Female population aged 15-24 years (2026)

With 121.5K thousands in 2026, India leads the world in female population aged 15-24 years, followed by China (75.7K thousands) and Pakistan (25.4K thousands). The top 5 is rounded off by Nigeria (25.2K thousands) and Indonesia (22.4K thousands). Further down, United States of America (22.4K thousands) and Bangladesh (16.7K thousands) hold the next two spots. Brazil (14.6K thousands), Ethiopia (14.3K thousands), and Democratic Republic of the Congo (11.2K thousands) round out the top ten. At the extremes, India is 11× as high as Democratic Republic of the Congo (11.2K thousands). Five of the top ten are in Asia, with three from Southern. Among these countries, Democratic Republic of the Congo saw the largest year-over-year change at +3.5%.