Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) - Country Ranking - North America
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 |
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1 | Canada | 19.39 | 2020 |
2 | United States | 18.16 | 2020 |
3 | Mexico | 8.22 | 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.