Based on a comparison of 178 countries in 2022, Russia ranked the highest in female population as a percentage of total population with 54.3% followed by Ukraine and Latvia. On the other end of the scale was Qatar with 24.3%, United Arab Emirates with 30.9% and Oman with 35.8%.
Average female population as a percentage of total population reached 49.6% in 2022 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 0.022 % more than in the previous year and 0.236 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average female population as a percentage of total population reached an all time high of 50.1% in 1950 and an all time low of 49.6% in 2022. The average annual growth amounted to -0.003 % since 1900.
Data for more countries are available at Female Population (As % of Total Population) indicator page.
