Moldova - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Moldova was 52.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 53.25 in 1969, while its lowest value was 51.90 in 2012.

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 53.22
1961 53.20
1962 53.20
1963 53.19
1964 53.19
1965 53.20
1966 53.21
1967 53.23
1968 53.24
1969 53.25
1970 53.24
1971 53.21
1972 53.17
1973 53.12
1974 53.07
1975 53.01
1976 52.95
1977 52.89
1978 52.83
1979 52.77
1980 52.72
1981 52.67
1982 52.63
1983 52.59
1984 52.55
1985 52.51
1986 52.48
1987 52.44
1988 52.40
1989 52.37
1990 52.34
1991 52.31
1992 52.29
1993 52.27
1994 52.26
1995 52.24
1996 52.22
1997 52.19
1998 52.17
1999 52.15
2000 52.14
2001 52.13
2002 52.13
2003 52.13
2004 52.12
2005 52.11
2006 52.08
2007 52.04
2008 51.99
2009 51.95
2010 51.92
2011 51.91
2012 51.90
2013 51.91
2014 51.92
2015 51.94
2016 51.97
2017 52.00
2018 52.04
2019 52.07
2020 52.11

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