Population ages 70-74, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 70-74, female was 11.58 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
11.58 million
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
19th
of 43 groups
All-time high
11.58 million
in 2025
All-time low
3.50 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 70-74, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025

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Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.

Analysis

In 2025, population ages 70-74, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 11.58 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 66.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 11.58 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.50 million, in 1960.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th of 43 groups 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 70-74, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Population ages 70-74, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 3.50 million
1961 3.57 million +2.1%
1962 3.65 million +2.3%
1963 3.70 million +1.1%
1964 3.76 million +1.6%
1965 3.90 million +3.9%
1966 4.05 million +3.9%
1967 4.21 million +3.7%
1968 4.34 million +3.3%
1969 4.50 million +3.5%
1970 4.70 million +4.4%
1971 4.95 million +5.3%
1972 5.21 million +5.2%
1973 5.48 million +5.3%
1974 5.75 million +5.0%
1975 5.95 million +3.5%
1976 6.13 million +2.9%
1977 6.30 million +2.9%
1978 6.47 million +2.7%
1979 6.65 million +2.8%
1980 6.84 million +2.8%
1981 6.98 million +2.1%
1982 7.17 million +2.7%
1983 7.34 million +2.4%
1984 7.45 million +1.5%
1985 7.39 million -0.8%
1986 7.03 million -4.8%
1987 6.47 million -8.0%
1988 5.96 million -7.9%
1989 5.70 million -4.3%
1990 5.62 million -1.4%
1991 5.76 million +2.4%
1992 6.12 million +6.4%
1993 6.69 million +9.3%
1994 7.23 million +8.1%
1995 7.71 million +6.6%
1996 8.24 million +6.9%
1997 8.69 million +5.4%
1998 9.03 million +3.9%
1999 9.28 million +2.7%
2000 9.38 million +1.1%
2001 9.32 million -0.6%
2002 9.17 million -1.6%
2003 8.86 million -3.4%
2004 8.42 million -5.0%
2005 8.16 million -3.1%
2006 8.18 million +0.3%
2007 8.46 million +3.3%
2008 8.96 million +6.0%
2009 9.53 million +6.3%
2010 9.87 million +3.6%
2011 9.88 million +0.1%
2012 9.46 million -4.3%
2013 8.61 million -8.9%
2014 7.70 million -10.6%
2015 6.97 million -9.5%
2016 6.64 million -4.7%
2017 6.88 million +3.6%
2018 7.52 million +9.3%
2019 8.45 million +12.4%
2020 9.45 million +11.8%
2021 10.16 million +7.6%
2022 10.56 million +3.9%
2023 10.91 million +3.3%
2024 11.27 million +3.3%
2025 11.58 million +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.92 million 3.50 million 4.50 million 10
1970s 5.76 million 4.70 million 6.65 million 10
1980s 6.83 million 5.70 million 7.45 million 10
1990s 7.44 million 5.62 million 9.28 million 10
2000s 8.84 million 8.16 million 9.53 million 10
2010s 8.20 million 6.64 million 9.88 million 10
2020s 10.66 million 9.45 million 11.58 million 6

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 16 Viet Nam 1.54 million compare
  2. 17 Türkiye 1.43 million compare
  3. 18 Korea 1.33 million compare
  4. 19 Spain 1.29 million compare
  5. 20 Ukraine 1.23 million compare
  6. 21 Poland 1.22 million compare
  7. 22 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.17 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 70-74, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Population ages 70-74, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 11.58 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
What is the highest population ages 70-74, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 11.58 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 70-74, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.50 million in 1960.
How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population ages 70-74, female?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 70-74, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 70-74, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 70-74, female
Source
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
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Female population between the ages 70 to 74.