Macao SAR, China - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Macao SAR, China was 51.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 52.49 in 2004, while its lowest value was 48.51 in 1971.

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 50.86
1961 50.69
1962 50.51
1963 50.30
1964 50.06
1965 49.80
1966 49.51
1967 49.20
1968 48.93
1969 48.71
1970 48.57
1971 48.51
1972 48.52
1973 48.57
1974 48.63
1975 48.67
1976 48.68
1977 48.67
1978 48.67
1979 48.69
1980 48.76
1981 48.87
1982 49.03
1983 49.20
1984 49.39
1985 49.59
1986 49.79
1987 50.00
1988 50.20
1989 50.40
1990 50.60
1991 50.80
1992 51.00
1993 51.19
1994 51.37
1995 51.53
1996 51.67
1997 51.79
1998 51.89
1999 51.99
2000 52.10
2001 52.22
2002 52.33
2003 52.43
2004 52.49
2005 52.49
2006 52.43
2007 52.32
2008 52.19
2009 52.08
2010 52.00
2011 51.97
2012 51.97
2013 52.00
2014 52.02
2015 52.03
2016 52.02
2017 52.00
2018 51.98
2019 51.95
2020 51.94

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