Population ages 65 and above, female in Indonesia
Indonesia: Population ages 65 and above, female was 8.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, female in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia is 8.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female in Indonesia peaked at 8.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1960.
That places Indonesia 122nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.7% | — |
| 1961 | 2.8% | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 2.8% | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 2.9% | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 2.9% | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 3.0% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 3.0% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 3.1% | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 3.2% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 3.2% | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 3.3% | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 3.4% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 3.5% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 3.6% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 3.7% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 3.8% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 3.9% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 3.9% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 4.0% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 4.0% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 4.1% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 4.1% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 4.1% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 4.3% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 4.5% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 8.6% | +3.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 8.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.7%, 89% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 8.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.8%, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.6% | 8.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 119 Tuvalu 8.9% compare
- 120 Cape Verde 8.8% compare
- 121 Malaysia 8.8% compare
- 123 Myanmar 8.6% compare
- 124 Brunei Darussalam 8.2% compare
- 125 South Africa 8.2% compare
More health data for Indonesia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4924 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,286 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,463 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 50 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5792 % 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 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5519 % 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 Indonesia?
- Population ages 65 and above, female in Indonesia was 8.6% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1960.
- How does Indonesia rank for population ages 65 and above, female?
- Indonesia ranks 122nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.