Population, female in Small states

Small states: Population, female was 10.13 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
10.13 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
44th
of 49 groups
All-time high
10.13 million
in 2025
All-time low
4.47 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, female in Small states, 1960–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, population, female in Small states stood at 10.13 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, female in Small states peaked at 10.13 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.47 million, in 1960.

That places Small states 44th out of 49 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.86 million 4.47 million 5.24 million 10
1970s 5.71 million 5.32 million 6.11 million 10
1980s 6.64 million 6.21 million 7.10 million 10
1990s 7.55 million 7.21 million 7.87 million 10
2000s 8.33 million 7.92 million 8.70 million 10
2010s 9.18 million 8.79 million 9.60 million 10
2020s 9.91 million 9.68 million 10.13 million 6

Countries ranked near Small states

  1. 41 Morocco 19.06 million compare
  2. 42 Poland 18.79 million compare
  3. 43 Uzbekistan 18.36 million compare
  4. 44 Mozambique 18.33 million compare
  5. 45 Ghana 17.55 million compare
  6. 46 Peru 17.38 million compare
  7. 47 Malaysia 17.16 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, female in Small states?
Population, female in Small states was 10.13 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, female recorded in Small states?
The highest recorded value was 10.13 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population, female recorded in Small states?
The lowest recorded value was 4.47 million in 1960.
How does Small states rank for population, female?
Small states ranks 44th out of 49 groups with data for 2025.
Is population, female rising or falling in Small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Small states 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.