Population ages 80 and above, female in Euro area
Euro area: Population ages 80 and above, female was 8.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 80 and above, female in Euro area, 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 80 and above, female in Euro area is 8.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 80 and above, female in Euro area peaked at 8.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1960.
Euro area ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 80 and above, female in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.8% | — |
| 1961 | 1.8% | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 1.9% | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 2.0% | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 2.0% | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 2.2% | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 2.2% | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 2.3% | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 2.3% | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 2.4% | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 2.6% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 2.7% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 2.8% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 3.0% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 3.8% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 4.1% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 4.3% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 4.5% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 8.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.2% | 6 |
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More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.1709 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0309 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.1302 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 80 and above, female in Euro area?
- Population ages 80 and above, female in Euro area was 8.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 80 and above, female recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 80 and above, female recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1960.
- How does Euro area rank for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Euro area ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 80 and above, female rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 80 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total female population.