Female population — all countries

Female population — Southern Asia

Female population in Southern Asia in 2025 — 1,018,780,699 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 261.8%.

2025 1.02B people +1.05% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.02B people2025
Period minimum 282M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Female population — Southern Asia, 1960–20250500M1B1.5B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 281,621,642 people1962: 295,693,253 people1964: 310,471,488 people1966: 325,442,203 people1968: 340,993,390 people1970: 357,295,344 people1972: 374,140,702 people1974: 392,594,260 people1976: 412,204,000 people1978: 432,762,578 people1980: 454,673,380 people1982: 477,871,030 people1984: 502,479,123 people1986: 528,051,055 people1988: 554,241,123 people1990: 580,963,800 people1992: 607,979,218 people1994: 634,717,854 people1996: 661,621,888 people1998: 689,016,793 people2000: 716,701,272 people2002: 744,441,075 people2004: 771,838,333 people2006: 798,683,682 people2008: 824,594,591 people2010: 850,894,163 people2012: 876,583,929 people2014: 900,255,213 people2016: 923,007,959 people2018: 945,473,971 people2020: 967,201,263 people2022: 986,983,736 people2024: 1,008,150,704 people2025: 1,018,780,699 people
Change over the period: +737M (+261.76%) Average annual rate: 2 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Southern Asia 1.02B people
World 4.09B people
Female population — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.02B +10.63M +1.05%
2024 1.01B +10.65M +1.07%
2023 998M +10.52M +1.07%
2022 987M +9.78M +1%
2021 977M +10.01M +1.03%
2020 967M +10.79M +1.13%
2019 956M +10.94M +1.16%
2018 945M +11.12M +1.19%
2017 934M +11.35M +1.23%
2016 923M +11.36M +1.25%
2015 912M +11.39M +1.27%
2014 900M +11.85M +1.33%
2013 888M +11.82M +1.35%
2012 877M +12.67M +1.47%
2011 864M +13.02M +1.53%
2010 851M +13.18M +1.57%
2009 838M +13.12M +1.59%
2008 825M +12.84M +1.58%
2007 812M +13.07M +1.64%
2006 799M +13.36M +1.7%
2005 785M +13.49M +1.75%
2004 772M +13.74M +1.81%
2003 758M +13.66M +1.83%
2002 744M +13.82M +1.89%
2001 731M +13.92M +1.94%
2000 717M +13.81M +1.96%
1999 703M +13.87M +2.01%
1998 689M +13.78M +2.04%
1997 675M +13.62M +2.06%
1996 662M +13.51M +2.08%
1995 648M +13.39M +2.11%
1994 635M +13.25M +2.13%
1993 621M +13.49M +2.22%
1992 608M +13.61M +2.29%
1991 594M +13.41M +2.31%
1990 581M +13.41M +2.36%
1989 568M +13.32M +2.4%
1988 554M +13.14M +2.43%
1987 541M +13.05M +2.47%
1986 528M +12.89M +2.5%
1985 515M +12.68M +2.52%
1984 502M +12.45M +2.54%
1983 490M +12.16M +2.54%
1982 478M +11.77M +2.52%
1981 466M +11.43M +2.51%
1980 455M +11.2M +2.52%
1979 443M +10.71M +2.48%
1978 433M +10.36M +2.45%
1977 422M +10.2M +2.47%
1976 412M +9.91M +2.46%
1975 402M +9.7M +2.47%
1974 393M +9.39M +2.45%
1973 383M +9.06M +2.42%
1972 374M +8.53M +2.33%
1971 366M +8.32M +2.33%
1970 357M +8.3M +2.38%
1969 349M +8.01M +2.35%
1968 341M +7.89M +2.37%
1967 333M +7.67M +2.36%
1966 325M +7.46M +2.35%
1965 318M +7.51M +2.42%
1964 310M +7.49M +2.47%
1963 303M +7.29M +2.46%
1962 296M +7.12M +2.47%
1961 289M +6.95M +2.47%
1960 282M

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.