Worldwide, the male population is slightly higher than the female population. As of 2022, the country with the highest percentage of men was Qatar with only slightly more than one fourth of the total population being women. The United Arab Emirates followed with 31 percent. Different factors can influence the gender distribution in a population, such as life expectancy, the sex ratio at birth, and immigration. For instance, in Qatar the large share of male is due to the high immigration flows of male labor in the country.
Countries with the lowest share of women worldwide as of 2022
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