Population ages 70-74, female in OECD members

OECD members: Population ages 70-74, female was 34.77 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
34.77 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
All-time high
34.77 million
in 2025
All-time low
11.03 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 70-74, female in OECD members, 1960–2025

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Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.

Analysis

OECD members recorded 34.77 million for population ages 70-74, 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 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, female in OECD members peaked at 34.77 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.03 million, in 1960.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.22 million 11.03 million 13.54 million 10
1970s 15.50 million 13.90 million 17.12 million 10
1980s 17.94 million 16.91 million 18.63 million 10
1990s 20.70 million 17.28 million 22.37 million 10
2000s 23.24 million 22.51 million 24.33 million 10
2010s 27.05 million 24.75 million 30.86 million 10
2020s 33.57 million 32.18 million 34.77 million 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 70-74, female in OECD members?
Population ages 70-74, female in OECD members was 34.77 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
What is the highest population ages 70-74, female recorded in OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 34.77 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 70-74, female recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was 11.03 million in 1960.
Is population ages 70-74, female rising or falling in OECD members?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD members data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 70-74, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 70-74, female
Source
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2025
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Female population between the ages 70 to 74.