Population, female in World
World: Population, female was 4.09 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
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 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 | 1.65 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 |
Countries ranked near World
More health data for World
- Population ages 0-14, female 974.32 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 2.01 billion (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 25.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 1.03 billion (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 23.8% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 54.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 16.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 854.60 million (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 49 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.