Population ages 20-24, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Population ages 20-24, female was 262.21 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
262.21 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
3rd
of 41 groups
All-time high
262.21 million
in 2025
All-time low
86.34 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 20-24, female in Low & middle income, 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
In 2025, population ages 20-24, female in Low & middle income stood at 262.21 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female in Low & middle income peaked at 262.21 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 86.34 million, in 1960.
That places Low & middle income 3rd out of 41 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 20-24, female in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.34 million | — |
| 1961 | 86.72 million | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 87.17 million | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 87.56 million | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 88.19 million | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 89.37 million | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 91.23 million | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 93.84 million | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 97.17 million | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 101.25 million | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 106.36 million | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 111.75 million | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 117.47 million | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 123.46 million | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 129.00 million | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 133.99 million | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 138.27 million | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 142.15 million | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 145.46 million | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 147.27 million | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 147.80 million | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 148.16 million | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 150.29 million | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 156.11 million | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 164.00 million | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 171.99 million | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 180.03 million | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 185.58 million | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 188.16 million | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 190.83 million | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 194.30 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 197.80 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 201.46 million | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 204.18 million | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 205.64 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 206.29 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 206.41 million | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 206.53 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 206.79 million | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 208.09 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 210.87 million | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 214.81 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 219.92 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 225.18 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 229.86 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 234.46 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 239.12 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 243.54 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 247.80 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 252.07 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 256.03 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 258.14 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 257.79 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 256.59 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 254.94 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 252.57 million | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 250.97 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 250.83 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 251.22 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 251.90 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 253.20 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 255.00 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 256.69 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 258.43 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 260.39 million | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 262.21 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.88 million | 86.34 million | 101.25 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 129.52 million | 106.36 million | 147.27 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 168.29 million | 147.80 million | 190.83 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 203.75 million | 194.30 million | 208.09 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 231.76 million | 210.87 million | 252.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 254.10 million | 250.83 million | 258.14 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 257.65 million | 253.20 million | 262.21 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3789 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1352 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.3111 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3221 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, female in Low & middle income?
- Population ages 20-24, female in Low & middle income was 262.21 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 262.21 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.34 million in 1960.
- How does Low & middle income rank for population ages 20-24, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.