Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) - Country Ranking - Middle East
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: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 13.67 | 2020 |
| 2 | Turkey | 10.24 | 2020 |
| 3 | Lebanon | 8.25 | 2020 |
| 4 | Iran | 6.50 | 2020 |
| 5 | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.85 | 2020 |
| 6 | Turkmenistan | 5.56 | 2020 |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 5.39 | 2020 |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5.34 | 2020 |
| 9 | Pakistan | 4.41 | 2020 |
| 10 | Jordan | 4.27 | 2020 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 3.89 | 2020 |
| 12 | Iraq | 3.86 | 2020 |
| 13 | Oman | 3.82 | 2020 |
| 14 | Tajikistan | 3.45 | 2020 |
| 15 | Bahrain | 3.40 | 2020 |
| 16 | Yemen | 3.23 | 2020 |
| 17 | Kuwait | 2.92 | 2020 |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 2.92 | 2020 |
| 19 | Qatar | 1.92 | 2020 |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 1.37 | 2020 |
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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.
