Population ages 20-24, female in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Population ages 20-24, female was 56.81 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 20-24, female in Least developed countries, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 20-24, female in Least developed countries is 56.81 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female in Least developed countries peaked at 56.81 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.45 million, in 1960.
That places Least developed countries 17th out of 41 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.58 million | 10.45 million | 12.84 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.85 million | 13.10 million | 16.97 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.67 million | 17.45 million | 22.09 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.04 million | 22.71 million | 29.46 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.43 million | 30.37 million | 38.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.10 million | 39.33 million | 49.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.84 million | 50.82 million | 56.81 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More health data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 3.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 466.44 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 39.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 236.66 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.6% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 66.6% (2025)
- Population, female 50.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 46.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 229.78 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, female in Least developed countries?
- Population ages 20-24, female in Least developed countries was 56.81 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 56.81 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.45 million in 1960.
- How does Least developed countries rank for population ages 20-24, female?
- Least developed countries ranks 17th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, female rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 20 to 24.