Share of the population that is female in Mexico
Mexico: Share of the population that is female was 51.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
51.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
39th
of 215 countries
All-time high
51.5%
in 2025
All-time low
50.0%
in 1964
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Mexico, 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 Mexico stood at 51.5%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Mexico peaked at 51.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1964.
Mexico ranks 39th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 50.1% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 50.8% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 51.1% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 51.1% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 51.4% | 51.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More gender data for Mexico
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.03 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Mexico?
- Share of the population that is female in Mexico was 51.5% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1964.
- How does Mexico rank for share of the population that is female?
- Mexico ranks 39th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico 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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