Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) by country
Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Countries reporting
218
Highest
37.1%
Monaco
Lowest
2.2%
United Arab Emirates
Median
9.9%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
17,556
What the numbers show
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 37.1% in Monaco; the lowest is 2.2% in United Arab Emirates.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.9%, and the mean is 12.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17.
Over the past decade 210 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Martin (French Part) (up 186.6%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 14.9%).
Population ages 65 and above, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 37.1% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 2 | Japan | 32.8% | 2025 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Italy | 27.4% | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 27.4% | 2025 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 5 | Portugal | 27.2% | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 6 | Latvia | 27.2% | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 7 | Croatia | 26.9% | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 8 | Greece | 26.9% | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.8% | 2025 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Estonia | 26.7% | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 26.6% | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 26.0% | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 26.0% | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 14 | Serbia | 25.8% | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 15 | United States Virgin Islands | 25.7% | 2025 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Lithuania | 25.6% | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 17 | Bermuda | 25.3% | 2025 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 25.0% | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 19 | Slovenia | 25.0% | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 20 | France | 24.7% | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 21 | Isle of Man | 24.7% | 2025 | up 15.7% | flat |
| 22 | San Marino | 24.3% | 2025 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 24.1% | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 23.9% | 2025 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 25 | Spain | 23.9% | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 23.5% | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 27 | Ukraine | 23.2% | 2025 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 28 | Austria | 23.2% | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 29 | Malta | 23.0% | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 30 | Hong Kong, China | 22.9% | 2025 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 31 | Belgium | 22.8% | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 32 | Korea | 22.7% | 2025 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Liechtenstein | 22.6% | 2025 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 34 | Denmark | 22.6% | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 35 | Belarus | 22.5% | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 36 | Sweden | 22.4% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 37 | Netherlands | 22.1% | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 38 | Switzerland | 22.1% | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 22.1% | 2025 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 40 | Channel Islands | 21.9% | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 41 | Russian Federation | 21.9% | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 42 | Canada | 21.6% | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 43 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 21.1% | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 44 | Montenegro | 20.9% | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 45 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 20.9% | 2025 | up 186.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Curaçao | 20.7% | 2025 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 20.5% | 2025 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 48 | Norway | 20.3% | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 49 | Republic of Moldova | 20.2% | 2025 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 50 | United States of America | 20.0% | 2025 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 51 | Aruba | 19.5% | 2025 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 52 | Georgia | 19.4% | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 53 | Uruguay | 19.2% | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 54 | Australia | 19.2% | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 55 | Gibraltar | 19.0% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 56 | Faroe Islands | 18.9% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 57 | Barbados | 18.9% | 2025 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 58 | Cuba | 18.7% | 2025 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 59 | New Zealand | 18.6% | 2025 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 60 | Albania | 18.6% | 2025 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 61 | Thailand | 17.7% | 2025 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Andorra | 17.3% | 2025 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 63 | Luxembourg | 17.1% | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 64 | Armenia | 17.1% | 2025 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 65 | Ireland | 17.0% | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 66 | Iceland | 16.9% | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 67 | China | 16.7% | 2025 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 68 | Cyprus | 16.2% | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 69 | Singapore | 15.8% | 2025 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 70 | Chile | 15.7% | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 71 | Mauritius | 15.4% | 2025 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 72 | Macau, China | 14.6% | 2025 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.5% | 2025 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 74 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 14.5% | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 75 | Argentina | 14.4% | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 76 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 14.4% | 2025 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Guam | 14.3% | 2025 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 14.2% | 2025 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 79 | Israel | 14.0% | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 80 | Antigua and Barbuda | 13.9% | 2025 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 81 | Grenada | 13.8% | 2025 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 13.8% | 2025 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 83 | Dominica | 13.8% | 2025 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 84 | Palau | 13.7% | 2025 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 85 | Bahamas | 13.4% | 2025 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 86 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.0% | 2025 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 87 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 12.8% | 2025 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 88 | Brazil | 12.7% | 2025 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 89 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12.6% | 2025 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 90 | New Caledonia | 12.4% | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 91 | French Polynesia | 12.4% | 2025 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Türkiye | 11.8% | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 93 | Kosovo | 11.7% | 2025 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 93 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 11.7% | 2025 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 95 | Lebanon | 11.4% | 2025 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 96 | Viet Nam | 11.3% | 2025 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 97 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 11.3% | 2025 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 98 | Saint Lucia | 11.2% | 2025 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 99 | Colombia | 11.2% | 2025 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 100 | Northern Mariana Islands | 11.1% | 2025 | up 150.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 11.1% | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 102 | Greenland | 11.0% | 2025 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 103 | Tunisia | 10.7% | 2025 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 104 | Panama | 10.6% | 2025 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 10.5% | 2025 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 106 | British Virgin Islands | 10.5% | 2025 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 107 | Seychelles | 10.4% | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 108 | Cayman Islands | 10.3% | 2025 | up 60.0% | falling |
| 109 | Peru | 10.1% | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 110 | El Salvador | 9.7% | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 111 | Jamaica | 9.7% | 2025 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 112 | Suriname | 9.6% | 2025 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 113 | Ecuador | 9.4% | 2025 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 9.2% | 2025 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 115 | American Samoa | 9.2% | 2025 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 116 | Mexico | 9.2% | 2025 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 117 | Morocco | 9.0% | 2025 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 118 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 9.0% | 2025 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 119 | Tuvalu | 8.9% | 2025 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 120 | Cape Verde | 8.8% | 2025 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 121 | Malaysia | 8.8% | 2025 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 122 | Indonesia | 8.6% | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 123 | Myanmar | 8.6% | 2025 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 124 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.2% | 2025 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 125 | South Africa | 8.2% | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 126 | India | 8.0% | 2025 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 127 | Guyana | 7.9% | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 128 | Cambodia | 7.6% | 2025 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 129 | Tonga | 7.5% | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 130 | Fiji | 7.5% | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 131 | Paraguay | 7.5% | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 132 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7.2% | 2025 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 133 | Bhutan | 7.2% | 2025 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 134 | Algeria | 7.2% | 2025 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 135 | Uzbekistan | 7.1% | 2025 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 136 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.0% | 2025 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 137 | Nepal | 6.9% | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 138 | Bangladesh | 6.7% | 2025 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 139 | Philippines | 6.7% | 2025 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 140 | Mongolia | 6.6% | 2025 | up 46.4% | falling |
| 141 | Samoa | 6.6% | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 142 | Nicaragua | 6.6% | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 143 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.4% | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 144 | Maldives | 6.2% | 2025 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 145 | Turkmenistan | 6.1% | 2025 | up 33.2% | flat |
| 146 | Egypt | 6.0% | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 147 | Libya | 5.7% | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 148 | Timor-Leste | 5.7% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 149 | Belize | 5.5% | 2025 | up 36.1% | flat |
| 150 | Djibouti | 5.5% | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 151 | Guatemala | 5.4% | 2025 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 152 | Haiti | 5.4% | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 153 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5.4% | 2025 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 154 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.2% | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 155 | Kiribati | 5.2% | 2025 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 156 | Eswatini | 5.2% | 2025 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 157 | Honduras | 5.1% | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 158 | Marshall Islands | 5.1% | 2025 | up 83.6% | falling |
| 159 | Jordan | 5.1% | 2025 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 160 | Bahrain | 5.0% | 2025 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 161 | Lesotho | 4.9% | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 162 | Comoros | 4.9% | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 163 | Eritrea | 4.9% | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 164 | Pakistan | 4.8% | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 165 | Rwanda | 4.7% | 2025 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 166 | Namibia | 4.7% | 2025 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 4.6% | 2025 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 168 | Botswana | 4.5% | 2025 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 169 | Gabon | 4.5% | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 170 | Tajikistan | 4.5% | 2025 | up 37.5% | falling |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.4% | 2025 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 172 | Palestine, State of | 4.3% | 2025 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 173 | Ghana | 4.2% | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 174 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.2% | 2025 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 175 | Zimbabwe | 4.1% | 2025 | up 17.0% | flat |
| 176 | Iraq | 4.1% | 2025 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 177 | Guinea | 4.0% | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 178 | Togo | 4.0% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 179 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.9% | 2025 | up 24.4% | falling |
| 180 | Naoero | 3.9% | 2025 | up 132.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Senegal | 3.8% | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 182 | Solomon Islands | 3.8% | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 183 | Kuwait | 3.8% | 2025 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 184 | Madagascar | 3.7% | 2025 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 185 | Oman | 3.7% | 2025 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 186 | Ethiopia | 3.7% | 2025 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 187 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.7% | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 188 | Sierra Leone | 3.6% | 2025 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 189 | Papua New Guinea | 3.6% | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 190 | Liberia | 3.6% | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 191 | Mozambique | 3.6% | 2025 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 192 | Gambia | 3.5% | 2025 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 193 | South Sudan | 3.5% | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 194 | Saudi Arabia | 3.5% | 2025 | up 33.6% | falling |
| 195 | Mauritania | 3.5% | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 196 | Benin | 3.5% | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 197 | Kenya | 3.4% | 2025 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 198 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.3% | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 199 | Congo | 3.3% | 2025 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 200 | Sudan | 3.3% | 2025 | up 35.8% | flat |
| 201 | Nigeria | 3.3% | 2025 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 202 | Angola | 3.2% | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 203 | Burkina Faso | 3.2% | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 204 | Cameroon | 3.1% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 205 | Malawi | 3.0% | 2025 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 206 | Yemen | 2.9% | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 207 | Somalia | 2.9% | 2025 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 208 | Burundi | 2.9% | 2025 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 209 | Niger | 2.8% | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 210 | Afghanistan | 2.8% | 2025 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 211 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.7% | 2025 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 212 | Uganda | 2.6% | 2025 | up 15.1% | flat |
| 213 | Mali | 2.6% | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 214 | Central African Republic | 2.5% | 2025 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 215 | Zambia | 2.4% | 2025 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 216 | Chad | 2.3% | 2025 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 217 | Qatar | 2.3% | 2025 | up 53.2% | falling |
| 218 | United Arab Emirates | 2.2% | 2025 | up 21.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 25.2%
- Chagai 21.9%
- European Union 24.9%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 24.3%
- Post-demographic dividend 23.5%
- High income 22.4%
- Europe & Central Asia 21.0%
- OECD members 20.8%
- North America 20.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 17.8%
- Late-demographic dividend 16.0%
- East Asia & Pacific 15.6%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 14.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 14.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 13.6%
- Upper middle income 13.4%
- Other small states 12.2%
- IBRD only 11.9%
- Caribbean Small States 11.7%
- World 11.6%
- Small states 11.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean 11.2%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 11.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 10.9%
- Middle income 10.0%
- IDA & IBRD total 9.7%
- Low & middle income 9.3%
- South Asia 7.9%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 7.9%
- Early-demographic dividend 7.5%
- Lower middle income 6.5%
- Pacific island small states 5.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 5.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 5.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 5.7%
- Arab World 5.3%
- IDA only 4.5%
- IDA total 4.4%
- Least developed countries 4.2%
- IDA blend 4.1%
About this data
Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.