Population ages 65 and above, female in Brazil
Brazil: Population ages 65 and above, female was 12.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, female in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, female in Brazil is 12.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female in Brazil peaked at 12.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1960.
Brazil ranks 88th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.7% | — |
| 1961 | 2.7% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 2.7% | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 2.8% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 2.8% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 2.9% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 2.9% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 3.0% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 3.0% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 3.1% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 3.1% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 3.2% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 3.3% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 3.3% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 3.5% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 3.5% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 3.6% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 3.7% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 3.8% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 4.0% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 4.1% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 4.7% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 4.9% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 12.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.7%, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 12.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.9%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.5% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.6% | 12.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 85 Bahamas 13.4% compare
- 86 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.0% compare
- 87 Turks and Caicos Islands 12.8% compare
- 89 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12.6% compare
- 90 New Caledonia 12.4% compare
- 91 French Polynesia 12.4% compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, female in Brazil?
- Population ages 65 and above, female in Brazil was 12.7% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for population ages 65 and above, female?
- Brazil ranks 88th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.