Share of the population that is female in Dominica
Dominica: Share of the population that is female was 50.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of the population that is female in Dominica, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Dominica stood at 50.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Dominica peaked at 53.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2020.
That places Dominica 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.6% | 53.5% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.2% | 51.1% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.6% | 50.4% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 50.0% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 49.8% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 49.8% | 50.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More gender data for Dominica
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 344 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 355 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 357 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 348 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 359 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 352 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 363 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 356 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 367 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Dominica?
- Share of the population that is female in Dominica was 50.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2020.
- How does Dominica rank for share of the population that is female?
- Dominica ranks 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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