Guinea - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Guinea was 51.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 52.45 in 1984, while its lowest value was 50.53 in 1960.

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 50.53
1961 50.56
1962 50.58
1963 50.61
1964 50.63
1965 50.63
1966 50.63
1967 50.62
1968 50.62
1969 50.63
1970 50.68
1971 50.75
1972 50.85
1973 50.97
1974 51.11
1975 51.27
1976 51.45
1977 51.63
1978 51.82
1979 51.99
1980 52.13
1981 52.26
1982 52.35
1983 52.42
1984 52.45
1985 52.43
1986 52.36
1987 52.27
1988 52.16
1989 52.06
1990 52.00
1991 51.98
1992 51.98
1993 52.01
1994 52.04
1995 52.08
1996 52.12
1997 52.16
1998 52.20
1999 52.24
2000 52.26
2001 52.28
2002 52.30
2003 52.30
2004 52.31
2005 52.32
2006 52.33
2007 52.34
2008 52.35
2009 52.34
2010 52.33
2011 52.31
2012 52.28
2013 52.24
2014 52.18
2015 52.11
2016 52.02
2017 51.92
2018 51.82
2019 51.72
2020 51.62

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