Table:
source country
syria
iraq
afghanistan
eritrea
democratic republic of the congo
other countries
total, excluding syria
total

number

number of refugees
25,035
3,075
1,695
2,030
1,130
7,650
15,580
40,615

age

median age
18
26
22
27
21
21
23
21

percent

government-assisted refugees
52.8
62.0
14.5
26.4
78.8
67.3
55.9
54.0

refugees admitted in 2016
71.3
19.7
28.6
34.2
27.0
26.8
26.6
54.1

distribution across age groups at the time of admission

0 to 14
44.2
29.3
26.0
28.1
23.9
34.6
31.0
39.1

15 to 29
20.2
27.0
37.5
33.0
49.1
32.7
33.3
25.2

30 to 59
32.3
36.9
31.0
38.2
23.0
30.0
32.0
32.2

60 and over
3.3
6.8
5.3
1.2
4.4
2.7
3.7
3.4

distribution by sex, total population

women
48.6
44.9
52.2
43.2
50.9
46.8
46.9
47.9

men
51.4
55.1
48.1
56.5
48.7
53.1
53.1
52.1

distribution by sex, population aged 15 to 29

women
52.2
43.0
50.4
46.3
49.5
47.4
46.9
49.6

men
47.7
57.6
49.6
53.7
51.4
52.6
53.1
50.4

Statement: in the total syrian refugee population, women outnumbered men among those aged 15 to 29.
Question: among those aged 15 to 29 in the total syrian refugee population, which sex had a higher percentage of population?
Answer: women