Population, female (% of total)

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.

Description: The map below shows how Population, female (% of total) varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the world is Latvia, with a value of 54.01. The country with the lowest value in the world is Qatar, with a value of 24.33.

Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.

See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison

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