Niger vs Yemen: Share of the population that is female
Niger
49.2%
in 2025
Yemen
49.3%
in 2025
Niger rank
180th
Yemen rank
177th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Niger
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 49.3% against 49.2% in Niger, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 180th and Yemen ranks 177th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.9% | 50.4% | 1.5% | Niger |
| 1970s | 51.0% | 50.4% | 0.6% | Niger |
| 1980s | 50.3% | 50.0% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 49.5% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 49.3% | 0.1% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Niger or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 49.3% against 49.2% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Niger and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Yemen rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Niger ranks 180th and Yemen ranks 177th 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.