Population, female in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Population, female was 1.16 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.16 billion
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
10th
of 47 groups
All-time high
1.16 billion
in 2025
All-time low
548.07 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, female in Late-demographic dividend, 1960–2025

0250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B1.2B196019922025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, female in Late-demographic dividend is 1.16 billion, measured 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 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, female in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 1.16 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 548.07 million, in 1960.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Population, female in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Population, female in Late-demographic dividend, 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 548.07 million —
1961 549.35 million +0.2%
1962 556.59 million +1.3%
1963 569.40 million +2.3%
1964 582.00 million +2.2%
1965 594.96 million +2.2%
1966 609.22 million +2.4%
1967 623.08 million +2.3%
1968 637.30 million +2.3%
1969 652.27 million +2.3%
1970 667.64 million +2.4%
1971 683.28 million +2.3%
1972 698.03 million +2.2%
1973 712.33 million +2.0%
1974 725.95 million +1.9%
1975 738.51 million +1.7%
1976 750.41 million +1.6%
1977 761.65 million +1.5%
1978 772.91 million +1.5%
1979 784.13 million +1.5%
1980 795.14 million +1.4%
1981 806.34 million +1.4%
1982 818.50 million +1.5%
1983 830.62 million +1.5%
1984 842.33 million +1.4%
1985 854.38 million +1.4%
1986 867.09 million +1.5%
1987 880.41 million +1.5%
1988 893.76 million +1.5%
1989 906.74 million +1.5%
1990 918.75 million +1.3%
1991 930.21 million +1.2%
1992 941.20 million +1.2%
1993 951.55 million +1.1%
1994 961.65 million +1.1%
1995 971.53 million +1.0%
1996 981.19 million +1.0%
1997 990.68 million +1.0%
1998 999.87 million +0.9%
1999 1.01 billion +0.9%
2000 1.02 billion +0.8%
2001 1.02 billion +0.7%
2002 1.03 billion +0.7%
2003 1.04 billion +0.6%
2004 1.04 billion +0.6%
2005 1.05 billion +0.6%
2006 1.06 billion +0.6%
2007 1.06 billion +0.6%
2008 1.07 billion +0.6%
2009 1.08 billion +0.6%
2010 1.08 billion +0.6%
2011 1.09 billion +0.6%
2012 1.10 billion +0.7%
2013 1.10 billion +0.7%
2014 1.11 billion +0.7%
2015 1.12 billion +0.7%
2016 1.13 billion +0.6%
2017 1.13 billion +0.7%
2018 1.14 billion +0.6%
2019 1.15 billion +0.5%
2020 1.15 billion +0.4%
2021 1.15 billion +0.2%
2022 1.16 billion +0.2%
2023 1.16 billion +0.2%
2024 1.16 billion +0.2%
2025 1.16 billion +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 592.22 million 548.07 million 652.27 million 10
1970s 729.48 million 667.64 million 784.13 million 10
1980s 849.53 million 795.14 million 906.74 million 10
1990s 965.51 million 918.75 million 1.01 billion 10
2000s 1.05 billion 1.02 billion 1.08 billion 10
2010s 1.12 billion 1.08 billion 1.15 billion 10
2020s 1.16 billion 1.15 billion 1.16 billion 6

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 7 Brazil 108.16 million compare
  2. 8 Bangladesh 89.32 million compare
  3. 9 Russia 76.96 million compare
  4. 10 Mexico 67.96 million compare
  5. 11 Ethiopia 67.60 million compare
  6. 12 Japan 63.22 million compare
  7. 13 Egypt 58.61 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, female in Late-demographic dividend?
Population, female in Late-demographic dividend was 1.16 billion in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 1.16 billion in 2025.
What is the lowest population, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 548.07 million in 1960.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for population, female?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is population, female rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-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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Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
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Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.