Population ages 65 and above, female in Brazil
Brazil: Population ages 65 and above, female was 12.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, female in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, female in Brazil is 12.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female in Brazil peaked at 12.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1960.
Brazil ranks 87th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.5% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.6% | 12.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 84 Bahamas 13.4% compare
- 85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.0% compare
- 86 Turks and Caicos Islands 12.8% compare
- 88 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12.6% compare
- 89 New Caledonia 12.4% compare
- 90 French Polynesia 12.4% compare
More health data for Brazil
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1.48 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 41.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 1.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 1.49 million (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 1.53 million (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 1.46 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 10.75 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 1.49 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 20.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1.51 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, female in Brazil?
- Population ages 65 and above, female in Brazil was 12.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for population ages 65 and above, female?
- Brazil ranks 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.