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Upper middle income Countries Ranked by Female population share (2025)

Female population share: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Moldova ranks #1 with 54% of population. Armenia is second with 53.6% of population, 0.78% behind. The top five are Moldova, Armenia, Ukraine, Belarus and Georgia. The median across all 59 is 50.3% of population; Maldives is last at 38.3% of population.

#1
Moldova · 54% of population
Median
50.3% of population
Coverage
59 Upper middle income countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Female population shareBar chart of the top 10: 1. Moldova 54; 2. Armenia 53.6; 3. Ukraine 53.5; 4. Belarus 53.4; 5. Georgia 53.4; 6. Tonga 52.8; 7. Serbia 52.6; 8. El Salvador 52.5; 9. Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.4; 10. Montenegro 51.9.Moldova54Armenia53.6Ukraine53.5Belarus53.4Georgia53.4Tonga52.8Serbia52.6El Salvador52.5Bosnia and Herzegovina52.4Montenegro51.9
Top 10: Female population share (% of population). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Moldova 54; 2. Armenia 53.6; 3. Ukraine 53.5; 4. Belarus 53.4; 5. Georgia 53.4; 6. Tonga 52.8; 7. Serbia 52.6; 8. El Salvador 52.5; 9. Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.4; 10. Montenegro 51.9.
Female population share over time, top 5Moldova: 53.7 in 2001 to 54 in 2025; Armenia: 53.5 in 2001 to 53.6 in 2025; Ukraine: 53.4 in 2001 to 53.5 in 2025; Belarus: 53.2 in 2001 to 53.4 in 2025; Georgia: 54.4 in 2001 to 53.4 in 2025.013.627.340.954.5200120132025MoldovaArmeniaUkraineBelarusGeorgia
Female population share over time, top 5 (% of population). Moldova: 53.7 in 2001 to 54 in 2025; Armenia: 53.5 in 2001 to 53.6 in 2025; Ukraine: 53.4 in 2001 to 53.5 in 2025; Belarus: 53.2 in 2001 to 53.4 in 2025; Georgia: 54.4 in 2001 to 53.4 in 2025.

Full ranking

Upper middle income Countries Ranked by Female population share, 2025
RankCountryFemale population share (% of population)
1Moldova54
2Armenia53.6
3Ukraine53.5
4Belarus53.4
5Georgia53.4
6Tonga52.8
7Serbia52.6
8El Salvador52.5
9Bosnia and Herzegovina52.4
10Montenegro51.9
11Sri Lanka51.6
12Mexico51.5
13Thailand51.4
14South Africa51.3
15North Macedonia51.3
16Kazakhstan51.3
17Viet Nam51
18Azerbaijan51
19Turkmenistan50.9
20Brazil50.8
21Kosovo50.8
22Cuba50.7
23St. Lucia50.7
24Colombia50.7
25Albania50.6
26Jamaica50.6
27Guatemala50.4
28Fiji50.4
29Argentina50.4
30Micronesia, Fed. Sts.50.3
31Dominican Republic50.3
32Peru50.3
33Botswana50.2
34Mongolia50.2
35Ecuador50.2
36Mauritius50.1
37Philippines50.1
38Türkiye50.1
39Dominica50.1
40Suriname50.1
41Grenada49.9
42Paraguay49.9
43Iraq49.8
44Indonesia49.8
45Samoa49.6
46Belize49.6
47Gabon49.3
48Iran, Islamic Rep.49.2
49Libya49.2
50Cabo Verde49.1
51St. Vincent and the Grenadines49.1
52China49.1
53Algeria49
54Marshall Islands48.8
55Tuvalu48.8
56Jordan48.5
57Malaysia47.7
58Equatorial Guinea47.3
59Maldives38.3

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Source and method

Female population share: each country's latest value (2020–2025), 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.