Population ages 65 and above, female in Aruba
Aruba: Population ages 65 and above, female was 19.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, female in Aruba, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 19.5% for population ages 65 and above, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female in Aruba peaked at 19.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1960.
Aruba ranks 51st of 218 countries on this measure, 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 in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.3% | — |
| 1961 | 3.4% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 3.4% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 3.5% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 3.6% | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 3.7% | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 3.8% | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 4.0% | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 4.2% | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 4.4% | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 4.7% | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 4.9% | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 5.1% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 5.4% | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 5.6% | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 5.9% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 6.2% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 6.4% | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 6.6% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 6.8% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 7.0% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 7.3% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 7.5% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 7.7% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 7.9% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 8.1% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 8.2% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 8.4% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 8.4% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 6.9% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 19.5% | +4.2% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 19.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.5%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 19.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.9%, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.5% | 4.4% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.9% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.4% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 10.4% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 15.8% | 19.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More health data for Aruba
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,424 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7288 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 568 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 547 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0748 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1028 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, female in Aruba?
- Population ages 65 and above, female in Aruba was 19.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1960.
- How does Aruba rank for population ages 65 and above, female?
- Aruba ranks 51st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.