Hong Kong SAR, China - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 54.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 54.12 in 2020, while its lowest value was 47.75 in 1981.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 48.46
1961 48.43
1962 48.38
1963 48.35
1964 48.33
1965 48.36
1966 48.42
1967 48.50
1968 48.61
1969 48.74
1970 48.87
1971 49.03
1972 49.21
1973 49.35
1974 49.39
1975 49.29
1976 49.03
1977 48.65
1978 48.26
1979 47.94
1980 47.77
1981 47.75
1982 47.86
1983 48.05
1984 48.26
1985 48.46
1986 48.63
1987 48.78
1988 48.93
1989 49.06
1990 49.19
1991 49.32
1992 49.44
1993 49.55
1994 49.68
1995 49.83
1996 50.01
1997 50.19
1998 50.39
1999 50.60
2000 50.81
2001 51.03
2002 51.26
2003 51.49
2004 51.73
2005 51.96
2006 52.18
2007 52.40
2008 52.60
2009 52.79
2010 52.97
2011 53.12
2012 53.26
2013 53.38
2014 53.50
2015 53.61
2016 53.72
2017 53.83
2018 53.93
2019 54.03
2020 54.12

Development Relevance: Females comprise almost one-half of the world population. Female population relative to male population is a primary demographic indicator, reflecting historical events such as wars and the socio-demographic and ethno-cultural characteristics of the population.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Population structure by age and sex in the World Bank's estimates is based on the population structure by age and sex in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population