Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female by country

Population in thousands, age 25+, female is the female population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.

Countries reporting

144

Highest

431,337

China

Lowest

Tonga

Median

2,606

Years covered

1960–2010

Data points

1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 431,337 in China; the lowest is 25 in Tonga.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,606, and the mean is 12,749.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17,253.

Over the past decade 138 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 74.7%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 7.3%).

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	China	431,337	2010	up 15.5%	rising
2	India	297,070	2010	up 26.4%	rising
3	United States	106,194	2010	up 11.2%	rising
4	Indonesia	66,679	2010	up 26.6%	rising
5	Brazil	58,078	2010	up 27.7%	rising
6	Russia	55,018	2010	up 2.6%	rising
7	Japan	51,070	2010	up 6.5%	rising
8	Pakistan	36,416	2010	up 35.5%	rising
9	Bangladesh	35,728	2010	up 34.4%	rising
10	Germany	32,232	2010	up 2.5%	rising
11	Mexico	31,860	2010	up 31.3%	rising
12	Vietnam	24,330	2010	up 31.0%	rising
13	Italy	23,287	2010	up 3.9%	rising
14	France	22,505	2010	up 5.8%	rising
15	United Kingdom	21,918	2010	up 3.6%	rising
16	Turkey	21,571	2010	up 28.1%	rising
17	Philippines	21,535	2010	up 33.6%	rising
18	Thailand	21,483	2010	up 20.0%	rising
19	Egypt	19,911	2010	up 34.6%	rising
20	Iran	19,371	2010	up 43.0%	rising
21	Ukraine	17,979	2010	down 2.8%	rising
22	South Korea	17,478	2010	up 17.1%	rising
23	Spain	17,094	2010	up 14.4%	rising
24	Myanmar	14,774	2010	up 28.2%	rising
25	Poland	14,412	2010	up 10.6%	rising
26	Colombia	13,496	2010	up 27.5%	rising
27	Argentina	12,435	2010	up 18.3%	rising
28	Canada	12,157	2010	up 14.4%	rising
29	South Africa	11,838	2010	up 7.5%	rising
30	Democratic Republic of Congo	11,166	2010	up 30.5%	rising
31	Algeria	9,312	2010	up 40.3%	volatile
32	Morocco	8,961	2010	up 31.8%	rising
33	Sudan	8,605	2010	up 32.1%	rising
34	Romania	7,988	2010	up 5.1%	rising
35	Tanzania	7,901	2010	up 24.7%	rising
36	Peru	7,731	2010	up 29.9%	rising
37	Venezuela	7,655	2010	up 32.8%	volatile
38	Australia	7,414	2010	up 15.8%	rising
39	Malaysia	7,158	2010	up 31.8%	volatile
40	Kenya	6,925	2010	up 31.6%	volatile
41	Nepal	6,767	2010	up 32.2%	rising
42	Iraq	6,574	2010	up 41.0%	volatile
43	Sri Lanka	6,527	2010	up 23.2%	rising
44	Netherlands	5,965	2010	up 5.0%	rising
45	Afghanistan	5,964	2010	up 50.5%	rising
46	Saudi Arabia	5,532	2010	up 47.7%	volatile
47	Chile	5,336	2010	up 19.8%	rising
48	Uganda	5,124	2010	up 40.0%	rising
49	Ghana	5,087	2010	up 34.0%	rising
50	Kazakhstan	4,817	2010	up 8.5%	rising
51	Syria	4,783	2010	up 52.3%	volatile
52	Greece	4,335	2010	up 8.7%	rising
53	Yemen	4,151	2010	up 46.3%	volatile
54	Portugal	4,137	2010	up 10.3%	rising
55	Mozambique	4,134	2010	up 16.4%	rising
56	Czechia	3,941	2010	up 6.9%	rising
57	Cuba	3,932	2010	up 7.1%	rising
58	Hungary	3,911	2010	up 3.9%	rising
59	Belgium	3,907	2010	up 3.7%	rising
60	Serbia	3,690	2010	up 5.2%	rising
61	Ecuador	3,665	2010	up 29.2%	rising
62	Cambodia	3,646	2010	up 30.0%	rising
63	Cote d'Ivoire	3,621	2010	up 28.4%	volatile
64	Cameroon	3,501	2010	up 25.3%	rising
65	Sweden	3,295	2010	up 3.4%	rising
66	Austria	3,151	2010	up 3.8%	rising
67	Tunisia	3,097	2010	up 31.2%	rising
68	Hong Kong	3,023	2010	up 25.3%	rising
69	Bulgaria	2,932	2010	down 0.2%	rising
70	Guatemala	2,915	2010	up 39.1%	rising
71	Switzerland	2,799	2010	up 5.2%	rising
72	Senegal	2,617	2010	up 36.8%	rising
73	Mali	2,596	2010	up 35.7%	rising
74	Niger	2,573	2010	up 38.6%	rising
75	Dominican Republic	2,561	2010	up 26.9%	rising
76	Zimbabwe	2,478	2010	up 10.0%	rising
77	Malawi	2,370	2010	up 17.7%	rising
78	Bolivia	2,282	2010	up 28.8%	rising
79	Israel	2,169	2010	up 24.9%	rising
80	Zambia	2,040	2010	up 14.3%	rising
81	Slovakia	2,020	2010	up 11.7%	rising
82	Haiti	1,999	2010	up 26.8%	rising
83	Denmark	1,970	2010	up 2.8%	rising
84	Finland	1,961	2010	up 5.0%	rising
85	El Salvador	1,934	2010	up 34.1%	rising
86	Rwanda	1,887	2010	up 38.6%	rising
87	Benin	1,797	2010	up 40.6%	rising
88	Croatia	1,761	2010	up 6.2%	rising
89	Honduras	1,711	2010	up 40.9%	volatile
90	Norway	1,651	2010	up 5.3%	rising
91	Burundi	1,635	2010	up 44.7%	rising
92	Libya	1,630	2010	up 50.6%	volatile
93	Singapore	1,618	2010	up 21.7%	volatile
94	Paraguay	1,531	2010	up 37.1%	rising
95	Ireland	1,511	2010	up 27.2%	rising
96	Tajikistan	1,498	2010	up 26.8%	rising
97	Kyrgyzstan	1,471	2010	up 24.2%	rising
98	New Zealand	1,412	2010	up 11.1%	rising
99	Jordan	1,375	2010	up 48.6%	volatile
100	Laos	1,358	2010	up 32.0%	rising
101	Togo	1,334	2010	up 37.0%	rising
102	Papua New Guinea	1,331	2010	up 32.2%	rising
103	Nicaragua	1,319	2010	up 43.2%	rising
104	Lithuania	1,309	2010	up 2.3%	rising
105	Costa Rica	1,282	2010	up 33.8%	volatile
106	Moldova	1,263	2010	down 4.4%	rising
107	Sierra Leone	1,192	2010	up 31.3%	rising
108	Uruguay	1,165	2010	up 9.9%	rising
109	Armenia	1,070	2010	up 10.3%	rising
110	Albania	952	2010	up 15.8%	rising
111	Panama	946	2010	up 29.4%	rising
112	Latvia	915	2010	up 0.1%	rising
113	United Arab Emirates	816	2010	up 74.7%	volatile
114	Central African Republic	814	2010	up 10.0%	rising
115	Congo	768	2010	up 28.2%	rising
116	Slovenia	765	2010	up 6.5%	rising
117	Mongolia	729	2010	up 32.1%	rising
118	Jamaica	724	2010	up 10.5%	rising
119	Mauritania	695	2010	up 36.3%	rising
120	Kuwait	680	2010	up 55.6%	volatile
121	Liberia	623	2010	up 20.5%	rising
122	Estonia	524	2010	up 1.0%	rising
123	Trinidad and Tobago	428	2010	up 19.6%	rising
124	Namibia	412	2010	up 12.9%	rising
125	Mauritius	407	2010	up 19.0%	rising
126	Lesotho	378	2010	down 1.0%	rising
127	Gambia	365	2010	up 33.2%	volatile
128	Botswana	344	2010	down 3.1%	rising
129	Cyprus	311	2010	up 22.4%	rising
130	Gabon	309	2010	up 25.1%	rising
131	Fiji	228	2010	up 21.9%	rising
132	Guyana	222	2010	up 18.1%	rising
133	Bahrain	187	2010	up 33.6%	volatile
134	Luxembourg	181	2010	up 15.3%	rising
135	Macao	180	2010	up 22.4%	volatile
136	Eswatini	178	2010	down 7.3%	rising
137	Qatar	158	2010	up 54.9%	volatile
138	Malta	148	2010	up 13.8%	rising
139	Brunei	110	2010	up 39.2%	volatile
140	Barbados	100	2010	up 11.1%	rising
141	Iceland	99	2010	up 13.8%	rising
142	Maldives	73	2010	up 52.1%	rising
143	Belize	67	2010	up 45.7%	rising
144	Tonga	25	2010	up 25.0%	rising

About this data

Indicator: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population in thousands, age 25+, female is the female population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.