Population, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Population, female was 49.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, female in Low & middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Low & middle income is 49.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Low & middle income peaked at 49.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 1960.
Low & middle income ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population, female in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.4% | — |
| 1961 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 49.4% | +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 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 49.5% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 49.5% | 49.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0164 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 0.2737 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 0.1804 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Low & middle income?
- Population, female in Low & middle income was 49.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 1960.
- How does Low & middle income rank for population, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.