached an all time high of 50.1% in 1950 and an all time low of 49.6% in 2011. The average annual growth amounted to -0.003 % since 1900.
Data for more countries are available at Female Population (As % of Total Population) indicator page.
| Female Population (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Armenia | % | 53.0% | 53.0% | 53.0% | 53.0% | 53.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belarus | % | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | 53.0% | 53.1% | 53.1% | 53.2% | 53.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | % | 53.1% | 53.0% | 52.9% | 52.7% | 52.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | % | 52.2% | 52.3% | 52.3% | 52.3% | 52.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | % | 53.7% | 53.8% | 53.9% | 54.0% | 54.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 52.5% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | % | 54.1% | 54.1% | 54.0% | 54.0% | 53.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | % | 53.9% | 53.8% | 53.8% | 53.7% | 53.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | % | 54.4% | 54.6% | 54.5% | 54.4% | 54.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | % | 52.7% | 52.7% | 52.7% | 52.7% | 52.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | % | 52.2% | 52.3% | 52.5% | 52.5% | 52.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 53.7% | 53.7% | 53.7% | 53.7% | 53.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | 53.7% | 53.7% | 53.7% | 53.7% | 53.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.3% | 52.3% |
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