Population ages 65 and above, female in IDA total
IDA total: Population ages 65 and above, female was 4.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, female in IDA total, 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 IDA total is 4.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female in IDA total peaked at 4.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1962.
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% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 6 |
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 1.16 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 576.97 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 58.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 583.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 43.28 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 35.49 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 4.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, female in IDA total?
- Population ages 65 and above, female in IDA total was 4.4% 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1962.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.