Population, female in Pakistan
Pakistan: Population, female was 49.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Pakistan, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Pakistan stood at 49.3%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Pakistan peaked at 49.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 1960.
Pakistan ranks 181st of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, female in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.1% | — |
| 1961 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 46.2% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 46.2% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 46.3% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 46.3% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 46.6% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 46.9% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 46.9% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 47.0% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 47.1% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 48.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 48.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.3% | 46.1% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.0% | 46.6% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.8% | 47.4% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.2% | 48.1% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 48.4% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 48.7% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 49.0% | 49.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0119 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Pakistan?
- Population, female in Pakistan was 49.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 1960.
- How does Pakistan rank for population, female?
- Pakistan ranks 181st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.