Share of the population that is female in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Share of the population that is female was 50.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that is female in United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom is 50.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in United Kingdom peaked at 51.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 2025.
That places United Kingdom 74th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.4% | 51.3% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 51.3% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 51.6% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 51.2% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 50.8% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.7% | 50.8% | 6 |
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More gender data for United Kingdom
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 335,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 353,938 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 340,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 359,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343,706 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 361,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 347,350 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 365,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 352,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 371,148 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in United Kingdom?
- Share of the population that is female in United Kingdom was 50.7% 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 2025.
- How does United Kingdom rank for share of the population that is female?
- United Kingdom ranks 74th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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