El Salvador - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in El Salvador was 53.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 53.19 in 2020, while its lowest value was 50.30 in 1970.

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 50.77
1961 50.72
1962 50.66
1963 50.59
1964 50.53
1965 50.48
1966 50.42
1967 50.38
1968 50.34
1969 50.31
1970 50.30
1971 50.30
1972 50.32
1973 50.35
1974 50.39
1975 50.43
1976 50.48
1977 50.54
1978 50.60
1979 50.66
1980 50.72
1981 50.78
1982 50.84
1983 50.90
1984 50.96
1985 51.01
1986 51.05
1987 51.10
1988 51.14
1989 51.17
1990 51.22
1991 51.26
1992 51.30
1993 51.35
1994 51.40
1995 51.46
1996 51.53
1997 51.60
1998 51.67
1999 51.75
2000 51.83
2001 51.92
2002 52.00
2003 52.09
2004 52.18
2005 52.27
2006 52.36
2007 52.44
2008 52.52
2009 52.60
2010 52.68
2011 52.74
2012 52.81
2013 52.87
2014 52.92
2015 52.98
2016 53.03
2017 53.07
2018 53.11
2019 53.15
2020 53.19

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