demographic2025
Population, female (% of total population) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
50.0Percentage
Median: 50.4Percentage
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Hong Kong
55.0Percentage
Lowest
Qatar
28.9Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Hong Kong55.0Percentage
2Moldova, Republic of54.0Percentage
3Macao54.0Percentage
4Saint Martin (French part)53.7Percentage
5Russian Federation53.6Percentage
By Region
Europe51.1Percentage(32 countries)
South America50.6Percentage(7 countries)
North America50.5Percentage(4 countries)
Oceania50.3Percentage(2 countries)
Other50.2Percentage(135 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (28.9Percentage)High (55.0Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 50.0Percentage)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Other (135)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
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 2025. 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 | Hong Kong | 55.0Percentage |
| 2 | Moldova, Republic of | 54.0Percentage |
| 3 | Macao | 54.0Percentage |
| 4 | Saint Martin (French part) | 53.7Percentage |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 53.6Percentage |
| 6 | Latvia | 53.6Percentage |
| 7 | Armenia | 53.6Percentage |
| 8 | Ukraine | 53.5Percentage |
| 9 | Belarus | 53.4Percentage |
| 10 | Georgia | 53.4Percentage |
| 11 | Puerto Rico | 53.0Percentage |
| 12 | Lithuania | 52.8Percentage |
| 13 | Tonga | 52.8Percentage |
| 14 | Aruba | 52.8Percentage |
| 15 | Virgin Islands, British | 52.7Percentage |
| 16 | Serbia | 52.6Percentage |
| 17 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 52.6Percentage |
| 18 | El Salvador | 52.5Percentage |
| 19 | Estonia | 52.4Percentage |
| 20 | Antigua and Barbuda | 52.4Percentage |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.4Percentage |
| 22 | Portugal | 52.4Percentage |
| 23 | Curaçao | 52.4Percentage |
| 24 | Nepal | 52.3Percentage |
| 25 | Bahamas | 52.3Percentage |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 52.3Percentage |
| 27 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 52.2Percentage |
| 28 | Barbados | 52.1Percentage |
| 29 | Hungary | 51.9Percentage |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 51.9Percentage |
| 31 | Montenegro | 51.9Percentage |
| 32 | Croatia | 51.7Percentage |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 51.6Percentage |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 51.6Percentage |
| 35 | Poland | 51.6Percentage |
| 36 | Romania | 51.6Percentage |
| 37 | Greece | 51.5Percentage |
| 38 | France | 51.5Percentage |
| 39 | Mexico | 51.5Percentage |
| 40 | Uruguay | 51.5Percentage |
| 41 | Mozambique | 51.4Percentage |
| 42 | Kiribati | 51.4Percentage |
| 43 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 51.4Percentage |
| 44 | Thailand | 51.4Percentage |
| 45 | Lebanon | 51.3Percentage |
| 46 | South Africa | 51.3Percentage |
| 47 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 51.3Percentage |
| 48 | Guyana | 51.3Percentage |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 51.3Percentage |
| 50 | Lesotho | 51.2Percentage |
| 51 | Japan | 51.2Percentage |
| 52 | Malawi | 51.2Percentage |
| 53 | Slovakia | 51.2Percentage |
| 54 | Rwanda | 51.2Percentage |
| 55 | Namibia | 51.2Percentage |
| 56 | Bermuda | 51.1Percentage |
| 57 | Monaco | 51.1Percentage |
| 58 | Italy | 51.1Percentage |
| 59 | Togo | 51.1Percentage |
| 60 | Vietnam | 51.0Percentage |
| 61 | Cambodia | 51.0Percentage |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 51.0Percentage |
| 63 | Mauritania | 50.9Percentage |
| 64 | Spain | 50.9Percentage |
| 65 | Turkmenistan | 50.9Percentage |
| 66 | Eswatini | 50.9Percentage |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 50.8Percentage |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 50.8Percentage |
| 69 | San Marino | 50.8Percentage |
| 70 | South Sudan | 50.8Percentage |
| 71 | Brazil | 50.8Percentage |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 50.8Percentage |
| 73 | Austria | 50.7Percentage |
| 74 | United Kingdom | 50.7Percentage |
| 75 | Cuba | 50.7Percentage |
| 76 | Czech Republic | 50.7Percentage |
| 77 | Saint Lucia | 50.7Percentage |
| 78 | Belgium | 50.7Percentage |
| 79 | New Caledonia | 50.7Percentage |
| 80 | Colombia | 50.7Percentage |
| 81 | Germany | 50.6Percentage |
| 82 | Eritrea | 50.6Percentage |
| 83 | Venezuela | 50.6Percentage |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 50.6Percentage |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 50.6Percentage |
| 86 | Tunisia | 50.6Percentage |
| 87 | Albania | 50.6Percentage |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 50.6Percentage |
| 89 | Jamaica | 50.6Percentage |
| 90 | Guinea-Bissau | 50.6Percentage |
| 91 | Finland | 50.6Percentage |
| 92 | Haiti | 50.5Percentage |
| 93 | Isle of Man | 50.5Percentage |
| 94 | Angola | 50.5Percentage |
| 95 | Ireland | 50.5Percentage |
| 96 | Zambia | 50.5Percentage |
| 97 | North Korea | 50.5Percentage |
| 98 | Guinea | 50.5Percentage |
| 99 | Djibouti | 50.4Percentage |
| 100 | Sudan | 50.4Percentage |
| 101 | United Republic of Tanzania | 50.4Percentage |
| 102 | Guatemala | 50.4Percentage |
| 103 | Uganda | 50.4Percentage |
| 104 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 50.4Percentage |
| 105 | State of Palestine | 50.4Percentage |
| 106 | Australia | 50.4Percentage |
| 107 | Fiji | 50.4Percentage |
| 108 | Argentina | 50.4Percentage |
| 109 | Canada | 50.3Percentage |
| 110 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 50.3Percentage |
| 111 | Burundi | 50.3Percentage |
| 112 | Sao Tome and Principe | 50.3Percentage |
| 113 | Netherlands | 50.3Percentage |
| 114 | Switzerland | 50.3Percentage |
| 115 | Liechtenstein | 50.3Percentage |
| 116 | Chile | 50.3Percentage |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 50.3Percentage |
| 118 | New Zealand | 50.3Percentage |
| 119 | Kenya | 50.3Percentage |
| 120 | Denmark | 50.3Percentage |
| 121 | Peru | 50.3Percentage |
| 122 | Myanmar | 50.2Percentage |
| 123 | Gibraltar | 50.2Percentage |
| 124 | Republic of The Gambia | 50.2Percentage |
| 125 | Israel | 50.2Percentage |
| 126 | Burkina Faso | 50.2Percentage |
| 127 | Botswana | 50.2Percentage |
| 128 | Mongolia | 50.2Percentage |
| 129 | Cameroon | 50.2Percentage |
| 130 | Ecuador | 50.2Percentage |
| 131 | Mauritius | 50.1Percentage |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 50.1Percentage |
| 133 | Philippines | 50.1Percentage |
| 134 | South Korea | 50.1Percentage |
| 135 | Türkiye | 50.1Percentage |
| 136 | Liberia | 50.1Percentage |
| 137 | Ghana | 50.1Percentage |
| 138 | Suriname | 50.1Percentage |
| 139 | Dominica | 50.1Percentage |
| 140 | Republic of the Congo | 50.0Percentage |
| 141 | Panama | 50.0Percentage |
| 142 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 50.0Percentage |
| 143 | Syrian Arab Republic | 49.9Percentage |
| 144 | Somalia | 49.9Percentage |
| 145 | Bolivia | 49.9Percentage |
| 146 | Grenada | 49.9Percentage |
| 147 | Ethiopia | 49.9Percentage |
| 148 | Paraguay | 49.9Percentage |
| 149 | Chad | 49.8Percentage |
| 150 | Benin | 49.8Percentage |
| 151 | Madagascar | 49.8Percentage |
| 152 | Cayman Islands | 49.8Percentage |
| 153 | Iraq | 49.8Percentage |
| 154 | Indonesia | 49.8Percentage |
| 155 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 49.8Percentage |
| 156 | United States of America | 49.8Percentage |
| 157 | Comoros | 49.7Percentage |
| 158 | Slovenia | 49.7Percentage |
| 159 | Honduras | 49.7Percentage |
| 160 | Luxembourg | 49.6Percentage |
| 161 | Cyprus | 49.6Percentage |
| 162 | Samoa | 49.6Percentage |
| 163 | Sweden | 49.6Percentage |
| 164 | Norway | 49.6Percentage |
| 165 | Morocco | 49.6Percentage |
| 166 | American Samoa | 49.6Percentage |
| 167 | Timor-Leste | 49.6Percentage |
| 168 | Belize | 49.6Percentage |
| 169 | Mali | 49.6Percentage |
| 170 | Uzbekistan | 49.5Percentage |
| 171 | Vanuatu | 49.5Percentage |
| 172 | Egypt | 49.5Percentage |
| 173 | Afghanistan | 49.5Percentage |
| 174 | French Polynesia | 49.5Percentage |
| 175 | Nigeria | 49.4Percentage |
| 176 | Guam | 49.4Percentage |
| 177 | Yemen | 49.3Percentage |
| 178 | Pakistan | 49.3Percentage |
| 179 | Gabon | 49.3Percentage |
| 180 | Niger | 49.2Percentage |
| 181 | Senegal | 49.2Percentage |
| 182 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 49.2Percentage |
| 183 | Cote d'Ivoire | 49.2Percentage |
| 184 | Libya | 49.2Percentage |
| 185 | Cape Verde | 49.1Percentage |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.1Percentage |
| 187 | Nauru | 49.1Percentage |
| 188 | People's Republic of China | 49.1Percentage |
| 189 | Algeria | 49.0Percentage |
| 190 | Andorra | 48.9Percentage |
| 191 | Solomon Islands | 48.9Percentage |
| 192 | Marshall Islands | 48.8Percentage |
| 193 | Tuvalu | 48.8Percentage |
| 194 | Iceland | 48.8Percentage |
| 195 | Papua New Guinea | 48.6Percentage |
| 196 | Jordan | 48.5Percentage |
| 197 | India | 48.4Percentage |
| 198 | Faroe Islands | 48.4Percentage |
| 199 | Singapore | 48.3Percentage |
| 200 | Malta | 48.1Percentage |
| 201 | Malaysia | 47.7Percentage |
| 202 | Greenland | 47.5Percentage |
| 203 | Equatorial Guinea | 47.3Percentage |
| 204 | Northern Mariana Islands | 47.1Percentage |
| 205 | Brunei Darussalam | 46.9Percentage |
| 206 | Bhutan | 46.6Percentage |
| 207 | Palau | 46.2Percentage |
| 208 | Seychelles | 44.9Percentage |
| 209 | Saudi Arabia | 39.6Percentage |
| 210 | Kuwait | 38.9Percentage |
| 211 | Maldives | 38.3Percentage |
| 212 | Bahrain | 38.0Percentage |
| 213 | Oman | 37.6Percentage |
| 214 | United Arab Emirates | 36.2Percentage |
| 215 | Qatar | 28.9Percentage |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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