Female Population by Country

In 2025, women made up 49.73% of the global population — a figure that has remained remarkably stable for decades. But behind this global average lie striking differences between countries. The share of women in a population varies from as high as 55% in some places to below 29% in others, shaped by labor migration, life expectancy, conflict, and cultural norms. World Bank data covering 215 countries and territories from 2020 to 2025 shows that most countries changed by less than half a percentage point over this six-year period. But a handful shifted more noticeably, reflecting demographic transitions, wars, and economic shifts.

Where Women Outnumber Men

In Hong Kong, women account for 54.99% of the population — the highest share of any country or territory. The gap reflects a combination of longer female life expectancy and the migration of male workers to mainland China. Close behind are Moldova (54.01%) and Macau (53.97%). Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union dominate the upper end of the list. Russia (53.63%), Latvia (53.59%), Armenia (53.59%), Ukraine (53.47%), and Belarus (53.41%) all have notably higher female populations. This pattern is largely explained by lower male life expectancy — heart disease, alcohol-related deaths, and other causes reduce the male population disproportionately in these regions. In Russia, for example, the male-female gap widens significantly after age 60.

Note: Hong Kong's 54.99% is unusually high for a peacetime population. In human demographics, a population with more than 55% women is rare outside of post-war periods.

Female Population by Country

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#	Country	2025 (%)
1	Hong Kong HK	54.99%
2	Moldova MD	54.01%
3	Macau MO	53.97%
4	Russia RU	53.63%
5	Armenia AM	53.59%
6	Latvia LV	53.59%
7	Ukraine UA	53.47%
8	Belarus BY	53.41%
9	Georgia GE	53.37%
10	Puerto Rico PR	52.95%
11	Aruba AW	52.77%
12	Lithuania LT	52.77%
13	Tonga TO	52.77%
14	British Virgin Islands VG	52.66%
15	Serbia RS	52.6%
16	US Virgin Islands VI	52.56%
17	El Salvador SV	52.5%
18	Estonia EE	52.4%
19	Antigua and Barbuda AG	52.39%
20	Bosnia and Herzegovina BA	52.38%
21	Portugal PT	52.37%
22	Curaçao CW	52.35%
23	Bahamas BS	52.29%
24	Nepal NP	52.29%
25	Zimbabwe ZW	52.29%
26	Saint Kitts and Nevis KN	52.19%
27	Barbados BB	52.05%
28	Hungary HU	51.95%
29	Central African Republic CF	51.93%
30	Montenegro ME	51.85%
31	Croatia HR	51.74%
32	Sri Lanka LK	51.63%
33	Bulgaria BG	51.61%
34	Poland PL	51.57%
35	Romania RO	51.57%
36	Greece GR	51.55%
37	France FR	51.52%
38	Mexico MX	51.51%
39	Uruguay UY	51.49%
40	Mozambique MZ	51.45%
41	Kiribati KI	51.42%
42	Sint Maarten SX	51.41%
43	Thailand TH	51.36%
44	Lebanon LB	51.35%
45	Guyana GY	51.34%
46	North Macedonia MK	51.34%
47	South Africa ZA	51.34%
48	Kazakhstan KZ	51.27%
49	Lesotho LS	51.25%
50	Japan JP	51.24%
51	Malawi MW	51.19%
52	Slovakia SK	51.19%
53	Rwanda RW	51.18%
54	Namibia NA	51.17%
55	Bermuda BM	51.13%
56	Italy IT	51.09%
57	Monaco MC	51.09%
58	Togo TG	51.06%
59	Vietnam VN	51.02%
60	Cambodia KH	50.98%
61	Azerbaijan AZ	50.96%
62	Mauritania MR	50.92%
63	Spain ES	50.91%
64	Turkmenistan TM	50.89%
65	Eswatini SZ	50.88%
66	Bangladesh BD	50.84%
67	San Marino SM	50.83%
68	Tajikistan TJ	50.83%
69	Brazil BR	50.82%
70	South Sudan SS	50.82%
71	Kosovo XK	50.81%
72	Nicaragua NI	50.8%
73	Austria AT	50.75%
74	United Kingdom GB	50.75%
75	Cuba CU	50.68%
76	Czech Republic CZ	50.68%
77	Saint Lucia LC	50.68%
78	Belgium BE	50.67%
79	Colombia CO	50.66%
80	New Caledonia NC	50.66%
81	Eritrea ER	50.62%
82	Germany DE	50.62%
83	Venezuela VE	50.62%
84	Costa Rica CR	50.6%
85	Trinidad and Tobago TT	50.6%
86	Tunisia TN	50.59%
87	Albania AL	50.58%
88	Kyrgyzstan KG	50.58%
89	Jamaica JM	50.56%
90	Finland FI	50.55%
91	Guinea-Bissau GW	50.55%
92	Haiti HT	50.55%
93	Angola AO	50.51%
94	Isle of Man IM	50.51%
95	Ireland IE	50.5%
96	Zambia ZM	50.5%
97	North Korea KP	50.49%
98	Guinea GN	50.48%
99	Djibouti DJ	50.44%
100	Sudan SD	50.44%
101	Tanzania TZ	50.42%
102	Guatemala GT	50.4%
103	Australia AU	50.38%
104	DR Congo CD	50.38%
105	Palestine PS	50.38%
106	Uganda UG	50.38%
107	Fiji FJ	50.37%
108	Argentina AR	50.35%
109	Canada CA	50.35%
110	Micronesia FM	50.34%
111	Burundi BI	50.32%
112	Sao Tome and Principe ST	50.32%
113	Netherlands NL	50.31%
114	Switzerland CH	50.31%
115	Chile CL	50.3%
116	Dominican Republic DO	50.3%
117	Liechtenstein LI	50.3%
118	New Zealand NZ	50.3%
119	Denmark DK	50.29%
120	Kenya KE	50.29%
121	Peru PE	50.28%
122	Myanmar MM	50.24%
123	Gibraltar GI	50.23%
124	Gambia GM	50.2%
125	Israel IL	50.19%
126	Botswana BW	50.18%
127	Burkina Faso BF	50.18%
128	Cameroon CM	50.17%
129	Mongolia MN	50.17%
130	Ecuador EC	50.15%
131	Mauritius MU	50.14%
132	Philippines PH	50.12%
133	Sierra Leone SL	50.12%
134	South Korea KR	50.11%
135	Türkiye TR	50.11%
136	Liberia LR	50.07%
137	Dominica DM	50.06%
138	Ghana GH	50.06%
139	Suriname SR	50.06%
140	Congo CG	50.01%
141	Panama PA	50%
142	Turks and Caicos Islands TC	49.98%
143	Syria SY	49.94%
144	Bolivia BO	49.91%
145	Somalia SO	49.91%
146	Ethiopia ET	49.9%
147	Grenada GD	49.9%
148	Paraguay PY	49.87%
149	Benin BJ	49.84%
150	Chad TD	49.84%
151	Madagascar MG	49.84%
152	Cayman Islands KY	49.81%
153	Iraq IQ	49.78%
154	Indonesia ID	49.77%
155	Laos LA	49.76%
156	United States US	49.75%
157	Comoros KM	49.72%
158	Slovenia SI	49.7%
159	Honduras HN	49.66%
160	Luxembourg LU	49.65%
161	Cyprus CY	49.63%
162	Samoa WS	49.63%
163	Sweden SE	49.62%
164	Morocco MA	49.59%
165	Norway NO	49.59%
166	American Samoa AS	49.58%
167	Timor-Leste TL	49.58%
168	Belize BZ	49.56%
169	Mali ML	49.55%
170	Uzbekistan UZ	49.55%
171	Vanuatu VU	49.53%
172	Egypt EG	49.51%
173	Afghanistan AF	49.5%
174	French Polynesia PF	49.46%
175	Nigeria NG	49.4%
176	Guam GU	49.39%
177	Pakistan PK	49.33%
178	Yemen YE	49.33%
179	Gabon GA	49.28%
180	Niger NE	49.23%
181	Senegal SN	49.21%
182	Iran IR	49.2%
183	Ivory Coast CI	49.17%
184	Libya LY	49.16%
185	Cape Verde CV	49.15%
186	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC	49.14%
187	Nauru NR	49.12%
188	China CN	49.09%
189	Algeria DZ	49.01%
190	Andorra AD	48.9%
191	Solomon Islands SB	48.87%
192	Marshall Islands MH	48.84%
193	Tuvalu TV	48.81%
194	Iceland IS	48.76%
195	Papua New Guinea PG	48.62%
196	Jordan JO	48.49%
197	India IN	48.44%
198	Faroe Islands FO	48.38%
199	Singapore SG	48.35%
200	Malta MT	48.07%
201	Malaysia MY	47.69%
202	Greenland GL	47.49%
203	Equatorial Guinea GQ	47.31%
204	Northern Mariana Islands MP	47.1%
205	Brunei BN	46.94%
206	Bhutan BT	46.59%
207	Palau PW	46.18%
208	Seychelles SC	44.94%
209	Saudi Arabia SA	39.57%
210	Kuwait KW	38.93%
211	Maldives MV	38.29%
212	Bahrain BH	37.96%
213	Oman OM	37.59%
214	United Arab Emirates AE	36.23%
215	Qatar QA	28.91%

The Gulf Paradox: Low Female Percentages

At the opposite end of the spectrum are the Gulf countries. Qatar has the world's lowest female population share at just 28.91%. The United Arab Emirates (36.23%), Oman (37.59%), Bahrain (37.96%), and Kuwait (38.93%) follow closely. These numbers are not a reflection of birth ratios. They are the result of large-scale male migrant labor. In Qatar and the UAE, millions of male workers from South Asia and other regions arrive on temporary contracts to work in construction, oil, and services — without bringing their families. This creates a demographic imbalance that is structural rather than biological. Saudi Arabia has seen a gradual increase, from 39.11% in 2020 to 39.57% in 2025, as economic reforms under Vision 2030 have opened more sectors to women and altered migration patterns.

Migration Channels and Demographic Effects

The female population percentages of several countries are directly shaped by who crosses their borders. In the Maldives (38.29%), male migrant workers in tourism create a similar imbalance to the Gulf states. In Bhutan (46.59%), male-skewed labor migration to India and other countries lowered the female share. On the other side, Nepal has seen one of the largest increases over the six-year period, rising from 51.87% in 2020 to 52.29% in 2025. This reflects male labor outmigration — many Nepalese men work abroad, leaving a higher proportion of women in the resident population.

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#	Country	2020 (%)	2021 (%)	2022 (%)	2023 (%)	2024 (%)	2025 (%)
1	Hong Kong	54.84%	54.88%	54.89%	54.92%	54.95%	54.99%
2	Moldova	53.88%	53.93%	53.96%	53.98%	53.99%	54.01%
3	Macau	53.53%	53.65%	53.75%	53.87%	53.95%	53.97%
4	Russia	53.56%	53.55%	53.54%	53.57%	53.59%	53.63%
5	Armenia	53.77%	53.74%	53.7%	53.61%	53.57%	53.59%
6	Latvia	53.8%	53.76%	53.72%	53.68%	53.64%	53.59%
7	Ukraine	53.4%	53.4%	53.43%	53.5%	53.52%	53.47%
8	Belarus	53.39%	53.4%	53.4%	53.4%	53.4%	53.41%
9	Georgia	53.44%	53.43%	53.41%	53.4%	53.39%	53.37%
10	Puerto Rico	52.74%	52.8%	52.85%	52.88%	52.92%	52.95%
11	Aruba	52.84%	52.83%	52.79%	52.77%	52.76%	52.77%
12	Lithuania	53.17%	52.99%	52.92%	52.85%	52.8%	52.77%
13	Tonga	51.62%	51.92%	52.26%	52.59%	52.76%	52.77%
14	British Virgin Islands	52.99%	53.1%	53.02%	52.77%	52.64%	52.66%
15	Serbia	52.36%	52.36%	52.42%	52.51%	52.56%	52.6%
16	US Virgin Islands	51.57%	51.79%	52%	52.21%	52.4%	52.56%
17	El Salvador	52.48%	52.49%	52.5%	52.5%	52.5%	52.5%
18	Estonia	52.62%	52.58%	52.54%	52.5%	52.45%	52.4%
19	Antigua and Barbuda	52.46%	52.44%	52.42%	52.41%	52.4%	52.39%
20	Bosnia and Herzegovina	52.45%	52.44%	52.44%	52.44%	52.41%	52.38%
21	Portugal	52.49%	52.41%	52.36%	52.36%	52.37%	52.37%
22	Curaçao	52.48%	52.45%	52.45%	52.44%	52.41%	52.35%
23	Bahamas	52.03%	52.09%	52.14%	52.21%	52.25%	52.29%
24	Nepal	51.87%	51.69%	51.72%	51.91%	52.11%	52.29%
25	Zimbabwe	52.53%	52.49%	52.44%	52.38%	52.33%	52.29%
26	Saint Kitts and Nevis	51.8%	51.92%	52.01%	52.08%	52.13%	52.19%
27	Barbados	52.04%	52.03%	52.04%	52.06%	52.06%	52.05%
28	Hungary	52.08%	52.06%	52.03%	52.01%	51.98%	51.95%
29	Central African Republic	51.36%	51.42%	51.82%	52.11%	52.01%	51.93%
30	Montenegro	51.85%	51.88%	51.89%	51.88%	51.87%	51.85%
31	Croatia	51.82%	51.81%	51.8%	51.78%	51.76%	51.74%
32	Sri Lanka	51.57%	51.59%	51.6%	51.61%	51.62%	51.63%
33	Bulgaria	51.55%	51.58%	51.59%	51.6%	51.61%	51.61%
34	Poland	51.48%	51.51%	51.53%	51.54%	51.55%	51.57%
35	Romania	51.55%	51.56%	51.57%	51.56%	51.57%	51.57%
36	Greece	51.54%	51.55%	51.57%	51.56%	51.56%	51.55%
37	France	51.56%	51.55%	51.54%	51.53%	51.52%	51.52%
38	Mexico	51.39%	51.44%	51.48%	51.5%	51.51%	51.51%
39	Uruguay	51.5%	51.5%	51.51%	51.51%	51.5%	51.49%
40	Mozambique	51.61%	51.58%	51.54%	51.52%	51.48%	51.45%
41	Kiribati	51.74%	51.67%	51.61%	51.54%	51.47%	51.42%
42	Sint Maarten	51.34%	51.22%	51.19%	51.27%	51.34%	51.41%
43	Thailand	51.09%	51.15%	51.2%	51.26%	51.31%	51.36%
44	Lebanon	51.42%	51.42%	51.41%	51.39%	51.37%	51.35%
45	Guyana	51.18%	51.24%	51.27%	51.3%	51.32%	51.34%
46	North Macedonia	51.3%	51.35%	51.36%	51.37%	51.35%	51.34%
47	South Africa	51.49%	51.46%	51.42%	51.35%	51.33%	51.34%
48	Kazakhstan	51.48%	51.37%	51.34%	51.32%	51.29%	51.27%
49	Lesotho	51.34%	51.33%	51.32%	51.3%	51.28%	51.25%
50	Japan	51.15%	51.16%	51.18%	51.19%	51.22%	51.24%
51	Malawi	51.25%	51.24%	51.23%	51.22%	51.2%	51.19%
52	Slovakia	51.16%	51.16%	51.17%	51.17%	51.18%	51.19%
53	Rwanda	51.35%	51.32%	51.29%	51.25%	51.22%	51.18%
54	Namibia	51.24%	51.21%	51.17%	51.16%	51.16%	51.17%
55	Bermuda	50.81%	50.92%	50.99%	51.03%	51.08%	51.13%
56	Italy	51.21%	51.19%	51.17%	51.16%	51.13%	51.09%
57	Monaco	51.06%	51.01%	51.01%	51.05%	51.08%	51.09%
58	Togo	51.25%	51.25%	51.26%	51.22%	51.14%	51.06%
59	Vietnam	51.04%	51.03%	51.02%	51.02%	51.02%	51.02%
60	Cambodia	51.09%	51.06%	51.04%	51.02%	51%	50.98%
61	Azerbaijan	51.09%	51.06%	51.03%	51%	50.98%	50.96%
62	Mauritania	51.09%	51.05%	51.02%	50.98%	50.95%	50.92%
63	Spain	50.89%	50.89%	50.9%	50.9%	50.9%	50.91%
64	Turkmenistan	51.03%	51.03%	51.01%	50.96%	50.92%	50.89%
65	Eswatini	50.95%	50.92%	50.91%	50.91%	50.9%	50.88%
66	Bangladesh	50.76%	50.75%	50.76%	50.8%	50.83%	50.84%
67	San Marino	51.44%	51.29%	50.99%	50.84%	50.83%	50.83%
68	Tajikistan	51.02%	50.98%	50.94%	50.9%	50.86%	50.83%
69	Brazil	50.71%	50.73%	50.76%	50.78%	50.8%	50.82%
70	South Sudan	50.8%	50.8%	50.81%	50.81%	50.82%	50.82%
71	Kosovo	50.8%	50.8%	50.81%	50.81%	50.81%	50.81%
72	Nicaragua	50.83%	50.84%	50.84%	50.82%	50.81%	50.8%
73	Austria	50.8%	50.8%	50.79%	50.78%	50.77%	50.75%
74	United Kingdom	50.81%	50.79%	50.78%	50.77%	50.76%	50.75%
75	Cuba	50.52%	50.57%	50.62%	50.64%	50.66%	50.68%
76	Czech Republic	50.71%	50.7%	50.7%	50.69%	50.69%	50.68%
77	Saint Lucia	50.41%	50.48%	50.54%	50.58%	50.63%	50.68%
78	Belgium	50.68%	50.69%	50.72%	50.71%	50.69%	50.67%
79	Colombia	50.6%	50.63%	50.65%	50.65%	50.66%	50.66%
80	New Caledonia	50.59%	50.65%	50.69%	50.68%	50.67%	50.66%
81	Eritrea	50.71%	50.69%	50.67%	50.65%	50.63%	50.62%
82	Germany	50.63%	50.63%	50.63%	50.62%	50.62%	50.62%
83	Venezuela	50.49%	50.52%	50.55%	50.57%	50.59%	50.62%
84	Costa Rica	50.52%	50.55%	50.57%	50.58%	50.59%	50.6%
85	Trinidad and Tobago	50.56%	50.57%	50.55%	50.54%	50.57%	50.6%
86	Tunisia	50.44%	50.48%	50.52%	50.55%	50.57%	50.59%
87	Albania	50.51%	50.53%	50.55%	50.56%	50.57%	50.58%
88	Kyrgyzstan	50.51%	50.53%	50.55%	50.56%	50.57%	50.58%
89	Jamaica	50.47%	50.49%	50.51%	50.53%	50.55%	50.56%
90	Finland	50.61%	50.58%	50.57%	50.58%	50.57%	50.55%
91	Guinea-Bissau	50.67%	50.65%	50.62%	50.6%	50.58%	50.55%
92	Haiti	50.41%	50.44%	50.46%	50.49%	50.52%	50.55%
93	Angola	50.56%	50.55%	50.54%	50.53%	50.52%	50.51%
94	Isle of Man	50.44%	50.45%	50.46%	50.48%	50.49%	50.51%
95	Ireland	50.48%	50.49%	50.49%	50.5%	50.5%	50.5%
96	Zambia	50.51%	50.5%	50.51%	50.51%	50.5%	50.5%
97	North Korea	50.7%	50.66%	50.62%	50.57%	50.53%	50.49%
98	Guinea	50.69%	50.65%	50.6%	50.56%	50.52%	50.48%
99	Djibouti	50.39%	50.4%	50.41%	50.42%	50.43%	50.44%
100	Sudan	50.37%	50.38%	50.39%	50.4%	50.42%	50.44%
101	Tanzania	50.46%	50.46%	50.45%	50.44%	50.43%	50.42%
102	Guatemala	50.37%	50.39%	50.41%	50.41%	50.4%	50.4%
103	Australia	50.38%	50.38%	50.38%	50.39%	50.38%	50.38%
104	DR Congo	50.39%	50.39%	50.39%	50.39%	50.39%	50.38%
105	Palestine	50.32%	50.3%	50.28%	50.3%	50.36%	50.38%
106	Uganda	50.47%	50.45%	50.44%	50.42%	50.4%	50.38%
107	Fiji	50.31%	50.35%	50.37%	50.37%	50.37%	50.37%
108	Argentina	50.39%	50.39%	50.39%	50.38%	50.37%	50.35%
109	Canada	50.32%	50.32%	50.33%	50.34%	50.34%	50.35%
110	Micronesia	50.24%	50.26%	50.28%	50.3%	50.32%	50.34%
111	Burundi	50.35%	50.34%	50.33%	50.33%	50.32%	50.32%
112	Sao Tome and Principe	50.19%	50.22%	50.24%	50.27%	50.29%	50.32%
113	Netherlands	50.38%	50.36%	50.35%	50.33%	50.32%	50.31%
114	Switzerland	50.38%	50.36%	50.35%	50.34%	50.32%	50.31%
115	Chile	50.27%	50.29%	50.3%	50.3%	50.3%	50.3%
116	Dominican Republic	50.21%	50.24%	50.26%	50.27%	50.29%	50.3%
117	Liechtenstein	50.39%	50.37%	50.35%	50.33%	50.32%	50.3%
118	New Zealand	50.36%	50.36%	50.34%	50.33%	50.31%	50.3%
119	Denmark	50.26%	50.25%	50.26%	50.29%	50.29%	50.29%
120	Kenya	50.24%	50.26%	50.27%	50.28%	50.28%	50.29%
121	Peru	50.19%	50.24%	50.26%	50.26%	50.27%	50.28%
122	Myanmar	50.15%	50.16%	50.18%	50.2%	50.22%	50.24%
123	Gibraltar	50.2%	50.23%	50.24%	50.24%	50.23%	50.23%
124	Gambia	50.23%	50.23%	50.22%	50.21%	50.21%	50.2%
125	Israel	50.3%	50.28%	50.25%	50.23%	50.21%	50.19%
126	Botswana	50.09%	50.07%	50.08%	50.13%	50.16%	50.18%
127	Burkina Faso	50.22%	50.2%	50.19%	50.19%	50.19%	50.18%
128	Cameroon	50.16%	50.16%	50.16%	50.16%	50.16%	50.17%
129	Mongolia	49.98%	50.03%	50.07%	50.11%	50.14%	50.17%
130	Ecuador	50.07%	50.11%	50.13%	50.14%	50.15%	50.15%
131	Mauritius	49.83%	49.86%	49.93%	50.02%	50.08%	50.14%
132	Philippines	50.12%	50.12%	50.12%	50.12%	50.12%	50.12%
133	Sierra Leone	50.15%	50.14%	50.14%	50.13%	50.13%	50.12%
134	South Korea	50.05%	50.09%	50.1%	50.08%	50.09%	50.11%
135	Türkiye	49.97%	50.01%	50.04%	50.07%	50.09%	50.11%
136	Liberia	50.14%	50.12%	50.11%	50.09%	50.08%	50.07%
137	Dominica	49.83%	49.84%	49.87%	49.94%	50%	50.06%
138	Ghana	50.03%	50.04%	50.04%	50.05%	50.06%	50.06%
139	Suriname	49.88%	49.92%	49.97%	50.01%	50.05%	50.06%
140	Congo	50%	50%	50%	50%	50.01%	50.01%
141	Panama	49.95%	49.97%	49.98%	49.99%	50%	50%
142	Turks and Caicos Islands	49.84%	49.89%	49.91%	49.93%	49.95%	49.98%
143	Syria	50.02%	50.02%	50.01%	50.01%	49.98%	49.94%
144	Bolivia	49.73%	49.82%	49.87%	49.89%	49.9%	49.91%
145	Somalia	49.9%	49.9%	49.9%	49.9%	49.9%	49.91%
146	Ethiopia	49.86%	49.87%	49.88%	49.89%	49.9%	49.9%
147	Grenada	49.67%	49.71%	49.76%	49.82%	49.87%	49.9%
148	Paraguay	49.77%	49.8%	49.83%	49.85%	49.86%	49.87%
149	Benin	49.91%	49.9%	49.88%	49.86%	49.85%	49.84%
150	Chad	49.83%	49.83%	49.83%	49.84%	49.84%	49.84%
151	Madagascar	49.84%	49.84%	49.84%	49.84%	49.84%	49.84%
152	Cayman Islands	49.75%	49.73%	49.76%	49.79%	49.8%	49.81%
153	Iraq	49.9%	49.88%	49.85%	49.83%	49.8%	49.78%
154	Indonesia	49.76%	49.76%	49.77%	49.77%	49.77%	49.77%
155	Laos	49.72%	49.73%	49.74%	49.75%	49.75%	49.76%
156	United States	49.71%	49.72%	49.73%	49.75%	49.76%	49.75%
157	Comoros	49.7%	49.7%	49.7%	49.71%	49.71%	49.72%
158	Slovenia	49.83%	49.82%	49.8%	49.79%	49.75%	49.7%
159	Honduras	49.62%	49.63%	49.64%	49.65%	49.66%	49.66%
160	Luxembourg	49.68%	49.65%	49.66%	49.68%	49.67%	49.65%
161	Cyprus	49.58%	49.6%	49.61%	49.62%	49.62%	49.63%
162	Samoa	49.66%	49.7%	49.68%	49.66%	49.64%	49.63%
163	Sweden	49.68%	49.67%	49.66%	49.64%	49.63%	49.62%
164	Morocco	49.51%	49.52%	49.54%	49.56%	49.58%	49.59%
165	Norway	49.57%	49.55%	49.58%	49.61%	49.6%	49.59%
166	American Samoa	49.42%	49.44%	49.46%	49.49%	49.53%	49.58%
167	Timor-Leste	49.5%	49.57%	49.6%	49.59%	49.59%	49.58%
168	Belize	49.65%	49.69%	49.62%	49.53%	49.54%	49.56%
169	Mali	49.52%	49.53%	49.53%	49.54%	49.54%	49.55%
170	Uzbekistan	49.6%	49.58%	49.57%	49.56%	49.55%	49.55%
171	Vanuatu	49.42%	49.46%	49.49%	49.5%	49.52%	49.53%
172	Egypt	49.51%	49.51%	49.5%	49.51%	49.51%	49.51%
173	Afghanistan	49.51%	49.53%	49.54%	49.53%	49.51%	49.5%
174	French Polynesia	49.31%	49.35%	49.38%	49.4%	49.42%	49.46%
175	Nigeria	49.49%	49.47%	49.46%	49.44%	49.43%	49.4%
176	Guam	49.15%	49.21%	49.26%	49.3%	49.34%	49.39%
177	Pakistan	48.96%	49.01%	49.09%	49.2%	49.28%	49.33%
178	Yemen	49.34%	49.36%	49.36%	49.35%	49.34%	49.33%
179	Gabon	49.08%	49.12%	49.16%	49.2%	49.24%	49.28%
180	Niger	49.23%	49.23%	49.23%	49.23%	49.23%	49.23%
181	Senegal	49.38%	49.26%	49.15%	49.12%	49.17%	49.21%
182	Iran	49.1%	49.12%	49.14%	49.16%	49.18%	49.2%
183	Ivory Coast	48.93%	48.98%	49.03%	49.08%	49.12%	49.17%
184	Libya	49.07%	49.11%	49.14%	49.15%	49.15%	49.16%
185	Cape Verde	49.14%	49.12%	49.13%	49.13%	49.14%	49.15%
186	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	48.75%	48.87%	48.94%	49.01%	49.08%	49.14%
187	Nauru	48.98%	49.07%	49.07%	49.07%	49.09%	49.12%
188	China	48.92%	48.95%	48.98%	49.02%	49.06%	49.09%
189	Algeria	48.93%	48.95%	48.97%	48.99%	49%	49.01%
190	Andorra	49.1%	48.94%	48.82%	48.85%	48.88%	48.9%
191	Solomon Islands	48.84%	48.85%	48.86%	48.87%	48.87%	48.87%
192	Marshall Islands	48.77%	48.77%	48.75%	48.74%	48.77%	48.84%
193	Tuvalu	48.82%	48.86%	48.86%	48.85%	48.83%	48.81%
194	Iceland	48.71%	48.75%	48.77%	48.8%	48.8%	48.76%
195	Papua New Guinea	48.37%	48.42%	48.48%	48.53%	48.57%	48.62%
196	Jordan	48.29%	48.33%	48.36%	48.39%	48.43%	48.49%
197	India	48.37%	48.39%	48.4%	48.41%	48.42%	48.44%
198	Faroe Islands	48.28%	48.24%	48.23%	48.28%	48.33%	48.38%
199	Singapore	48.23%	48.31%	48.32%	48.31%	48.33%	48.35%
200	Malta	48.22%	48.08%	48.09%	48.11%	48.1%	48.07%
201	Malaysia	47.41%	47.47%	47.53%	47.59%	47.64%	47.69%
202	Greenland	47.25%	47.27%	47.3%	47.36%	47.42%	47.49%
203	Equatorial Guinea	47.06%	47.13%	47.18%	47.23%	47.28%	47.31%
204	Northern Mariana Islands	47.43%	47.39%	47.34%	47.28%	47.2%	47.1%
205	Brunei	46.78%	46.78%	46.82%	46.86%	46.9%	46.94%
206	Bhutan	46.34%	46.39%	46.45%	46.5%	46.55%	46.59%
207	Palau	45.95%	46.01%	46.06%	46.1%	46.14%	46.18%
208	Seychelles	45.22%	45.06%	44.91%	44.82%	44.84%	44.94%
209	Saudi Arabia	39.11%	39.27%	39.27%	39.35%	39.46%	39.57%
210	Kuwait	39.06%	39.34%	38.95%	38.84%	38.89%	38.93%
211	Maldives	38.36%	37.91%	37.76%	37.9%	38.08%	38.29%
212	Bahrain	37.69%	38%	38.03%	37.92%	37.96%	37.96%
213	Oman	37.89%	38.87%	38.44%	37.92%	37.79%	37.59%
214	United Arab Emirates	35.62%	35.78%	35.9%	35.99%	36.1%	36.23%
215	Qatar	27.89%	28.18%	28.15%	28.48%	28.72%	28.91%

Slow Change, But Change Nonetheless

Between 2020 and 2025, most countries moved very little. The global average shifted by only 0.02 percentage points. But individual countries tell specific stories: Tonga recorded the largest increase at +1.15 percentage points, followed by Qatar (+1.02%) and the US Virgin Islands (+0.99%). Qatar's increase, though small in absolute terms, is noteworthy — it suggests a gradual shift in its labor force composition or an increase in family reunification. At the other extreme, San Marino saw the largest decline (−0.61%), followed by Lithuania (−0.40%) and the British Virgin Islands (−0.33%). Lithuania's decline is likely influenced by male labor migration and a changing demographic structure in the Baltic region. What these numbers reveal is that gender balance is not static. It responds to war, economic opportunity, migration policies, and public health outcomes.

Data Notes

This dataset covers 215 countries and territories, tracking the female percentage of total population in each country annually from 2020 to 2025. Figures are drawn from the World Development Indicators (World Bank), indicator SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS. Values represent mid-year estimates and are rounded to two decimal places.