Female population — all countries

Female population — NATO

Female population in NATO in 2025 — 496,726,543 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 52.6%.

2025 497M people +0.35% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 497M people2025
Period minimum 325M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Female population — NATO, 1960–2025300M350M400M450M500M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 325,436,396 people1962: 333,044,896 people1964: 340,544,304 people1966: 347,567,744 people1968: 354,228,855 people1970: 360,286,902 people1972: 366,542,017 people1974: 372,149,542 people1976: 377,782,926 people1978: 383,360,377 people1980: 388,807,454 people1982: 393,734,385 people1984: 398,184,355 people1986: 402,827,070 people1988: 407,806,796 people1990: 413,452,917 people1992: 419,167,765 people1994: 424,905,700 people1996: 429,983,015 people1998: 434,944,558 people2000: 439,676,275 people2002: 444,295,001 people2004: 449,619,995 people2006: 455,085,825 people2008: 460,385,140 people2010: 465,742,781 people2012: 469,499,927 people2014: 473,627,055 people2016: 478,120,764 people2018: 482,169,088 people2020: 485,342,643 people2022: 488,340,040 people2024: 494,998,904 people2025: 496,726,543 people
Change over the period: +171M (+52.63%) Average annual rate: 0.65 %

Comparison, 2025

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

NATO 497M people
World 4.09B people
Female population — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 497M +1.73M +0.35%
2024 495M +3.3M +0.67%
2023 492M +3.36M +0.69%
2022 488M +2.51M +0.52%
2021 486M +491,795 +0.1%
2020 485M +1.15M +0.24%
2019 484M +2.02M +0.42%
2018 482M +2M +0.42%
2017 480M +2.04M +0.43%
2016 478M +2.28M +0.48%
2015 476M +2.21M +0.47%
2014 474M +2.17M +0.46%
2013 471M +1.96M +0.42%
2012 469M +2.16M +0.46%
2011 467M +1.59M +0.34%
2010 466M +2.57M +0.55%
2009 463M +2.79M +0.61%
2008 460M +2.89M +0.63%
2007 457M +2.41M +0.53%
2006 455M +2.71M +0.6%
2005 452M +2.75M +0.61%
2004 450M +2.74M +0.61%
2003 447M +2.58M +0.58%
2002 444M +2.39M +0.54%
2001 442M +2.23M +0.51%
2000 440M +2.33M +0.53%
1999 437M +2.4M +0.55%
1998 435M +2.4M +0.56%
1997 433M +2.56M +0.6%
1996 430M +2.46M +0.58%
1995 428M +2.62M +0.62%
1994 425M +2.82M +0.67%
1993 422M +2.92M +0.7%
1992 419M +2.88M +0.69%
1991 416M +2.84M +0.69%
1990 413M +2.8M +0.68%
1989 411M +2.85M +0.7%
1988 408M +2.62M +0.65%
1987 405M +2.36M +0.59%
1986 403M +2.38M +0.59%
1985 400M +2.26M +0.57%
1984 398M +2.17M +0.55%
1983 396M +2.28M +0.58%
1982 394M +2.36M +0.6%
1981 391M +2.57M +0.66%
1980 389M +2.66M +0.69%
1979 386M +2.79M +0.73%
1978 383M +2.78M +0.73%
1977 381M +2.79M +0.74%
1976 378M +2.78M +0.74%
1975 375M +2.85M +0.77%
1974 372M +2.76M +0.75%
1973 369M +2.85M +0.78%
1972 367M +3.03M +0.83%
1971 364M +3.23M +0.9%
1970 360M +3M +0.84%
1969 357M +3.06M +0.86%
1968 354M +3.23M +0.92%
1967 351M +3.43M +0.99%
1966 348M +3.47M +1.01%
1965 344M +3.55M +1.04%
1964 341M +3.75M +1.11%
1963 337M +3.75M +1.13%
1962 333M +3.78M +1.15%
1961 329M +3.83M +1.18%
1960 325M

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.