Population, female in Middle income

Middle income: Population, female was 2.98 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2.98 billion
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
4th
of 49 groups
All-time high
2.98 billion
in 2025
All-time low
975.22 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, female in Middle income, 1960–2025

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 India 709.09 million compare
  2. 2 China 690.54 million compare
  3. 3 United States 170.05 million compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 142.19 million compare
  5. 5 Pakistan 125.91 million compare
  6. 6 Nigeria 117.35 million compare
  7. 7 Brazil 108.16 million compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

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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

Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.