Population, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population, female was 50.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 50.8%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 50.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 1960.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Population, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.9% | — |
| 1961 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.0% | 49.9% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.1% | 50.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 50.1% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 50.3% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 50.4% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.7% | 50.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 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 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 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 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Population, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 50.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 1960.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for population, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (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 Latin America & Caribbean (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.