Iran - Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population)
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) in Iran was 6.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.50 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.91 in 1985.
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 |
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1960 | 4.14 |
1961 | 4.08 |
1962 | 4.01 |
1963 | 3.93 |
1964 | 3.85 |
1965 | 3.76 |
1966 | 3.73 |
1967 | 3.69 |
1968 | 3.64 |
1969 | 3.59 |
1970 | 3.54 |
1971 | 3.53 |
1972 | 3.52 |
1973 | 3.50 |
1974 | 3.45 |
1975 | 3.39 |
1976 | 3.35 |
1977 | 3.30 |
1978 | 3.23 |
1979 | 3.16 |
1980 | 3.09 |
1981 | 3.04 |
1982 | 2.99 |
1983 | 2.94 |
1984 | 2.91 |
1985 | 2.91 |
1986 | 2.95 |
1987 | 3.02 |
1988 | 3.10 |
1989 | 3.18 |
1990 | 3.25 |
1991 | 3.34 |
1992 | 3.43 |
1993 | 3.52 |
1994 | 3.61 |
1995 | 3.70 |
1996 | 3.81 |
1997 | 3.92 |
1998 | 4.02 |
1999 | 4.11 |
2000 | 4.21 |
2001 | 4.31 |
2002 | 4.40 |
2003 | 4.49 |
2004 | 4.57 |
2005 | 4.63 |
2006 | 4.70 |
2007 | 4.77 |
2008 | 4.84 |
2009 | 4.92 |
2010 | 5.02 |
2011 | 5.09 |
2012 | 5.16 |
2013 | 5.25 |
2014 | 5.35 |
2015 | 5.47 |
2016 | 5.63 |
2017 | 5.81 |
2018 | 6.01 |
2019 | 6.24 |
2020 | 6.50 |
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