Population ages 05-09, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Population ages 05-09, female was 8.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 05-09, female in Low & middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 05-09, female in Low & middle income is 8.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, female in Low & middle income peaked at 14.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2025.
Low & middle income ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 05-09, female in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.7% | — |
| 1961 | 13.8% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 13.9% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 13.8% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 13.6% | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 13.3% | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 13.0% | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 12.9% | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 13.0% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 13.3% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 13.6% | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 13.9% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 14.0% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 13.9% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 13.8% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 13.7% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 13.6% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 13.6% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 13.5% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 13.3% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 13.1% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 12.8% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 12.5% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 12.2% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 11.9% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 11.9% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 11.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 11.9% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 11.9% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 11.9% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 11.9% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 11.8% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.4% | 12.9% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 13.3% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 11.9% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 11.1% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.7% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.7% | 9.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0331 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.9493 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 05-09, female in Low & middle income?
- Population ages 05-09, female in Low & middle income was 8.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 1972.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2025.
- How does Low & middle income rank for population ages 05-09, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total female population.