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 |
|---|---|
| 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
