European Union - Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population)

Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) in European Union was 23.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 23.19 in 2020, while its lowest value was 10.94 in 1960.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1960 10.94
1961 11.14
1962 11.35
1963 11.57
1964 11.79
1965 12.02
1966 12.26
1967 12.49
1968 12.72
1969 12.97
1970 13.22
1971 13.46
1972 13.70
1973 13.94
1974 14.18
1975 14.41
1976 14.68
1977 14.95
1978 15.20
1979 15.37
1980 15.44
1981 15.42
1982 15.29
1983 15.12
1984 15.01
1985 15.01
1986 15.14
1987 15.36
1988 15.65
1989 15.94
1990 16.20
1991 16.45
1992 16.68
1993 16.88
1994 17.08
1995 17.27
1996 17.50
1997 17.71
1998 17.91
1999 18.12
2000 18.34
2001 18.56
2002 18.78
2003 19.00
2004 19.20
2005 19.37
2006 19.53
2007 19.65
2008 19.77
2009 19.91
2010 20.11
2011 20.33
2012 20.61
2013 20.94
2014 21.29
2015 21.64
2016 21.95
2017 22.25
2018 22.55
2019 22.85
2020 23.19

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