What percent of women can deadlift 315 lb?
Among 53,248 raw female OpenPowerlifting meet-result entries, fewer than 43% record 315 lb or more after each bodyweight class is weighted by its entry count. This is a competition-entry estimate, not the percentage of all women or unique people.
The meet-result answer
OpenPowerlifting — weighted meet-result share. Across n=53,248 raw female meet-result entries, fewer than 43% record 315 lb or more after each bodyweight-class share is weighted by that class's entry count. n counts entries, not unique people, and this percentage does not describe all women.
315 lb deadlift by female bodyweight
OpenPowerlifting percentile by raw competition class; the weighted percentage above uses each row's meet-result n.
| Bodyweight | Percentile | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 43 kg 95 lb | 99th+ | top 1% of raw meet results or stronger |
| 47 kg 104 lb | 86th | top 14% of raw meet results |
| 52 kg 115 lb | 81st | top 19% of raw meet results |
| 57 kg 126 lb | 72nd | stronger than 72% of raw meet results |
| 63 kg 139 lb | 64th | stronger than 64% of raw meet results |
| 69 kg 152 lb | 54th | stronger than 54% of raw meet results |
| 76 kg 168 lb | 50th | stronger than 50% of raw meet results |
| 84 kg 185 lb | 48th | stronger than 48% of raw meet results |
| 120 kg+ 265 lb | 47th | stronger than 47% of raw meet results |
Reference-class read
In the 63 kg class, 315 lb is 11.4 kg (25 lb) above the 131.5 kg (290 lb) median and lands around the 64th percentile. That cell contains 8,391 meet results; the fixed load changes rank as bodyweight changes.
Where 315 lb stands in the field
For women, a 315 lb deadlift is a top-10% lift up to the 43 kg class, top-quartile through 52 kg, at or below the field median from 69 kg up.
Weighted across 53,248 raw female meet results, fewer than 43% record 315 lb or more.
These are dead-stop pulls; raw competition allows both conventional and sumo stance on the same scoreboard, so the standard pools them. Dead-stop is the meet standard — touch-and-go reps use the stretch reflex off the floor and read higher than a competition pull. Vanderburgh & Batterham 1999 is why the deadlift standard climbs with bodyweight while strength-per-kilo falls (PMID 10613442).
FAQ
- What percent of women can deadlift 315 lb?
- Among 53,248 raw female OpenPowerlifting meet-result entries, fewer than 43% record 315 lb or more after bodyweight-class weighting. The denominator is recorded meet-result entries, not all women or unique people.
- What population does this percentage describe?
- It describes 53,248 raw female OpenPowerlifting meet-result entries across qualifying bodyweight classes. It is not an estimate for all women, gym members, or unique people.
- Does bodyweight change the answer for 315 lb?
- Yes. A fixed 315 lb deadlift ranks higher for a lighter lifter and lower for a heavier lifter. Use the tables above for the closest bodyweight, or the percentile calculator for an exact sex, age, bodyweight, and equipment comparison.
- Where does this estimate come from?
- It is calculated from 53,248 raw female OpenPowerlifting meet-result entries. Each bodyweight-class percentile is converted to a share at or above the load, then weighted by that class's entry count. n is not a unique-person count.
Figures: OpenPowerlifting (public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10). Cell n is a meet-result count, not a unique-person count. Full method at /method. Check your own lift on the percentile calculator.