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Share of women in the population
What this indicator measures
Share of women in the country's total population, as a percentage.
How to read this?
A value of 51% means 51 out of 100 people are women.
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213countries with data
55 %maximum · Hong Kong SAR China
50.4 %median
28.9 %minimum · Qatar
2025data year(s)
In brief
Share of women in the population: across 213 countries and territories, values range from 28.9 % (Qatar) to 55 % (Hong Kong SAR China), with a world median of 50.4 %. Data: 2025. The top 10% of countries exceed 52.4 %, while the bottom 10% stay below 48.8 %. By continent, the median is highest in Europe (50.9 %) and lowest in Oceania (49.5 %).
Median by continent
- Europe 50.9 % (46)
- North America 50.6 % (34)
- South America 50.3 % (12)
- Africa 50.2 % (51)
- Asia 50 % (48)
- Oceania 49.5 % (19)
Why this indicator matters
The share of women in the population depends on births, life expectancy and migration. It is a simple benchmark of a country's sex structure.
What makes this indicator vary
It depends on the sex ratio at birth, the gap in life expectancy between the sexes, labor migration and conflicts.
Reading precautions
These are UN estimates, updated with censuses. Small countries hosting many foreign workers can have atypical values.
Full ranking
ranked from highest to lowest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | 55 % | 2025 |
| 2e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 54 % | 2025 |
| 3e | 🇲🇴 Macao SAR China | 54 % | 2025 |
| 4e | 🇲🇫 St. Martin | 53.7 % | 2025 |
| 5e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 53.6 % | 2025 |
| 6e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 53.6 % | 2025 |
| 7e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 53.6 % | 2025 |
| 8e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 53.5 % | 2025 |
| 9e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 53.4 % | 2025 |
| 10e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 53.4 % | 2025 |
| 11e | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 53 % | 2025 |
| 12e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 52.8 % | 2025 |
| 13e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 52.8 % | 2025 |
| 14e | 🇦🇼 Aruba | 52.8 % | 2025 |
| 15e | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | 52.7 % | 2025 |
| 16e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 52.6 % | 2025 |
| 17e | 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands | 52.6 % | 2025 |
| 18e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 52.5 % | 2025 |
| 19e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 52.4 % | 2025 |
| 20e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 52.4 % | 2025 |
| 21e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 52.4 % | 2025 |
| 22e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 52.4 % | 2025 |
| 23e | 🇨🇼 Curaçao | 52.4 % | 2025 |
| 24e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 52.3 % | 2025 |
| 25e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 52.3 % | 2025 |
| 26e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 52.3 % | 2025 |
| 27e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 52.2 % | 2025 |
| 28e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 52.1 % | 2025 |
| 29e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 51.9 % | 2025 |
| 30e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 51.9 % | 2025 |
| 31e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 51.9 % | 2025 |
| 32e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 51.7 % | 2025 |
| 33e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 51.6 % | 2025 |
| 34e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 51.6 % | 2025 |
| 35e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 51.6 % | 2025 |
| 36e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 51.6 % | 2025 |
| 37e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 51.5 % | 2025 |
| 38e | 🇫🇷 France | 51.5 % | 2025 |
| 39e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 51.5 % | 2025 |
| 40e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 51.5 % | 2025 |
| 41e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 51.4 % | 2025 |
| 42e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 51.4 % | 2025 |
| 43e | 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten | 51.4 % | 2025 |
| 44e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 51.4 % | 2025 |
| 45e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 51.3 % | 2025 |
| 46e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 51.3 % | 2025 |
| 47e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 51.3 % | 2025 |
| 48e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 51.3 % | 2025 |
| 49e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 51.3 % | 2025 |
| 50e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 51.2 % | 2025 |
| 51e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 51.2 % | 2025 |
| 52e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 51.2 % | 2025 |
| 53e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 51.2 % | 2025 |
| 54e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 51.2 % | 2025 |
| 55e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 51.2 % | 2025 |
| 56e | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | 51.1 % | 2025 |
| 57e | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 51.1 % | 2025 |
| 58e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 51.1 % | 2025 |
| 59e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 51.1 % | 2025 |
| 60e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 51 % | 2025 |
| 61e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 51 % | 2025 |
| 62e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 51 % | 2025 |
| 63e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 50.9 % | 2025 |
| 64e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 50.9 % | 2025 |
| 65e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 50.9 % | 2025 |
| 66e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 50.9 % | 2025 |
| 67e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 50.8 % | 2025 |
| 68e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 50.8 % | 2025 |
| 69e | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 50.8 % | 2025 |
| 70e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 50.8 % | 2025 |
| 71e | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 50.8 % | 2025 |
| 72e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 50.8 % | 2025 |
| 73e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 50.7 % | 2025 |
| 74e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 50.7 % | 2025 |
| 75e | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 50.7 % | 2025 |
| 76e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 50.7 % | 2025 |
| 77e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 50.7 % | 2025 |
| 78e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 50.7 % | 2025 |
| 79e | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 50.7 % | 2025 |
| 80e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 50.7 % | 2025 |
| 81e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 50.6 % | 2025 |
| 82e | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 50.6 % | 2025 |
| 83e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 50.6 % | 2025 |
| 84e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 50.6 % | 2025 |
| 85e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 50.6 % | 2025 |
| 86e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 50.6 % | 2025 |
| 87e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 50.6 % | 2025 |
| 88e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 50.6 % | 2025 |
| 89e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 50.6 % | 2025 |
| 90e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 50.6 % | 2025 |
| 91e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 50.6 % | 2025 |
| 92e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 50.5 % | 2025 |
| 93e | 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 50.5 % | 2025 |
| 94e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 50.5 % | 2025 |
| 95e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 50.5 % | 2025 |
| 96e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 50.5 % | 2025 |
| 97e | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 50.5 % | 2025 |
| 98e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 50.5 % | 2025 |
| 99e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 50.4 % | 2025 |
| 100e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 50.4 % | 2025 |
| 101e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 50.4 % | 2025 |
| 102e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 50.4 % | 2025 |
| 103e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 50.4 % | 2025 |
| 104e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 50.4 % | 2025 |
| 105e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 50.4 % | 2025 |
| 106e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 50.4 % | 2025 |
| 107e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 50.4 % | 2025 |
| 108e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 50.3 % | 2025 |
| 109e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 50.3 % | 2025 |
| 110e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 50.3 % | 2025 |
| 111e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 50.3 % | 2025 |
| 112e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 50.3 % | 2025 |
| 113e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 50.3 % | 2025 |
| 114e | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 50.3 % | 2025 |
| 115e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 50.3 % | 2025 |
| 116e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 50.3 % | 2025 |
| 117e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 50.3 % | 2025 |
| 118e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 50.3 % | 2025 |
| 119e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 50.3 % | 2025 |
| 120e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 50.3 % | 2025 |
| 121e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 50.2 % | 2025 |
| 122e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 50.2 % | 2025 |
| 123e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 50.2 % | 2025 |
| 124e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 50.2 % | 2025 |
| 125e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 50.2 % | 2025 |
| 126e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 50.2 % | 2025 |
| 127e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 50.2 % | 2025 |
| 128e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 50.2 % | 2025 |
| 129e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 50.1 % | 2025 |
| 130e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 50.1 % | 2025 |
| 131e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 50.1 % | 2025 |
| 132e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 50.1 % | 2025 |
| 133e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 50.1 % | 2025 |
| 134e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 50.1 % | 2025 |
| 135e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 50.1 % | 2025 |
| 136e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 50.1 % | 2025 |
| 137e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 50.1 % | 2025 |
| 138e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 50 % | 2025 |
| 139e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 50 % | 2025 |
| 140e | 🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands | 50 % | 2025 |
| 141e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 49.9 % | 2025 |
| 142e | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 49.9 % | 2025 |
| 143e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 49.9 % | 2025 |
| 144e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 49.9 % | 2025 |
| 145e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 49.9 % | 2025 |
| 146e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 49.9 % | 2025 |
| 147e | 🇹🇩 Chad | 49.8 % | 2025 |
| 148e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 49.8 % | 2025 |
| 149e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 49.8 % | 2025 |
| 150e | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 49.8 % | 2025 |
| 151e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 49.8 % | 2025 |
| 152e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 49.8 % | 2025 |
| 153e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 49.8 % | 2025 |
| 154e | 🇺🇸 United States | 49.8 % | 2025 |
| 155e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 49.7 % | 2025 |
| 156e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 49.7 % | 2025 |
| 157e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 49.7 % | 2025 |
| 158e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 49.6 % | 2025 |
| 159e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 49.6 % | 2025 |
| 160e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 49.6 % | 2025 |
| 161e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 49.6 % | 2025 |
| 162e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 49.6 % | 2025 |
| 163e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 49.6 % | 2025 |
| 164e | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | 49.6 % | 2025 |
| 165e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 49.6 % | 2025 |
| 166e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 49.6 % | 2025 |
| 167e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 49.6 % | 2025 |
| 168e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 49.5 % | 2025 |
| 169e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 49.5 % | 2025 |
| 170e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 49.5 % | 2025 |
| 171e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 49.5 % | 2025 |
| 172e | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 49.5 % | 2025 |
| 173e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 49.4 % | 2025 |
| 174e | 🇬🇺 Guam | 49.4 % | 2025 |
| 175e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 49.3 % | 2025 |
| 176e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 49.3 % | 2025 |
| 177e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 49.3 % | 2025 |
| 178e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 49.2 % | 2025 |
| 179e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 49.2 % | 2025 |
| 180e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 49.2 % | 2025 |
| 181e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 49.2 % | 2025 |
| 182e | 🇱🇾 Libya | 49.2 % | 2025 |
| 183e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 49.1 % | 2025 |
| 184e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 49.1 % | 2025 |
| 185e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 49.1 % | 2025 |
| 186e | 🇨🇳 China | 49.1 % | 2025 |
| 187e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 49 % | 2025 |
| 188e | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 48.9 % | 2025 |
| 189e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 48.9 % | 2025 |
| 190e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 48.8 % | 2025 |
| 191e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 48.8 % | 2025 |
| 192e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 48.8 % | 2025 |
| 193e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 48.6 % | 2025 |
| 194e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 48.5 % | 2025 |
| 195e | 🇮🇳 India | 48.4 % | 2025 |
| 196e | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | 48.4 % | 2025 |
| 197e | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 48.3 % | 2025 |
| 198e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 48.1 % | 2025 |
| 199e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 47.7 % | 2025 |
| 200e | 🇬🇱 Greenland | 47.5 % | 2025 |
| 201e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 47.3 % | 2025 |
| 202e | 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | 47.1 % | 2025 |
| 203e | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 46.9 % | 2025 |
| 204e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 46.6 % | 2025 |
| 205e | 🇵🇼 Palau | 46.2 % | 2025 |
| 206e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 44.9 % | 2025 |
| 207e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 39.6 % | 2025 |
| 208e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 38.9 % | 2025 |
| 209e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 38.3 % | 2025 |
| 210e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 38 % | 2025 |
| 211e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 37.6 % | 2025 |
| 212e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 36.2 % | 2025 |
| 213e | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 28.9 % | 2025 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Share of women in the population"?
The highest value is in Hong Kong SAR China, at 55 % (2025).
Which country has the lowest value for "Share of women in the population"?
The lowest value is in Qatar, at 28.9 % (2025).
What is the world median value of "Share of women in the population"?
The world median is 50.4 %, calculated across 213 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Share of women in the population" for France?
France scores 51.5 % (2025), ranking 38 out of 213 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).
Where does the "Share of women in the population" data come from?
It comes from Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après Nations unies – World Population Prospects. Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
Why is the share of women close to half?
Because about as many girls as boys are born, but women often live longer, which makes them slightly more numerous at older ages.
Why do some countries differ greatly?
Labor migration, often male, or imbalances at birth can greatly change the distribution.
Source and update
Source : Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après Nations unies – World Population Prospects. Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
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