Population ages 40-44, female in South Asia
South Asia: Population ages 40-44, female was 57.15 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 40-44, female in South Asia, 1960–2025
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 South Asia stood at 57.15 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 40-44, female in South Asia peaked at 57.15 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.27 million, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.32 million | 12.27 million | 14.48 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.32 million | 14.79 million | 17.86 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.49 million | 18.13 million | 21.56 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.54 million | 22.53 million | 32.09 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.48 million | 32.91 million | 39.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.16 million | 40.77 million | 49.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.51 million | 50.28 million | 57.15 million | 6 |
More health data for South Asia
- Age dependency ratio 47.0% (2025)
- Population, female 48.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 7.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 65.23 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 560.64 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 36.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 59.22 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 591.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 6.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 40-44, female in South Asia?
- Population ages 40-44, female in South Asia was 57.15 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.15 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 40-44, female recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.27 million in 1960.
- Is population ages 40-44, female rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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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Female population between the ages 40 to 44.