Population ages 55-59, female in OECD members
OECD members: Population ages 55-59, female was 45.20 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, female in OECD members, 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 OECD members stood at 45.20 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in OECD members peaked at 45.20 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.35 million, in 1960.
That places OECD members 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.91 million | 20.35 million | 23.20 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.77 million | 20.83 million | 25.87 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.58 million | 26.33 million | 26.72 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.14 million | 26.76 million | 30.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.00 million | 30.25 million | 38.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.60 million | 38.89 million | 44.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.85 million | 44.56 million | 45.20 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14, female 15.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 19.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 17.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 119.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 20.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 147.72 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 904.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 112.57 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 230.64 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 449.29 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female in OECD members?
- Population ages 55-59, female in OECD members was 45.20 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 45.20 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.35 million in 1960.
- How does OECD members rank for population ages 55-59, female?
- OECD members ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.