Population, female in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Population, female was 1.16 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Late-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Late-demographic dividend is 1.16 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 1.16 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 548.07 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 | 592.22 million | 548.07 million | 652.27 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 729.48 million | 667.64 million | 784.13 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 849.53 million | 795.14 million | 906.74 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 965.51 million | 918.75 million | 1.01 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 billion | 1.02 billion | 1.08 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 billion | 1.08 billion | 1.15 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 billion | 1.15 billion | 1.16 billion | 6 |
More health data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population, female 49.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 785.98 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 395.85 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 17.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 207.26 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 188.58 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 185.73 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population, male 1.17 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 14.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Late-demographic dividend?
- Population, female in Late-demographic dividend was 1.16 billion in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 548.07 million in 1960.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.