Population ages 15-64, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Population ages 15-64, female was 67.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 Latin America & Caribbean is 67.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 67.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 1964.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th of 47 groups 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 Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.8% | — |
| 1961 | 53.7% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 53.5% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 53.5% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 53.4% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 53.4% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 53.5% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 53.5% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 53.6% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 53.8% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 53.9% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 54.1% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 54.3% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 54.5% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 54.7% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 55.0% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 55.3% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 55.5% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 55.8% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 56.1% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 56.4% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 56.7% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 57.0% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 57.3% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 57.6% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 57.9% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 58.2% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 58.4% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 59.6% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 59.9% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 60.2% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 60.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 61.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 61.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 62.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 62.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 63.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 63.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 64.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 64.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 65.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 66.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 67.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 67.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 67.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 67.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.6% | 53.4% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.9% | 53.9% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.7% | 56.4% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.7% | 59.3% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 62.5% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 65.7% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 67.2% | 67.4% | 6 |
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- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 67.4% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 1964.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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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About this data
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.