Zambia - Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population)
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) in Zambia was 2.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.80 in 1998, while its lowest value was 2.49 in 2015.
Definition: Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
Year | Value |
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1960 | 2.70 |
1961 | 2.70 |
1962 | 2.70 |
1963 | 2.71 |
1964 | 2.71 |
1965 | 2.72 |
1966 | 2.73 |
1967 | 2.75 |
1968 | 2.77 |
1969 | 2.77 |
1970 | 2.78 |
1971 | 2.79 |
1972 | 2.79 |
1973 | 2.79 |
1974 | 2.78 |
1975 | 2.78 |
1976 | 2.78 |
1977 | 2.77 |
1978 | 2.77 |
1979 | 2.76 |
1980 | 2.76 |
1981 | 2.76 |
1982 | 2.75 |
1983 | 2.74 |
1984 | 2.74 |
1985 | 2.73 |
1986 | 2.74 |
1987 | 2.75 |
1988 | 2.76 |
1989 | 2.76 |
1990 | 2.76 |
1991 | 2.78 |
1992 | 2.78 |
1993 | 2.79 |
1994 | 2.78 |
1995 | 2.78 |
1996 | 2.79 |
1997 | 2.80 |
1998 | 2.80 |
1999 | 2.80 |
2000 | 2.79 |
2001 | 2.78 |
2002 | 2.77 |
2003 | 2.75 |
2004 | 2.72 |
2005 | 2.69 |
2006 | 2.67 |
2007 | 2.64 |
2008 | 2.61 |
2009 | 2.58 |
2010 | 2.54 |
2011 | 2.53 |
2012 | 2.52 |
2013 | 2.51 |
2014 | 2.49 |
2015 | 2.49 |
2016 | 2.50 |
2017 | 2.51 |
2018 | 2.53 |
2019 | 2.55 |
2020 | 2.57 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population