Population ages 15-64, female in Dominica
Dominica: Population ages 15-64, female was 68.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, female in Dominica, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64, female in Dominica stood at 68.7%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Dominica peaked at 68.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1970.
Dominica ranks 29th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.6% | — |
| 1961 | 51.2% | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 50.9% | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 50.5% | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 50.1% | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 49.6% | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 49.1% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 48.5% | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 47.8% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 47.2% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 47.0% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 47.4% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 48.0% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 48.6% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 49.1% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 49.6% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 50.1% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 50.6% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 51.1% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 51.7% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 52.3% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 53.1% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 54.3% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 55.3% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 56.2% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 56.8% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 57.2% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 57.6% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 57.4% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 57.0% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 56.7% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 56.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 57.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 57.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 57.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 58.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 58.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 58.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 62.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 67.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 68.6% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 68.7% | +0.2% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 68.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.9%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 68.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.9%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.7% | 47.2% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.3% | 47.0% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.8% | 52.3% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.5% | 56.7% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 58.9% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 63.8% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 68.0% | 68.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More health data for Dominica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0066 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,509 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, female in Dominica?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Dominica was 68.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1970.
- How does Dominica rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Dominica ranks 29th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.