Female Population

Global Ranking

percent of totalSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	Hong Kong	54.21	2021	2	54.12
2 ↓	Nepal	54.19	2020	1	54.4
3	Latvia	53.91	2020	3	53.96
4	Lithuania	53.72	2020	4	53.74
5	Ukraine	53.66	2021	5	53.67
6 ↓	Russia	53.64	2021	5	53.67
7	Belarus	53.44	2020	7	53.45
8	El Salvador	53.19	2020	8	53.15
9	Armenia	52.97	2021	9	52.97
10 ↑	Puerto Rico	52.65	2021	11	52.62
11 ↑	Portugal	52.64	2015	13	52.48
12 ↓	Estonia	52.62	2020	10	52.86
13 ↓	Aruba	52.58	2021	12	52.55
14	Hungary	52.38	2021	14	52.4
15	Georgia	52.36	2021	15	52.34
16	Zimbabwe	52.26	2021	16	52.28
17	Moldova	52.11	2020	17	52.07
18	Macao	51.92	2021	18	51.94
18 ↑	Sri Lanka	51.92	2017	23	51.72
20 ↑	Burma (Myanmar)	51.81	2021	22	51.81
21 ↓	Croatia	51.76	2021	20	51.82
22 ↓	Botswana	51.73	2018	20	51.82
23 ↓	Antigua and Barbuda	51.71	2021	19	51.84
24 ↑	Uruguay	51.67	2021	25	51.68
25 ↓	Guinea	51.62	2020	23	51.72
26 ↑	France	51.61	2021	27	51.58
27 ↓	Barbados	51.57	2021	26	51.64
28 ↑	Poland	51.55	2020	29	51.52
29 ↓	Namibia	51.53	2020	28	51.54
30	Kazakhstan	51.45	2021	30	51.47
30 ↑	Bulgaria	51.45	2021	31	51.44
32 ↓	Bahamas	51.4	2021	31	51.44
33 ↑	Romania	51.38	2021	34	51.38
34 ↓	Mozambique	51.37	2021	33	51.41
35 ↑	Slovakia	51.32	2019	36	51.34
36 ↑	Italy	51.28	2021	37	51.31
37 ↑	Thailand	51.2	2016	41	51.16
37 ↑	Argentina	51.2	2021	38	51.21
39	Cambodia	51.19	2019	39	51.2
40	Japan	51.18	2021	40	51.17
41 ↓	Senegal	51.17	2021	35	51.35
42 ↑	North Korea	51.09	2021	43	51.09
43 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	51.08	2020	42	51.12
43	Mexico	51.08	2021	43	51.09
45	Bosnia and Herzegovina	51.03	2020	45	51.02
46	Serbia	51.02	2020	46	51.01
47 ↑	Greece	50.92	2021	49	50.92
48 ↑	Colombia	50.9	2020	50	50.91
49 ↑	Brazil	50.89	2021	51	50.87
50 ↑	New Zealand	50.85	2021	52	50.85
51 ↑	Spain	50.84	2021	52	50.85
52 ↓	Austria	50.83	2018	47	50.98
52	Rwanda	50.83	2021	52	50.85
54 ↑	Venezuela	50.82	2020	58	50.75
55 ↓	Kiribati	50.81	2021	52	50.85
56 ↑	Mongolia	50.77	2021	60	50.74
56 ↑	Turkmenistan	50.77	2020	57	50.76
58	Saint Lucia	50.76	2020	58	50.75
59 ↓	Czech Republic	50.75	2021	56	50.79
59 ↓	Swaziland	50.75	2021	47	50.98
61 ↓	Guatemala	50.72	2021	60	50.74
61 ↑	Nicaragua	50.72	2021	62	50.72
63 ↑	Mauritius	50.7	2021	67	50.66
64 ↓	Chile	50.69	2020	63	50.71
64 ↑	South Africa	50.69	2018	71	50.65
66	Malawi	50.68	2021	66	50.68
66 ↓	Uganda	50.68	2021	63	50.71
68 ↓	Finland	50.67	2021	65	50.7
69 ↑	Trinidad and Tobago	50.65	2021	73	50.61
69 ↓	Haiti	50.65	2021	67	50.66
71	Turkey	50.63	2020	71	50.65
71 ↓	Lesotho	50.63	2021	67	50.66
73 ↓	Germany	50.61	2019	67	50.66
74	United Kingdom	50.57	2021	74	50.59
75	Montenegro	50.55	2020	75	50.57
76	Kyrgyzstan	50.54	2021	76	50.53
77 ↓	Angola	50.52	2021	76	50.53
77 ↓	United States	50.52	2018	76	50.53
79 ↑	Zambia	50.48	2021	80	50.48
80 ↑	Central African Republic	50.43	2021	82	50.43
81	Morocco	50.42	2017	81	50.46
82 ↑	Gambia	50.41	2021	83	50.41
83	Tunisia	50.4	2021	83	50.41
84 ↑	Jamaica	50.39	2021	87	50.37
84 ↓	Belgium	50.39	2021	79	50.5
86	Burundi	50.37	2021	86	50.4
86 ↓	Switzerland	50.37	2021	83	50.41
88 ↓	Canada	50.36	2021	87	50.37
89	Ireland	50.34	2021	89	50.36
90	Peru	50.33	2021	90	50.33
91	Kenya	50.31	2019	91	50.32
92 ↑	Belize	50.3	2021	98	50.19
93	Denmark	50.29	2020	93	50.28
93 ↓	Slovenia	50.29	2016	92	50.31
95	Togo	50.23	2021	95	50.24
96 ↑	Australia	50.21	2021	97	50.2
97 ↓	Israel	50.19	2021	94	50.26
98 ↓	Netherlands	50.18	2020	96	50.22
99 ↑	Somalia	50.15	2021	101	50.14
100 ↑	Madagascar	50.11	2021	102	50.11
100	Democratic Republic of the Congo	50.11	2017	100	50.15
102	Uzbekistan	50.1	2021	102	50.11
103 ↓	Sierra Leone	50.09	2020	102	50.11
104 ↑	Dominican Republic	50.07	2021	114	50.01
104 ↑	Chad	50.07	2021	105	50.08
104 ↑	Vietnam	50.07	2021	106	50.07
107 ↓	Benin	50.06	2020	99	50.17
108 ↑	Sudan	50.04	2021	109	50.04
108 ↓	Eritrea	50.04	2010	107	50.05
110 ↑	Honduras	50.03	2021	111	50.03
110 ↓	Republic of the Congo	50.03	2021	109	50.04
112 ↓	Azerbaijan	50.02	2021	107	50.05
112 ↓	Tanzania	50.02	2021	111	50.03
112 ↑	Costa Rica	50.02	2019	114	50.01
115 ↓	Cyprus	50.01	2021	114	50.01
116 ↓	Burkina Faso	50	2021	111	50.03
117 ↑	Syria	49.99	2021	127	49.89
117 ↑	Ecuador	49.99	2021	119	49.98
119 ↓	Cameroon	49.98	2020	117	49.99
119 ↑	Macedonia	49.98	2020	120	49.97
121 ↓	Ethiopia	49.97	2021	120	49.97
122	Sao Tome and Principe	49.96	2021	122	49.96
123 ↓	Tonga	49.95	2020	117	49.99
124 ↓	South Korea	49.94	2020	123	49.93
124	Panama	49.94	2020	124	49.92
126	Mali	49.89	2021	126	49.9
126 ↓	Sweden	49.89	2021	125	49.91
128 ↑	Malta	49.84	2021	129	49.85
129 ↑	Bolivia	49.83	2021	130	49.82
130 ↓	Guyana	49.81	2018	128	49.86
130 ↑	Laos	49.81	2021	133	49.79
132 ↓	Cape Verde	49.8	2021	131	49.8
132 ↑	Philippines	49.8	2021	135	49.78
134 ↑	New Caledonia	49.77	2021	138	49.74
135 ↑	Iceland	49.76	2021	136	49.77
135 ↓	Mauritania	49.76	2021	131	49.8
135 ↑	Suriname	49.76	2021	139	49.73
138 ↓	Liberia	49.71	2021	133	49.79
139 ↓	Niger	49.7	2021	137	49.75
140 ↑	Indonesia	49.66	2021	141	49.64
141	Grenada	49.65	2021	141	49.64
142 ↓	Lebanon	49.63	2021	140	49.69
143	Yemen	49.62	2020	143	49.62
144 ↑	Ivory Coast	49.61	2021	147	49.49
145 ↓	Tajikistan	49.6	2019	144	49.58
146 ↓	Comoros	49.56	2021	145	49.56
147 ↓	Iran	49.53	2021	146	49.51
148 ↑	Egypt	49.48	2021	149	49.48
148 ↑	Algeria	49.48	2021	149	49.48
150 ↓	Norway	49.43	2021	147	49.49
151 ↑	Bangladesh	49.42	2019	154	49.33
152 ↓	Luxembourg	49.4	2021	151	49.43
153 ↑	Libya	49.39	2015	160	49.24
154 ↓	Iraq	49.38	2021	152	49.39
154	Fiji	49.38	2021	154	49.33
154 ↑	Jordan	49.38	2019	157	49.31
157 ↑	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	49.33	2020	159	49.28
158 ↓	Nigeria	49.32	2020	153	49.36
158 ↓	Ghana	49.32	2019	154	49.33
158 ↓	Vanuatu	49.32	2021	157	49.31
161	Paraguay	49.2	2021	161	49.17
162 ↑	Micronesia	49.17	2021	163	49.16
163 ↓	Solomon Islands	49.15	2021	161	49.17
164	Gabon	49.12	2021	164	49.1
165	Albania	49.11	2021	165	49.09
166	Papua New Guinea	48.94	2020	166	48.95
167	China	48.71	2020	167	48.68
167 ↑	Seychelles	48.71	2020	168	48.67
169	Afghanistan	48.7	2021	169	48.66
170	Malaysia	48.64	2021	170	48.62
171	Pakistan	48.54	2021	171	48.54
172	Samoa	48.25	2019	172	48.26
173	Brunei	48.15	2021	173	48.12
174	India	48.04	2021	174	48.04
175	Singapore	47.66	2021	175	47.66
176	Djibouti	47.47	2020	176	47.41
177	Bhutan	46.79	2021	177	46.85
178	Equatorial Guinea	44.36	2021	178	44.38
179	Saudi Arabia	42.17	2020	179	42.27
180	Kuwait	41.18	2015	180	41.57
181	Maldives	36.86	2021	181	36.56
182	Bahrain	35.14	2021	182	35.33
183	Oman	34.08	2021	183	34
184	United Arab Emirates	30.88	2020	184	30.74
185	Qatar	24.85	2020	185	24.67

Definition of Female Population

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.