Population, age 16, female in India
India: Population, age 16, female was 11.75 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, female in India, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
India recorded 11.75 million for population, age 16, female in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, female in India peaked at 11.80 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.53 million, in 1990.
That places India 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.37 million | 8.53 million | 10.16 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.01 million | 10.32 million | 11.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.77 million | 11.75 million | 11.80 million | 5 |
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More education data for India
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 5.19 million (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.96 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, female in India?
- Population, age 16, female in India was 11.75 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 11.80 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.53 million in 1990.
- How does India rank for population, age 16, female?
- India ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.