Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes was 88.79 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
88.79 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
5th
of 37 groups
All-time high
88.79 million number
in 2019
All-time low
34.93 million number
in 1975
Years of data
45
1975–2019

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend, 1975–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M1975199720191975: 34.9M number1976: 36.1M number1977: 37.3M number1978: 38.4M number1979: 39.6M number1980: 41.1M number1981: 41.8M number1982: 42.9M number1983: 44.0M number1984: 45.0M number1985: 46.1M number1986: 47.5M number1987: 47.4M number1988: 47.2M number1989: 48.3M number1990: 50.6M number1991: 51.3M number1992: 52.9M number1993: 54.3M number1994: 55.9M number1995: 57.5M number1996: 59.5M number1997: 61.2M number1998: 59.3M number1999: 61.4M number2000: 63.3M number2001: 65.3M number2002: 67.3M number2003: 67.8M number2004: 69.7M number2005: 72.7M number2006: 72.2M number2007: 74.3M number2008: 76.8M number2009: 76.8M number2010: 74.8M number2011: 76.7M number2012: 77.9M number2013: 79.5M number2014: 79.7M number2015: 81.7M number2016: 82.9M number2017: 85.6M number2018: 87.2M number2019: 88.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Early-demographic dividend recorded 88.79 million number for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 88.79 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.93 million number, in 1975.

That places Early-demographic dividend 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 37.26 million number 34.93 million number 39.57 million number 5
1980s 45.13 million number 41.13 million number 48.33 million number 10
1990s 56.40 million number 50.61 million number 61.41 million number 10
2000s 70.61 million number 63.27 million number 76.77 million number 10
2010s 81.48 million number 74.80 million number 88.79 million number 10

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 2 China (People’s Republic of) 23.46 million number compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 6.75 million number compare
  3. 4 Bangladesh 5.16 million number compare
  4. 5 Indonesia 4.05 million number compare
  5. 6 Brazil 4.01 million number compare
  6. 7 Nigeria 3.86 million number compare
  7. 8 Egypt 3.45 million number compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend was 88.79 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 88.79 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 34.93 million number in 1975.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,196 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of adults over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.