Statistics and indicators on women and men
 
Table 1.A - Population by sex and selected age group
     
 
Population
Women/
% aged
% under
% aged 60 or
 
(thousands), 2003
100 men
10-19
age 15,
over, 2003

Country or area
W
M
2003
2003
2003
W
M
Africa
Algeria
15,738
16,062
98
23
33
7
5
Angola
6,906
6,719
103
23
48
5
4
Benin
3,423
3,313
103
25
45
4
4
Botswana
909
876
104
25
40
5
4
Burkina Faso
6,643
6,359
104
24
49
5
3
Burundi
3,493
3,332
105
26
46
5
3
Cameroon
8,067
7,951
101
24
42
6
5
Cape Verde
242
221
109
26
39
8
5
Central African Republic
1,987
1,878
106
24
43
7
5
Chad
4,344
4,254
102
23
47
5
4
Comoros
382
386
99
23
42
5
4
Congo
1,885
1,839
103
24
47
5
4
Côte d'Ivoire
8,155
8,475
96
25
41
5
5
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
26,640
26,131
102
24
47
5
4
Djibouti
353
349
101
25
47
6
5
Egypt
36,032
35,899
100
23
35
7
6
Equatorial Guinea
250
244
102
22
44
6
5
Eritrea
2,081
2,060
101
26
48
4
3
Ethiopia
35,584
35,094
101
26
49
5
4
Gabon
668
661
101
24
41
7
6
Gambia
720
706
102
22
41
6
6
Ghana
10,513
10,410
101
24
40
6
5
Guinea
4,211
4,269
99
23
44
5
4
Guinea-Bissau
756
737
103
23
47
5
4
Kenya
16,164
15,824
102
24
37
4
4
Lesotho
965
836
115
26
40
7
7
Liberia
1,685
1,682
100
24
47
4
3
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
2,685
2,866
94
22
31
6
6
Madagascar
8,746
8,658
101
23
45
5
4
Malawi
6,128
5,977
103
23
46
5
5
Mali
6,558
6,448
102
25
49
4
3
Mauritania
1,464
1,429
102
22
43
6
5
Mauritius
615
607
101
16
25
10
8
Morocco
15,260
15,306
100
21
31
7
6
Mozambique
9,778
9,085
108
24
44
6
5
Namibia
1,016
971
105
24
43
6
5
Niger
5,929
6,043
98
23
50
4
3
Nigeria
61,558
62,451
99
24
44
5
5
Reunion
387
370
105
18
27
11
8
Rwanda
4,401
3,986
110
24
45
4
4
Sao Tome and Principe
81
79
102
23
41
7
6
Senegal
5,080
5,014
101
24
43
5
4
Sierra Leone
2,530
2,441
104
22
44
5
4
Somalia
4,983
4,908
102
23
48
4
3
South Africa
23,023
22,003
105
22
33
7
5
Sudan
16,701
16,909
99
22
39
6
5
Swaziland
563
515
109
26
43
5
5
Togo
2,478
2,432
102
24
44
5
5
Tunisia
4,882
4,950
99
21
28
9
8
Uganda
12,987
12,840
101
24
50
4
4
United Rep. of Tanzania
18,661
18,316
102
25
45
4
4
Western Sahara
148
160
93
21
35
6
7
Zambia
5,438
5,374
101
25
47
5
4
Zimbabwe
6,487
6,405
101
27
43
6
5
 
Latin America/Caribbean
Argentina
19,592
18,836
104
17
27
15
12
Bahamas
159
155
103
19
29
10
8
Barbados
139
131
106
15
19
16
10
Belize
126
130
98
23
38
6
6
Bolivia
4,422
4,386
101
22
39
7
6
Brazil
90,560
87,911
103
19
28
9
7
Chile
7,982
7,824
102
18
27
12
10
Colombia
22,377
21,845
102
20
32
8
7
Costa Rica
2,051
2,122
97
21
30
9
7
Cuba
5,648
5,653
100
15
20
16
14
Dominican Republic
4,310
4,435
97
21
32
7
7
Ecuador
6,474
6,529
99
21
33
8
7
El Salvador
3,319
3,197
104
21
35
8
7
French Guiana
86
92
94
20
35
6
6
Guadeloupe
227
212
107
16
25
15
12
Guatemala
6,127
6,220
99
24
43
6
5
Guyana
394
371
106
19
30
8
6
Haiti
4,216
4,110
103
25
38
6
5
Honduras
3,444
3,497
98
24
40
6
5
Jamaica
1,343
1,308
103
20
30
10
9
Martinique
205
188
109
16
23
18
14
Mexico
52,661
50,796
104
21
32
8
7
Netherlands Antilles
114
106
107
16
24
14
11
Nicaragua
2,745
2,721
101
24
42
5
4
Panama
1,545
1,575
98
19
31
9
8
Paraguay
2,917
2,961
99
23
38
6
5
Peru
13,506
13,661
99
21
33
8
7
Puerto Rico
2,020
1,860
109
16
23
18
15
Saint Lucia
76
73
103
20
30
9
7
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
60
60
99
23
30
10
8
Suriname
219
216
102
21
31
9
7
Trinidad and Tobago
658
645
102
19
22
11
9
US Virgin Islands
58
53
110
17
25
15
14
Uruguay
1,759
1,656
106
16
24
20
15
Venezuela
12,771
12,928
99
21
33
8
6
 
Asia
Afghanistan
11,569
12,328
94
22
43
5
4
Armenia
1,574
1,487
106
19
20
15
11
Azerbaijan
4,291
4,079
105
22
29
10
8
Bahrain
308
416
74
17
29
5
4
Bangladesh
71,498
75,238
95
23
38
5
5
Bhutan
1,116
1,141
98
24
41
7
6
Brunei Darussalam
172
186
93
18
30
4
5
Cambodia
7,257
6,886
105
26
41
6
3
China a
634,419
669,777
95
17
23
11
10
China, Hong Kong SAR
3,589
3,461
104
12
15
15
14
China, Macao SAR
243
221
110
17
19
10
9
Cyprus
402
400
100
16
22
18
15
Dem. Peoples's Rep. of Korea
11,311
11,353
100
17
26
12
10
Georgia
2,678
2,448
109
15
19
22
16
India
516,398
549,064
94
21
33
8
7
Indonesia
109,975
109,909
100
20
30
9
7
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
33,995
34,925
97
26
32
6
6
Iraq
12,404
12,770
97
23
41
5
4
Israel
3,255
3,178
102
17
28
15
11
Jordan
2,624
2,849
92
22
38
5
5
Kazakhstan
8,024
7,409
108
20
25
14
9
Kuwait
1,003
1,518
66
15
26
3
3
Kyrgyzstan
2,618
2,520
104
22
32
10
7
Lao People's Dem. Rep.
2,829
2,828
100
24
42
6
5
Lebanon
1,862
1,790
104
20
29
9
8
Malaysia
12,026
12,399
97
20
33
7
6
Maldives
155
163
95
24
42
5
5
Mongolia
1,295
1,299
100
24
32
6
5
Myanmar
24,943
24,542
102
20
32
7
7
Nepal
12,315
12,850
96
23
40
6
5
Occupied Palestinian Terr.
1,748
1,809
97
23
46
5
4
Oman
1,213
1,638
74
21
37
4
3
Pakistan
74,950
78,628
95
23
41
6
6
Philippines
39,719
40,280
99
22
36
6
5
Qatar
223
387
58
15
26
3
3
Republic of Korea
23,714
23,986
99
14
20
14
10
Saudi Arabia
11,218
12,999
86
21
39
4
4
Singapore
2,112
2,140
99
14
21
12
11
Sri Lanka
9,205
9,860
93
18
25
11
10
Syrian Arab Republic
8,828
8,971
98
25
37
5
4
Tajikistan
3,133
3,112
101
25
36
7
6
Thailand
31,985
30,848
104
17
25
10
8
Timor-Leste  
372
407
91
29
36
6
5
Turkey
35,396
35,929
99
20
30
9
8
Turkmenistan
2,458
2,409
102
24
34
7
5
United Arab Emirates
1,048
1,947
54
17
25
3
2
Uzbekistan
13,123
12,970
101
24
34
8
6
Viet Nam
40,827
40,550
101
22
31
8
7
Yemen
9,849
10,161
97
25
49
4
3
 
Oceania
Fiji
412
427
97
20
32
7
6
French Polynesia
118
126
94
20
29
8
7
Guam
78
85
92
18
31
9
8
Micronesia (Federated States of)
54
55
98
25
39
6
5
New Caledonia
111
117
95
18
29
9
8
Papua New Guinea
2,767
2,944
94
23
41
4
4
Samoa
85
93
92
24
40
8
5
Solomon Islands
232
245
95
23
42
4
4
Tonga
51
53
97
23
37
9
7
Vanuatu
103
109
95
24
41
5
5
Developed regions
Albania
1,549
1,618
96
19
28
11
9
Australia
9,906
9,824
101
14
20
18
16
Austria
4,141
3,975
104
12
16
25
18
Belarus
5,258
4,638
113
16
16
23
14
Belgium
5,260
5,059
104
12
17
25
19
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2,103
2,059
102
15
17
18
13
Bulgaria
4,069
3,827
106
13
14
24
19
Canada
15,911
15,599
102
13
18
19
16
Croatia
2,298
2,129
108
12
17
25
18
Czech Republic
5,254
4,981
105
13
15
22
16
Denmark
2,706
2,658
102
12
19
23
18
Estonia
715
608
117
15
16
26
17
Finland
2,664
2,543
105
12
18
24
17
France
30,845
29,299
105
13
19
23
18
Germany
42,177
40,299
105
11
15
27
21
Greece
5,567
5,409
103
11
15
26
22
Hungary
5,171
4,706
110
12
16
24
16
Iceland
144
145
99
15
23
17
14
Ireland
1,989
1,967
101
15
21
17
14
Italy
29,578
27,845
106
10
14
28
22
Japan
65,254
62,400
105
10
14
28
22
Latvia
1,249
1,058
118
15
16
27
17
Lithuania
1,838
1,605
115
15
19
24
15
Luxembourg
230
223
103
12
19
21
16
Malta
199
195
102
14
19
20
15
Netherlands
8,137
8,012
102
12
18
21
16
New Zealand
1,964
1,912
103
15
22
17
15
Norway
2,287
2,246
102
13
20
22
17
Poland
19,862
18,726
106
15
17
19
14
Portugal
5,223
4,839
108
11
17
24
18
Republic of Moldova
2,225
2,042
109
18
20
16
11
Romania
11,429
10,905
105
14
17
21
16
Russian Federation
76,300
66,947
114
15
16
22
13
Serbia and Montenegro
5,290
5,237
101
14
19
21
16
Slovakia
2,779
2,623
106
15
18
18
13
Slovenia
1,020
964
106
12
15
23
17
Spain
20,928
20,133
104
10
14
24
19
Sweden
4,481
4,396
102
13
18
26
21
Switzerland
3,622
3,547
102
12
16
25
20
The FYR of Macedonia
1,028
1,028
100
16
22
16
13
Ukraine
25,994
22,529
115
15
16
25
16
United Kingdom
30,388
28,863
105
13
18
23
19
United States
149,595
144,448
104
14
21
18
15

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Source:

Prepared by the Statistics Division of the United Nations Secretariat from World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision, data set in digital form (POP/DB/WPP/Rev.2002/4/F1,F2 and F3).



Footnotes:

aFor statistical purposes, data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions.



Technical notes:

Table 1.A presents data on female and male populations, the ratio of women to men, the percentages of total population aged 10-19 and under age 15, the percentages of women and men aged 60 or over.

Data in table 1.A have been compiled from estimates and projections of population by age group and sex, prepared in 2002 by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, for countries and areas with a population of at least 150,000 in 2002. The estimates were made by collecting, evaluating and adjusting, as necessary, all available data for the period 1950-2000. For the period 2003, figures are mostly the result of projections from the year 2002, except for such cases where reliable, more recent data are available.