Population, female, per capita in India
India: Population, female, per capita was 0.4844 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.4844 units per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
199th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.4844 units per person
in 2025
All-time low
0.4826 units per person
in 2004
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female, per capita in India, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.4844 units per person for population, female, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female, per capita in India peaked at 0.4844 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4826 units per person, in 2004.
India ranks 199th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Population, female, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4842 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.484 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4838 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4837 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4836 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4836 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4836 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4836 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4837 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4838 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4838 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4838 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4838 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4838 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4837 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4835 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4833 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4831 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.483 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4829 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4828 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4827 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4827 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4827 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4827 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4828 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4829 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.483 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.483 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4831 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4832 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4832 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4833 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4833 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4832 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4831 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.483 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.483 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4829 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4828 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4827 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4827 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4826 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4826 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4826 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4826 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4826 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4827 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4827 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4828 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4828 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4829 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.483 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4831 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4831 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4832 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4833 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4834 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4835 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4836 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4837 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4839 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.484 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4841 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4842 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4844 units per person | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.4844 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5032 units per person, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.4844 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.4964 units per person, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4837 units per person | 0.4836 units per person | 0.4842 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4835 units per person | 0.4829 units per person | 0.4838 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4828 units per person | 0.4827 units per person | 0.4831 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4831 units per person | 0.4828 units per person | 0.4833 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4827 units per person | 0.4826 units per person | 0.4828 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4832 units per person | 0.4828 units per person | 0.4836 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4841 units per person | 0.4837 units per person | 0.4844 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More health data for India
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female, per capita in India?
- Population, female, per capita in India was 0.4844 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, female, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4844 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4826 units per person in 2004.
- How does India rank for population, female, per capita?
- India ranks 199th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.