Maldives - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Maldives was 36.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.58 in 1998, while its lowest value was 36.56 in 2020.

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.

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Year Value
1960 45.55
1961 45.73
1962 45.88
1963 46.06
1964 46.29
1965 46.59
1966 46.98
1967 47.43
1968 47.86
1969 48.18
1970 48.32
1971 48.27
1972 48.07
1973 47.81
1974 47.58
1975 47.44
1976 47.41
1977 47.45
1978 47.55
1979 47.65
1980 47.72
1981 47.76
1982 47.79
1983 47.82
1984 47.88
1985 47.97
1986 48.09
1987 48.24
1988 48.40
1989 48.57
1990 48.74
1991 48.89
1992 49.04
1993 49.17
1994 49.28
1995 49.39
1996 49.48
1997 49.55
1998 49.58
1999 49.54
2000 49.41
2001 49.18
2002 48.85
2003 48.47
2004 48.10
2005 47.76
2006 47.49
2007 47.23
2008 46.91
2009 46.40
2010 45.67
2011 44.74
2012 43.70
2013 42.59
2014 41.46
2015 40.35
2016 39.24
2017 38.16
2018 37.26
2019 36.70
2020 36.56

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