Italy vs Namibia: Share of the population that is female
Italy
51.1%
in 2025
Namibia
51.2%
in 2025
Italy rank
58th
Namibia rank
55th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Italy
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 51.2% against 51.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.
Italy ranks 58th and Namibia ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.5% | 51.9% | 0.5% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 51.4% | 51.6% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 51.7% | 0.4% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 51.5% | 51.7% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 51.7% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 51.5% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 51.2% | 0.0% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Italy or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 51.2% against 51.1% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Italy and Namibia?
- 0.1%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Namibia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Namibia rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Italy ranks 58th and Namibia ranks 55th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) β 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.