Population ages 40-44, female in Post-demographic dividend

Post-demographic dividend: Population ages 40-44, female was 37.13 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
37.13 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
16th
of 41 groups
All-time high
39.87 million
in 2005
All-time low
22.13 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 40-44, female in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2025

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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

Post-demographic dividend recorded 37.13 million for population ages 40-44, female in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 40-44, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 39.87 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 22.13 million, in 1960.

Post-demographic dividend ranks 16th of 41 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 40-44, female in Post-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Population ages 40-44, female in Post-demographic dividend, 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 22.13 million
1961 23.15 million +4.6%
1962 24.49 million +5.8%
1963 25.82 million +5.4%
1964 26.84 million +4.0%
1965 27.33 million +1.8%
1966 27.46 million +0.5%
1967 27.52 million +0.2%
1968 27.55 million +0.1%
1969 27.55 million -0.0%
1970 27.50 million -0.2%
1971 27.45 million -0.2%
1972 27.29 million -0.6%
1973 27.04 million -0.9%
1974 26.82 million -0.8%
1975 26.74 million -0.3%
1976 26.83 million +0.3%
1977 27.09 million +1.0%
1978 27.47 million +1.4%
1979 27.94 million +1.7%
1980 28.34 million +1.4%
1981 28.66 million +1.1%
1982 28.87 million +0.7%
1983 29.07 million +0.7%
1984 29.14 million +0.3%
1985 28.93 million -0.7%
1986 29.20 million +0.9%
1987 30.33 million +3.9%
1988 31.62 million +4.3%
1989 32.89 million +4.0%
1990 34.29 million +4.3%
1991 35.23 million +2.7%
1992 35.39 million +0.4%
1993 35.39 million +0.0%
1994 35.48 million +0.3%
1995 35.74 million +0.7%
1996 36.19 million +1.3%
1997 36.64 million +1.3%
1998 37.12 million +1.3%
1999 37.66 million +1.5%
2000 38.16 million +1.3%
2001 38.60 million +1.2%
2002 39.04 million +1.1%
2003 39.41 million +1.0%
2004 39.72 million +0.8%
2005 39.87 million +0.4%
2006 39.76 million -0.3%
2007 39.55 million -0.5%
2008 39.36 million -0.5%
2009 39.11 million -0.6%
2010 38.97 million -0.4%
2011 39.01 million +0.1%
2012 39.09 million +0.2%
2013 38.90 million -0.5%
2014 38.62 million -0.7%
2015 38.19 million -1.1%
2016 37.63 million -1.5%
2017 37.17 million -1.2%
2018 36.90 million -0.7%
2019 36.76 million -0.4%
2020 36.77 million +0.0%
2021 36.84 million +0.2%
2022 36.95 million +0.3%
2023 37.12 million +0.5%
2024 37.26 million +0.4%
2025 37.13 million -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25.98 million 22.13 million 27.55 million 10
1970s 27.22 million 26.74 million 27.94 million 10
1980s 29.70 million 28.34 million 32.89 million 10
1990s 35.91 million 34.29 million 37.66 million 10
2000s 39.26 million 38.16 million 39.87 million 10
2010s 38.12 million 36.76 million 39.09 million 10
2020s 37.01 million 36.77 million 37.26 million 6

Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend

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  3. 15 Japan 3.61 million compare
  4. 16 Türkiye 3.19 million compare
  5. 17 Ethiopia 2.95 million compare
  6. 18 Germany 2.64 million compare
  7. 19 Thailand 2.64 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 40-44, female in Post-demographic dividend?
Population ages 40-44, female in Post-demographic dividend was 37.13 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 40-44, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 39.87 million in 2005.
What is the lowest population ages 40-44, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 22.13 million in 1960.
How does Post-demographic dividend rank for population ages 40-44, female?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 16th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 40-44, female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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 40-44, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 40-44, female
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
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Female population between the ages 40 to 44.