Population ages 40-44, female in India

India: Population ages 40-44, female was 49.17 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
49.17 million
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
2nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
49.17 million
in 2025
All-time low
10.64 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 40-44, female in India, 1960–2025

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Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.

Analysis

In 2025, population ages 40-44, female in India stood at 49.17 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 40-44, female in India peaked at 49.17 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.64 million, in 1960.

India ranks 2nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.49 million 10.64 million 12.44 million 10
1970s 14.06 million 12.70 million 15.40 million 10
1980s 16.66 million 15.62 million 18.41 million 10
1990s 23.82 million 19.32 million 27.73 million 10
2000s 31.48 million 28.41 million 34.48 million 10
2010s 38.92 million 35.18 million 42.70 million 10
2020s 46.33 million 43.64 million 49.17 million 6

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 China 49.49 million compare
  2. 3 United States 11.10 million compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 10.25 million compare
  4. 5 Brazil 8.42 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 40-44, female in India?
Population ages 40-44, female in India was 49.17 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
What is the highest population ages 40-44, female recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 49.17 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 40-44, female recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 10.64 million in 1960.
How does India rank for population ages 40-44, female?
India ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 40-44, female rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 40-44, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 40-44, female
Source
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2025
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Female population between the ages 40 to 44.