Population ages 55-59, female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Population ages 55-59, female was 7.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, female in East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 7.3% for population ages 55-59, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 7.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1974.
That places East Asia & Pacific 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, female in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.4% | — |
| 1961 | 3.4% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 3.4% | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 3.3% | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 3.3% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 3.3% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 3.2% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 3.2% | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 3.2% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 3.2% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 3.2% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 3.2% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.2% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 3.1% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 3.1% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 3.4% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 3.4% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.4% | 7.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 1 Northern Mariana Islands 9.2% compare
- 2 San Marino 9.2% compare
- 3 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 9.1% compare
- 4 Cuba 8.9% compare
- 5 China 8.4% compare
- 6 Korea 8.3% compare
- 7 Andorra 8.1% compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate -0.7993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.9374 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female in East Asia & Pacific?
- Population ages 55-59, female in East Asia & Pacific was 7.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1974.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for population ages 55-59, female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 55-59, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total female population.