Central Europe and the Baltics: Population, female

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Central Europe and the Baltics' population, female fell 0.2% on 2024 (from 51.57 million to 51.45 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −0.3% and a typical year strayed about 0.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.9% in 1975 and the biggest yearly fall was 1% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 189,447 a year. A straight line explains 92% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 66 values

Population, female in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 21.7 million (2025)
• Algeria — 23.25 million (2025)
• Bahrain — 607,514 (2025)
• Djibouti — 597,272 (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 58.61 million (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 45.47 million (2025)
• Iraq — 23.41 million (2025)
• Israel — 5.08 million (2025)
• Jordan — 5.59 million (2025)
• Kuwait — 1.89 million (2025)
• Lebanon — 3 million (2025)
• Libya — 3.67 million (2025)

More health data for Central Europe and the Baltics

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 4.18% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 4.7% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 7.18 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 13.95% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 7.57 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 15.66% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 14.75 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 14.78% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Central Europe and the Baltics's population, female?

51.45 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 8.8% from 47.29 million in 1960 (0.13% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 57.07 million in 1989 and the lowest 47.29 million in 1960.

Is the latest change in population, female unusual for Central Europe and the Baltics?

In 2025, Central Europe and the Baltics' population, female fell 0.2% on 2024 (from 51.57 million to 51.45 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −0.3% and a typical year strayed about 0.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.POP.TOTL.FE.IN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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