Female population
% of population · no best or worst — smallest to largest
216 of 216 countries report a figure for female population
World average: 50.0%
| Rank | Country | Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #216 | Qatar | 28.9% | 2025 | |
| #215 | United Arab Emirates | 36.2% | 2025 | |
| #214 | Oman | 37.6% | 2025 | |
| #213 | Bahrain | 38.0% | 2025 | |
| #212 | Maldives | 38.3% | 2025 | |
| #211 | Kuwait | 38.9% | 2025 | |
| #210 | Saudi Arabia | 39.6% | 2025 | |
| #209 | Seychelles | 44.9% | 2025 | |
| #208 | Palau | 46.2% | 2025 | |
| #207 | Bhutan | 46.6% | 2025 | |
| #206 | Brunei | 46.9% | 2025 | |
| #205 | Northern Mariana Islands | 47.1% | 2025 | |
| #204 | Equatorial Guinea | 47.3% | 2025 | |
| #203 | Greenland | 47.5% | 2025 | |
| #202 | Malaysia | 47.7% | 2025 | |
| #201 | Malta | 48.1% | 2025 | |
| #200 | Singapore | 48.3% | 2025 | |
| #199 | Faroe Islands | 48.4% | 2025 | |
| #198 | India | 48.4% | 2025 | |
| #197 | Jordan | 48.5% | 2025 | |
| #196 | Papua New Guinea | 48.6% | 2025 | |
| #195 | Iceland | 48.8% | 2025 | |
| #194 | Tuvalu | 48.8% | 2025 | |
| #193 | Marshall Islands | 48.8% | 2025 | |
| #192 | Solomon Islands | 48.9% | 2025 | |
| #191 | Andorra | 48.9% | 2025 | |
| #190 | Algeria | 49.0% | 2025 | |
| #189 | People's Republic of China | 49.1% | 2025 | |
| #188 | Nauru | 49.1% | 2025 | |
| #187 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.1% | 2025 | |
| #186 | Cape Verde | 49.1% | 2025 | |
| #185 | Libya | 49.2% | 2025 | |
| #184 | Ivory Coast | 49.2% | 2025 | |
| #183 | Iran | 49.2% | 2025 | |
| #182 | Senegal | 49.2% | 2025 | |
| #181 | Niger | 49.2% | 2025 | |
| #180 | Gabon | 49.3% | 2025 | |
| #179 | Pakistan | 49.3% | 2025 | |
| #178 | Yemen | 49.3% | 2025 | |
| #177 | Guam | 49.4% | 2025 | |
| #176 | Nigeria | 49.4% | 2025 | |
| #175 | French Polynesia | 49.5% | 2025 | |
| #174 | Afghanistan | 49.5% | 2025 | |
| #173 | Egypt | 49.5% | 2025 | |
| #172 | Vanuatu | 49.5% | 2025 | |
| #171 | Uzbekistan | 49.5% | 2025 | |
| #170 | Mali | 49.6% | 2025 | |
| #169 | Belize | 49.6% | 2025 | |
| #168 | Timor-Leste | 49.6% | 2025 | |
| #167 | American Samoa | 49.6% | 2025 | |
| #166 | Morocco | 49.6% | 2025 | |
| #165 | Norway | 49.6% | 2025 | |
| #164 | Sweden | 49.6% | 2025 | |
| #163 | Samoa | 49.6% | 2025 | |
| #162 | Cyprus | 49.6% | 2025 | |
| #161 | Luxembourg | 49.6% | 2025 | |
| #160 | Honduras | 49.7% | 2025 | |
| #159 | Slovenia | 49.7% | 2025 | |
| #158 | Comoros | 49.7% | 2025 | |
| #157 | United States | 49.8% | 2025 | |
| #156 | Laos | 49.8% | 2025 | |
| #155 | Indonesia | 49.8% | 2025 | |
| #154 | Iraq | 49.8% | 2025 | |
| #153 | Cayman Islands | 49.8% | 2025 | |
| #152 | Madagascar | 49.8% | 2025 | |
| #151 | Benin | 49.8% | 2025 | |
| #150 | Chad | 49.8% | 2025 | |
| #149 | Paraguay | 49.9% | 2025 | |
| #148 | Ethiopia | 49.9% | 2025 | |
| #147 | Grenada | 49.9% | 2025 | |
| #146 | Bolivia | 49.9% | 2025 | |
| #145 | Somalia | 49.9% | 2025 | |
| #144 | Syria | 49.9% | 2025 | |
| #143 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 50.0% | 2025 | |
| #142 | Panama | 50.0% | 2025 | |
| #141 | Republic of the Congo | 50.0% | 2025 | |
| #140 | Dominica | 50.1% | 2025 | |
| #139 | Suriname | 50.1% | 2025 | |
| #138 | Ghana | 50.1% | 2025 | |
| #137 | Liberia | 50.1% | 2025 | |
| #136 | Turkey | 50.1% | 2025 | |
| #135 | South Korea | 50.1% | 2025 | |
| #134 | Philippines | 50.1% | 2025 | |
| #133 | Sierra Leone | 50.1% | 2025 | |
| #132 | Mauritius | 50.1% | 2025 | |
| #131 | Ecuador | 50.2% | 2025 | |
| #130 | Cameroon | 50.2% | 2025 | |
| #129 | Mongolia | 50.2% | 2025 | |
| #128 | Botswana | 50.2% | 2025 | |
| #127 | Burkina Faso | 50.2% | 2025 | |
| #126 | Israel | 50.2% | 2025 | |
| #125 | The Gambia | 50.2% | 2025 | |
| #124 | Gibraltar | 50.2% | 2025 | |
| #123 | Myanmar | 50.2% | 2025 | |
| #122 | Peru | 50.3% | 2025 | |
| #121 | Denmark | 50.3% | 2025 | |
| #120 | Kenya | 50.3% | 2025 | |
| #119 | New Zealand | 50.3% | 2025 | |
| #118 | Dominican Republic | 50.3% | 2025 | |
| #117 | Chile | 50.3% | 2025 | |
| #116 | Liechtenstein | 50.3% | 2025 | |
| #115 | Switzerland | 50.3% | 2025 | |
| #114 | Kingdom of the Netherlands | 50.3% | 2025 | |
| #113 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 50.3% | 2025 | |
| #112 | Burundi | 50.3% | 2025 | |
| #111 | Federated States of Micronesia | 50.3% | 2025 | |
| #110 | Canada | 50.3% | 2025 | |
| #109 | Argentina | 50.4% | 2025 | |
| #108 | Fiji | 50.4% | 2025 | |
| #107 | Australia | 50.4% | 2025 | |
| #106 | Palestine | 50.4% | 2025 | |
| #105 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 50.4% | 2025 | |
| #104 | Uganda | 50.4% | 2025 | |
| #103 | Guatemala | 50.4% | 2025 | |
| #102 | Tanzania | 50.4% | 2025 | |
| #101 | Sudan | 50.4% | 2025 | |
| #100 | Djibouti | 50.4% | 2025 | |
| #99 | Guinea | 50.5% | 2025 | |
| #98 | North Korea | 50.5% | 2025 | |
| #97 | Zambia | 50.5% | 2025 | |
| #96 | Ireland | 50.5% | 2025 | |
| #95 | Angola | 50.5% | 2025 | |
| #94 | Isle of Man | 50.5% | 2025 | |
| #93 | Haiti | 50.5% | 2025 | |
| #92 | Finland | 50.6% | 2025 | |
| #91 | Guinea-Bissau | 50.6% | 2025 | |
| #90 | Jamaica | 50.6% | 2025 | |
| #89 | Kyrgyzstan | 50.6% | 2025 | |
| #88 | Albania | 50.6% | 2025 | |
| #87 | Tunisia | 50.6% | 2025 | |
| #86 | Costa Rica | 50.6% | 2025 | |
| #85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 50.6% | 2025 | |
| #84 | Venezuela | 50.6% | 2025 | |
| #83 | Eritrea | 50.6% | 2025 | |
| #82 | Germany | 50.6% | 2025 | |
| #81 | Colombia | 50.7% | 2025 | |
| #80 | New Caledonia | 50.7% | 2025 | |
| #79 | Belgium | 50.7% | 2025 | |
| #78 | Saint Lucia | 50.7% | 2025 | |
| #77 | Czech Republic | 50.7% | 2025 | |
| #76 | Cuba | 50.7% | 2025 | |
| #75 | United Kingdom | 50.7% | 2025 | |
| #74 | Austria | 50.7% | 2025 | |
| #73 | Nicaragua | 50.8% | 2025 | |
| #72 | Kosovo | 50.8% | 2025 | |
| #71 | Brazil | 50.8% | 2025 | |
| #70 | South Sudan | 50.8% | 2025 | |
| #69 | San Marino | 50.8% | 2025 | |
| #68 | Tajikistan | 50.8% | 2025 | |
| #67 | Bangladesh | 50.8% | 2025 | |
| #66 | Eswatini | 50.9% | 2025 | |
| #65 | Turkmenistan | 50.9% | 2025 | |
| #64 | Spain | 50.9% | 2025 | |
| #63 | Mauritania | 50.9% | 2025 | |
| #62 | Azerbaijan | 51.0% | 2025 | |
| #61 | Cambodia | 51.0% | 2025 | |
| #60 | Vietnam | 51.0% | 2025 | |
| #59 | Togo | 51.1% | 2025 | |
| #58 | Italy | 51.1% | 2025 | |
| #57 | Monaco | 51.1% | 2025 | |
| #56 | Bermuda | 51.1% | 2025 | |
| #55 | Namibia | 51.2% | 2025 | |
| #54 | Rwanda | 51.2% | 2025 | |
| #53 | Slovakia | 51.2% | 2025 | |
| #52 | Malawi | 51.2% | 2025 | |
| #51 | Japan | 51.2% | 2025 | |
| #50 | Lesotho | 51.2% | 2025 | |
| #49 | Kazakhstan | 51.3% | 2025 | |
| #48 | Guyana | 51.3% | 2025 | |
| #47 | North Macedonia | 51.3% | 2025 | |
| #46 | South Africa | 51.3% | 2025 | |
| #45 | Lebanon | 51.3% | 2025 | |
| #44 | Thailand | 51.4% | 2025 | |
| #43 | Sint Maarten | 51.4% | 2025 | |
| #42 | Kiribati | 51.4% | 2025 | |
| #41 | Mozambique | 51.4% | 2025 | |
| #40 | Uruguay | 51.5% | 2025 | |
| #39 | Mexico | 51.5% | 2025 | |
| #38 | France | 51.5% | 2025 | |
| #37 | Greece | 51.5% | 2025 | |
| #36 | Romania | 51.6% | 2025 | |
| #35 | Poland | 51.6% | 2025 | |
| #34 | Bulgaria | 51.6% | 2025 | |
| #33 | Sri Lanka | 51.6% | 2025 | |
| #32 | Croatia | 51.7% | 2025 | |
| #31 | Montenegro | 51.9% | 2025 | |
| #30 | Central African Republic | 51.9% | 2025 | |
| #29 | Hungary | 51.9% | 2025 | |
| #28 | Barbados | 52.1% | 2025 | |
| #27 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 52.2% | 2025 | |
| #26 | Zimbabwe | 52.3% | 2025 | |
| #25 | The Bahamas | 52.3% | 2025 | |
| #24 | Nepal | 52.3% | 2025 | |
| #23 | Curaçao | 52.4% | 2025 | |
| #22 | Portugal | 52.4% | 2025 | |
| #21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.4% | 2025 | |
| #20 | Antigua and Barbuda | 52.4% | 2025 | |
| #19 | Estonia | 52.4% | 2025 | |
| #18 | El Salvador | 52.5% | 2025 | |
| #17 | United States Virgin Islands | 52.6% | 2025 | |
| #16 | Serbia | 52.6% | 2025 | |
| #15 | British Virgin Islands | 52.7% | 2025 | |
| #14 | Aruba | 52.8% | 2025 | |
| #13 | Tonga | 52.8% | 2025 | |
| #12 | Lithuania | 52.8% | 2025 | |
| #11 | Puerto Rico | 53.0% | 2025 | |
| #10 | Georgia | 53.4% | 2025 | |
| #9 | Belarus | 53.4% | 2025 | |
| #8 | Ukraine | 53.5% | 2025 | |
| #7 | Armenia | 53.6% | 2025 | |
| #6 | Latvia | 53.6% | 2025 | |
| #5 | Russia | 53.6% | 2025 | |
| #4 | Saint-Martin | 53.7% | 2025 | |
| #3 | Macau | 54.0% | 2025 | |
| #2 | Moldova | 54.0% | 2025 | |
| #1 | Hong Kong | 55.0% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)