demographic2023

Female headed households (% of households)

Name: Female headed households (% of households)
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: demographic, % of households, female, headed, households

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•78 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

26.7% of households

Median: 25.9% of households

Countries Covered

78

with available data

Highest

Ukraine

49.4% of households

Lowest

Afghanistan

1.7% of households

Top 5 Countries

1Ukraine49.4% of households

2Eswatini47.9% of households

3Eritrea46.7% of households

4Haiti45.1% of households

5Maldives44.3% of households

By Region

Europe49.4% of households(1 countries)

Other28.0% of households(55 countries)

South America27.4% of households(3 countries)

Africa26.8% of households(8 countries)

North America25.1% of households(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.7% of households)High (49.4% of households)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 26.7% of households)

Europe (1)

Other (55)

South America (3)

Africa (8)

North America (1)

Asia (10)

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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Ukraine	49.4% of households
2	Eswatini	47.9% of households
3	Eritrea	46.7% of households
4	Haiti	45.1% of households
5	Maldives	44.3% of households
6	Namibia	43.9% of households
7	South Africa	42.6% of households
8	Zimbabwe	40.6% of households
9	Dominican Republic	39.9% of households
10	Comoros	39.3% of households
11	Mauritania	39.0% of households
12	Sao Tome and Principe	39.0% of households
13	Ghana	36.6% of households
14	Colombia	36.4% of households
15	Lesotho	35.5% of households
16	Angola	34.5% of households
17	Kenya	33.9% of households
18	Moldova, Republic of	33.7% of households
19	Guyana	33.5% of households
20	Kazakhstan	33.4% of households
21	Liberia	33.2% of households
22	Armenia	33.2% of households
23	Nepal	32.7% of households
24	Gabon	31.9% of households
25	Rwanda	31.9% of households
26	Mozambique	31.8% of households
27	Cambodia	31.1% of households
28	Nicaragua	30.9% of households
29	Burundi	28.7% of households
30	United Republic of Tanzania	28.6% of households
31	Uganda	28.3% of households
32	Honduras	28.1% of households
33	Sierra Leone	27.4% of households
34	Togo	27.4% of households
35	Vietnam	27.0% of households
36	Kyrgyzstan	26.9% of households
37	Zambia	26.8% of households
38	Turkmenistan	26.5% of households
39	Cameroon	26.0% of households
40	Philippines	25.8% of households
41	Peru	25.7% of households
42	Malawi	25.6% of households
43	Guatemala	25.1% of households
44	Democratic Republic of the Congo	24.9% of households
45	Benin	24.9% of households
46	Madagascar	24.7% of households
47	Azerbaijan	24.7% of households
48	Senegal	24.5% of households
49	Republic of the Congo	23.0% of households
50	Bolivia	22.9% of households
51	Myanmar	22.5% of households
52	Uzbekistan	22.2% of households
53	Chad	22.1% of households
54	Ethiopia	22.1% of households
55	Republic of The Gambia	22.0% of households
56	Central African Republic	21.0% of households
57	Tajikistan	20.9% of households
58	Brazil	20.0% of households
59	Cote d'Ivoire	19.4% of households
60	India	17.5% of households
61	Papua New Guinea	17.5% of households
62	Timor-Leste	17.5% of households
63	Albania	17.3% of households
64	Guinea	17.1% of households
65	Morocco	17.1% of households
66	Paraguay	17.0% of households
67	Bangladesh	15.8% of households
68	Nigeria	14.9% of households
69	Türkiye	14.9% of households
70	Indonesia	14.8% of households
71	Burkina Faso	13.4% of households
72	Egypt	12.9% of households
73	Niger	12.8% of households
74	Pakistan	12.5% of households
75	Jordan	12.2% of households
76	Mali	8.2% of households
77	Yemen	7.8% of households
78	Afghanistan	1.7% of households

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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).

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