Qatar - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Qatar was 24.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 43.52 in 1960, while its lowest value was 23.29 in 2011.

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 43.52
1961 42.66
1962 41.71
1963 40.76
1964 39.90
1965 39.15
1966 38.53
1967 38.02
1968 37.50
1969 36.90
1970 36.18
1971 35.30
1972 34.36
1973 33.63
1974 33.33
1975 33.53
1976 34.26
1977 35.34
1978 36.42
1979 37.05
1980 37.01
1981 36.37
1982 35.42
1983 34.43
1984 33.65
1985 33.16
1986 32.91
1987 32.82
1988 32.85
1989 32.94
1990 33.06
1991 33.21
1992 33.39
1993 33.60
1994 33.84
1995 34.10
1996 34.31
1997 34.42
1998 34.50
1999 34.62
2000 34.79
2001 35.15
2002 35.56
2003 35.49
2004 34.43
2005 32.44
2006 29.93
2007 27.50
2008 25.55
2009 24.25
2010 23.54
2011 23.29
2012 23.33
2013 23.53
2014 23.78
2015 23.99
2016 24.17
2017 24.33
2018 24.50
2019 24.67
2020 24.85

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