Population, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Population, female was 50.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 50.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 50.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1960.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.1% | 50.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 50.1% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 50.3% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.8% | 6 |
More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 15-64, female 223.23 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 28.61 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 36.30 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 441.13 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 68.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 217.90 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 74.16 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 71.28 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 21.5% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Population, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 50.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1960.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.