Female population — all countries

Female population — Eastern Africa

Female population in Eastern Africa in 2025 — 258,183,166 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 517.8%.

2025 258M people +2.54% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 258M people2025
Period minimum 41.79M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Female population — Eastern Africa, 1960–20250100M200M300M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 41,792,699 people1962: 44,092,866 people1964: 46,593,467 people1966: 49,301,480 people1968: 52,219,599 people1970: 55,349,104 people1972: 58,617,547 people1974: 62,119,226 people1976: 65,895,684 people1978: 69,859,447 people1980: 74,083,645 people1982: 78,678,133 people1984: 83,476,040 people1986: 88,574,779 people1988: 93,900,986 people1990: 99,329,684 people1992: 104,955,934 people1994: 110,597,368 people1996: 116,976,949 people1998: 123,966,771 people2000: 130,983,167 people2002: 138,461,781 people2004: 146,576,386 people2006: 155,146,541 people2008: 164,283,175 people2010: 173,924,012 people2012: 183,752,384 people2014: 193,917,400 people2016: 204,157,557 people2018: 214,998,394 people2020: 226,946,977 people2022: 239,057,927 people2024: 251,791,806 people2025: 258,183,166 people
Change over the period: +216M (+517.77%) Average annual rate: 2.84 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Eastern Africa 258M people
World 4.09B people
Female population — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 258M +6.39M +2.54%
2024 252M +6.44M +2.62%
2023 245M +6.3M +2.63%
2022 239M +6.05M +2.6%
2021 233M +6.06M +2.67%
2020 227M +6.04M +2.74%
2019 221M +5.9M +2.75%
2018 215M +5.56M +2.66%
2017 209M +5.28M +2.58%
2016 204M +5.2M +2.61%
2015 199M +5.04M +2.6%
2014 194M +5.05M +2.68%
2013 189M +5.11M +2.78%
2012 184M +4.94M +2.76%
2011 179M +4.89M +2.81%
2010 174M +4.89M +2.89%
2009 169M +4.75M +2.89%
2008 164M +4.64M +2.91%
2007 160M +4.5M +2.9%
2006 155M +4.34M +2.88%
2005 151M +4.23M +2.88%
2004 147M +4.13M +2.9%
2003 142M +3.98M +2.88%
2002 138M +3.81M +2.83%
2001 135M +3.66M +2.8%
2000 131M +3.56M +2.8%
1999 127M +3.45M +2.79%
1998 124M +3.41M +2.83%
1997 121M +3.58M +3.06%
1996 117M +3.54M +3.12%
1995 113M +2.84M +2.57%
1994 111M +2.67M +2.47%
1993 108M +2.97M +2.83%
1992 105M +2.83M +2.77%
1991 102M +2.8M +2.82%
1990 99.33M +2.79M +2.89%
1989 96.54M +2.64M +2.81%
1988 93.9M +2.64M +2.89%
1987 91.26M +2.69M +3.03%
1986 88.57M +2.58M +3%
1985 85.99M +2.52M +3.01%
1984 83.48M +2.42M +2.98%
1983 81.06M +2.38M +3.03%
1982 78.68M +2.43M +3.18%
1981 76.25M +2.17M +2.93%
1980 74.08M +2.03M +2.81%
1979 72.06M +2.2M +3.15%
1978 69.86M +2.05M +3.03%
1977 67.81M +1.91M +2.9%
1976 65.9M +1.92M +3.01%
1975 63.97M +1.85M +2.98%
1974 62.12M +1.8M +2.99%
1973 60.31M +1.7M +2.9%
1972 58.62M +1.64M +2.87%
1971 56.98M +1.63M +2.95%
1970 55.35M +1.59M +2.95%
1969 53.76M +1.54M +2.96%
1968 52.22M +1.5M +2.95%
1967 50.72M +1.42M +2.89%
1966 49.3M +1.37M +2.85%
1965 47.93M +1.34M +2.88%
1964 46.59M +1.28M +2.83%
1963 45.31M +1.22M +2.76%
1962 44.09M +1.18M +2.74%
1961 42.91M +1.12M +2.69%
1960 41.79M

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.