Population, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Population, female was 49.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 49.4% for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 49.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 1960.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Population, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.2% | — |
| 1961 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.3% | 49.2% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 49.2% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 49.3% | 49.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Population, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 49.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 1960.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for population, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.