TPEOThe People of the Earth Organization

Female share of population

Where do women outnumber men the most?

Hong Kong SAR, China leads with 55.0 %; 217 countries have data.

No data for -6 of 211 countries

#CountryValue · %Year
1Hong Kong SAR, China55.02025
2Moldova54.02025
3Macao SAR, China54.02025
4St. Martin (French part)53.72025
5Russian Federation53.62025
6Latvia53.62025
7Armenia53.62025
8Ukraine53.52025
9Belarus53.42025
10Georgia53.42025
11Puerto Rico (US)53.02025
12Lithuania52.82025
13Tonga52.82025
14Aruba52.82025
15British Virgin Islands52.72025
16Serbia52.62025
17Virgin Islands (U.S.)52.62025
18El Salvador52.52025
19Estonia52.42025
20Antigua and Barbuda52.42025
21Bosnia and Herzegovina52.42025
22Portugal52.42025
23Curacao52.42025
24Nepal52.32025
25Bahamas, The52.32025
26Zimbabwe52.32025
27St. Kitts and Nevis52.22025
28Barbados52.12025
29Hungary51.92025
30Central African Republic51.92025
31Montenegro51.92025
32Croatia51.72025
33Sri Lanka51.62025
34Bulgaria51.62025
35Poland51.62025
36Romania51.62025
37Greece51.52025
38France51.52025
39Mexico51.52025
40Uruguay51.52025
41Mozambique51.42025
42Kiribati51.42025
43Sint Maarten (Dutch part)51.42025
44Thailand51.42025
45Lebanon51.32025
46South Africa51.32025
47North Macedonia51.32025
48Guyana51.32025
49Kazakhstan51.32025
50Lesotho51.22025
51Japan51.22025
52Malawi51.22025
53Slovak Republic51.22025
54Rwanda51.22025
55Namibia51.22025
56Bermuda51.12025
57Monaco51.12025
58Italy51.12025
59Togo51.12025
60Viet Nam51.02025
61Cambodia51.02025
62Azerbaijan51.02025
63Mauritania50.92025
64Spain50.92025
65Turkmenistan50.92025
66Eswatini50.92025
67Bangladesh50.82025
68Tajikistan50.82025
69San Marino50.82025
70South Sudan50.82025
71Brazil50.82025
72Kosovo50.82025
73Nicaragua50.82025
74Austria50.72025
75United Kingdom50.72025
76Cuba50.72025
77Czechia50.72025
78St. Lucia50.72025
79Belgium50.72025
80New Caledonia50.72025
81Colombia50.72025
82Channel Islands50.62025
83Germany50.62025
84Eritrea50.62025
85Venezuela, RB50.62025
86Trinidad and Tobago50.62025
87Costa Rica50.62025
88Tunisia50.62025
89Albania50.62025
90Kyrgyz Republic50.62025
91Jamaica50.62025
92Guinea-Bissau50.62025
93Finland50.62025
94Haiti50.52025
95Isle of Man50.52025
96Angola50.52025
97Ireland50.52025
98Zambia50.52025
99Korea, Dem. People's Rep.50.52025
100Guinea50.52025
101Djibouti50.42025
102Sudan50.42025
103Tanzania50.42025
104Guatemala50.42025
105Uganda50.42025
106Congo, Dem. Rep.50.42025
107West Bank and Gaza50.42025
108Australia50.42025
109Fiji50.42025
110Argentina50.42025
111Canada50.32025
112Micronesia, Fed. Sts.50.32025
113Burundi50.32025
114Sao Tome and Principe50.32025
115Netherlands50.32025
116Switzerland50.32025
117Liechtenstein50.32025
118Chile50.32025
119Dominican Republic50.32025
120New Zealand50.32025
121Kenya50.32025
122Denmark50.32025
123Peru50.32025
124Myanmar50.22025
125Gibraltar50.22025
126Gambia, The50.22025
127Israel50.22025
128Burkina Faso50.22025
129Botswana50.22025
130Mongolia50.22025
131Cameroon50.22025
132Ecuador50.22025
133Mauritius50.12025
134Sierra Leone50.12025
135Philippines50.12025
136Korea, Rep.50.12025
137Turkiye50.12025
138Liberia50.12025
139Ghana50.12025
140Suriname50.12025
141Dominica50.12025
142Congo, Rep.50.02025
143Panama50.02025
144Turks and Caicos Islands50.02025
145Syrian Arab Republic49.92025
146Somalia, Fed. Rep.49.92025
147Bolivia49.92025
148Grenada49.92025
149Ethiopia49.92025
150Paraguay49.92025
151Chad49.82025
152Benin49.82025
153Madagascar49.82025
154Cayman Islands49.82025
155Iraq49.82025
156Indonesia49.82025
157Lao PDR49.82025
158United States49.82025
159Comoros49.72025
160Slovenia49.72025
161Honduras49.72025
162Luxembourg49.62025
163Cyprus49.62025
164Samoa49.62025
165Sweden49.62025
166Norway49.62025
167Morocco49.62025
168American Samoa49.62025
169Timor-Leste49.62025
170Belize49.62025
171Mali49.62025
172Uzbekistan49.52025
173Vanuatu49.52025
174Egypt, Arab Rep.49.52025
175Afghanistan49.52025
176French Polynesia49.52025
177Nigeria49.42025
178Guam49.42025
179Yemen, Rep.49.32025
180Pakistan49.32025
181Gabon49.32025
182Niger49.22025
183Senegal49.22025
184Iran, Islamic Rep.49.22025
185Cote d'Ivoire49.22025
186Libya49.22025
187Cabo Verde49.12025
188St. Vincent and the Grenadines49.12025
189Naoero49.12025
190China49.12025
191Algeria49.02025
192Andorra48.92025
193Solomon Islands48.92025
194Marshall Islands48.82025
195Tuvalu48.82025
196Iceland48.82025
197Papua New Guinea48.62025
198Jordan48.52025
199India48.42025
200Faroe Islands48.42025
201Singapore48.32025
202Malta48.12025
203Malaysia47.72025
204Greenland47.52025
205Equatorial Guinea47.32025
206Northern Mariana Islands47.12025
207Brunei Darussalam46.92025
208Bhutan46.62025
209Palau46.22025
210Seychelles44.92025
211Saudi Arabia39.62025
212Kuwait38.92025
213Maldives38.32025
214Bahrain38.02025
215Oman37.62025
216United Arab Emirates36.22025
217Qatar28.92025

By region

Europe & Central Asia

Moldova

54.0%

58 countries

Sub-Saharan Africa

Zimbabwe

52.3%

48 countries

Latin America & Caribbean

St. Martin (French part)

53.7%

42 countries

East Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong SAR, China

55.0%

37 countries

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Lebanon

51.3%

23 countries

South Asia

Nepal

52.3%

6 countries

North America

Bermuda

51.1%

3 countries

What changed

Fell the most

  1. Qatar-20 pts1960 to 2025
  2. Oman-12 pts1960 to 2025
  3. Saudi Arabia-9 pts1960 to 2025
  4. Bahrain-9 pts1960 to 2025
  5. Maldives-7 pts1960 to 2025

Rose the most

  1. Naoero+13 pts1960 to 2025
  2. Guam+9 pts1960 to 2025
  3. Sao Tome and Principe+7 pts1960 to 2025
  4. Hong Kong SAR, China+6 pts1960 to 2025
  5. Sri Lanka+4 pts1960 to 2025

Every number carries its source and year. Where a country is missing, it is missing — we do not interpolate.
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2025–2025