According to the source, the figures are only taking those characters into consideration which were explicitly mentioned in the books "The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit" and "The Silmarillion".
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Middle Earth: Share of male and female inhabitants in total population 2014
This statistic breaks down Middle Earth's total population by gender. Middle Earth is a fictitious world dreamt up by J.R.R. Tolkien for his book "The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit" and "The Silmarillion". According to the source, the figures only include those characters which were explicitly mentioned in the books. According to this calculation, ** percent of the characters inhabiting Middle Earth are female, while ** percent are male.
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LotrProject. (November 18, 2014). Middle Earth: Total population by gender, as of 2014 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/384136/middle-earth-share-of-male-and-female-inhabitants-in-total-population/
LotrProject. "Middle Earth: Total population by gender, as of 2014." Chart. November 18, 2014. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/384136/middle-earth-share-of-male-and-female-inhabitants-in-total-population/
LotrProject. (2014). Middle Earth: Total population by gender, as of 2014. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/384136/middle-earth-share-of-male-and-female-inhabitants-in-total-population/
LotrProject. "Middle Earth: Total Population by Gender, as of 2014." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 Nov 2014, /statistics/384136/middle-earth-share-of-male-and-female-inhabitants-in-total-population/
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Middle Earth: Total population by gender, as of 2014 [Graph], LotrProject, November 18, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/384136/middle-earth-share-of-male-and-female-inhabitants-in-total-population/
