Population ages 05-09, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Population ages 05-09, female was 24.26 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
24.26 million
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
31st
of 43 groups
All-time high
27.60 million
in 2000
All-time low
15.37 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 05-09, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 05-09, female in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 24.26 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 27.60 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.37 million, in 1960.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 05-09, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.37 million | — |
| 1961 | 15.85 million | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 16.33 million | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 16.81 million | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 17.30 million | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 17.79 million | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 18.29 million | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 18.78 million | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 19.28 million | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 19.76 million | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 20.19 million | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 20.59 million | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 20.94 million | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 21.25 million | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 21.53 million | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 21.81 million | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 22.10 million | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 22.42 million | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 22.75 million | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 23.10 million | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 23.44 million | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 23.78 million | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 24.11 million | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 24.45 million | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 24.78 million | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 25.11 million | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 25.42 million | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 25.72 million | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 26.02 million | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 26.29 million | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 26.52 million | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 26.71 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 26.88 million | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 27.02 million | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 27.15 million | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 27.27 million | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 27.38 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 27.46 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 27.53 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 27.57 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 27.60 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 27.58 million | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 27.55 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 27.52 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 27.46 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 27.38 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 27.28 million | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 27.15 million | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 26.96 million | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 26.76 million | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 26.55 million | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 26.34 million | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 26.16 million | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.03 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 25.92 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 25.82 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 25.75 million | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 25.70 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 25.64 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 25.56 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 25.48 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 25.32 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 25.12 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 24.90 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 24.63 million | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 24.26 million | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.56 million | 15.37 million | 19.76 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.67 million | 20.19 million | 23.10 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.91 million | 23.44 million | 26.29 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.15 million | 26.52 million | 27.57 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.32 million | 26.76 million | 27.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.95 million | 25.56 million | 26.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.95 million | 24.26 million | 25.48 million | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 05-09, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Population ages 05-09, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 24.26 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 27.60 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.37 million in 1960.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for population ages 05-09, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 05-09, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 5 to 9.