Population ages 55-59, female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Population ages 55-59, female was 7.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, female in East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 7.3% for population ages 55-59, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 7.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1974.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.4% | 7.3% | 6 |
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Age dependency ratio, old 20.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 15.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 147.76 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 12.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 332.81 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 13.9% (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Population, male 1.21 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 185.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female in East Asia & Pacific?
- Population ages 55-59, female in East Asia & Pacific was 7.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1974.
- Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 55-59, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total female population.