Population, age 16, 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
11.75 million
India
Lowest
171
Palau
Median
61,574
Years covered
26
1990–2015
Data points
4,605

What the numbers show

Population, age 16, female is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 11.75 million in India; the lowest is 171 in Palau.

The median across all reporting countries is 61,574, and the mean is 309,783.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 68,720.

Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 83 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 48.3%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 52.1%).

Population, age 16, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 11.75 million 2015 up 6.0% rising
2 China 8.72 million 2015 down 23.0% falling
3 United States 2.09 million 2015 down 1.5% rising
4 Indonesia 2.07 million 2015 down 1.3% flat
5 Nigeria 1.97 million 2015 up 23.7% rising
6 Pakistan 1.89 million 2015 down 3.2% rising
7 Brazil 1.71 million 2015 up 1.2% flat
8 Bangladesh 1.70 million 2015 up 5.6% rising
9 Ethiopia 1.14 million 2015 up 28.6% rising
10 Mexico 1.02 million 2015 down 1.2% flat
11 Philippines 979,469 2015 up 9.9% rising
12 Democratic Republic of Congo 878,528 2015 up 35.3% rising
13 Egypt 791,346 2015 down 0.2% rising
14 Vietnam 739,763 2015 down 20.3% rising
15 Turkey 684,653 2015 up 3.9% rising
16 Russia 621,904 2015 down 46.1% falling
17 Japan 592,476 2015 down 5.1% falling
18 Tanzania 547,287 2015 up 25.6% rising
19 Iran 515,011 2015 down 39.8% flat
20 South Africa 500,949 2015 up 3.8% rising
21 Sudan 497,010 2015 up 24.9% rising
22 Kenya 489,117 2015 up 14.4% rising
23 Uganda 459,211 2015 up 36.6% rising
24 Colombia 442,547 2015 up 2.8% rising
25 Thailand 435,156 2015 down 10.4% falling
26 Myanmar 419,268 2015 down 11.1% flat
27 Germany 396,331 2015 down 15.2% flat
28 Afghanistan 392,536 2015 up 46.0% rising
29 Iraq 388,089 2015 up 24.1% rising
30 France 375,412 2015 down 1.0% falling
31 United Kingdom 348,764 2015 down 9.9% rising
32 Nepal 345,213 2015 up 18.6% rising
33 Argentina 335,681 2015 up 0.3% rising
34 Yemen 314,654 2015 up 23.5% rising
35 Morocco 292,847 2015 down 10.5% rising
36 Mozambique 291,025 2015 up 29.3% rising
37 Algeria 280,996 2015 down 22.9% rising
38 South Korea 280,098 2015 down 5.8% falling
39 Ghana 278,742 2015 up 10.3% rising
40 Madagascar 273,850 2015 up 33.9% rising
41 Venezuela 272,075 2015 up 1.2% rising
42 Peru 267,941 2015 down 3.7% rising
43 Saudi Arabia 264,114 2015 up 10.4% rising
44 Italy 262,646 2015 down 4.4% falling
45 Uzbekistan 261,302 2015 down 17.2% rising
46 Malaysia 260,072 2015 up 4.6% rising
47 Cote d'Ivoire 250,867 2015 up 13.0% rising
48 Angola 232,178 2015 up 26.3% rising
49 Cameroon 231,791 2015 up 13.6% rising
50 Syria 224,016 2015 up 0.8% rising
51 Malawi 208,329 2015 up 44.9% rising
52 Burkina Faso 205,845 2015 up 33.4% rising
53 Niger 204,677 2015 up 48.3% rising
54 Spain 201,570 2015 down 7.1% falling
55 Ukraine 193,329 2015 down 43.8% falling
56 Canada 191,626 2015 down 8.5% rising
57 North Korea 188,226 2015 up 3.5% rising
58 Poland 184,655 2015 down 32.6% falling
59 Mali 181,873 2015 up 35.9% rising
60 Guatemala 180,912 2015 up 27.0% rising
61 Zambia 169,963 2015 up 26.6% rising
62 Zimbabwe 164,433 2015 down 4.7% rising
63 Senegal 161,588 2015 up 20.2% rising
64 Cambodia 160,862 2015 down 5.4% rising
65 Chad 150,727 2015 up 35.8% rising
66 Sri Lanka 143,535 2015 down 14.8% falling
67 Ecuador 139,607 2015 up 5.3% rising
68 Australia 134,023 2015 down 1.4% rising
69 Chile 127,209 2015 down 12.9% rising
70 Guinea 122,940 2015 up 26.6% rising
71 Rwanda 122,782 2015 down 6.6% rising
72 Benin 121,999 2015 up 30.5% rising
73 Somalia 121,992 2015 up 40.3% rising
74 Haiti 112,693 2015 up 6.5% rising
75 Burundi 110,642 2015 up 14.0% rising
76 Bolivia 110,432 2015 up 13.8% rising
77 Romania 107,208 2015 down 35.9% falling
78 Dominican Republic 102,670 2015 up 11.3% rising
79 Kazakhstan 98,780 2015 down 37.0% falling
80 Netherlands 96,746 2015 down 0.7% rising
81 Togo 90,102 2015 up 27.6% rising
82 Honduras 88,043 2015 up 11.1% rising
83 Papua New Guinea 82,708 2015 up 31.4% rising
84 Tajikistan 82,168 2015 down 4.3% rising
85 Tunisia 77,892 2015 down 25.7% flat
86 Sierra Leone 74,521 2015 up 24.1% rising
87 El Salvador 73,315 2015 up 11.5% rising
88 Laos 72,321 2015 up 2.9% rising
89 Jordan 70,623 2015 up 20.6% rising
90 Paraguay 69,112 2015 up 7.5% rising
91 Cuba 64,901 2015 down 22.7% falling
92 Nicaragua 64,128 2015 up 1.3% rising
93 Eritrea 63,343 2015 up 22.1% rising
94 Israel 63,293 2015 up 17.4% rising
95 Azerbaijan 59,855 2015 down 35.4% rising
96 Palestine 59,238 2015 up 42.4% rising
97 Libya 58,941 2015 up 7.6% falling
98 Central African Republic 58,393 2015 up 20.6% rising
99 Belgium 58,151 2015 down 4.3% flat
100 Liberia 55,695 2015 up 44.5% rising
101 Portugal 54,815 2015 down 3.0% falling
102 Greece 51,685 2015 down 8.3% falling
103 Kyrgyzstan 50,131 2015 down 15.7% rising
104 Congo 49,514 2015 up 24.9% rising
105 Hungary 47,726 2015 down 22.3% falling
106 Sweden 45,971 2015 down 21.6% rising
107 Turkmenistan 44,941 2015 down 21.4% rising
108 Belarus 43,858 2015 down 42.8% falling
109 Austria 42,564 2015 down 8.3% flat
110 Switzerland 42,301 2015 down 1.9% rising
111 Czechia 42,062 2015 down 33.3% falling
112 Costa Rica 39,831 2015 down 8.7% rising
113 Mauritania 38,840 2015 up 25.5% rising
114 Lebanon 38,577 2015 up 7.4% rising
115 Hong Kong 37,820 2015 down 5.9% falling
116 Denmark 33,279 2015 up 7.8% rising
117 Panama 32,678 2015 up 9.8% rising
118 Norway 30,716 2015 up 4.3% rising
119 Bulgaria 30,247 2015 down 37.9% falling
120 Finland 28,908 2015 down 7.0% flat
122 Singapore 28,503 2015 up 0.2% rising
123 New Zealand 28,455 2015 down 6.1% rising
124 Oman 28,404 2015 up 3.7% rising
125 United Arab Emirates 28,100 2015 up 26.4% rising
126 Slovakia 26,994 2015 down 30.6% falling
127 Jamaica 26,286 2015 down 3.0% rising
128 Lesotho 26,047 2015 up 3.1% rising
129 Namibia 25,433 2015 down 0.9% rising
130 Uruguay 25,116 2015 down 2.0% flat
131 Albania 24,782 2015 down 22.6% falling
132 Guinea-Bissau 24,050 2015 up 40.6% rising
133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23,990 2015 down 11.7% falling
134 Croatia 22,950 2015 down 15.4% falling
135 Georgia 22,638 2015 down 40.8% falling
136 Gambia 22,130 2015 up 35.8% rising
137 Kuwait 22,006 2015 up 22.8% rising
138 Moldova 21,877 2015 down 38.8% falling
139 Mongolia 21,431 2015 down 32.9% flat
140 Botswana 21,110 2015 down 4.0% rising
141 Lithuania 16,570 2015 down 38.7% falling
142 East Timor 16,379 2015 up 45.5% rising
143 Armenia 16,276 2015 down 48.9% falling
144 Gabon 14,793 2015 up 0.7% rising
145 Eswatini 14,004 2015 down 7.4% rising
146 North Macedonia 11,895 2015 down 22.7% falling
147 Comoros 11,040 2015 up 28.4% rising
148 Djibouti 9,847 2015 up 5.1% rising
149 Mauritius 9,562 2015 up 0.8% flat
150 Slovenia 8,849 2015 down 25.9% falling
151 Trinidad and Tobago 8,809 2015 down 33.9% falling
152 Latvia 8,805 2015 down 52.1% falling
153 Fiji 8,570 2015 up 8.0% rising
154 Guyana 7,714 2015 up 20.6% falling
155 Equatorial Guinea 6,706 2015 up 30.3% rising
156 Bhutan 6,670 2015 down 13.3% rising
157 Cape Verde 6,350 2015 up 0.2% rising
158 Solomon Islands 6,150 2015 up 24.8% rising
159 Bahrain 5,943 2015 up 8.2% rising
160 Estonia 5,899 2015 down 43.5% falling
161 Qatar 5,769 2015 up 26.1% rising
162 Cyprus 5,241 2015 up 0.4% rising
163 Suriname 4,257 2015 up 0.2% flat
164 Belize 3,471 2015 up 18.1% rising
165 Brunei 3,438 2015 up 12.8% rising
167 Bahamas 2,992 2015 up 7.5% rising
168 Maldives 2,980 2015 down 22.6% rising
169 Vanuatu 2,820 2015 up 17.3% rising
170 Samoa 2,450 2015 up 25.3% rising
172 Macao 2,262 2015 down 46.1% rising
173 Iceland 2,072 2015 down 2.4% rising
174 Sao Tome and Principe 2,061 2015 up 20.7% rising
175 Barbados 1,729 2015 down 18.2% falling
176 Saint Lucia 1,364 2015 down 16.4% falling
177 Micronesia (country) 1,322 2015 up 3.7% rising
178 Tonga 1,159 2015 up 9.9% rising
179 Grenada 1,106 2015 down 12.2% rising
180 Kiribati 1,075 2006 up 30.1% rising
181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 973 2015 down 26.7% falling
182 Antigua and Barbuda 742 2006 up 9.6% rising
183 Aruba 726 2015 up 0.6% rising
184 Dominica 718 2005 down 2.3% flat
185 Seychelles 682 2005 down 2.8% flat
186 Marshall Islands 677 2006 up 6.8% rising
187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 454 2005 up 2.3% rising
188 Bermuda 375 2005 up 3.0% flat
189 Andorra 356 2006 up 6.9% rising
190 Cayman Islands 246 2006 up 28.1% rising
191 Palau 171 2006 up 33.6% rising

About this data

Indicator
Population, age 16, 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.