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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 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
