Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita was 0.1053 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in OECD members, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in OECD members stood at 0.1053 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.1053 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0477 units per person, in 1960.
OECD members ranks 5th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0477 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0484 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0491 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0496 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0502 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.051 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0518 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0526 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0533 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0539 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0546 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0553 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.056 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0568 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0576 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0585 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0593 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0602 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0611 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.062 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0625 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0627 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0628 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0628 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.063 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0637 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0647 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0656 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0665 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0674 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0682 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0689 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0696 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0703 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.071 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0717 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0722 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0729 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0734 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.074 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0746 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0752 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0759 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0765 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0772 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.078 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0789 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0797 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0805 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0813 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.082 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.083 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0844 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0861 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0876 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.089 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0904 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0917 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0931 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0946 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0961 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0978 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0995 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1013 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1033 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1053 units per person | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0508 units per person | 0.0477 units per person | 0.0539 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0582 units per person | 0.0546 units per person | 0.062 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0642 units per person | 0.0625 units per person | 0.0674 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0712 units per person | 0.0682 units per person | 0.074 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0778 units per person | 0.0746 units per person | 0.0813 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0882 units per person | 0.082 units per person | 0.0946 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1006 units per person | 0.0961 units per person | 0.1053 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 2 Japan 0.168 units per person compare
- 3 Latvia 0.1458 units per person compare
- 4 Puerto Rico 0.145 units per person compare
- 5 Portugal 0.1426 units per person compare
- 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1406 units per person compare
- 7 Italy 0.14 units per person compare
- 8 Estonia 0.1398 units per person compare
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0803 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 -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3872 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 692.67 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 449.29 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 455.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in OECD members?
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in OECD members was 0.1053 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1053 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0477 units per person in 1960.
- How does OECD members rank for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 5th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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)
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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.