Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita was 0.0557 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.0557 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0557 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0169 units per person, in 1960.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0169 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.017 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0171 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0173 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0175 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0177 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0179 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0181 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0183 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0185 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0187 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0189 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0192 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0194 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0197 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0199 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0202 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0205 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0208 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0211 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0213 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0216 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0219 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0222 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0224 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0227 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0231 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0235 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0239 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0244 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0249 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0253 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0258 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0263 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0268 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0274 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0279 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0285 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0291 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0296 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0302 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0307 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0314 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.032 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0326 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0333 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.034 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0347 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0354 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0361 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0369 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0377 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0386 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0395 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0406 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0417 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0429 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0441 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0454 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0468 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0481 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0493 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0507 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0522 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.054 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0557 units per person | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0176 units per person | 0.0169 units per person | 0.0185 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0198 units per person | 0.0187 units per person | 0.0211 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0227 units per person | 0.0213 units per person | 0.0244 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0272 units per person | 0.0249 units per person | 0.0296 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.033 units per person | 0.0302 units per person | 0.0361 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0414 units per person | 0.0369 units per person | 0.0468 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0517 units per person | 0.0481 units per person | 0.0557 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 16 Germany 0.1316 units per person compare
- 17 Hungary 0.13 units per person compare
- 18 Bermuda 0.1293 units per person compare
- 19 France 0.1274 units per person compare
- 20 Hong Kong, China 0.1258 units per person compare
- 21 Isle of Man 0.1248 units per person compare
- 22 Ukraine 0.1241 units per person compare
More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0557 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0557 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0169 units per person in 1960.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 65 and above, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.