Population ages 20-24, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 20-24, female was 7.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
7.7%
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
24th
of 47 groups
All-time high
9.6%
in 1984
All-time low
7.7%
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 20-24, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.

Analysis

In 2025, population ages 20-24, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 7.7%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 9.6% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2025.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Population ages 20-24, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960 to 2025.
Year % of female population Change
1960 8.2%
1961 8.2% -0.6%
1962 8.2% -0.3%
1963 8.1% -0.1%
1964 8.1% +0.1%
1965 8.2% +0.2%
1966 8.2% +0.4%
1967 8.3% +0.7%
1968 8.4% +1.1%
1969 8.5% +1.4%
1970 8.6% +1.6%
1971 8.7% +1.5%
1972 8.9% +1.3%
1973 9.0% +1.1%
1974 9.0% +0.9%
1975 9.1% +0.8%
1976 9.2% +0.7%
1977 9.2% +0.7%
1978 9.3% +0.7%
1979 9.4% +0.6%
1980 9.4% +0.6%
1981 9.5% +0.5%
1982 9.5% +0.4%
1983 9.5% +0.4%
1984 9.6% +0.2%
1985 9.6% -0.0%
1986 9.5% -0.3%
1987 9.5% -0.5%
1988 9.4% -0.7%
1989 9.3% -0.7%
1990 9.3% -0.6%
1991 9.3% -0.4%
1992 9.2% -0.2%
1993 9.2% -0.1%
1994 9.2% -0.1%
1995 9.2% -0.0%
1996 9.2% -0.0%
1997 9.2% +0.0%
1998 9.2% +0.0%
1999 9.2% +0.1%
2000 9.2% +0.1%
2001 9.2% +0.1%
2002 9.2% -0.0%
2003 9.2% -0.1%
2004 9.2% -0.3%
2005 9.2% -0.5%
2006 9.1% -0.6%
2007 9.1% -0.7%
2008 9.0% -0.7%
2009 8.9% -0.7%
2010 8.9% -0.7%
2011 8.8% -0.7%
2012 8.7% -0.7%
2013 8.7% -0.7%
2014 8.6% -0.7%
2015 8.5% -0.8%
2016 8.5% -0.8%
2017 8.4% -0.9%
2018 8.3% -0.9%
2019 8.2% -1.0%
2020 8.2% -1.0%
2021 8.1% -0.9%
2022 8.0% -1.0%
2023 7.9% -1.2%
2024 7.8% -1.3%
2025 7.7% -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.2% 8.1% 8.5% 10
1970s 9.0% 8.6% 9.4% 10
1980s 9.5% 9.3% 9.6% 10
1990s 9.2% 9.2% 9.3% 10
2000s 9.1% 8.9% 9.2% 10
2010s 8.6% 8.2% 8.9% 10
2020s 8.0% 7.7% 8.2% 6

Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 21 Nigeria 9.5% compare
  2. 22 Honduras 9.5% compare
  3. 23 Zimbabwe 9.5% compare
  4. 24 Liberia 9.5% compare
  5. 25 Zambia 9.4% compare
  6. 26 Madagascar 9.4% compare
  7. 27 Micronesia (country) 9.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 20-24, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Population ages 20-24, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 7.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 1984.
What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2025.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population ages 20-24, female?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 20-24, female rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population)
Unit
% of female population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
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Female population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.