North America vs Spain: Population ages 80 and above, female
North America
5.1%
in 2025
Spain
7.9%
in 2025
North America rank
8th
Spain rank
11th
Population ages 80 and above, female over time
- North America
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 7.9% against 5.1% in North America, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.6 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
North America ranks 8th and Spain ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 0.2% | North America |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 0.4% | North America |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 0.2% | North America |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.3% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 5.4% | 1.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 7.1% | 2.6% | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 7.6% | 2.9% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, North America or Spain?
- Spain, at 7.9% against 5.1% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between North America and Spain?
- 2.8%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North America and Spain rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female?
- North America ranks 8th and Spain ranks 11th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 80 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total female population.