Female population linked to remittances
Comparing Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per unit of GDP with Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita across 164 countries, 2018–2025.
- Rank correlation
- -0.82
- Holding size constant
- -0.75
- Countries compared
- 164
- Period
- 2018–2025
What might link these
The correlation might be driven by countries with larger female populations having different economic profiles or migration patterns. A careful reader should consider that urbanization could be a confounder, as it often affects both remittance flows and gender demographics. The relationship may not be straightforward, requiring further analysis to understand potential underlying mechanisms.
Why this is not proof of anything
This is a correlation across countries, not an experiment. It cannot show that either indicator causes the other, and both may simply follow a third thing. This correlation could mislead by implying a direct relationship between female population and remittances, when in fact other economic or social factors may be driving the observed association.
The second figure above repeats the measurement with national population and income held constant. It is the more conservative number: a relationship that largely disappears there was mostly telling you that larger, richer countries have more of most things.
How this was measured
Both indicators were ranked across every country reporting each, and the two rankings compared — ranks rather than raw values, because a handful of very large countries can otherwise manufacture a relationship on their own. The calculation is arithmetic over figures already published on this site; the commentary above is drafted from the two indicator names and the resulting coefficients.