Population, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Population, female was 129.44 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
129.44 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
All-time high
129.44 million
in 2025
All-time low
67.87 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

In 2025, population, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 129.44 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 129.44 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.87 million, in 1960.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 74.02 million 67.87 million 80.11 million 10
1970s 86.89 million 81.36 million 92.64 million 10
1980s 99.89 million 93.94 million 106.08 million 10
1990s 110.24 million 107.29 million 112.18 million 10
2000s 114.87 million 112.67 million 117.37 million 10
2010s 122.65 million 118.25 million 127.24 million 10
2020s 128.26 million 127.11 million 129.44 million 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Population, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 129.44 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 129.44 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 67.87 million in 1960.
Is population, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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

Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.