Female population — all countries

Female population — United Kingdom

Female population in the United Kingdom in 2025 — 35,261,705 people. Ranked 23 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 30.2%.

2025 35.26M people +0.27% vs 2024
World rank 23of 217
Period maximum 35.26M people2025
Period minimum 27.09M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Female population — United Kingdom, 1960–202525M27.5M30M32.5M35M37.5M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 27,087,260 people1962: 27,460,134 people1964: 27,802,667 people1966: 28,125,317 people1968: 28,414,616 people1970: 28,637,461 people1972: 28,823,016 people1974: 28,877,822 people1976: 28,853,290 people1978: 28,850,871 people1980: 28,906,644 people1982: 28,918,454 people1984: 28,923,076 people1986: 29,083,931 people1988: 29,328,957 people1990: 29,641,433 people1992: 29,784,083 people1994: 29,892,451 people1996: 30,023,364 people1998: 30,166,931 people2000: 30,343,575 people2002: 30,543,756 people2004: 30,821,071 people2006: 31,222,319 people2008: 31,663,843 people2010: 32,103,121 people2012: 32,537,949 people2014: 32,958,504 people2016: 33,401,322 people2018: 33,715,448 people2020: 33,912,200 people2022: 34,345,168 people2024: 35,166,189 people2025: 35,261,705 people
Change over the period: +8.17M (+30.18%) Average annual rate: 0.41 %

Comparison, 2025

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

United Kingdom 35.26M people
World 4.09B people
Europe & Central Asia 480M people
Northern Europe computed 55.55M people
High-income countries computed 699M people
Female population — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 35.26M +95,516 +0.27%
2024 35.17M +375,511 +1.08%
2023 34.79M +445,510 +1.3%
2022 34.35M +325,407 +0.96%
2021 34.02M +107,561 +0.32%
2020 33.91M +39,750 +0.12%
2019 33.87M +157,002 +0.47%
2018 33.72M +151,135 +0.45%
2017 33.56M +162,991 +0.49%
2016 33.4M +233,700 +0.7%
2015 33.17M +209,118 +0.63%
2014 32.96M +222,471 +0.68%
2013 32.74M +198,084 +0.61%
2012 32.54M +210,895 +0.65%
2011 32.33M +223,933 +0.7%
2010 32.1M +222,609 +0.7%
2009 31.88M +216,669 +0.68%
2008 31.66M +222,624 +0.71%
2007 31.44M +218,900 +0.7%
2006 31.22M +207,607 +0.67%
2005 31.01M +193,641 +0.63%
2004 30.82M +155,439 +0.51%
2003 30.67M +121,876 +0.4%
2002 30.54M +106,645 +0.35%
2001 30.44M +93,536 +0.31%
2000 30.34M +89,303 +0.3%
1999 30.25M +87,341 +0.29%
1998 30.17M +77,230 +0.26%
1997 30.09M +66,337 +0.22%
1996 30.02M +62,362 +0.21%
1995 29.96M +68,551 +0.23%
1994 29.89M +73,587 +0.25%
1993 29.82M +34,781 +0.12%
1992 29.78M +45,705 +0.15%
1991 29.74M +96,945 +0.33%
1990 29.64M +89,849 +0.3%
1989 29.55M +222,627 +0.76%
1988 29.33M +194,390 +0.67%
1987 29.13M +50,636 +0.17%
1986 29.08M +82,326 +0.28%
1985 29M +78,529 +0.27%
1984 28.92M +21,658 +0.07%
1983 28.9M −17,036 −0.06%
1982 28.92M −3,964 −0.01%
1981 28.92M +15,774 +0.05%
1980 28.91M +33,079 +0.11%
1979 28.87M +22,694 +0.08%
1978 28.85M +4,226 +0.01%
1977 28.85M −6,645 −0.02%
1976 28.85M −11,785 −0.04%
1975 28.87M −12,747 −0.04%
1974 28.88M +7,265 +0.03%
1973 28.87M +47,541 +0.16%
1972 28.82M +84,197 +0.29%
1971 28.74M +101,358 +0.35%
1970 28.64M +104,462 +0.37%
1969 28.53M +118,383 +0.42%
1968 28.41M +139,457 +0.49%
1967 28.28M +149,842 +0.53%
1966 28.13M +150,575 +0.54%
1965 27.97M +172,075 +0.62%
1964 27.8M +164,994 +0.6%
1963 27.64M +177,539 +0.65%
1962 27.46M +195,048 +0.72%
1961 27.27M +177,826 +0.66%
1960 27.09M

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.