Female population — all countries

Female population — World

Female population in the world in 2025 — 4,085,748,274 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 169.9%.

2025 4.09B people +0.94% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 4.09B people2025
Period minimum 1.51B people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Female population — World, 1960–20251B2B3B4B5B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,513,820,981 people1962: 1,561,411,311 people1964: 1,627,502,886 people1966: 1,695,788,297 people1968: 1,766,142,119 people1970: 1,840,496,080 people1972: 1,916,689,708 people1974: 1,991,938,572 people1976: 2,065,288,631 people1978: 2,138,391,206 people1980: 2,214,488,478 people1982: 2,294,182,341 people1984: 2,376,360,127 people1986: 2,461,097,051 people1988: 2,549,386,512 people1990: 2,638,729,778 people1992: 2,726,053,460 people1994: 2,811,509,788 people1996: 2,897,180,368 people1998: 2,981,949,459 people2000: 3,064,403,263 people2002: 3,145,958,318 people2004: 3,227,286,681 people2006: 3,309,624,643 people2008: 3,393,641,480 people2010: 3,478,478,710 people2012: 3,564,707,965 people2014: 3,651,710,747 people2016: 3,737,779,128 people2018: 3,821,941,687 people2020: 3,901,339,008 people2022: 3,970,177,260 people2024: 4,047,858,202 people2025: 4,085,748,274 people
Change over the period: +2.57B (+169.9%) Average annual rate: 1.54 %

Comparison, 2025

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

World 4.09B people
World 4.09B people
Female population — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 4.09B +37.89M +0.94%
2024 4.05B +39.73M +0.99%
2023 4.01B +37.95M +0.96%
2022 3.97B +34.99M +0.89%
2021 3.94B +33.85M +0.87%
2020 3.9B +38.74M +1%
2019 3.86B +40.66M +1.06%
2018 3.82B +41.4M +1.1%
2017 3.78B +42.76M +1.14%
2016 3.74B +43.04M +1.17%
2015 3.69B +43.02M +1.18%
2014 3.65B +43.43M +1.2%
2013 3.61B +43.57M +1.22%
2012 3.56B +44.01M +1.25%
2011 3.52B +42.22M +1.21%
2010 3.48B +42.13M +1.23%
2009 3.44B +42.7M +1.26%
2008 3.39B +42.46M +1.27%
2007 3.35B +41.56M +1.26%
2006 3.31B +41.41M +1.27%
2005 3.27B +40.93M +1.27%
2004 3.23B +40.83M +1.28%
2003 3.19B +40.5M +1.29%
2002 3.15B +40.66M +1.31%
2001 3.11B +40.9M +1.33%
2000 3.06B +41.01M +1.36%
1999 3.02B +41.44M +1.39%
1998 2.98B +42.1M +1.43%
1997 2.94B +42.67M +1.47%
1996 2.9B +42.87M +1.5%
1995 2.85B +42.8M +1.52%
1994 2.81B +42.55M +1.54%
1993 2.77B +42.91M +1.57%
1992 2.73B +43.65M +1.63%
1991 2.68B +43.67M +1.66%
1990 2.64B +44.79M +1.73%
1989 2.59B +44.55M +1.75%
1988 2.55B +44.39M +1.77%
1987 2.51B +43.9M +1.78%
1986 2.46B +42.87M +1.77%
1985 2.42B +41.86M +1.76%
1984 2.38B +41.05M +1.76%
1983 2.34B +41.12M +1.79%
1982 2.29B +40.71M +1.81%
1981 2.25B +38.99M +1.76%
1980 2.21B +38.18M +1.75%
1979 2.18B +37.91M +1.77%
1978 2.14B +36.89M +1.76%
1977 2.1B +36.21M +1.75%
1976 2.07B +36.44M +1.8%
1975 2.03B +36.91M +1.85%
1974 1.99B +37.55M +1.92%
1973 1.95B +37.7M +1.97%
1972 1.92B +37.45M +1.99%
1971 1.88B +38.75M +2.11%
1970 1.84B +37.6M +2.09%
1969 1.8B +36.76M +2.08%
1968 1.77B +35.62M +2.06%
1967 1.73B +34.74M +2.05%
1966 1.7B +34.76M +2.09%
1965 1.66B +33.52M +2.06%
1964 1.63B +33.17M +2.08%
1963 1.59B +32.92M +2.11%
1962 1.56B +27.03M +1.76%
1961 1.53B +20.56M +1.36%
1960 1.51B

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.