Population ages 45-49, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population ages 45-49, female was 20.65 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
20.65 million
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
26th
of 43 groups
All-time high
20.65 million
in 2025
All-time low
3.94 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 45-49, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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

In 2025, population ages 45-49, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 20.65 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 45-49, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 20.65 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.94 million, in 1960.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 43 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 45-49, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Population ages 45-49, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 3.94 million
1961 4.01 million +2.0%
1962 4.08 million +1.7%
1963 4.15 million +1.6%
1964 4.22 million +1.8%
1965 4.32 million +2.2%
1966 4.44 million +2.7%
1967 4.58 million +3.3%
1968 4.75 million +3.6%
1969 4.93 million +3.7%
1970 5.11 million +3.7%
1971 5.29 million +3.5%
1972 5.46 million +3.3%
1973 5.63 million +3.1%
1974 5.80 million +2.9%
1975 5.94 million +2.6%
1976 6.08 million +2.3%
1977 6.20 million +2.0%
1978 6.31 million +1.7%
1979 6.40 million +1.5%
1980 6.49 million +1.3%
1981 6.57 million +1.4%
1982 6.67 million +1.5%
1983 6.79 million +1.7%
1984 6.93 million +2.1%
1985 7.10 million +2.4%
1986 7.29 million +2.7%
1987 7.49 million +2.8%
1988 7.72 million +2.9%
1989 7.95 million +3.0%
1990 8.20 million +3.2%
1991 8.48 million +3.4%
1992 8.80 million +3.7%
1993 9.15 million +4.0%
1994 9.54 million +4.3%
1995 9.96 million +4.4%
1996 10.38 million +4.3%
1997 10.80 million +4.0%
1998 11.22 million +3.9%
1999 11.62 million +3.6%
2000 12.02 million +3.4%
2001 12.43 million +3.4%
2002 12.85 million +3.3%
2003 13.27 million +3.3%
2004 13.69 million +3.2%
2005 14.13 million +3.2%
2006 14.56 million +3.1%
2007 14.99 million +3.0%
2008 15.42 million +2.9%
2009 15.83 million +2.6%
2010 16.20 million +2.3%
2011 16.52 million +2.0%
2012 16.79 million +1.7%
2013 17.03 million +1.4%
2014 17.25 million +1.3%
2015 17.47 million +1.3%
2016 17.73 million +1.5%
2017 18.02 million +1.7%
2018 18.34 million +1.8%
2019 18.66 million +1.8%
2020 18.98 million +1.7%
2021 19.29 million +1.6%
2022 19.61 million +1.6%
2023 19.94 million +1.7%
2024 20.29 million +1.8%
2025 20.65 million +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.34 million 3.94 million 4.93 million 10
1970s 5.82 million 5.11 million 6.40 million 10
1980s 7.10 million 6.49 million 7.95 million 10
1990s 9.81 million 8.20 million 11.62 million 10
2000s 13.92 million 12.02 million 15.83 million 10
2010s 17.40 million 16.20 million 18.66 million 10
2020s 19.79 million 18.98 million 20.65 million 6

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

  1. 23 Spain 2.02 million compare
  2. 24 South Africa 1.91 million compare
  3. 25 Korea 1.90 million compare
  4. 26 Myanmar 1.80 million compare
  5. 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.78 million compare
  6. 28 Colombia 1.73 million compare
  7. 29 Argentina 1.51 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 45-49, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Population ages 45-49, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 20.65 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 45-49, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 20.65 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 45-49, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.94 million in 1960.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for population ages 45-49, female?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 45-49, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high 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 45-49, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 45-49, 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 45 to 49.