Population ages 15-64, female in India
India: Population ages 15-64, female was 68.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, female in India, 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 15-64, female in India is 68.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in India peaked at 68.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 1966.
That places India 39th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 India, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.0% | — |
| 1961 | 55.7% | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 55.3% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 55.0% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 54.8% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 54.7% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 54.7% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 54.7% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 54.7% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 54.8% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 54.9% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 55.0% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 55.1% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 55.1% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 55.2% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 55.3% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 55.5% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 55.6% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 55.8% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 55.9% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 56.1% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 56.3% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 56.5% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 56.6% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 56.7% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 56.8% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 57.0% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 57.1% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 57.3% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 57.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 57.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 58.1% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 58.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 59.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 60.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 60.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 61.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 62.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 64.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 67.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 67.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 68.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.0% | 54.7% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.3% | 54.9% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.6% | 56.1% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.3% | 57.3% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.6% | 60.0% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 63.6% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 67.0% | 68.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, female in India?
- Population ages 15-64, female in India was 68.1% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 1966.
- How does India rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- India ranks 39th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.