Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in United States of America
United States of America: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita was 0.0994 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in United States of America, 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 United States of America is 0.0994 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in United States of America peaked at 0.0994 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0488 units per person, in 1960.
That places United States of America 51st 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 States of America, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0488 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0495 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0502 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0509 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0515 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0524 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0533 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0541 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0548 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0556 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0564 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0572 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0579 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0588 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0598 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0608 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0618 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0629 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.064 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0651 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0662 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.067 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0678 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0686 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0694 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0702 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0709 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0717 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0724 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.073 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0735 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0737 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0738 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0738 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0736 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0734 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0732 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0728 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0723 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0718 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0712 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0707 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0703 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.07 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0698 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0698 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0699 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0703 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.071 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0718 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0725 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0734 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0747 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0762 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0776 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0789 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0804 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0819 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0836 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0855 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0875 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0896 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0919 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0946 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0971 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0994 units per person | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0521 units per person | 0.0488 units per person | 0.0556 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0605 units per person | 0.0564 units per person | 0.0651 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0697 units per person | 0.0662 units per person | 0.073 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0732 units per person | 0.0718 units per person | 0.0738 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0705 units per person | 0.0698 units per person | 0.0718 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0785 units per person | 0.0725 units per person | 0.0855 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0934 units per person | 0.0875 units per person | 0.0994 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in United States of America?
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in United States of America was 0.0994 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0994 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0488 units per person in 1960.
- How does United States of America rank for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
- United States of America ranks 51st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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
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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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.