China - Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population)
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) in China was 13.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 13.05 in 2020, while its lowest value was 4.08 in 1965.
Definition: 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.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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Year | Value |
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1960 | 4.39 |
1961 | 4.41 |
1962 | 4.35 |
1963 | 4.27 |
1964 | 4.17 |
1965 | 4.08 |
1966 | 4.15 |
1967 | 4.23 |
1968 | 4.31 |
1969 | 4.38 |
1970 | 4.44 |
1971 | 4.51 |
1972 | 4.57 |
1973 | 4.64 |
1974 | 4.70 |
1975 | 4.78 |
1976 | 4.89 |
1977 | 5.00 |
1978 | 5.11 |
1979 | 5.22 |
1980 | 5.34 |
1981 | 5.48 |
1982 | 5.61 |
1983 | 5.72 |
1984 | 5.83 |
1985 | 5.92 |
1986 | 5.98 |
1987 | 6.03 |
1988 | 6.07 |
1989 | 6.11 |
1990 | 6.17 |
1991 | 6.22 |
1992 | 6.31 |
1993 | 6.42 |
1994 | 6.53 |
1995 | 6.64 |
1996 | 6.81 |
1997 | 6.95 |
1998 | 7.08 |
1999 | 7.21 |
2000 | 7.36 |
2001 | 7.48 |
2002 | 7.62 |
2003 | 7.76 |
2004 | 7.90 |
2005 | 8.01 |
2006 | 8.14 |
2007 | 8.26 |
2008 | 8.37 |
2009 | 8.51 |
2010 | 8.67 |
2011 | 8.89 |
2012 | 9.12 |
2013 | 9.39 |
2014 | 9.73 |
2015 | 10.15 |
2016 | 10.67 |
2017 | 11.26 |
2018 | 11.89 |
2019 | 12.50 |
2020 | 13.05 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population