Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — Western Asia

Share of women in the population in Western Asia in 2025 — 47.62%. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 2.16 pp.

2025 47.62% −0.03 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 49.84%1968
Period minimum 47.31%2016

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — Western Asia, 1960–20254748495019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 49.78%1962: 49.79%1964: 49.8%1966: 49.82%1968: 49.84%1970: 49.81%1972: 49.65%1974: 49.48%1976: 49.39%1978: 49.44%1980: 49.43%1982: 49.4%1984: 49.39%1986: 49.38%1988: 49.33%1990: 49.29%1992: 49.23%1994: 49.18%1996: 49.16%1998: 49.13%2000: 49.05%2002: 48.82%2004: 48.6%2006: 48.36%2008: 48.07%2010: 47.95%2012: 47.72%2014: 47.51%2016: 47.31%2018: 47.49%2020: 47.68%2022: 47.73%2024: 47.65%2025: 47.62%
Change over the period: −2.16 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia

Western Asia 47.62%
World 49.73%
Share of women in the population — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 47.62 −0.03 pp
2024 47.65 −0.04 pp
2023 47.69 −0.04 pp
2022 47.73 −0.06 pp
2021 47.8 +0.12 pp
2020 47.68 +0.07 pp
2019 47.61 +0.12 pp
2018 47.49 +0.14 pp
2017 47.35 +0.05 pp
2016 47.31 −0.08 pp
2015 47.38 −0.13 pp
2014 47.51 −0.09 pp
2013 47.6 −0.12 pp
2012 47.72 −0.13 pp
2011 47.85 −0.1 pp
2010 47.95 −0.02 pp
2009 47.97 −0.1 pp
2008 48.07 −0.14 pp
2007 48.21 −0.16 pp
2006 48.36 −0.13 pp
2005 48.49 −0.11 pp
2004 48.6 −0.11 pp
2003 48.71 −0.11 pp
2002 48.82 −0.11 pp
2001 48.94 −0.11 pp
2000 49.05 −0.07 pp
1999 49.12 −0.01 pp
1998 49.13 −0.01 pp
1997 49.14 −0.02 pp
1996 49.16 −0.01 pp
1995 49.17 −0.01 pp
1994 49.18 −0.02 pp
1993 49.2 −0.03 pp
1992 49.23 −0.04 pp
1991 49.27 −0.02 pp
1990 49.29 −0.01 pp
1989 49.3 −0.03 pp
1988 49.33 −0.02 pp
1987 49.36 −0.02 pp
1986 49.38 −0.01 pp
1985 49.39 −0 pp
1984 49.39 −0 pp
1983 49.4 −0.01 pp
1982 49.4 −0 pp
1981 49.41 −0.02 pp
1980 49.43 −0.02 pp
1979 49.44 +0.01 pp
1978 49.44 +0.02 pp
1977 49.42 +0.03 pp
1976 49.39 −0.01 pp
1975 49.41 −0.07 pp
1974 49.48 −0.08 pp
1973 49.56 −0.09 pp
1972 49.65 −0.09 pp
1971 49.75 −0.07 pp
1970 49.81 −0.02 pp
1969 49.84 −0 pp
1968 49.84 +0.01 pp
1967 49.83 +0.02 pp
1966 49.82 +0.01 pp
1965 49.8 +0 pp
1964 49.8 +0.01 pp
1963 49.79 +0.01 pp
1962 49.79 +0.01 pp
1961 49.78 −0 pp
1960 49.78

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.