Population, age 15, female by country

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Countries reporting
188
Highest
11.78 million
India
Lowest
178
Palau
Median
62,138
Years covered
26
1990–2015
Data points
4,605

What the numbers show

Population, age 15, female is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 11.78 million in India; the lowest is 178 in Palau.

The median across all reporting countries is 62,138, and the mean is 310,282.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 66,188.

Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 48.2%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 48.9%).

Population, age 15, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 11.78 million 2015 up 4.5% rising
2 China 8.42 million 2015 down 22.4% falling
3 United States 2.10 million 2015 down 1.5% rising
4 Indonesia 2.09 million 2015 down 0.4% flat
5 Nigeria 2.02 million 2015 up 23.1% rising
6 Pakistan 1.84 million 2015 down 5.6% rising
7 Bangladesh 1.74 million 2015 up 5.9% rising
8 Brazil 1.73 million 2015 up 3.2% flat
9 Ethiopia 1.16 million 2015 up 26.1% rising
10 Mexico 1.02 million 2015 down 3.0% flat
11 Philippines 1.00 million 2015 up 10.7% rising
12 Democratic Republic of Congo 915,780 2015 up 36.7% rising
13 Egypt 801,150 2015 up 2.7% rising
14 Vietnam 754,951 2015 down 18.9% rising
15 Turkey 673,194 2015 up 0.8% rising
16 Russia 635,913 2015 down 39.6% falling
17 Japan 582,242 2015 down 4.7% falling
18 Tanzania 572,991 2015 up 29.4% rising
19 Iran 530,937 2015 down 37.5% falling
20 Kenya 507,632 2015 up 19.5% rising
21 South Africa 504,888 2015 up 3.3% rising
22 Sudan 501,756 2015 up 22.5% rising
23 Uganda 474,808 2015 up 35.6% rising
24 Colombia 441,787 2015 up 1.2% rising
25 Thailand 432,449 2015 down 9.0% falling
26 Myanmar 413,177 2015 down 11.4% falling
27 Afghanistan 402,566 2015 up 43.8% rising
28 Iraq 392,552 2015 up 22.8% rising
29 Germany 385,890 2015 down 14.8% flat
30 France 377,628 2015 up 1.5% falling
31 United Kingdom 344,648 2015 down 10.3% rising
32 Nepal 344,362 2015 up 14.3% rising
33 Argentina 332,814 2015 down 1.2% rising
34 Yemen 319,974 2015 up 21.4% rising
35 Mozambique 303,603 2015 up 31.4% rising
36 Morocco 290,144 2015 down 10.9% flat
37 Algeria 287,419 2015 down 21.1% flat
38 Ghana 284,264 2015 up 10.6% rising
39 Madagascar 279,238 2015 up 31.9% rising
40 Venezuela 273,962 2015 up 2.1% rising
41 Saudi Arabia 267,612 2015 up 9.1% rising
42 South Korea 266,946 2015 down 14.5% falling
43 Peru 266,755 2015 down 5.7% rising
44 Uzbekistan 265,294 2015 down 16.8% rising
45 Italy 264,728 2015 down 3.5% falling
46 Malaysia 262,722 2015 up 4.2% rising
47 Cote d'Ivoire 254,526 2015 up 12.3% rising
48 Angola 241,361 2015 up 26.4% rising
49 Cameroon 240,815 2015 up 15.3% rising
50 Syria 227,781 2015 up 3.7% rising
51 Malawi 213,142 2015 up 41.0% rising
52 Niger 212,702 2015 up 48.2% rising
53 Burkina Faso 211,920 2015 up 32.5% rising
54 Spain 206,534 2015 down 2.6% falling
55 Ukraine 191,601 2015 down 41.3% falling
56 Canada 189,505 2015 down 10.0% rising
57 Mali 185,879 2015 up 34.1% rising
58 Guatemala 185,177 2015 up 25.4% rising
59 North Korea 180,293 2015 down 4.8% rising
60 Poland 180,074 2015 down 32.5% falling
61 Zambia 173,486 2015 up 25.9% rising
62 Senegal 166,106 2015 up 21.2% rising
63 Zimbabwe 163,857 2015 down 5.8% rising
64 Cambodia 160,323 2015 down 8.9% rising
65 Chad 156,347 2015 up 36.2% rising
66 Sri Lanka 143,635 2015 down 13.6% falling
67 Ecuador 139,339 2015 up 4.3% rising
68 Australia 132,803 2015 down 2.7% rising
69 Rwanda 126,715 2015 down 0.9% rising
70 Guinea 126,704 2015 up 26.8% rising
71 Chile 125,550 2015 down 14.7% rising
72 Benin 125,507 2015 up 30.0% rising
73 Somalia 125,203 2015 up 42.9% rising
74 Burundi 114,259 2015 up 15.9% rising
75 Haiti 113,092 2015 up 6.2% rising
76 Bolivia 112,322 2015 up 12.1% rising
77 Romania 105,136 2015 down 30.6% falling
78 Dominican Republic 103,913 2015 up 10.5% rising
79 Kazakhstan 101,641 2015 down 33.1% falling
80 Netherlands 97,553 2015 down 0.3% rising
81 Togo 92,563 2015 up 27.6% rising
82 Honduras 88,360 2015 up 8.5% rising
83 Papua New Guinea 83,635 2015 up 29.2% rising
84 Tajikistan 81,990 2015 down 4.3% rising
85 Tunisia 77,997 2015 down 24.0% falling
86 Sierra Leone 76,789 2015 up 25.9% rising
87 El Salvador 73,520 2015 up 9.4% rising
88 Laos 70,988 2015 down 1.9% rising
89 Jordan 70,046 2015 up 18.2% rising
90 Paraguay 69,566 2015 up 6.9% rising
91 Eritrea 66,512 2015 up 27.0% rising
92 Cuba 64,486 2015 down 21.1% falling
93 Israel 64,203 2015 up 19.0% rising
94 Nicaragua 63,867 2015 down 2.2% rising
95 Palestine 60,409 2015 up 42.1% rising
96 Libya 60,354 2015 up 11.2% falling
97 Central African Republic 59,236 2015 up 19.1% rising
98 Liberia 57,903 2015 up 46.8% rising
99 Belgium 57,858 2015 down 5.1% flat
100 Azerbaijan 56,149 2015 down 39.0% rising
101 Portugal 54,662 2015 down 1.7% falling
102 Greece 51,289 2015 down 7.4% falling
103 Congo 51,210 2015 up 25.6% rising
104 Kyrgyzstan 49,151 2015 down 16.9% rising
105 Hungary 47,540 2015 down 22.1% falling
106 Sweden 47,298 2015 down 20.7% rising
107 Turkmenistan 45,662 2015 down 20.7% rising
108 Belarus 43,786 2015 down 39.2% falling
109 Czechia 43,127 2015 down 30.4% falling
110 Austria 41,988 2015 down 10.5% flat
111 Switzerland 41,247 2015 down 6.3% rising
112 Mauritania 39,790 2015 up 25.5% rising
113 Costa Rica 39,510 2015 down 8.4% rising
114 Lebanon 37,668 2015 up 3.0% rising
115 Hong Kong 36,619 2015 down 9.8% falling
116 Denmark 33,058 2015 up 3.8% rising
117 Panama 32,919 2015 up 10.5% rising
118 Bulgaria 30,934 2015 down 33.0% falling
119 Norway 30,289 2015 up 1.3% rising
121 Finland 28,788 2015 down 9.2% flat
122 United Arab Emirates 28,441 2015 up 26.8% rising
123 New Zealand 28,433 2015 down 6.3% rising
124 Oman 27,651 2015 up 0.5% rising
125 Singapore 27,030 2015 down 10.4% rising
126 Jamaica 26,469 2015 down 4.2% rising
127 Slovakia 26,378 2015 down 30.6% falling
128 Lesotho 26,055 2015 up 2.9% rising
129 Namibia 25,020 2015 down 5.0% rising
130 Uruguay 25,013 2015 down 3.5% flat
131 Guinea-Bissau 24,979 2015 up 40.4% rising
132 Albania 24,511 2015 down 22.5% falling
133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22,694 2015 down 12.4% falling
134 Gambia 22,687 2015 up 34.2% rising
135 Georgia 22,544 2015 down 39.5% falling
136 Kuwait 22,246 2015 up 22.9% rising
137 Croatia 22,128 2015 down 17.3% falling
138 Mongolia 21,686 2015 down 29.7% falling
139 Moldova 21,313 2015 down 35.1% falling
140 Botswana 21,022 2015 down 4.4% rising
141 East Timor 16,431 2015 up 40.2% rising
142 Lithuania 15,999 2015 down 38.8% falling
143 Armenia 15,638 2015 down 48.9% falling
144 Gabon 14,883 2015 up 0.2% rising
145 Eswatini 13,973 2015 down 8.3% rising
146 North Macedonia 11,783 2015 down 23.3% falling
147 Comoros 11,310 2015 up 28.6% rising
148 Djibouti 9,943 2015 up 3.7% rising
149 Mauritius 9,512 2015 down 3.9% falling
150 Latvia 9,018 2015 down 46.8% falling
151 Trinidad and Tobago 8,798 2015 down 30.3% falling
152 Slovenia 8,751 2015 down 23.1% falling
153 Fiji 8,510 2015 up 4.4% rising
154 Guyana 7,632 2015 up 14.9% falling
155 Equatorial Guinea 6,854 2015 up 29.2% rising
156 Cape Verde 6,554 2015 up 2.8% rising
157 Bhutan 6,522 2015 down 15.8% rising
158 Solomon Islands 6,249 2015 up 22.9% rising
159 Bahrain 6,068 2015 up 5.6% rising
160 Estonia 5,980 2015 down 37.6% falling
161 Qatar 5,863 2015 up 24.0% rising
162 Cyprus 5,134 2015 down 5.2% rising
163 Suriname 4,185 2015 up 0.1% flat
164 Belize 3,488 2015 up 15.5% rising
165 Brunei 3,460 2015 up 11.5% rising
167 Maldives 2,929 2015 down 23.9% rising
168 Bahamas 2,921 2015 up 1.5% rising
169 Vanuatu 2,844 2015 up 16.4% rising
170 Samoa 2,426 2015 up 21.2% rising
172 Sao Tome and Principe 2,104 2015 up 19.1% rising
173 Macao 2,096 2015 down 47.7% rising
174 Iceland 2,061 2015 down 5.2% rising
175 Barbados 1,713 2015 down 17.7% falling
176 Saint Lucia 1,386 2015 down 15.3% falling
177 Micronesia (country) 1,334 2015 up 3.0% rising
178 Tonga 1,137 2015 up 2.8% rising
179 Grenada 1,088 2015 down 17.2% rising
180 Kiribati 1,060 2006 up 23.1% rising
181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,005 2015 down 22.5% falling
182 Antigua and Barbuda 759 2006 up 9.7% rising
183 Aruba 727 2015 up 0.1% rising
184 Dominica 710 2005 down 6.3% falling
185 Seychelles 675 2005 unchanged flat
186 Marshall Islands 665 2006 down 3.1% flat
187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 445 2005 unchanged flat
188 Bermuda 378 2005 up 2.7% flat
189 Andorra 376 2006 up 17.5% rising
190 Cayman Islands 246 2006 up 28.1% rising
191 Palau 178 2006 up 29.9% rising

About this data

Indicator
Population, age 15, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.