Eswatini - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Eswatini was 50.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 52.88 in 2009, while its lowest value was 50.85 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.

See also:

Year Value
1960 51.54
1961 51.52
1962 51.50
1963 51.47
1964 51.46
1965 51.46
1966 51.48
1967 51.51
1968 51.56
1969 51.63
1970 51.72
1971 51.84
1972 51.97
1973 52.11
1974 52.22
1975 52.29
1976 52.31
1977 52.30
1978 52.28
1979 52.26
1980 52.28
1981 52.32
1982 52.38
1983 52.45
1984 52.51
1985 52.57
1986 52.62
1987 52.65
1988 52.68
1989 52.68
1990 52.65
1991 52.61
1992 52.55
1993 52.47
1994 52.38
1995 52.29
1996 52.18
1997 52.07
1998 51.97
1999 51.91
2000 51.91
2001 51.97
2002 52.08
2003 52.23
2004 52.38
2005 52.53
2006 52.66
2007 52.78
2008 52.86
2009 52.88
2010 52.84
2011 52.72
2012 52.53
2013 52.29
2014 52.04
2015 51.79
2016 51.56
2017 51.34
2018 51.15
2019 50.98
2020 50.85

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