Population, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Population, female was 1.77 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Early-demographic dividend stood at 1.77 billion. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 1.77 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 474.11 million, in 1960.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 49 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 533.02 million | 474.11 million | 595.22 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 682.89 million | 610.19 million | 760.60 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 877.39 million | 780.04 million | 978.41 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 billion | 1.00 billion | 1.21 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 billion | 1.23 billion | 1.44 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 billion | 1.46 billion | 1.65 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 billion | 1.67 billion | 1.77 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.17 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 112.49 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 132.53 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 2.38 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 1.21 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 497.73 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 469.55 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 26.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Population, female in Early-demographic dividend was 1.77 billion in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 474.11 million in 1960.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for population, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 49 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.