Female population — all countries

Female population — South Asia

Female population in South Asia in 2025 — 825,704,098 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 236%.

2025 826M people +0.92% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 826M people2025
Period minimum 246M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Female population — South Asia, 1960–20250250M500M750M1B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 245,740,954 people1962: 257,812,813 people1964: 270,415,858 people1966: 283,015,612 people1968: 296,023,650 people1970: 309,591,536 people1972: 323,588,703 people1974: 338,941,759 people1976: 355,207,200 people1978: 372,065,176 people1980: 389,864,022 people1982: 408,690,305 people1984: 428,331,267 people1986: 448,681,348 people1988: 469,415,686 people1990: 490,549,637 people1992: 511,851,754 people1994: 533,320,611 people1996: 554,930,190 people1998: 576,879,552 people2000: 599,037,852 people2002: 621,233,163 people2004: 642,606,391 people2006: 663,068,314 people2008: 682,487,995 people2010: 702,001,395 people2012: 721,320,866 people2014: 739,507,304 people2016: 757,204,256 people2018: 774,069,328 people2020: 789,739,060 people2022: 803,253,202 people2024: 818,164,313 people2025: 825,704,098 people
Change over the period: +580M (+236.01%) Average annual rate: 1.88 %

Comparison, 2025

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

South Asia 826M people
World 4.09B people
Female population — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 826M +7.54M +0.92%
2024 818M +7.51M +0.93%
2023 811M +7.4M +0.92%
2022 803M +6.67M +0.84%
2021 797M +6.85M +0.87%
2020 790M +7.71M +0.99%
2019 782M +7.96M +1.03%
2018 774M +8.2M +1.07%
2017 766M +8.66M +1.14%
2016 757M +8.9M +1.19%
2015 748M +8.8M +1.19%
2014 740M +9.12M +1.25%
2013 730M +9.06M +1.26%
2012 721M +9.6M +1.35%
2011 712M +9.72M +1.38%
2010 702M +9.83M +1.42%
2009 692M +9.69M +1.42%
2008 682M +9.56M +1.42%
2007 673M +9.86M +1.49%
2006 663M +10.09M +1.55%
2005 653M +10.37M +1.61%
2004 643M +10.66M +1.69%
2003 632M +10.71M +1.72%
2002 621M +11.01M +1.8%
2001 610M +11.19M +1.87%
2000 599M +11.1M +1.89%
1999 588M +11.06M +1.92%
1998 577M +11.01M +1.95%
1997 566M +10.94M +1.97%
1996 555M +10.87M +2%
1995 544M +10.74M +2.01%
1994 533M +10.69M +2.04%
1993 523M +10.78M +2.11%
1992 512M +10.71M +2.14%
1991 501M +10.6M +2.16%
1990 491M +10.61M +2.21%
1989 480M +10.52M +2.24%
1988 469M +10.39M +2.26%
1987 459M +10.35M +2.31%
1986 449M +10.26M +2.34%
1985 438M +10.09M +2.35%
1984 428M +9.92M +2.37%
1983 418M +9.72M +2.38%
1982 409M +9.53M +2.39%
1981 399M +9.3M +2.38%
1980 390M +9.08M +2.39%
1979 381M +8.71M +2.34%
1978 372M +8.46M +2.33%
1977 364M +8.4M +2.37%
1976 355M +8.21M +2.37%
1975 347M +8.06M +2.38%
1974 339M +7.81M +2.36%
1973 331M +7.54M +2.33%
1972 324M +7.09M +2.24%
1971 317M +6.91M +2.23%
1970 310M +6.9M +2.28%
1969 303M +6.66M +2.25%
1968 296M +6.59M +2.28%
1967 289M +6.41M +2.27%
1966 283M +6.25M +2.26%
1965 277M +6.35M +2.35%
1964 270M +6.38M +2.42%
1963 264M +6.22M +2.41%
1962 258M +6.11M +2.43%
1961 252M +5.97M +2.43%
1960 246M

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.