Population ages 55-59, female in Euro area
Euro area: Population ages 55-59, female was 13.37 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13.37 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
2nd
of 4 regions
All-time high
13.44 million
in 2023
All-time low
6.83 million
in 1974
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 55-59, female in Euro area, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 55-59, female in Euro area stood at 13.37 million.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in Euro area peaked at 13.44 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.83 million, in 1974.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, female in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.60 million | — |
| 1961 | 8.71 million | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 8.82 million | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 8.94 million | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 9.07 million | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 9.21 million | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 9.27 million | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 9.32 million | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 9.35 million | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 9.32 million | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 9.12 million | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 8.65 million | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 8.00 million | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 7.32 million | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 6.83 million | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 6.90 million | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 7.50 million | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 8.25 million | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 9.01 million | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 9.58 million | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 9.77 million | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 9.72 million | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 9.66 million | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 9.62 million | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 9.61 million | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 9.61 million | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 9.60 million | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 9.57 million | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 9.52 million | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 9.48 million | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 9.49 million | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 9.51 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 9.56 million | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 9.64 million | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 9.74 million | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 9.82 million | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 9.86 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 9.78 million | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 9.68 million | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 9.60 million | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 9.43 million | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 9.36 million | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 9.60 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 9.95 million | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 10.30 million | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 10.70 million | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 11.02 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 11.16 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 11.22 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 11.24 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 11.29 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 11.37 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 11.52 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 11.69 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 11.89 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 12.12 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 12.34 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 12.55 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 12.77 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 13.00 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 13.17 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 13.28 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 13.38 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.44 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 13.43 million | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 13.37 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.06 million | 8.60 million | 9.35 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.12 million | 6.83 million | 9.58 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.62 million | 9.48 million | 9.77 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.67 million | 9.49 million | 9.86 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.40 million | 9.36 million | 11.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.05 million | 11.29 million | 13.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.34 million | 13.17 million | 13.44 million | 6 |
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More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 65 and above, female 25.2% (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.313 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5104 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 82.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 20.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 36.00 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 61.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 113.87 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female in Euro area?
- Population ages 55-59, female in Euro area was 13.37 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 13.44 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.83 million in 1974.
- How does Euro area rank for population ages 55-59, female?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 4 regions with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 55 to 59.