Population, female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Population, female was 1.19 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in East Asia & Pacific stood at 1.19 billion. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 1.19 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 515.35 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 | 559.96 million | 515.35 million | 621.50 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 702.31 million | 637.61 million | 758.30 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 826.39 million | 769.61 million | 885.64 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 952.52 million | 898.80 million | 1.00 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 billion | 1.01 billion | 1.09 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 billion | 1.09 billion | 1.17 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 billion | 1.17 billion | 1.19 billion | 6 |
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Age dependency ratio, old 20.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 15.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 147.76 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 12.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 332.81 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 13.9% (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Population, male 1.21 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 185.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in East Asia & Pacific?
- Population, female in East Asia & Pacific was 1.19 billion in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 515.35 million in 1960.
- Is population, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.