Based on a comparison of 174 countries in 2024, Russia ranked the highest in female population as a percentage of total population with 58.2% followed by Belarus and Bulgaria. On the other end of the scale was Qatar with 24.5%, United Arab Emirates with 31.0% and Oman with 36.1%.
Average female population as a percentage of total population reached 52.3% in 2024 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 0.348 % more than in the previous year and 3.40 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average female population as a percentage of total population reached an all time high of 56.8% in 2050 and an all time low of 49.4% in 1951. The average annual growth amounted to 0.139 % since 1900.
Data for more countries are available at Female Population (As % of Total Population) indicator page.
| Female Population (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Belarus | % | 53.4% | 53.4% | 53.4% | 53.4% | 53.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.6% | 51.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | 52.4% | 52.5% | 52.5% | 52.5% | 52.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | % | 52.8% | 52.7% | 52.6% | 52.6% | 52.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | % | 53.4% | 53.4% | 53.4% | 53.4% | 53.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | % | 54.6% | 54.7% | 54.8% | 54.9% | 54.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 52.2% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | % | 51.9% | 51.7% | 51.5% | 51.4% | 51.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | % | 54.0% | 53.9% | 53.8% | 53.8% | 53.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | % | 53.7% | 53.5% | 53.2% | 53.0% | 52.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | % | 52.2% | 52.1% | 51.9% | 51.7% | 51.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 53.6% | 53.6% | 53.6% | 53.5% | 53.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | % | 51.2% | 51.2% | 51.2% | 51.2% | 51.2% |
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