India - Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population)
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) in India was 7.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.08 in 2020, while its lowest value was 3.20 in 1960.
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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.20 |
| 1961 | 3.25 |
| 1962 | 3.29 |
| 1963 | 3.33 |
| 1964 | 3.35 |
| 1965 | 3.35 |
| 1966 | 3.38 |
| 1967 | 3.39 |
| 1968 | 3.39 |
| 1969 | 3.39 |
| 1970 | 3.39 |
| 1971 | 3.44 |
| 1972 | 3.48 |
| 1973 | 3.52 |
| 1974 | 3.55 |
| 1975 | 3.57 |
| 1976 | 3.62 |
| 1977 | 3.66 |
| 1978 | 3.69 |
| 1979 | 3.72 |
| 1980 | 3.74 |
| 1981 | 3.78 |
| 1982 | 3.81 |
| 1983 | 3.83 |
| 1984 | 3.85 |
| 1985 | 3.86 |
| 1986 | 3.89 |
| 1987 | 3.92 |
| 1988 | 3.94 |
| 1989 | 3.96 |
| 1990 | 3.98 |
| 1991 | 4.04 |
| 1992 | 4.10 |
| 1993 | 4.16 |
| 1994 | 4.21 |
| 1995 | 4.27 |
| 1996 | 4.36 |
| 1997 | 4.45 |
| 1998 | 4.54 |
| 1999 | 4.62 |
| 2000 | 4.71 |
| 2001 | 4.81 |
| 2002 | 4.91 |
| 2003 | 5.01 |
| 2004 | 5.10 |
| 2005 | 5.18 |
| 2006 | 5.27 |
| 2007 | 5.34 |
| 2008 | 5.41 |
| 2009 | 5.48 |
| 2010 | 5.56 |
| 2011 | 5.65 |
| 2012 | 5.75 |
| 2013 | 5.86 |
| 2014 | 5.98 |
| 2015 | 6.12 |
| 2016 | 6.30 |
| 2017 | 6.49 |
| 2018 | 6.68 |
| 2019 | 6.88 |
| 2020 | 7.08 |
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
