Small states - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Small states was 47.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.35 in 1960, while its lowest value was 47.53 in 2020.

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 51.35
1961 51.33
1962 51.30
1963 51.28
1964 51.25
1965 51.21
1966 51.17
1967 51.13
1968 51.09
1969 51.05
1970 51.01
1971 50.98
1972 50.95
1973 50.93
1974 50.90
1975 50.88
1976 50.85
1977 50.83
1978 50.81
1979 50.78
1980 50.74
1981 50.70
1982 50.65
1983 50.60
1984 50.56
1985 50.52
1986 50.50
1987 50.49
1988 50.47
1989 50.46
1990 50.43
1991 50.39
1992 50.33
1993 50.27
1994 50.23
1995 50.19
1996 50.17
1997 50.16
1998 50.16
1999 50.15
2000 50.13
2001 50.10
2002 50.07
2003 50.01
2004 49.90
2005 49.73
2006 49.49
2007 49.20
2008 48.90
2009 48.62
2010 48.39
2011 48.23
2012 48.11
2013 48.02
2014 47.95
2015 47.87
2016 47.79
2017 47.70
2018 47.63
2019 47.57
2020 47.53

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