Namibia - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Namibia was 51.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 52.07 in 1985, while its lowest value was 50.83 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 50.83
1961 50.85
1962 50.87
1963 50.88
1964 50.89
1965 50.90
1966 50.91
1967 50.93
1968 50.94
1969 50.94
1970 50.94
1971 50.93
1972 50.92
1973 50.92
1974 50.95
1975 51.02
1976 51.13
1977 51.27
1978 51.44
1979 51.59
1980 51.73
1981 51.85
1982 51.94
1983 52.01
1984 52.05
1985 52.07
1986 52.05
1987 52.00
1988 51.94
1989 51.89
1990 51.84
1991 51.81
1992 51.79
1993 51.77
1994 51.76
1995 51.76
1996 51.76
1997 51.76
1998 51.77
1999 51.78
2000 51.78
2001 51.78
2002 51.78
2003 51.78
2004 51.77
2005 51.76
2006 51.75
2007 51.73
2008 51.71
2009 51.69
2010 51.67
2011 51.66
2012 51.64
2013 51.63
2014 51.61
2015 51.60
2016 51.58
2017 51.57
2018 51.55
2019 51.54
2020 51.53

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