Switzerland - Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population)

Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) in Switzerland was 20.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 20.74 in 2020, while its lowest value was 11.55 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 11.55
1961 11.64
1962 11.74
1963 11.84
1964 11.94
1965 12.06
1966 12.25
1967 12.45
1968 12.66
1969 12.88
1970 13.10
1971 13.37
1972 13.64
1973 13.91
1974 14.18
1975 14.45
1976 14.83
1977 15.20
1978 15.55
1979 15.87
1980 16.14
1981 16.24
1982 16.28
1983 16.28
1984 16.31
1985 16.40
1986 16.50
1987 16.66
1988 16.84
1989 17.01
1990 17.15
1991 17.23
1992 17.27
1993 17.29
1994 17.30
1995 17.31
1996 17.40
1997 17.49
1998 17.59
1999 17.68
2000 17.78
2001 17.82
2002 17.86
2003 17.90
2004 17.97
2005 18.07
2006 18.20
2007 18.35
2008 18.54
2009 18.76
2010 19.00
2011 19.14
2012 19.31
2013 19.50
2014 19.68
2015 19.84
2016 20.03
2017 20.19
2018 20.34
2019 20.52
2020 20.74

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