Nepal - Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population)
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) in Nepal was 5.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.87 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.77 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.
See also:
Year | Value |
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1960 | 2.77 |
1961 | 2.83 |
1962 | 2.88 |
1963 | 2.92 |
1964 | 2.96 |
1965 | 2.99 |
1966 | 3.05 |
1967 | 3.12 |
1968 | 3.17 |
1969 | 3.22 |
1970 | 3.26 |
1971 | 3.33 |
1972 | 3.40 |
1973 | 3.46 |
1974 | 3.50 |
1975 | 3.54 |
1976 | 3.60 |
1977 | 3.65 |
1978 | 3.70 |
1979 | 3.73 |
1980 | 3.75 |
1981 | 3.80 |
1982 | 3.83 |
1983 | 3.86 |
1984 | 3.88 |
1985 | 3.90 |
1986 | 3.95 |
1987 | 3.99 |
1988 | 4.03 |
1989 | 4.05 |
1990 | 4.08 |
1991 | 4.12 |
1992 | 4.17 |
1993 | 4.20 |
1994 | 4.22 |
1995 | 4.24 |
1996 | 4.26 |
1997 | 4.28 |
1998 | 4.29 |
1999 | 4.30 |
2000 | 4.32 |
2001 | 4.37 |
2002 | 4.42 |
2003 | 4.48 |
2004 | 4.54 |
2005 | 4.60 |
2006 | 4.66 |
2007 | 4.73 |
2008 | 4.82 |
2009 | 4.92 |
2010 | 5.03 |
2011 | 5.13 |
2012 | 5.22 |
2013 | 5.31 |
2014 | 5.39 |
2015 | 5.48 |
2016 | 5.56 |
2017 | 5.64 |
2018 | 5.71 |
2019 | 5.79 |
2020 | 5.87 |
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