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

0204060196019922025

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 36 Romania 51.6% compare
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  3. 38 France 51.5% compare
  4. 40 Uruguay 51.5% compare
  5. 41 Mozambique 51.4% compare
  6. 42 Kiribati 51.4% compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population that is female
Unit
% of total
Source
United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 14,190 data points, 1960–2025
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