Population ages 15-64, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Population ages 15-64, female was 64.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, female in Low & middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 64.9% for population ages 15-64, female in 2025. 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 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Low & middle income peaked at 64.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 1966.
Low & middle income ranks 16th of 47 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 15-64, female in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.4% | — |
| 1961 | 55.4% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 55.2% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 54.8% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 54.5% | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 54.4% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 54.3% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 54.4% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 54.4% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 54.4% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 54.5% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 54.6% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 54.8% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 54.8% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 55.5% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 56.0% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 56.4% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 56.8% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 57.1% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 57.8% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 58.1% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 58.4% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 58.6% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 58.8% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 59.0% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 59.1% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 59.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 59.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 59.8% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 60.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 60.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 60.6% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 61.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 61.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 61.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 63.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 63.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 63.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 64.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 64.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 64.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 64.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 64.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.7% | 54.3% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.0% | 54.5% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.8% | 56.4% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.1% | 59.1% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 61.6% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 64.5% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.7% | 64.5% | 64.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 13 Bahrain 71.1% compare
- 14 Turks and Caicos Islands 71.1% compare
- 15 Brunei Darussalam 70.7% compare
- 16 Maldives 70.4% compare
- 17 Bahamas 70.0% compare
- 18 Mauritius 70.0% compare
- 19 Saint Kitts and Nevis 69.9% compare
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 15-64, female in Low & middle income?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Low & middle income was 64.9% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 1966.
- How does Low & middle income rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.