Pakistan - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Pakistan was 48.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 48.54 in 2020, while its lowest value was 46.41 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 46.41
1961 46.49
1962 46.57
1963 46.64
1964 46.72
1965 46.79
1966 46.85
1967 46.92
1968 46.98
1969 47.04
1970 47.10
1971 47.16
1972 47.21
1973 47.26
1974 47.32
1975 47.37
1976 47.43
1977 47.49
1978 47.55
1979 47.60
1980 47.66
1981 47.72
1982 47.78
1983 47.83
1984 47.89
1985 47.94
1986 47.98
1987 48.03
1988 48.07
1989 48.11
1990 48.15
1991 48.18
1992 48.22
1993 48.25
1994 48.28
1995 48.31
1996 48.33
1997 48.35
1998 48.36
1999 48.37
2000 48.38
2001 48.39
2002 48.40
2003 48.41
2004 48.42
2005 48.43
2006 48.44
2007 48.45
2008 48.46
2009 48.47
2010 48.49
2011 48.50
2012 48.51
2013 48.52
2014 48.53
2015 48.53
2016 48.54
2017 48.54
2018 48.54
2019 48.54
2020 48.54

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