Seychelles - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Seychelles was 48.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.13 in 1960, while its lowest value was 48.30 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.

See also:

Year Value
1960 51.13
1961 51.02
1962 50.91
1963 50.80
1964 50.70
1965 50.59
1966 50.46
1967 50.33
1968 50.20
1969 50.06
1970 49.92
1971 49.79
1972 49.65
1973 49.53
1974 49.45
1975 49.39
1976 49.38
1977 49.42
1978 49.46
1979 49.49
1980 49.52
1981 49.52
1982 49.49
1983 49.47
1984 49.48
1985 49.52
1986 49.62
1987 49.76
1988 49.91
1989 50.04
1990 50.11
1991 50.12
1992 50.08
1993 50.00
1994 49.95
1995 49.93
1996 49.95
1997 50.00
1998 50.06
1999 50.12
2000 50.17
2001 50.22
2002 50.26
2003 50.26
2004 50.19
2005 50.03
2006 49.75
2007 49.39
2008 48.99
2009 48.64
2010 48.41
2011 48.30
2012 48.30
2013 48.37
2014 48.47
2015 48.54
2016 48.59
2017 48.62
2018 48.65
2019 48.67
2020 48.71

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