Kuwait - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Kuwait was 38.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 45.73 in 1974, while its lowest value was 35.75 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.

See also:

Year Value
1960 35.75
1961 35.87
1962 36.17
1963 36.68
1964 37.42
1965 38.37
1966 39.46
1967 40.60
1968 41.71
1969 42.72
1970 43.58
1971 44.35
1972 45.04
1973 45.53
1974 45.73
1975 45.60
1976 45.12
1977 44.42
1978 43.68
1979 43.10
1980 42.79
1981 42.75
1982 42.89
1983 43.13
1984 43.35
1985 43.48
1986 43.52
1987 43.49
1988 43.41
1989 43.31
1990 43.18
1991 43.01
1992 42.79
1993 42.51
1994 42.20
1995 41.93
1996 41.76
1997 41.69
1998 41.67
1999 41.64
2000 41.55
2001 41.40
2002 41.19
2003 40.99
2004 40.89
2005 40.95
2006 41.18
2007 41.50
2008 41.83
2009 42.08
2010 42.18
2011 42.16
2012 42.06
2013 41.86
2014 41.57
2015 41.18
2016 40.69
2017 40.12
2018 39.55
2019 39.08
2020 38.78

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