Female population — all countries

Female population — Low-income countries

Female population in low-income countries in 2025 — 395,353,129 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 456%.

2025 395M people +2.67% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 395M people2025
Period minimum 71.11M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Female population — Low-income countries, 1960–20250100M200M300M400M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 71,106,779 people1962: 74,506,644 people1964: 78,189,446 people1966: 82,178,366 people1968: 86,523,104 people1970: 91,178,844 people1972: 95,971,381 people1974: 101,091,262 people1976: 106,411,772 people1978: 112,024,061 people1980: 117,640,584 people1982: 122,806,983 people1984: 129,463,204 people1986: 136,365,896 people1988: 143,650,476 people1990: 151,323,313 people1992: 159,770,429 people1994: 169,663,947 people1996: 179,655,078 people1998: 189,936,830 people2000: 200,582,884 people2002: 211,980,283 people2004: 224,420,835 people2006: 237,688,043 people2008: 251,632,369 people2010: 266,084,217 people2012: 280,814,392 people2014: 294,952,884 people2016: 310,187,429 people2018: 327,453,016 people2020: 346,295,666 people2022: 365,071,894 people2024: 385,058,853 people2025: 395,353,129 people
Change over the period: +324M (+456%) Average annual rate: 2.67 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 395M people
World 4.09B people
Female population — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 395M +10.29M +2.67%
2024 385M +10.13M +2.7%
2023 375M +9.85M +2.7%
2022 365M +9.38M +2.64%
2021 356M +9.39M +2.71%
2020 346M +9.5M +2.82%
2019 337M +9.34M +2.85%
2018 327M +8.87M +2.79%
2017 319M +8.39M +2.71%
2016 310M +7.89M +2.61%
2015 302M +7.34M +2.49%
2014 295M +7.07M +2.46%
2013 288M +7.07M +2.52%
2012 281M +7.34M +2.69%
2011 273M +7.39M +2.78%
2010 266M +7.29M +2.82%
2009 259M +7.17M +2.85%
2008 252M +6.99M +2.86%
2007 245M +6.96M +2.93%
2006 238M +6.84M +2.96%
2005 231M +6.43M +2.86%
2004 224M +6.19M +2.84%
2003 218M +6.25M +2.95%
2002 212M +6.01M +2.92%
2001 206M +5.39M +2.69%
2000 201M +5.26M +2.69%
1999 195M +5.39M +2.84%
1998 190M +5.2M +2.81%
1997 185M +5.08M +2.83%
1996 180M +5.11M +2.93%
1995 175M +4.88M +2.88%
1994 170M +4.87M +2.95%
1993 165M +5.03M +3.15%
1992 160M +4.55M +2.93%
1991 155M +3.9M +2.58%
1990 151M +3.83M +2.6%
1989 147M +3.84M +2.68%
1988 144M +3.69M +2.64%
1987 140M +3.6M +2.64%
1986 136M +3.46M +2.6%
1985 133M +3.44M +2.66%
1984 129M +3.37M +2.68%
1983 126M +3.28M +2.67%
1982 123M +2.87M +2.39%
1981 120M +2.3M +1.95%
1980 118M +2.53M +2.2%
1979 115M +3.08M +2.75%
1978 112M +2.94M +2.7%
1977 109M +2.67M +2.51%
1976 106M +2.69M +2.59%
1975 104M +2.63M +2.6%
1974 101M +2.61M +2.65%
1973 98.48M +2.51M +2.62%
1972 95.97M +2.4M +2.57%
1971 93.57M +2.39M +2.62%
1970 91.18M +2.36M +2.66%
1969 88.82M +2.29M +2.65%
1968 86.52M +2.22M +2.64%
1967 84.3M +2.12M +2.58%
1966 82.18M +2.03M +2.53%
1965 80.15M +1.96M +2.51%
1964 78.19M +1.88M +2.47%
1963 76.31M +1.8M +2.41%
1962 74.51M +1.73M +2.38%
1961 72.78M +1.67M +2.35%
1960 71.11M

About the indicator

The female population of a country as of mid-year, by the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN. In most countries women outnumber men, and the gap widens with age because of higher life expectancy; the exceptions are countries with mass male labor migration and countries where a selective attitude toward the birth of girls persists.

Important: The sum with the male population equals total population. The absolute number says little about structure — for comparing countries there is a separate indicator, the share of women in the population.

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