The gender ratio in Russia is currently 86.8 men per 100 women, and the ratios in Latvia (84.8), Ukraine (86.3), Armenia (86.5), Belarus (86.8) and other former Soviet nations are similarly low.
Worldwide, the male population is slightly higher than the female population, although this varies by country. As of 2021, the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, under the control of China, has the highest share of women worldwide with 54.2 percent.
Moscow journalist Sergey Baymukhametov says that the results of the 2021 census, which are now being published, suggest that Russian women continue to outnumber Russian men by almost exactly the same number as they did a decade ago: 10.5 million now as compared to 10.8 million then.
Female population as a share of total population
Russian Federation female population was at level of 53.6 % in 2022, unchanged from the previous year. The description is composed by our digital data assistant. Annual data series are interpolated from 5-year period data.
The Russian Federation's population in 2023
Russia's total population was 144.7 million in January 2023. Data shows that Russia's population decreased by 38 thousand (-0.03 percent) between 2022 and 2023. 53.6 percent of Russia's population is female, while 46.4 percent of the population is male.
In 2022, the sex ratio of the total population in China ranged at approximately 104.7 males to 100 females. Like most other sexual species, the sex ratio in humans tends to be one to one.
China is the top country by female population in the world. As of 2022, female population in China was 691 million persons that accounts for 17.55% of the world's female population.
5. Russia. Russia, which was formerly part of the Soviet Union and is the largest landmass in the world, has a 0.88:1 man-to-woman ratio. It spans Northern Asia and Eastern Europe.
Why are there more women than men in Russia? One of the factors explaining gender imbalance in modern Russia is the gap in average life expectancy between genders. In 2021, Russian women outlived men by close to 10 years. In particular, working-age men were six times more likely to die from external causes of death.
The gender ratio in Russia attained a value of 86 males to 100 females in 2021. The ratio recorded a year-on-year increase of 0.02% in 2021. Between 2018-2021, the gender ratio in Russia increased by 0.07%. The number of males per 100 females in the country was highest in the year 2021 and lowest in the year 2018.
Polygamous marriages are not recognized in the Russian Federation. The Family Code of Russia states that a marriage can only be contracted between a man and a woman, neither of whom is married to someone else. Furthermore, Russia does not recognize polygamous marriages that had been contracted in other countries.
Female population, percent of total, 2021 - Country rankings: The average for 2021 based on 47 countries was 50.95 percent. The highest value was in Belarus: 53.91 percent and the lowest value was in Malta: 47.99 percent.
This statistic shows the average life expectancy at birth in Russia from 2011 to 2021, by gender. In 2021, life expectancy at birth for women in Russia was about 74.77 years, while life expectancy at birth for men was about 64.21 years on average.
The Sex Ratio in Australia in 2021 is 99.2 males per 100 females. There are 12.84 million males and 12.94 million females in Australia. The percentage of female population is 50.21% compare to 49.79% male population.
The gender ratio in Australia attained a value of 98 males to 100 females in 2021. The ratio recorded a year-on-year decrease of 0.04% in 2021. Between 2018-2021, the gender ratio in Australia decreased by 0.1%.
Population, female (% of total population) in Japan was reported at 51.4 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources.
Some of the objective reasons for Russia's demographic problems reflect historical dynamics: the number of women of childbearing age is falling, and the average age at which women are having children is rising steadily in modernized, urban, well-educated populations.
Yes. The Pauline Laws (q.v.) provide for succession by both male and female dynasts (q.v.). The Pauline Laws establish male-preference primogeniture.
The country's birth rates have been in decline since 1994 when Russia was estimated to have 149 million citizens. By the start of 2022, its population was estimated to be 145,6 million, with 3,358 births a day being more than cancelled out by a daily death rate of 3,663, according to Statistica.
A DEMOGRAPHIC TRAGEDY is unfolding in Russia. Over the past three years the country has lost around 2m more people than it would ordinarily have done, as a result of war, disease and exodus. The life expectancy of Russian males aged 15 fell by almost five years, to the same level as in Haiti.
47.7% have completed secondary education (the full 11-year course); 26.5% have completed middle school (9 years) and 8.1% have elementary education (at least 4 years). The highest rates of tertiary education (24.7%) are recorded among women aged 35 to 39 years (compared to 19.5% for men of the same age bracket).
Gender Ratio: Global Scenario
In 2021, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Nepal, Hong Kong, and Curacao have the lowest gender ratios globally. In 2021, there were 101 males for every 100 females on average in the world.
With a population of 0.14 people per square kilometer in 2021, Greenland was the least densely populated country in the world.