Yemen - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Yemen was 49.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.49 in 1976, while its lowest value was 49.40 in 1996.

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 50.01
1961 50.05
1962 50.09
1963 50.13
1964 50.18
1965 50.25
1966 50.35
1967 50.45
1968 50.58
1969 50.71
1970 50.85
1971 51.00
1972 51.16
1973 51.31
1974 51.42
1975 51.48
1976 51.49
1977 51.45
1978 51.38
1979 51.30
1980 51.23
1981 51.16
1982 51.09
1983 51.02
1984 50.97
1985 50.92
1986 50.90
1987 50.89
1988 50.87
1989 50.78
1990 50.63
1991 50.39
1992 50.11
1993 49.83
1994 49.60
1995 49.46
1996 49.40
1997 49.41
1998 49.46
1999 49.51
2000 49.55
2001 49.57
2002 49.59
2003 49.59
2004 49.60
2005 49.60
2006 49.60
2007 49.60
2008 49.60
2009 49.60
2010 49.59
2011 49.59
2012 49.59
2013 49.59
2014 49.59
2015 49.60
2016 49.60
2017 49.61
2018 49.61
2019 49.62
2020 49.62

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