World - Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population)
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) in World was 10.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 10.36 in 2020, while its lowest value was 5.70 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 | 5.70 |
| 1961 | 5.76 |
| 1962 | 5.79 |
| 1963 | 5.82 |
| 1964 | 5.84 |
| 1965 | 5.86 |
| 1966 | 5.92 |
| 1967 | 5.98 |
| 1968 | 6.04 |
| 1969 | 6.10 |
| 1970 | 6.16 |
| 1971 | 6.23 |
| 1972 | 6.30 |
| 1973 | 6.36 |
| 1974 | 6.43 |
| 1975 | 6.49 |
| 1976 | 6.58 |
| 1977 | 6.67 |
| 1978 | 6.75 |
| 1979 | 6.81 |
| 1980 | 6.86 |
| 1981 | 6.89 |
| 1982 | 6.89 |
| 1983 | 6.88 |
| 1984 | 6.88 |
| 1985 | 6.90 |
| 1986 | 6.93 |
| 1987 | 6.97 |
| 1988 | 7.02 |
| 1989 | 7.07 |
| 1990 | 7.13 |
| 1991 | 7.20 |
| 1992 | 7.27 |
| 1993 | 7.35 |
| 1994 | 7.42 |
| 1995 | 7.48 |
| 1996 | 7.56 |
| 1997 | 7.62 |
| 1998 | 7.68 |
| 1999 | 7.74 |
| 2000 | 7.82 |
| 2001 | 7.89 |
| 2002 | 7.98 |
| 2003 | 8.06 |
| 2004 | 8.13 |
| 2005 | 8.19 |
| 2006 | 8.26 |
| 2007 | 8.31 |
| 2008 | 8.36 |
| 2009 | 8.42 |
| 2010 | 8.50 |
| 2011 | 8.60 |
| 2012 | 8.72 |
| 2013 | 8.86 |
| 2014 | 9.01 |
| 2015 | 9.20 |
| 2016 | 9.41 |
| 2017 | 9.64 |
| 2018 | 9.88 |
| 2019 | 10.12 |
| 2020 | 10.36 |
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
