Population ages 70-74, female in World
World: Population ages 70-74, female was 127.99 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 70-74, female in World, 1960–2025
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
The most recent figure for population ages 70-74, female in World is 127.99 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, female in World peaked at 127.99 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.08 million, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.47 million | 25.08 million | 30.85 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.74 million | 31.81 million | 41.70 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.81 million | 42.81 million | 47.27 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.45 million | 47.50 million | 64.18 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.81 million | 65.45 million | 77.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.76 million | 78.54 million | 97.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.97 million | 103.42 million | 127.99 million | 6 |
More health data for World
- Age dependency ratio, old 16.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 380.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 854.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.4% (2025)
- Population, female 49.7% (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 474.56 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 70-74, female in World?
- Population ages 70-74, female in World was 127.99 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 127.99 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 70-74, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.08 million in 1960.
- Is population ages 70-74, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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Female population between the ages 70 to 74.