Population ages 80 and above, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Population ages 80 and above, female was 2.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 80 and above, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 2.9% for population ages 80 and above, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 80 and above, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 3.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1962.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 80 and above, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.0% | — |
| 1961 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 1.2% | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.4% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 6 |
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- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 80 and above, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 80 and above, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 2.9% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest population ages 80 and above, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1962.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 80 and above, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.