India - Population, female (% of total population)
Population, female (% of total population) in India was 48.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 48.40 in 1960, while its lowest value was 47.97 in 2008.
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 | 48.40 |
| 1961 | 48.37 |
| 1962 | 48.35 |
| 1963 | 48.32 |
| 1964 | 48.30 |
| 1965 | 48.29 |
| 1966 | 48.27 |
| 1967 | 48.25 |
| 1968 | 48.24 |
| 1969 | 48.23 |
| 1970 | 48.22 |
| 1971 | 48.21 |
| 1972 | 48.20 |
| 1973 | 48.19 |
| 1974 | 48.19 |
| 1975 | 48.18 |
| 1976 | 48.18 |
| 1977 | 48.18 |
| 1978 | 48.18 |
| 1979 | 48.18 |
| 1980 | 48.18 |
| 1981 | 48.18 |
| 1982 | 48.17 |
| 1983 | 48.16 |
| 1984 | 48.16 |
| 1985 | 48.15 |
| 1986 | 48.14 |
| 1987 | 48.13 |
| 1988 | 48.12 |
| 1989 | 48.11 |
| 1990 | 48.10 |
| 1991 | 48.09 |
| 1992 | 48.07 |
| 1993 | 48.06 |
| 1994 | 48.05 |
| 1995 | 48.04 |
| 1996 | 48.03 |
| 1997 | 48.03 |
| 1998 | 48.02 |
| 1999 | 48.01 |
| 2000 | 48.00 |
| 2001 | 48.00 |
| 2002 | 47.99 |
| 2003 | 47.98 |
| 2004 | 47.98 |
| 2005 | 47.97 |
| 2006 | 47.97 |
| 2007 | 47.97 |
| 2008 | 47.97 |
| 2009 | 47.97 |
| 2010 | 47.97 |
| 2011 | 47.98 |
| 2012 | 47.98 |
| 2013 | 47.99 |
| 2014 | 48.00 |
| 2015 | 48.00 |
| 2016 | 48.01 |
| 2017 | 48.02 |
| 2018 | 48.02 |
| 2019 | 48.03 |
| 2020 | 48.04 |
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
