Share of the population that is female in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of the population that is female was 49.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that is female in Pakistan, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Pakistan is 49.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Pakistan peaked at 49.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 1960.
That places Pakistan 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.3% | 46.1% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.0% | 46.6% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.8% | 47.4% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.2% | 48.1% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 48.4% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 48.7% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 49.0% | 49.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More gender data for Pakistan
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3.20 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Pakistan?
- Share of the population that is female in Pakistan was 49.3% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 1960.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of the population that is female?
- Pakistan ranks 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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