Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — India

Share of women in the population in India in 2025 — 48.44%. Ranked 199 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 0.02 pp.

2025 48.44% +0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 199of 217
Period maximum 48.44%2025
Period minimum 48.26%2004

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — India, 1960–202548.2548.348.3548.448.4519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 48.42%1962: 48.38%1964: 48.36%1966: 48.36%1968: 48.37%1970: 48.38%1972: 48.38%1974: 48.37%1976: 48.33%1978: 48.3%1980: 48.28%1982: 48.27%1984: 48.27%1986: 48.29%1988: 48.3%1990: 48.32%1992: 48.33%1994: 48.32%1996: 48.3%1998: 48.29%2000: 48.27%2002: 48.26%2004: 48.26%2006: 48.26%2008: 48.27%2010: 48.28%2012: 48.3%2014: 48.31%2016: 48.33%2018: 48.35%2020: 48.37%2022: 48.4%2024: 48.42%2025: 48.44%
Change over the period: +0.02 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: India

India 48.44%
World 49.73%
South Asia 48.79%
Southern Asia computed 48.89%
Share of women in the population — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 48.44 +0.01 pp
2024 48.42 +0.01 pp
2023 48.41 +0.01 pp
2022 48.4 +0.01 pp
2021 48.39 +0.02 pp
2020 48.37 +0.01 pp
2019 48.36 +0.01 pp
2018 48.35 +0.01 pp
2017 48.34 +0.01 pp
2016 48.33 +0.01 pp
2015 48.32 +0.01 pp
2014 48.31 +0.01 pp
2013 48.31 +0.01 pp
2012 48.3 +0.01 pp
2011 48.29 +0.01 pp
2010 48.28 +0.01 pp
2009 48.28 +0.01 pp
2008 48.27 +0 pp
2007 48.27 +0 pp
2006 48.26 +0 pp
2005 48.26 +0 pp
2004 48.26 −0 pp
2003 48.26 −0 pp
2002 48.26 −0 pp
2001 48.27 −0.01 pp
2000 48.27 −0.01 pp
1999 48.28 −0.01 pp
1998 48.29 −0.01 pp
1997 48.3 −0.01 pp
1996 48.3 −0.01 pp
1995 48.31 −0.01 pp
1994 48.32 −0 pp
1993 48.33 −0 pp
1992 48.33 +0 pp
1991 48.32 +0 pp
1990 48.32 +0.01 pp
1989 48.31 +0.01 pp
1988 48.3 +0.01 pp
1987 48.3 +0.01 pp
1986 48.29 +0.01 pp
1985 48.28 +0.01 pp
1984 48.27 +0 pp
1983 48.27 −0 pp
1982 48.27 −0 pp
1981 48.27 −0.01 pp
1980 48.28 −0.01 pp
1979 48.29 −0.01 pp
1978 48.3 −0.01 pp
1977 48.31 −0.02 pp
1976 48.33 −0.02 pp
1975 48.35 −0.02 pp
1974 48.37 −0.01 pp
1973 48.38 −0 pp
1972 48.38 +0 pp
1971 48.38 −0 pp
1970 48.38 −0 pp
1969 48.38 +0.01 pp
1968 48.37 +0.01 pp
1967 48.36 +0 pp
1966 48.36 +0 pp
1965 48.36 −0 pp
1964 48.36 −0.01 pp
1963 48.37 −0.01 pp
1962 48.38 −0.02 pp
1961 48.4 −0.02 pp
1960 48.42

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.