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Countries Ranked by Female population share in 1990

Female population share for each country in 1990, ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

In 1990, Ukraine ranks #1 with 53.6% of population. Moldova is second with 53.6% of population, 0.1% behind. The top five are Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Georgia and Estonia. The median across all 217 is 50.4% of population; Qatar is last at 31.2% of population.

#1
Ukraine · 53.6% of population
Median
50.4% of population
Coverage
217 countries
Data year
1990
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Female population shareBar chart of the top 10: 1. Ukraine 53.6; 2. Moldova 53.6; 3. Latvia 53.5; 4. Georgia 53.2; 5. Estonia 53.2; 6. Russian Federation 53.2; 7. Belarus 53.1; 8. Lithuania 52.7; 9. Kyrgyz Republic 52.5; 10. Monaco 52.3.Ukraine53.6Moldova53.6Latvia53.5Georgia53.2Estonia53.2Russian Federation53.2Belarus53.1Lithuania52.7Kyrgyz Republic52.5Monaco52.3
Top 10: Female population share (% of population). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Ukraine 53.6; 2. Moldova 53.6; 3. Latvia 53.5; 4. Georgia 53.2; 5. Estonia 53.2; 6. Russian Federation 53.2; 7. Belarus 53.1; 8. Lithuania 52.7; 9. Kyrgyz Republic 52.5; 10. Monaco 52.3.

Full ranking

Countries Ranked by Female population share in 1990, 1990
RankCountryFemale population share (% of population)
1Ukraine53.6
2Moldova53.6
3Latvia53.5
4Georgia53.2
5Estonia53.2
6Russian Federation53.2
7Belarus53.1
8Lithuania52.7
9Kyrgyz Republic52.5
10Monaco52.3
11Curaçao52.3
12Cambodia52.3
13Cabo Verde52.2
14Armenia52.2
15Austria52.1
16Serbia52
17Hungary52
18Tuvalu52
19Croatia52
20Kazakhstan52
21Azerbaijan51.9
22Mozambique51.8
23Portugal51.8
24Isle of Man51.8
25United Kingdom51.8
26Germany51.7
27Channel Islands51.7
28Virgin Islands (US)51.7
29Namibia51.7
30Barbados51.7
31Eswatini51.6
32Puerto Rico (US)51.6
33Zambia51.5
34Slovenia51.5
35Korea, Dem. People's Rep.51.5
36Guinea-Bissau51.5
37Romania51.5
38Malawi51.5
39Macao SAR, China51.5
40Finland51.5
41Czechia51.5
42Zimbabwe51.4
43Italy51.4
44France51.4
45Tajikistan51.4
46North Macedonia51.4
47Montenegro51.4
48Antigua and Barbuda51.3
49Poland51.3
50Bosnia and Herzegovina51.3
51South Sudan51.2
52Uruguay51.2
53Botswana51.2
54Slovak Republic51.2
55Switzerland51.2
56Lesotho51.2
57Belgium51.1
58Eritrea51.1
59Equatorial Guinea51.1
60El Salvador51.1
61Benin51.1
62Viet Nam51.1
63Luxembourg51
64Uganda51
65San Marino51
66Nicaragua51
67Gabon51
68Spain50.9
69Aruba50.9
70United States50.9
71Jamaica50.9
72Cayman Islands50.9
73Kiribati50.9
74Greece50.9
75Mexico50.8
76Guinea50.8
77St. Kitts and Nevis50.8
78Burkina Faso50.8
79Chad50.8
80Turkmenistan50.8
81Malta50.8
82Burundi50.8
83Argentina50.8
84Iraq50.8
85New Zealand50.8
86Dominica50.7
87Denmark50.7
88Sierra Leone50.7
89Bulgaria50.7
90St. Lucia50.7
91Netherlands50.7
92Ethiopia50.7
93Mongolia50.7
94Japan50.6
95Angola50.6
96Gambia, The50.6
97Lebanon50.6
98Togo50.6
99Sweden50.6
100Sint Maarten (Dutch part)50.6

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Source and method

Female population share for each country in 1990, ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Population, female (% of total population): World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.