Population ages 55-59, female in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Population ages 55-59, female was 85.76 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
85.76 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
7th
of 41 groups
All-time high
85.76 million
in 2025
All-time low
20.23 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 55-59, female in Late-demographic dividend, 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 Late-demographic dividend stood at 85.76 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 85.76 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.23 million, in 1960.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 41 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, female in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.23 million | — |
| 1961 | 20.38 million | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 20.64 million | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 20.88 million | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 21.16 million | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 21.53 million | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 21.87 million | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 22.24 million | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 22.67 million | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 23.12 million | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 23.45 million | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 23.57 million | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 23.50 million | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 23.36 million | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 23.28 million | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 23.42 million | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 23.95 million | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 24.77 million | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 25.81 million | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 26.95 million | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 28.09 million | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 29.07 million | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 29.98 million | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 30.88 million | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 31.58 million | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 32.14 million | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 32.63 million | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 33.04 million | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 33.37 million | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 33.62 million | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 33.92 million | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 34.44 million | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 35.13 million | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 35.77 million | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 36.32 million | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 36.69 million | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 36.95 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 36.90 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 36.45 million | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 36.07 million | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 36.05 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 36.65 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 38.15 million | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 40.55 million | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 43.68 million | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 47.39 million | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 50.96 million | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 54.51 million | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 57.93 million | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 60.81 million | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 63.22 million | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 65.03 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 66.52 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 67.46 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 67.00 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 65.32 million | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 63.46 million | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 63.08 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 66.08 million | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 71.00 million | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 76.00 million | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 81.05 million | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 83.93 million | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 84.21 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.64 million | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 85.76 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.47 million | 20.23 million | 23.12 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.21 million | 23.28 million | 26.95 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.44 million | 28.09 million | 33.62 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.87 million | 33.92 million | 36.95 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.67 million | 36.05 million | 60.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.82 million | 63.08 million | 71.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.60 million | 76.00 million | 85.76 million | 6 |
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More health data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.2159 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1699 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0889 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0809 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female in Late-demographic dividend?
- Population ages 55-59, female in Late-demographic dividend was 85.76 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 85.76 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.23 million in 1960.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for population ages 55-59, female?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.