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Share of women

Name: Share of women
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, % of female adults, share, women

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•167 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

10.6% of female adults

Median: 6.8% of female adults

Countries Covered

167

with available data

Highest

Nauru

42.7% of female adults

Lowest

North Korea

0.0% of female adults

Top 5 Countries

1Nauru42.7% of female adults

2Serbia39.6% of female adults

3Lebanon38.9% of female adults

4Bulgaria36.4% of female adults

5Andorra35.7% of female adults

By Region

Europe22.0% of female adults(32 countries)

South America11.7% of female adults(7 countries)

Oceania10.0% of female adults(2 countries)

Other8.3% of female adults(90 countries)

North America7.9% of female adults(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0% of female adults)High (42.7% of female adults)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.6% of female adults)

Europe (32)

South America (7)

Oceania (2)

Other (90)

North America (4)

Asia (24)

Africa (8)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Nauru	42.7% of female adults
2	Serbia	39.6% of female adults
3	Lebanon	38.9% of female adults
4	Bulgaria	36.4% of female adults
5	Andorra	35.7% of female adults
6	The Republic of North Macedonia	35.2% of female adults
7	Montenegro	34.3% of female adults
8	Croatia	33.0% of female adults
9	Bosnia and Herzegovina	31.2% of female adults
10	France	31.1% of female adults
11	Hungary	29.0% of female adults
12	Greece	27.3% of female adults
13	Kiribati	26.8% of female adults
14	Spain	26.4% of female adults
15	Papua New Guinea	25.9% of female adults
16	Chile	25.4% of female adults
17	Slovakia	25.3% of female adults
18	Austria	24.9% of female adults
19	Czech Republic	24.8% of female adults
20	Cook Islands	24.7% of female adults
21	Luxembourg	23.4% of female adults
22	Malta	23.1% of female adults
23	Switzerland	22.4% of female adults
24	Latvia	22.2% of female adults
25	Estonia	22.0% of female adults
26	Lithuania	21.6% of female adults
27	Portugal	21.6% of female adults
28	Romania	21.4% of female adults
29	Timor-Leste	21.1% of female adults
30	Belgium	20.9% of female adults
31	Solomon Islands	20.9% of female adults
32	Slovenia	20.6% of female adults
33	Germany	20.4% of female adults
34	Argentina	20.4% of female adults
35	Tuvalu	19.7% of female adults
36	Türkiye	19.6% of female adults
37	Italy	19.3% of female adults
38	Poland	19.3% of female adults
39	Cyprus	19.0% of female adults
40	Netherlands	18.9% of female adults
41	Russian Federation	18.7% of female adults
42	Myanmar	18.4% of female adults
43	Finland	18.2% of female adults
44	Uruguay	17.3% of female adults
45	Ireland	16.4% of female adults
46	Denmark	16.2% of female adults
47	Sweden	16.0% of female adults
48	Tonga	16.0% of female adults
49	Bangladesh	15.7% of female adults
50	Israel	14.4% of female adults
51	Samoa	14.4% of female adults
52	Belarus	14.1% of female adults
53	Norway	13.1% of female adults
54	Jordan	12.9% of female adults
55	Fiji	12.7% of female adults
56	United States of America	12.5% of female adults
57	Nepal	12.2% of female adults
58	United Kingdom	12.2% of female adults
59	Bhutan	11.9% of female adults
60	Palau	11.3% of female adults
61	India	10.9% of female adults
62	Madagascar	10.7% of female adults
63	Ukraine	10.7% of female adults
64	Australia	10.6% of female adults
65	State of Palestine	10.1% of female adults
66	Maldives	10.1% of female adults
67	Iceland	9.9% of female adults
68	Cuba	9.6% of female adults
69	Canada	9.5% of female adults
70	Lao People's Democratic Republic	9.3% of female adults
71	New Zealand	9.3% of female adults
72	Japan	9.2% of female adults
73	Brazil	8.9% of female adults
74	South Africa	8.7% of female adults
75	Vanuatu	8.5% of female adults
76	Marshall Islands	8.5% of female adults
77	Georgia	8.1% of female adults
78	Mexico	7.9% of female adults
79	Mongolia	7.4% of female adults
80	Botswana	7.4% of female adults
81	Kazakhstan	7.0% of female adults
82	Lesotho	6.9% of female adults
83	Pakistan	6.9% of female adults
84	Moldova, Republic of	6.8% of female adults
85	Afghanistan	6.8% of female adults
86	Rwanda	6.4% of female adults
87	Albania	6.4% of female adults
88	Cambodia	6.1% of female adults
89	Bahrain	5.9% of female adults
90	South Korea	5.8% of female adults
91	Sierra Leone	5.7% of female adults
92	Singapore	5.6% of female adults
93	Burundi	5.3% of female adults
94	Cape Verde	5.3% of female adults
95	Burkina Faso	5.1% of female adults
96	Philippines	4.9% of female adults
97	Bolivia	4.8% of female adults
98	Jamaica	4.7% of female adults
99	Seychelles	4.6% of female adults
100	Costa Rica	4.4% of female adults
101	Colombia	4.3% of female adults
102	Saudi Arabia	3.6% of female adults
103	Zambia	3.5% of female adults
104	Bahamas	3.5% of female adults
105	Gabon	3.4% of female adults
106	Qatar	3.4% of female adults
107	Mozambique	3.3% of female adults
108	Uganda	3.3% of female adults
109	Democratic Republic of the Congo	3.2% of female adults
110	Peru	3.2% of female adults
111	Kyrgyzstan	3.1% of female adults
112	Paraguay	3.1% of female adults
113	Saint Lucia	3.1% of female adults
114	Indonesia	3.0% of female adults
115	Malawi	3.0% of female adults
116	Sri Lanka	2.7% of female adults
117	Comoros	2.7% of female adults
118	Ecuador	2.7% of female adults
119	Mauritania	2.7% of female adults
120	United Arab Emirates	2.7% of female adults
121	Haiti	2.6% of female adults
122	Kenya	2.6% of female adults
123	Mauritius	2.6% of female adults
124	Eswatini	2.6% of female adults
125	United Republic of Tanzania	2.6% of female adults
126	Kuwait	2.5% of female adults
127	Republic of the Congo	2.4% of female adults
128	Iraq	2.4% of female adults
129	El Salvador	2.3% of female adults
130	Guyana	2.3% of female adults
131	Tunisia	2.3% of female adults
132	Brunei Darussalam	2.3% of female adults
133	Sao Tome and Principe	2.1% of female adults
134	Panama	2.0% of female adults
135	Belize	2.0% of female adults
136	Chad	1.9% of female adults
137	Liberia	1.9% of female adults
138	Benin	1.8% of female adults
139	Guatemala	1.8% of female adults
140	Armenia	1.8% of female adults
141	Honduras	1.7% of female adults
142	People's Republic of China	1.6% of female adults
143	Islamic Republic of Iran	1.6% of female adults
144	Cameroon	1.5% of female adults
145	Ethiopia	1.5% of female adults
146	Cote d'Ivoire	1.4% of female adults
147	Thailand	1.4% of female adults
148	Morocco	1.3% of female adults
149	Vietnam	1.3% of female adults
150	Niger	1.2% of female adults
151	Zimbabwe	1.2% of female adults
152	Uzbekistan	1.1% of female adults
153	Togo	1.0% of female adults
154	Mali	0.9% of female adults
155	Republic of The Gambia	0.8% of female adults
156	Senegal	0.8% of female adults
157	Ghana	0.7% of female adults
158	Malaysia	0.7% of female adults
159	Guinea-Bissau	0.6% of female adults
160	Algeria	0.6% of female adults
161	Nigeria	0.5% of female adults
162	Turkmenistan	0.5% of female adults
163	Oman	0.4% of female adults
164	Egypt	0.4% of female adults
165	Libya	0.2% of female adults
166	Azerbaijan	0.1% of female adults
167	North Korea	0.0% of female adults

Showing 167 of 167 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).

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