Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) by country
Female population between the ages 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total female population.
Countries reporting
218
Highest
15.3%
Somalia
Lowest
3.0%
Hong Kong, China
Median
7.6%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
17,556
What the numbers show
Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 15.3% in Somalia; the lowest is 3.0% in Hong Kong, China.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.6%, and the mean is 8.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 186 fell. The largest increase was in Macau, China (up 24.9%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 44.8%).
Population ages 05-09, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 15.3% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 2 | Niger | 15.2% | 2025 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 3 | Mali | 15.1% | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 4 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 15.1% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 5 | Chad | 14.8% | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 14.5% | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 7 | Angola | 14.4% | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 8 | Burundi | 14.3% | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 9 | Mozambique | 14.2% | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 10 | Uganda | 14.1% | 2025 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 14.0% | 2025 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 12 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 13.9% | 2025 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 13.8% | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 14 | Cameroon | 13.7% | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 15 | Benin | 13.7% | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 16 | Mauritania | 13.7% | 2025 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 17 | Yemen | 13.6% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 13.6% | 2025 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 19 | Zambia | 13.4% | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 20 | Nigeria | 13.3% | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 21 | Guinea | 13.2% | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 22 | Sudan | 13.2% | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 23 | Togo | 13.1% | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 24 | Congo | 13.0% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 13.0% | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 26 | Gambia | 12.9% | 2025 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 27 | Samoa | 12.8% | 2025 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 28 | Malawi | 12.8% | 2025 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 29 | Madagascar | 12.8% | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 30 | Liberia | 12.7% | 2025 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 12.7% | 2025 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 32 | Vanuatu | 12.6% | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 33 | Namibia | 12.5% | 2025 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 34 | Palestine, State of | 12.4% | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 35 | Gabon | 12.4% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.4% | 2025 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 12.3% | 2025 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 12.3% | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 39 | Comoros | 12.3% | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 40 | Solomon Islands | 12.1% | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 41 | Rwanda | 12.1% | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 42 | Naoero | 12.1% | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 43 | Senegal | 12.0% | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 44 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.0% | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 45 | Eritrea | 11.9% | 2025 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 46 | Pakistan | 11.8% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 11.8% | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 48 | Kenya | 11.7% | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 49 | Timor-Leste | 11.7% | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 50 | Ghana | 11.6% | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 51 | Iraq | 11.5% | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 52 | Marshall Islands | 11.4% | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 53 | Oman | 11.4% | 2025 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 54 | South Sudan | 11.3% | 2025 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 55 | Lesotho | 11.2% | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 56 | Tuvalu | 11.1% | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 11.0% | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 58 | Kiribati | 10.9% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.8% | 2025 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 60 | Eswatini | 10.8% | 2025 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 61 | Mongolia | 10.7% | 2025 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 62 | Egypt | 10.5% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 63 | Algeria | 10.5% | 2025 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 64 | Botswana | 10.5% | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 65 | Turkmenistan | 10.4% | 2025 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 66 | Tonga | 10.3% | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 67 | Guatemala | 10.3% | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 68 | Haiti | 10.1% | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 69 | Jordan | 10.0% | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 70 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 10.0% | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 71 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.0% | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 9.9% | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 73 | Honduras | 9.9% | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | 9.9% | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 75 | Cambodia | 9.7% | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 76 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.6% | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 77 | Paraguay | 9.5% | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 9.4% | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 79 | Guyana | 9.4% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 80 | Djibouti | 9.3% | 2025 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 81 | Philippines | 9.3% | 2025 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 82 | American Samoa | 9.3% | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 9.2% | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 84 | Cape Verde | 9.0% | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 85 | Qatar | 9.0% | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 86 | Libya | 9.0% | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 87 | Israel | 8.9% | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 88 | Belize | 8.9% | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 89 | Fiji | 8.8% | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 90 | Guam | 8.6% | 2025 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 91 | Nepal | 8.6% | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 92 | Bangladesh | 8.6% | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 8.6% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 94 | Morocco | 8.3% | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 95 | South Africa | 8.3% | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 96 | Suriname | 8.2% | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 97 | Bahrain | 8.2% | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 98 | Panama | 8.1% | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 99 | India | 8.0% | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 100 | Tunisia | 7.9% | 2025 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 101 | Myanmar | 7.9% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 102 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 7.9% | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 103 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.9% | 2025 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 104 | Indonesia | 7.8% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 105 | Maldives | 7.8% | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 106 | Ecuador | 7.8% | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 107 | Kuwait | 7.7% | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 108 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 7.7% | 2025 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 109 | Lebanon | 7.7% | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 110 | Peru | 7.6% | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 111 | Mexico | 7.6% | 2025 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 112 | United Arab Emirates | 7.6% | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 113 | Malaysia | 7.5% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 114 | El Salvador | 7.4% | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 115 | Greenland | 7.4% | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 116 | Seychelles | 7.2% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 117 | Argentina | 7.1% | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 118 | Viet Nam | 7.1% | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 119 | Türkiye | 7.1% | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 120 | Faroe Islands | 7.1% | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 121 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.1% | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.0% | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 123 | Sri Lanka | 6.8% | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 124 | New Caledonia | 6.8% | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 125 | Northern Mariana Islands | 6.7% | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 126 | Bhutan | 6.6% | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 127 | Georgia | 6.5% | 2025 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 6.5% | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 129 | Colombia | 6.4% | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 130 | Brazil | 6.3% | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 131 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 6.3% | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 132 | Costa Rica | 6.2% | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 133 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 6.2% | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 134 | Republic of Moldova | 6.1% | 2025 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 135 | Palau | 6.1% | 2025 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 136 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.0% | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 137 | Grenada | 5.9% | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 138 | Ireland | 5.9% | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 139 | French Polynesia | 5.9% | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 140 | Kosovo | 5.8% | 2025 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 140 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 5.8% | 2025 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 142 | Jamaica | 5.8% | 2025 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.7% | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 144 | Dominica | 5.7% | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 145 | Uruguay | 5.7% | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 146 | New Zealand | 5.7% | 2025 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 147 | Armenia | 5.7% | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 148 | Sweden | 5.6% | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 149 | Iceland | 5.6% | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 5.6% | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 151 | Australia | 5.6% | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 152 | Chile | 5.6% | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 153 | United States of America | 5.6% | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 154 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.6% | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 155 | Montenegro | 5.5% | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 156 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.5% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 157 | China | 5.4% | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 158 | Gibraltar | 5.4% | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 159 | North Macedonia | 5.4% | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 160 | Barbados | 5.4% | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 161 | Russian Federation | 5.3% | 2025 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 162 | Bahamas | 5.3% | 2025 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 163 | Cyprus | 5.3% | 2025 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 164 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.2% | 2025 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 165 | Norway | 5.2% | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 5.2% | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 167 | Albania | 5.2% | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 168 | Slovakia | 5.1% | 2025 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 169 | Czechia | 5.1% | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 170 | Denmark | 5.1% | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 171 | Cayman Islands | 5.1% | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 172 | Belgium | 5.1% | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 173 | Romania | 5.1% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 174 | France | 5.1% | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 175 | Aruba | 5.1% | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 176 | Belarus | 5.1% | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 177 | Estonia | 5.0% | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 178 | Latvia | 4.9% | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 179 | Switzerland | 4.9% | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 180 | Canada | 4.9% | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 181 | United States Virgin Islands | 4.8% | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 182 | Cuba | 4.8% | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 183 | Mauritius | 4.8% | 2025 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 184 | Lithuania | 4.8% | 2025 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 185 | Netherlands | 4.8% | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 186 | Slovenia | 4.8% | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 187 | Poland | 4.7% | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 188 | Austria | 4.7% | 2025 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 189 | Germany | 4.7% | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 190 | Monaco | 4.6% | 2025 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 191 | Liechtenstein | 4.6% | 2025 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 192 | Hungary | 4.6% | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 193 | Macau, China | 4.6% | 2025 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 194 | Serbia | 4.6% | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 195 | Bulgaria | 4.5% | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 196 | Finland | 4.5% | 2025 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 197 | Thailand | 4.5% | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 198 | Malta | 4.5% | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 199 | Curaçao | 4.4% | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 200 | Channel Islands | 4.4% | 2025 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 201 | British Virgin Islands | 4.3% | 2025 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 202 | Isle of Man | 4.3% | 2025 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 203 | Bermuda | 4.3% | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 204 | Ukraine | 4.2% | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 205 | Croatia | 4.2% | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 206 | Greece | 4.1% | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 207 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.0% | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 208 | Spain | 4.0% | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 209 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 4.0% | 2025 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 210 | Portugal | 4.0% | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 211 | Singapore | 3.9% | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 212 | San Marino | 3.7% | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 213 | Italy | 3.7% | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 214 | Andorra | 3.7% | 2025 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 215 | Japan | 3.6% | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 216 | Republic of Korea | 3.3% | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 217 | Puerto Rico | 3.3% | 2025 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 218 | Hong Kong, China | 3.0% | 2025 | down 10.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pre-demographic dividend 13.6%
- Chagai 4.4%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 13.5%
- Africa Western and Central 13.4%
- Low income 13.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 13.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 13.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 13.2%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 13.0%
- Least developed countries 12.5%
- IDA blend 12.4%
- IDA total 12.2%
- IDA only 12.1%
- Arab World 10.8%
- Pacific island small states 10.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 10.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 10.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 10.7%
- Lower middle income 9.7%
- Early-demographic dividend 8.8%
- Low & middle income 8.7%
- IDA & IBRD total 8.6%
- Middle income 8.1%
- World 8.0%
- South Asia 8.0%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 8.0%
- Small states 8.0%
- Other small states 7.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 7.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 7.3%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 7.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean 7.2%
- IBRD only 7.1%
- Caribbean Small States 7.0%
- Upper middle income 6.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.2%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 6.2%
- East Asia & Pacific 6.0%
- Late-demographic dividend 5.8%
About this data
Female population between the ages 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total female population.