Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita was 0.1072 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.1072 units per person
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
46th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.1072 units per person
in 2025
All-time low
0.0718 units per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960–2025

00.0250.050.0750.1196019922025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 0.1072 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.1072 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0718 units per person, in 1960.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 46th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960 to 2025.
Year units per person Change
1960 0.0718 units per person
1961 0.0725 units per person +0.9%
1962 0.0729 units per person +0.6%
1963 0.0736 units per person +0.9%
1964 0.0746 units per person +1.4%
1965 0.0757 units per person +1.4%
1966 0.0767 units per person +1.3%
1967 0.0777 units per person +1.3%
1968 0.0787 units per person +1.3%
1969 0.0797 units per person +1.3%
1970 0.0809 units per person +1.4%
1971 0.082 units per person +1.4%
1972 0.0831 units per person +1.3%
1973 0.0841 units per person +1.2%
1974 0.0852 units per person +1.4%
1975 0.0864 units per person +1.3%
1976 0.0874 units per person +1.2%
1977 0.0884 units per person +1.1%
1978 0.0894 units per person +1.2%
1979 0.0903 units per person +1.1%
1980 0.0911 units per person +0.8%
1981 0.0915 units per person +0.5%
1982 0.0915 units per person -0.0%
1983 0.091 units per person -0.5%
1984 0.091 units per person -0.1%
1985 0.0918 units per person +1.0%
1986 0.0929 units per person +1.1%
1987 0.0936 units per person +0.8%
1988 0.0945 units per person +1.0%
1989 0.0952 units per person +0.7%
1990 0.0953 units per person +0.1%
1991 0.0953 units per person +0.1%
1992 0.0953 units per person -0.1%
1993 0.0951 units per person -0.2%
1994 0.0949 units per person -0.2%
1995 0.0947 units per person -0.2%
1996 0.0944 units per person -0.3%
1997 0.094 units per person -0.4%
1998 0.0935 units per person -0.6%
1999 0.0929 units per person -0.6%
2000 0.0925 units per person -0.5%
2001 0.0922 units per person -0.3%
2002 0.0919 units per person -0.3%
2003 0.0916 units per person -0.4%
2004 0.0913 units per person -0.4%
2005 0.0908 units per person -0.5%
2006 0.0903 units per person -0.6%
2007 0.0901 units per person -0.2%
2008 0.0903 units per person +0.2%
2009 0.0908 units per person +0.5%
2010 0.0914 units per person +0.7%
2011 0.0924 units per person +1.1%
2012 0.0941 units per person +1.8%
2013 0.0955 units per person +1.6%
2014 0.0966 units per person +1.1%
2015 0.0973 units per person +0.7%
2016 0.0979 units per person +0.6%
2017 0.0986 units per person +0.8%
2018 0.0995 units per person +0.9%
2019 0.1006 units per person +1.0%
2020 0.1013 units per person +0.8%
2021 0.1019 units per person +0.6%
2022 0.103 units per person +1.1%
2023 0.1047 units per person +1.6%
2024 0.1061 units per person +1.3%
2025 0.1072 units per person +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0754 units per person 0.0718 units per person 0.0797 units per person 10
1970s 0.0857 units per person 0.0809 units per person 0.0903 units per person 10
1980s 0.0924 units per person 0.091 units per person 0.0952 units per person 10
1990s 0.0945 units per person 0.0929 units per person 0.0953 units per person 10
2000s 0.0912 units per person 0.0901 units per person 0.0925 units per person 10
2010s 0.0964 units per person 0.0914 units per person 0.1006 units per person 10
2020s 0.104 units per person 0.1013 units per person 0.1072 units per person 6

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 43 Canada 0.1089 units per person compare
  2. 44 Montenegro 0.1086 units per person compare
  3. 45 Curaçao 0.1085 units per person compare
  4. 47 North Macedonia 0.1055 units per person compare
  5. 48 Georgia 0.1036 units per person compare
  6. 49 Aruba 0.1028 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.1072 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.1072 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0718 units per person in 1960.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 46th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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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

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
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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.