Singapore - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Singapore was 47.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.69 in 1990, while its lowest value was 47.32 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 47.32
1961 47.50
1962 47.74
1963 48.00
1964 48.24
1965 48.43
1966 48.57
1967 48.66
1968 48.72
1969 48.77
1970 48.80
1971 48.84
1972 48.86
1973 48.88
1974 48.90
1975 48.91
1976 48.93
1977 48.95
1978 48.97
1979 48.98
1980 48.99
1981 48.99
1982 48.97
1983 48.97
1984 49.00
1985 49.07
1986 49.20
1987 49.35
1988 49.52
1989 49.64
1990 49.69
1991 49.67
1992 49.60
1993 49.49
1994 49.36
1995 49.22
1996 49.07
1997 48.90
1998 48.76
1999 48.69
2000 48.72
2001 48.86
2002 49.09
2003 49.34
2004 49.48
2005 49.46
2006 49.24
2007 48.88
2008 48.47
2009 48.12
2010 47.86
2011 47.72
2012 47.66
2013 47.65
2014 47.66
2015 47.67
2016 47.67
2017 47.66
2018 47.66
2019 47.66
2020 47.66

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