Belarus vs Ukraine: Share of the population that is female
Belarus
53.4%
in 2025
Ukraine
53.5%
in 2025
Belarus rank
9th
Ukraine rank
8th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Belarus
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 53.5% against 53.4% in Belarus, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ukraine ahead.
Belarus ranks 9th and Ukraine ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.6% | 55.1% | 0.5% | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 53.7% | 54.6% | 0.9% | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 53.4% | 54.0% | 0.7% | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 53.5% | 0.4% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 53.5% | 0.1% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 53.4% | 0.0% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 53.5% | 0.1% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Belarus or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 53.5% against 53.4% in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Belarus and Ukraine?
- 0.1%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Ukraine?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Ukraine rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Belarus ranks 9th and Ukraine ranks 8th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.