New Caledonia - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in New Caledonia was 49.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.74 in 2020, while its lowest value was 47.29 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 47.29
1961 47.29
1962 47.31
1963 47.33
1964 47.37
1965 47.41
1966 47.47
1967 47.53
1968 47.60
1969 47.67
1970 47.72
1971 47.77
1972 47.79
1973 47.83
1974 47.86
1975 47.92
1976 47.99
1977 48.07
1978 48.16
1979 48.26
1980 48.37
1981 48.47
1982 48.56
1983 48.66
1984 48.75
1985 48.82
1986 48.89
1987 48.94
1988 48.99
1989 49.00
1990 48.99
1991 48.93
1992 48.85
1993 48.78
1994 48.74
1995 48.77
1996 48.86
1997 49.01
1998 49.18
1999 49.33
2000 49.45
2001 49.52
2002 49.55
2003 49.57
2004 49.57
2005 49.58
2006 49.59
2007 49.60
2008 49.61
2009 49.62
2010 49.62
2011 49.61
2012 49.59
2013 49.58
2014 49.57
2015 49.58
2016 49.60
2017 49.63
2018 49.66
2019 49.70
2020 49.74

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