Zimbabwe - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Zimbabwe was 52.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 52.45 in 2014, while its lowest value was 50.14 in 1962.

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 50.14
1961 50.14
1962 50.14
1963 50.14
1964 50.14
1965 50.14
1966 50.15
1967 50.16
1968 50.16
1969 50.17
1970 50.17
1971 50.17
1972 50.17
1973 50.17
1974 50.18
1975 50.19
1976 50.22
1977 50.25
1978 50.27
1979 50.30
1980 50.30
1981 50.30
1982 50.28
1983 50.26
1984 50.24
1985 50.22
1986 50.21
1987 50.20
1988 50.20
1989 50.22
1990 50.24
1991 50.29
1992 50.34
1993 50.41
1994 50.49
1995 50.56
1996 50.64
1997 50.71
1998 50.80
1999 50.91
2000 51.06
2001 51.26
2002 51.48
2003 51.72
2004 51.94
2005 52.11
2006 52.22
2007 52.29
2008 52.32
2009 52.34
2010 52.36
2011 52.39
2012 52.42
2013 52.44
2014 52.45
2015 52.45
2016 52.43
2017 52.40
2018 52.36
2019 52.32
2020 52.28

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