Share of the population that is female in Germany
Germany: Share of the population that is female was 50.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of the population that is female in Germany, 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 Germany stood at 50.6%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Germany peaked at 53.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2025.
That places Germany 81st 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 | 53.1% | 52.7% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.6% | 52.5% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.2% | 51.8% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 51.3% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 51.2% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 50.6% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More gender data for Germany
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 344,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 363,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 348,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 367,516 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 355,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 374,750 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 376,950 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 397,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 388,530 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 409,986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Germany?
- Share of the population that is female in Germany was 50.6% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2025.
- How does Germany rank for share of the population that is female?
- Germany ranks 81st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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