Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 65 and above, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
217
Highest
9.22 % change on previous year
Saudi Arabia
Lowest
-0.9812 % change on previous year
Monaco
Median
3.69 % change on previous year
Years covered
65
1961–2025
Data points
17,195

What the numbers show

Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate is currently reported for 217 countries. The highest value is 9.22 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia; the lowest is -0.9812 % change on previous year in Monaco.

The median across all reporting countries is 3.69 % change on previous year, and the mean is 3.72 % change on previous year.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.

Over the past decade 134 countries rose and 83 fell. The largest increase was in Tonga (up 7,478.4%), and the largest decrease in Monaco (down 119.7%).

Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Saudi Arabia 9.22 % change on previous year 2025 up 371.3% rising
2 Northern Mariana Islands 8.29 % change on previous year 2025 up 31.5% volatile
3 Maldives 7.73 % change on previous year 2025 up 302.8% volatile
4 Cayman Islands 7.7 % change on previous year 2025 up 30.2% rising
5 Tajikistan 7.51 % change on previous year 2025 up 157.2% volatile
6 Armenia 7.31 % change on previous year 2025 up 497.9% volatile
7 Azerbaijan 7.29 % change on previous year 2025 up 187.0% volatile
8 Mongolia 7.16 % change on previous year 2025 up 110.6% volatile
9 Naoero 7.04 % change on previous year 2025 down 44.4% volatile
10 Kyrgyzstan 6.82 % change on previous year 2025 up 51.1% volatile
11 Greenland 6.78 % change on previous year 2025 up 611.7% volatile
12 Central African Republic 6.75 % change on previous year 2025 up 87.5% volatile
13 Turkmenistan 6.74 % change on previous year 2025 up 101.4% volatile
14 Brunei Darussalam 6.44 % change on previous year 2025 down 8.3% volatile
15 Oman 6.36 % change on previous year 2025 down 4.7% volatile
16 Sudan 6.36 % change on previous year 2025 up 65.4% volatile
17 United Arab Emirates 6.29 % change on previous year 2025 down 15.9% volatile
18 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 6.15 % change on previous year 2025 down 40.9% volatile
19 Gambia 6.08 % change on previous year 2025 up 122.2% volatile
20 Belize 6.05 % change on previous year 2025 up 57.1% volatile
21 Syria 6.04 % change on previous year 2025 up 389.2% volatile
22 Macao 6.03 % change on previous year 2025 down 23.8% volatile
23 Papua New Guinea 5.98 % change on previous year 2025 up 37.8% volatile
24 Vanuatu 5.97 % change on previous year 2025 down 7.7% volatile
25 French Polynesia 5.85 % change on previous year 2025 up 45.0% rising
26 Georgia 5.51 % change on previous year 2025 up 314.3% volatile
27 Bahrain 5.47 % change on previous year 2025 up 51.6% volatile
28 Viet Nam 5.41 % change on previous year 2025 up 44.1% rising
29 Namibia 5.39 % change on previous year 2025 up 58.9% rising
30 British Virgin Islands 5.37 % change on previous year 2025 down 25.4% volatile
31 Antigua and Barbuda 5.34 % change on previous year 2025 up 37.9% volatile
32 Colombia 5.27 % change on previous year 2025 up 4.7% rising
33 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.23 % change on previous year 2025 up 297.3% volatile
34 Zambia 5.22 % change on previous year 2025 up 64.9% volatile
35 Uzbekistan 5.16 % change on previous year 2025 up 73.4% volatile
36 Iran 5.15 % change on previous year 2025 up 2.3% rising
37 Malaysia 5.14 % change on previous year 2025 up 7.7% rising
38 Singapore 5.07 % change on previous year 2025 down 12.8% flat
39 Aruba 5.02 % change on previous year 2025 down 7.1% rising
40 Jordan 4.98 % change on previous year 2025 down 32.9% rising
41 Republic of Korea 4.97 % change on previous year 2025 up 31.3% rising
42 Morocco 4.96 % change on previous year 2025 up 27.6% rising
43 Andorra 4.91 % change on previous year 2025 up 427.9% volatile
44 Honduras 4.9 % change on previous year 2025 down 7.4% rising
45 Micronesia (country) 4.88 % change on previous year 2025 down 3.1% volatile
46 Congo 4.87 % change on previous year 2025 up 110.2% rising
47 Jamaica 4.84 % change on previous year 2025 up 210.0% volatile
48 South Sudan 4.83 % change on previous year 2025 up 494.2% volatile
49 Tunisia 4.82 % change on previous year 2025 up 35.4% rising
50 Ethiopia 4.81 % change on previous year 2025 up 26.4% rising
51 Qatar 4.77 % change on previous year 2025 up 22.4% volatile
52 Philippines 4.76 % change on previous year 2025 down 2.4% rising
53 Costa Rica 4.74 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.1% rising
54 Dominican Republic 4.71 % change on previous year 2025 up 14.0% rising
55 Kazakhstan 4.71 % change on previous year 2025 up 23.2% volatile
56 American Samoa 4.69 % change on previous year 2025 up 18.1% volatile
57 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.66 % change on previous year 2025 up 205.5% falling
58 Guam 4.65 % change on previous year 2025 down 7.5% falling
59 Rwanda 4.61 % change on previous year 2025 down 4.7% volatile
60 Algeria 4.59 % change on previous year 2025 up 15.6% volatile
61 Angola 4.57 % change on previous year 2025 up 55.7% volatile
62 Tuvalu 4.57 % change on previous year 2025 up 643.7% volatile
63 Uganda 4.54 % change on previous year 2025 up 9.4% volatile
64 Liechtenstein 4.49 % change on previous year 2025 up 77.2% rising
65 Panama 4.48 % change on previous year 2025 down 2.5% rising
66 Chad 4.47 % change on previous year 2025 up 74.5% volatile
67 Guyana 4.46 % change on previous year 2025 up 15.9% volatile
68 Côte d'Ivoire 4.43 % change on previous year 2025 up 179.7% falling
69 Somalia 4.41 % change on previous year 2025 down 6.3% volatile
70 Egypt 4.41 % change on previous year 2025 up 27.2% rising
71 Trinidad and Tobago 4.41 % change on previous year 2025 down 21.9% volatile
72 Madagascar 4.39 % change on previous year 2025 down 19.4% rising
73 Libya 4.34 % change on previous year 2025 up 14.3% rising
74 Cambodia 4.3 % change on previous year 2025 down 19.3% volatile
75 Mexico 4.3 % change on previous year 2025 up 27.2% falling
76 Mauritius 4.29 % change on previous year 2025 down 13.3% rising
77 Thailand 4.29 % change on previous year 2025 down 13.1% rising
78 Hong Kong 4.28 % change on previous year 2025 down 12.8% volatile
79 Guatemala 4.28 % change on previous year 2025 up 17.5% falling
80 Kiribati 4.27 % change on previous year 2025 up 48.6% volatile
81 Brazil 4.22 % change on previous year 2025 down 9.8% falling
82 Suriname 4.2 % change on previous year 2025 up 51.4% volatile
83 Palestine, State of 4.19 % change on previous year 2025 down 15.2% flat
84 Paraguay 4.18 % change on previous year 2025 up 14.5% rising
85 Nicaragua 4.17 % change on previous year 2025 up 8.6% rising
86 Turks and Caicos Islands 4.14 % change on previous year 2025 down 59.7% volatile
87 Indonesia 4.11 % change on previous year 2025 up 125.4% falling
88 New Caledonia 4.05 % change on previous year 2025 down 1.9% rising
89 Guinea-Bissau 4.05 % change on previous year 2025 down 2.0% volatile
90 India 4.03 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.5% rising
91 South Africa 3.98 % change on previous year 2025 up 54.2% falling
92 Saint Lucia 3.96 % change on previous year 2025 up 94.9% rising
93 Afghanistan 3.93 % change on previous year 2025 up 14.5% volatile
94 Equatorial Guinea 3.93 % change on previous year 2025 up 11.5% volatile
95 Lebanon 3.88 % change on previous year 2025 down 43.5% volatile
96 Mauritania 3.88 % change on previous year 2025 up 352.4% falling
97 Cape Verde 3.87 % change on previous year 2025 up 67.3% volatile
98 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.86 % change on previous year 2025 down 1.2% falling
99 Senegal 3.86 % change on previous year 2025 up 146.5% flat
100 Djibouti 3.86 % change on previous year 2025 down 6.7% falling
101 Ecuador 3.86 % change on previous year 2025 down 8.8% rising
102 Pakistan 3.85 % change on previous year 2025 up 46.6% falling
103 Ghana 3.85 % change on previous year 2025 up 46.6% volatile
104 Palau 3.82 % change on previous year 2025 up 3.7% volatile
105 Niger 3.82 % change on previous year 2025 up 16.1% falling
106 Bermuda 3.81 % change on previous year 2025 up 37.2% rising
107 Bangladesh 3.75 % change on previous year 2025 down 17.0% rising
108 Peru 3.7 % change on previous year 2025 up 4.0% volatile
109 Ireland 3.69 % change on previous year 2025 up 18.5% volatile
110 Curacao 3.67 % change on previous year 2025 down 23.4% volatile
111 Australia 3.64 % change on previous year 2025 up 18.2% rising
112 Yemen 3.64 % change on previous year 2025 up 96.5% rising
113 Iceland 3.63 % change on previous year 2025 up 26.9% rising
114 Myanmar 3.62 % change on previous year 2025 up 7.2% falling
115 Samoa 3.61 % change on previous year 2025 up 357.8% falling
116 Kenya 3.6 % change on previous year 2025 down 40.4% rising
117 Eswatini 3.58 % change on previous year 2025 up 21.8% rising
118 Chile 3.54 % change on previous year 2025 up 0.5% falling
119 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.52 % change on previous year 2025 up 21.4% rising
120 Eritrea 3.43 % change on previous year 2025 up 65.1% volatile
121 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.43 % change on previous year 2025 down 20.9% falling
122 Malta 3.41 % change on previous year 2025 down 15.5% volatile
123 Bahamas 3.37 % change on previous year 2025 up 10.5% falling
124 Cameroon 3.37 % change on previous year 2025 up 79.5% falling
125 San Marino 3.36 % change on previous year 2025 up 63.4% volatile
126 Sierra Leone 3.36 % change on previous year 2025 up 132.1% volatile
127 Sao Tome and Principe 3.35 % change on previous year 2025 up 65.1% falling
128 Benin 3.32 % change on previous year 2025 up 60.6% volatile
129 Gibraltar 3.31 % change on previous year 2025 up 27.2% falling
130 Burkina Faso 3.31 % change on previous year 2025 up 64.1% falling
131 Solomon Islands 3.29 % change on previous year 2025 down 38.5% rising
132 Barbados 3.29 % change on previous year 2025 up 39.9% volatile
133 Russian Federation 3.28 % change on previous year 2025 up 25.0% volatile
134 Gabon 3.28 % change on previous year 2025 up 40.9% rising
135 Seychelles 3.27 % change on previous year 2025 up 67.1% volatile
136 Spain 3.26 % change on previous year 2025 up 140.2% falling
137 Türkiye 3.23 % change on previous year 2025 up 24.1% rising
138 Canada 3.21 % change on previous year 2025 up 10.4% flat
139 Liberia 3.17 % change on previous year 2025 up 57.9% volatile
140 Grenada 3.17 % change on previous year 2025 up 109.7% volatile
141 Luxembourg 3.17 % change on previous year 2025 up 33.5% volatile
142 Kosovo 3.15 % change on previous year 2025 up 6.7% volatile
142 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 3.15 % change on previous year 2025 up 6.7% volatile
144 New Zealand 3.14 % change on previous year 2025 up 1.3% rising
145 Iraq 3.1 % change on previous year 2025 down 12.2% volatile
146 Albania 3.07 % change on previous year 2025 up 110.2% flat
147 Haiti 3.04 % change on previous year 2025 up 5.4% falling
148 Bhutan 2.99 % change on previous year 2025 down 5.4% flat
149 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.98 % change on previous year 2025 up 68.1% volatile
150 Cyprus 2.96 % change on previous year 2025 down 15.6% falling
151 Mozambique 2.93 % change on previous year 2025 down 43.0% volatile
152 Malawi 2.92 % change on previous year 2025 up 2,004.0% volatile
153 United States 2.91 % change on previous year 2025 up 12.2% falling
154 Burundi 2.9 % change on previous year 2025 up 5.3% volatile
155 El Salvador 2.75 % change on previous year 2025 up 23.1% volatile
156 Switzerland 2.73 % change on previous year 2025 up 52.9% falling
157 Guinea 2.73 % change on previous year 2025 up 32.4% rising
158 Fiji 2.72 % change on previous year 2025 down 13.4% rising
159 Nigeria 2.69 % change on previous year 2025 up 18.5% rising
160 Portugal 2.69 % change on previous year 2025 up 61.2% falling
161 Botswana 2.68 % change on previous year 2025 down 19.4% rising
162 Belarus 2.6 % change on previous year 2025 up 58.8% volatile
163 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.57 % change on previous year 2025 up 46.8% falling
164 Cuba 2.51 % change on previous year 2025 up 16.7% falling
165 Poland 2.46 % change on previous year 2025 down 13.1% volatile
166 Montenegro 2.45 % change on previous year 2025 down 20.1% volatile
167 Sri Lanka 2.38 % change on previous year 2025 down 54.7% rising
168 Austria 2.37 % change on previous year 2025 up 103.6% volatile
169 Belgium 2.35 % change on previous year 2025 up 78.2% volatile
170 Saint Martin (French part) 2.34 % change on previous year 2025 down 62.0% volatile
171 Lithuania 2.34 % change on previous year 2025 up 314.1% volatile
172 North Macedonia 2.34 % change on previous year 2025 down 28.6% falling
173 Ukraine 2.32 % change on previous year 2025 up 26.5% volatile
174 United States Virgin Islands 2.32 % change on previous year 2025 down 48.4% volatile
175 Israel 2.31 % change on previous year 2025 down 40.3% falling
176 Slovakia 2.26 % change on previous year 2025 down 22.9% volatile
177 Netherlands 2.17 % change on previous year 2025 down 5.6% falling
178 Marshall Islands 2.16 % change on previous year 2025 down 62.7% volatile
179 Republic of Moldova 2.16 % change on previous year 2025 down 55.7% volatile
180 Tonga 2.1 % change on previous year 2025 up 7,478.4% falling
181 Greece 2.07 % change on previous year 2025 up 73.0% volatile
182 North Korea 2.07 % change on previous year 2025 up 35.0% falling
183 Nepal 2 % change on previous year 2025 down 34.7% falling
184 Norway 1.98 % change on previous year 2025 down 1.9% volatile
185 Mali 1.94 % change on previous year 2025 up 2.8% falling
186 Germany 1.94 % change on previous year 2025 up 93.5% volatile
187 Isle of Man 1.93 % change on previous year 2025 up 2.2% volatile
188 Puerto Rico 1.92 % change on previous year 2025 down 18.5% falling
189 Kuwait 1.88 % change on previous year 2025 down 80.5% volatile
190 France 1.86 % change on previous year 2025 down 26.8% volatile
191 Croatia 1.86 % change on previous year 2025 up 165.5% volatile
192 Slovenia 1.84 % change on previous year 2025 down 7.6% volatile
193 Argentina 1.81 % change on previous year 2025 down 13.7% falling
194 Comoros 1.77 % change on previous year 2025 down 59.6% falling
195 China 1.76 % change on previous year 2025 down 63.2% rising
196 Denmark 1.7 % change on previous year 2025 down 16.3% volatile
197 Lesotho 1.68 % change on previous year 2025 up 101.5% volatile
198 Italy 1.62 % change on previous year 2025 up 50.3% volatile
199 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.62 % change on previous year 2025 up 20.4% volatile
200 Finland 1.61 % change on previous year 2025 down 37.5% falling
201 Estonia 1.47 % change on previous year 2025 down 5.5% volatile
202 Serbia 1.39 % change on previous year 2025 down 30.7% volatile
203 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.33 % change on previous year 2025 down 9.8% volatile
204 Zimbabwe 1.31 % change on previous year 2025 down 69.4% volatile
205 Czechia 1.3 % change on previous year 2025 down 51.1% volatile
206 Dominica 1.22 % change on previous year 2025 up 82.9% volatile
207 Uruguay 1.21 % change on previous year 2025 up 36.0% falling
208 Faroe Islands 0.9833 % change on previous year 2025 down 64.4% volatile
209 Sweden 0.9511 % change on previous year 2025 down 41.7% volatile
210 Bulgaria 0.7182 % change on previous year 2025 down 26.9% volatile
211 Latvia 0.7132 % change on previous year 2025 up 43.7% volatile
212 Romania 0.6283 % change on previous year 2025 down 67.4% volatile
213 Timor-Leste 0.3472 % change on previous year 2025 down 92.7% volatile
214 Japan 0.204 % change on previous year 2025 down 91.3% falling
215 Hungary 0.1644 % change on previous year 2025 down 88.4% volatile
216 Togo -0.3096 % change on previous year 2025 down 113.1% volatile
217 Monaco -0.9812 % change on previous year 2025 down 119.7% volatile

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The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 65 and above, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,195 data points, 1961–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 65 and above, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.