With 53.68% of the population as women, Latvia’s high percentage of women can largelybe attributed to general health. Under 43 years old, there are actually more men than womeninthepopulation, while after 65, there are twice the number of women than men. The last WorldPopulation report revealed an estimated 50.4 percent of theworld’spopulationwas male and 49.6 percent female — highlighting the fact that there were more males than females. Women have outnumberedmen in Portugal since 1864, according to Statista, and the gap has widened even more in recent years. Inthe 1960s, the population in Portugal dropped due to migration for work, and men moved away from Portugal at higher rates than women. In many parts of theworld, the balance between men and womenis changing. More countries now have a higher number of women than men, shaped by longer female life expectancy, migration, and ageing populations. Men and womenare distributed unevenly around theworld. Of the 201 nations for which the UN has population data, 125 have more women, but the percentages vary from 50.1% to 54.2%. A world map produced by TheWorld in Maps tellingly shades nations by whether they have more men or more women — red where womenareinthe majority, blue where menoutnumberwomen. In many parts of theworld, the number of women and menis fairly balanced. But in several countries, women actually outnumbermen. This islargely due to migration, life expectancy and even cultural dynamics that has over time led to a population shift. Map – Womenoutnumbermen around theworld.