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Population, female (% of total population)

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  1. 1Hong Kong SAR, China55%
  2. 2Moldova54%
  3. 3Macao SAR, China54%
  4. 4St. Martin (French part)53.7%
  5. 5Russian Federation53.6%
  6. 6Latvia53.6%
  7. 7Armenia53.6%
  8. 8Ukraine53.5%
  9. 9Belarus53.4%
  10. 10Georgia53.4%
  11. 11Puerto Rico (US)53%
  12. 12Lithuania52.8%
  13. 13Tonga52.8%
  14. 14Aruba52.8%
  15. 15British Virgin Islands52.7%
  16. 16Serbia52.6%
  17. 17Virgin Islands (U.S.)52.6%
  18. 18El Salvador52.5%
  19. 19Estonia52.4%
  20. 20Antigua and Barbuda52.4%
  21. 21Bosnia and Herzegovina52.4%
  22. 22Portugal52.4%
  23. 23Curacao52.4%
  24. 24Nepal52.3%
  25. 25Bahamas, The52.3%
  26. 26Zimbabwe52.3%
  27. 27St. Kitts and Nevis52.2%
  28. 28Barbados52.1%
  29. 29Hungary51.9%
  30. 30Central African Republic51.9%
  31. 31Montenegro51.9%
  32. 32Croatia51.7%
  33. 33Sri Lanka51.6%
  34. 34Bulgaria51.6%
  35. 35Poland51.6%
  36. 36Romania51.6%
  37. 37Greece51.5%
  38. 38France51.5%
  39. 39Mexico51.5%
  40. 40Uruguay51.5%
  41. 41Mozambique51.4%
  42. 42Kiribati51.4%
  43. 43Sint Maarten (Dutch part)51.4%
  44. 44Thailand51.4%
  45. 45Lebanon51.3%
  46. 46South Africa51.3%
  47. 47North Macedonia51.3%
  48. 48Guyana51.3%
  49. 49Kazakhstan51.3%
  50. 50Lesotho51.2%
  51. 51Japan51.2%
  52. 52Malawi51.2%
  53. 53Slovak Republic51.2%
  54. 54Rwanda51.2%
  55. 55Namibia51.2%
  56. 56Bermuda51.1%
  57. 57Monaco51.1%
  58. 58Italy51.1%
  59. 59Togo51.1%
  60. 60Viet Nam51%
  61. 61Cambodia51%
  62. 62Azerbaijan51%
  63. 63Mauritania50.9%
  64. 64Spain50.9%
  65. 65Turkmenistan50.9%
  66. 66Eswatini50.9%
  67. 67Bangladesh50.8%
  68. 68Tajikistan50.8%
  69. 69San Marino50.8%
  70. 70South Sudan50.8%
  71. 71Brazil50.8%
  72. 72Nicaragua50.8%
  73. 73Austria50.7%
  74. 74United Kingdom50.7%
  75. 75Cuba50.7%
  76. 76Czechia50.7%
  77. 77St. Lucia50.7%
  78. 78Belgium50.7%
  79. 79New Caledonia50.7%
  80. 80Colombia50.7%
  81. 81Germany50.6%
  82. 82Eritrea50.6%
  83. 83Venezuela, RB50.6%
  84. 84Trinidad and Tobago50.6%
  85. 85Costa Rica50.6%
  86. 86Tunisia50.6%
  87. 87Albania50.6%
  88. 88Kyrgyz Republic50.6%
  89. 89Jamaica50.6%
  90. 90Guinea-Bissau50.6%
  91. 91Finland50.6%
  92. 92Haiti50.5%
  93. 93Isle of Man50.5%
  94. 94Angola50.5%
  95. 95Ireland50.5%
  96. 96Zambia50.5%
  97. 97Korea, Dem. People's Rep.50.5%
  98. 98Guinea50.5%
  99. 99Djibouti50.4%
  100. 100Sudan50.4%
  101. 101Tanzania50.4%
  102. 102Guatemala50.4%
  103. 103Uganda50.4%
  104. 104Congo, Dem. Rep.50.4%
  105. 105West Bank and Gaza50.4%
  106. 106Australia50.4%
  107. 107Fiji50.4%
  108. 108Argentina50.4%
  109. 109Canada50.3%
  110. 110Micronesia, Fed. Sts.50.3%
  111. 111Burundi50.3%
  112. 112Sao Tome and Principe50.3%
  113. 113Netherlands50.3%
  114. 114Switzerland50.3%
  115. 115Liechtenstein50.3%
  116. 116Chile50.3%
  117. 117Dominican Republic50.3%
  118. 118New Zealand50.3%
  119. 119Kenya50.3%
  120. 120Denmark50.3%
  121. 121Peru50.3%
  122. 122Myanmar50.2%
  123. 123Gibraltar50.2%
  124. 124Gambia, The50.2%
  125. 125Israel50.2%
  126. 126Burkina Faso50.2%
  127. 127Botswana50.2%
  128. 128Mongolia50.2%
  129. 129Cameroon50.2%
  130. 130Ecuador50.2%
  131. 131Mauritius50.1%
  132. 132Sierra Leone50.1%
  133. 133Philippines50.1%
  134. 134Korea, Rep.50.1%
  135. 135Turkiye50.1%
  136. 136Liberia50.1%
  137. 137Ghana50.1%
  138. 138Suriname50.1%
  139. 139Dominica50.1%
  140. 140Congo, Rep.50%
  141. 141Panama50%
  142. 142Turks and Caicos Islands50%
  143. 143Syrian Arab Republic49.9%
  144. 144Somalia, Fed. Rep.49.9%
  145. 145Bolivia49.9%
  146. 146Grenada49.9%
  147. 147Ethiopia49.9%
  148. 148Paraguay49.9%
  149. 149Chad49.8%
  150. 150Benin49.8%
  151. 151Madagascar49.8%
  152. 152Cayman Islands49.8%
  153. 153Iraq49.8%
  154. 154Indonesia49.8%
  155. 155Lao PDR49.8%
  156. 156United States49.8%
  157. 157Comoros49.7%
  158. 158Slovenia49.7%
  159. 159Honduras49.7%
  160. 160Luxembourg49.6%
  161. 161Cyprus49.6%
  162. 162Samoa49.6%
  163. 163Sweden49.6%
  164. 164Norway49.6%
  165. 165Morocco49.6%
  166. 166American Samoa49.6%
  167. 167Timor-Leste49.6%
  168. 168Belize49.6%
  169. 169Mali49.6%
  170. 170Uzbekistan49.5%
  171. 171Vanuatu49.5%
  172. 172Egypt, Arab Rep.49.5%
  173. 173Afghanistan49.5%
  174. 174French Polynesia49.5%
  175. 175Nigeria49.4%
  176. 176Guam49.4%
  177. 177Yemen, Rep.49.3%
  178. 178Pakistan49.3%
  179. 179Gabon49.3%
  180. 180Niger49.2%
  181. 181Senegal49.2%
  182. 182Iran, Islamic Rep.49.2%
  183. 183Cote d'Ivoire49.2%
  184. 184Libya49.2%
  185. 185Cabo Verde49.1%
  186. 186St. Vincent and the Grenadines49.1%
  187. 187Naoero49.1%
  188. 188China49.1%
  189. 189Algeria49%
  190. 190Andorra48.9%
  191. 191Solomon Islands48.9%
  192. 192Marshall Islands48.8%
  193. 193Tuvalu48.8%
  194. 194Iceland48.8%
  195. 195Papua New Guinea48.6%
  196. 196Jordan48.5%
  197. 197India48.4%
  198. 198Faroe Islands48.4%
  199. 199Singapore48.3%
  200. 200Malta48.1%
  201. 201Malaysia47.7%
  202. 202Greenland47.5%
  203. 203Equatorial Guinea47.3%
  204. 204Northern Mariana Islands47.1%
  205. 205Brunei Darussalam46.9%
  206. 206Bhutan46.6%
  207. 207Palau46.2%
  208. 208Seychelles44.9%
  209. 209Saudi Arabia39.6%
  210. 210Kuwait38.9%
  211. 211Maldives38.3%
  212. 212Bahrain38%
  213. 213Oman37.6%
  214. 214United Arab Emirates36.2%
  215. 215Qatar28.9%

Population, female (% of total population)