Total sample population, female by country
Countries reporting
109
Highest
659.74 million
China
Lowest
4,116
Austria
Median
5.44 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,563
What the numbers show
Total sample population, female is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 659.74 million in China; the lowest is 4,116 in Austria.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.44 million, and the mean is 27.45 million.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 96,110.3%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 99.8%).
Total sample population, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 659.74 million | 2013 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 2 | India | 548.36 million | 2019 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 162.42 million | 2018 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 108.44 million | 2021 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 5 | Nigeria | 104.98 million | 2018 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 101.86 million | 2020 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 100.59 million | 2019 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 80.34 million | 2016 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 9 | Russia | 78.42 million | 2019 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 65.10 million | 2020 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 53.55 million | 2019 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 48.85 million | 2021 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 13 | Egypt | 47.69 million | 2019 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 41.09 million | 2011 | up 96,110.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 39.30 million | 2018 | up 362.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Thailand | 35.02 million | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 32.82 million | 2016 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 18 | France | 32.38 million | 2016 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 31.10 million | 2016 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Turkey | 31.10 million | 2019 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 21 | Tanzania | 29.66 million | 2020 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 22 | South Africa | 29.65 million | 2020 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 23 | Colombia | 25.30 million | 2021 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 24 | Kenya | 23.71 million | 2019 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 25 | Spain | 23.37 million | 2016 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 26 | South Korea | 22.38 million | 2017 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 27 | Uganda | 21.18 million | 2016 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 28 | Ukraine | 20.16 million | 2020 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 29 | Poland | 19.85 million | 2019 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 17.24 million | 2021 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 31 | Morocco | 17.19 million | 2013 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 32 | Argentina | 14.87 million | 2021 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 33 | Ghana | 14.61 million | 2016 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Nepal | 13.95 million | 2014 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 35 | Venezuela | 13.43 million | 2006 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 11.63 million | 2019 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 37 | Niger | 11.37 million | 2018 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 38 | Mozambique | 10.80 million | 2014 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 39 | Madagascar | 10.71 million | 2012 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 40 | Mali | 10.04 million | 2018 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 9.99 million | 2018 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 42 | Malawi | 9.42 million | 2019 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 43 | Guatemala | 9.34 million | 2019 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 44 | Chile | 9.34 million | 2017 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 45 | Ecuador | 9.11 million | 2021 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 46 | Senegal | 8.55 million | 2018 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Netherlands | 8.42 million | 2016 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Zambia | 7.91 million | 2015 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 49 | Cambodia | 7.61 million | 2012 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 50 | Rwanda | 6.61 million | 2021 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 51 | Guinea | 6.33 million | 2018 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 52 | Bolivia | 6.02 million | 2021 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 53 | Tunisia | 5.67 million | 2015 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 54 | Greece | 5.47 million | 2016 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 55 | Portugal | 5.44 million | 2016 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 56 | Czechia | 5.26 million | 2016 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Belarus | 5.20 million | 2020 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 5.10 million | 2013 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 59 | Hungary | 5.07 million | 2016 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 60 | Sweden | 4.92 million | 2016 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 61 | Honduras | 4.74 million | 2019 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 62 | Jordan | 4.22 million | 2016 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Togo | 4.00 million | 2018 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 3.68 million | 2016 | up 92,445.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Paraguay | 3.57 million | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 66 | Serbia | 3.57 million | 2018 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 67 | El Salvador | 3.55 million | 2019 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.48 million | 2020 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 3.20 million | 2014 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 70 | Laos | 3.06 million | 2018 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 71 | Denmark | 2.85 million | 2016 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 72 | Finland | 2.75 million | 2016 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Slovakia | 2.69 million | 2016 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 2.67 million | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 2.65 million | 2013 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Norway | 2.62 million | 2016 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 77 | Ireland | 2.37 million | 2016 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Panama | 2.25 million | 2021 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 79 | Croatia | 2.14 million | 2016 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 80 | Georgia | 1.96 million | 2020 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Puerto Rico | 1.84 million | 2005 | down 43.6% | rising |
| 82 | Uruguay | 1.82 million | 2021 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 83 | Djibouti | 1.70 million | 2017 | up 1,208.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Mongolia | 1.66 million | 2021 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 85 | Lithuania | 1.56 million | 2016 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 86 | Albania | 1.43 million | 2019 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 87 | Armenia | 1.42 million | 2020 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 88 | Moldova | 1.41 million | 2021 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.28 million | 2019 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 90 | Namibia | 1.11 million | 2015 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 91 | Gambia | 1.06 million | 2020 | up 5,237.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Latvia | 1.05 million | 2016 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 1.04 million | 2020 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 94 | Slovenia | 1.02 million | 2016 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Kosovo | 763,502 | 2017 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 95 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 763,502 | 2017 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 97 | Estonia | 692,609 | 2016 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 662,032 | 2011 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 99 | Mauritius | 660,299 | 2017 | up 3,028.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Cyprus | 433,696 | 2016 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 101 | Montenegro | 300,262 | 2013 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 102 | Luxembourg | 286,911 | 2016 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Malta | 211,414 | 2016 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 104 | Iceland | 157,845 | 2015 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 105 | Belize | 121,962 | 1999 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 106 | Jamaica | 11,848 | 2002 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Palestine | 10,207 | 2017 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Belgium | 5,289 | 2003 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 109 | Austria | 4,116 | 2003 | up 1.0% | flat |