Population, female in Small states
Small states: Population, female was 49.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, female in Small states, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Small states recorded 49.8% for population, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Small states peaked at 51.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 2021.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.8% | 50.6% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.3% | 50.2% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 50.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 49.7% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.8% | 6 |
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64, female 6.58 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 867,442 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 1.14 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 13.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 67.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 6.85 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 23.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 24.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 2.51 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Small states?
- Population, female in Small states was 49.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 2021.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Small states 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.