Population, female in Middle income
Middle income: Population, female was 2.98 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Middle income is 2.98 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Middle income peaked at 2.98 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 975.22 million, in 1960.
That places Middle income 4th out of 49 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 billion | 975.22 million | 1.20 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.37 billion | 1.23 billion | 1.50 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.69 billion | 1.53 billion | 1.85 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.04 billion | 1.89 billion | 2.20 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 billion | 2.23 billion | 2.52 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 billion | 2.55 billion | 2.83 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.92 billion | 2.86 billion | 2.98 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More health data for Middle income
- Age dependency ratio, young 36.7% (2025)
- Population, male 3.04 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.97 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 10.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 244.52 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 8.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 1.47 billion (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 712.01 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 23.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 759.11 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Middle income?
- Population, female in Middle income was 2.98 billion in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 975.22 million in 1960.
- How does Middle income rank for population, female?
- Middle income ranks 4th out of 49 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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. 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.