Germany - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Germany was 50.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 53.47 in 1960, while its lowest value was 50.57 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 53.47
1961 53.38
1962 53.27
1963 53.15
1964 53.03
1965 52.93
1966 52.84
1967 52.78
1968 52.72
1969 52.67
1970 52.63
1971 52.60
1972 52.57
1973 52.54
1974 52.51
1975 52.48
1976 52.45
1977 52.42
1978 52.38
1979 52.35
1980 52.32
1981 52.30
1982 52.28
1983 52.26
1984 52.23
1985 52.18
1986 52.11
1987 52.02
1988 51.92
1989 51.83
1990 51.75
1991 51.68
1992 51.63
1993 51.59
1994 51.55
1995 51.51
1996 51.47
1997 51.43
1998 51.38
1999 51.34
2000 51.30
2001 51.27
2002 51.23
2003 51.20
2004 51.17
2005 51.14
2006 51.11
2007 51.08
2008 51.04
2009 51.01
2010 50.98
2011 50.95
2012 50.92
2013 50.89
2014 50.86
2015 50.82
2016 50.77
2017 50.72
2018 50.66
2019 50.61
2020 50.57

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