Population, female in World
World: Population, female was 4.09 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.09 billion
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
1st
of 47 groups
All-time high
4.09 billion
in 2025
All-time low
1.51 billion
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female in World, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
World recorded 4.09 billion for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in World peaked at 4.09 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.51 billion, in 1960.
That places World 1st out of 47 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.
Population, female in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.51 billion | — |
| 1961 | 1.53 billion | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 1.56 billion | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 1.59 billion | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 1.63 billion | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 1.66 billion | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 1.70 billion | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 1.73 billion | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.77 billion | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 1.80 billion | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 1.84 billion | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 1.88 billion | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 1.92 billion | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 1.95 billion | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 1.99 billion | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 2.03 billion | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 2.07 billion | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.10 billion | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 2.14 billion | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 2.18 billion | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 2.21 billion | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 2.25 billion | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 2.29 billion | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 2.34 billion | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 2.38 billion | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 2.42 billion | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 2.46 billion | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 2.50 billion | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 2.55 billion | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 2.59 billion | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 2.64 billion | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 2.68 billion | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 2.73 billion | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 2.77 billion | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 2.81 billion | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 2.85 billion | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 2.90 billion | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2.94 billion | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 2.98 billion | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 3.02 billion | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 3.06 billion | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.11 billion | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.15 billion | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.19 billion | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.23 billion | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.27 billion | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.31 billion | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.35 billion | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.39 billion | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 3.44 billion | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.48 billion | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 3.52 billion | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.56 billion | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.61 billion | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.65 billion | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.69 billion | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.74 billion | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.78 billion | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.82 billion | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.86 billion | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.90 billion | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 3.94 billion | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 3.97 billion | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 4.01 billion | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 4.05 billion | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 4.09 billion | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.65 billion | 1.51 billion | 1.80 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.01 billion | 1.84 billion | 2.18 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.40 billion | 2.21 billion | 2.59 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.83 billion | 2.64 billion | 3.02 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.25 billion | 3.06 billion | 3.44 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.67 billion | 3.48 billion | 3.86 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.99 billion | 3.90 billion | 4.09 billion | 6 |
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,458 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0381 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -0.915 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in World?
- Population, female in World was 4.09 billion in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 4.09 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 billion in 1960.
- How does World rank for population, female?
- World ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.