Iran: Growth in Population of Elderly Women Outpaces That of Men’s

The Statistical Center of Iran’s data show the population of elderly women is growing at a faster pace compared with their male peers.
The population of elderly men and women stood at 400,000 each in the fiscal 1956-57. It stood at 500,000 each in the fiscal 1966-67 and 600,000 in 1976-77. In the fiscal 1986-87, the elderly male population stood at 800,000 and that of elderly female hit 700,000.
The population of elderly women stood at 1.2 million in the fiscal 1996-97, while that of elderly male hit 1.4 million. In the fiscal 2006-07, the elderly male population stood at 1.9 million and elderly female population hit 1.7 million. The population for elderly men and women stood at 2.2 million each in the fiscal 2011-12.
The population of elderly women started to outpace men’s since fiscal 2016-17 and stood at 2.5 million, while that of elderly men stood at 2.4 million.
It is estimated that the population of elderly women will reach 10.1 million in the fiscal 2051-52 and that of elderly men will reach 8.9 million.