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People > Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Women > Aged above 59: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Percent widowed in age group.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 EgyptEgypt 65.5% 1996
2 NigerNiger 63.8% 1988
3 MongoliaMongolia 62.7% 2000
4 MauritiusMauritius 60% 2000
5 UzbekistanUzbekistan 58.2% 1989
6 South KoreaSouth Korea 57% 2000
=7 KazakhstanKazakhstan 56% 1999
=7 BangladeshBangladesh 56% 1991
9 TajikistanTajikistan 55.9% 1989
10 MoroccoMorocco 55.7% 1994
11 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 55.5% 1999
12 Soviet UnionSoviet Union 54.9% 1989
13 AlgeriaAlgeria 54.7% 1987
14 SenegalSenegal 54.5% 1993
15 ZimbabweZimbabwe 54.3% 2002
16 IndiaIndia 54% 1991
17 BurundiBurundi 53.9% 1990
18 MoldovaMoldova 53.7% 1989
19 IraqIraq 53.6% 1997
20 VietnamVietnam 53.2% 1999
21 SudanSudan 53% 1993
22 BurmaBurma 52.4% 1991
23 IndonesiaIndonesia 52.1% 2000
24 EthiopiaEthiopia 52% 1994
=25 HungaryHungary 51.6% 2004
=25 RussiaRussia 51.6% 2002
=25 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 51.6% 1999
28 UkraineUkraine 51.4% 2001
29 SlovakiaSlovakia 51% 2003
30 KuwaitKuwait 50.9% 1996
31 PolandPoland 50.2% 2002
32 Pitcairn IslandsPitcarn 50% 1993
33 BelarusBelarus 49.9% 1999
34 PakistanPakistan 49.7% 2003
35 RomaniaRomania 49.6% 2003
=36 CroatiaCroatia 49.4% 2001
=36 FijiFiji 49.4% 1986
=38 LaosLaos 49.3% 1995
=38 TunisiaTunisia 49.3% 1994
40 PalestinePalestine 49.1% 2004
41 QatarQatar 48.9% 2004
42 West GermanyWest Germany 48.6% 1989
43 MozambiqueMozambique 48% 1997
44 East GermanyEast Germany 47.9% 1989
45 LithuaniaLithuania 47.3% 2001
46 NicaraguaNicaragua 47.1% 2003
47 JordanJordan 47% 2004
48 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 46.5% 1990
=49 CambodiaCambodia 46.4% 2004
=49 GabonGabon 46.4% 1993
=51 TuvaluTuvalu 46.3% 2002
=51 NigeriaNigeria 46.3% 1991
=51 MaliMali 46.3% 1987
=54 IranIran 46% 1996
=54 GuatemalaGuatemala 46% 1990
56 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 45.9% 2004
57 MalaysiaMalaysia 45.8% 2000
58 ZambiaZambia 45.7% 2000
59 TanzaniaTanzania 45.4% 1988
60 MacauMacau 45.3% 2001
61 SingaporeSingapore 45.2% 2000
=62 SerbiaSerbia 45% 2002
=62 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 45% 2002
64 PalauPalau 44.8% 1995
=65 ArgentinaArgentina 44.4% 1991
=65 ScotlandScotland 44.4% 1985
67 EstoniaEstonia 44% 2000
68 Hong KongHong Kong 43.7% 2001
69 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 43.5% 1988
70 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 43.3% 1990
71 MexicoMexico 43.2% 2003
=72 IsraelIsrael 43.1% 2004
=72 TurkeyTurkey 43.1% 2000
74 The BahamasThe Bahamas 42.8% 1990
75 LuxembourgLuxembourg 42.6% 2001
76 Northern IrelandN. Ireland 42.5% 1991
=77 PhilippinesPhilippines 42.4% 2000
=77 BrazilBrazil 42.4% 1991
79 AlbaniaAlbania 42.1% 2001
=80 Isle of ManIsle of Man 41.7% 2001
=80 ChinaChina 41.7% 2000
=82 AustriaAustria 41.6% 2001
=82 GreenlandGreenland 41.6% 2000
=82 UruguayUruguay 41.6% 1996
=85 ThailandThailand 41.5% 2000
=85 New ZealandNew Zealand 41.5% 1991
87 JerseyJersey 41.4% 1996
88 ItalyItaly 41.3% 2004
89 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 41.2% 2004
90 BruneiBrunei 41.1% 2001
91 GibraltarGibraltar 41% 2001
92 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 40.9% 1990
93 ColombiaColombia 40.7% 1993
94 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 40.6% 2001
95 ReunionReunion 40.5% 1999
=96 BotswanaBotswana 40.4% 2001
=96 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 40.4% 1992
98 MalawiMalawi 40.1% 1987
=99 San MarinoSan Marino 40% 2003
=99 GhanaGhana 40% 2000
101 BelgiumBelgium 39.9% 2004
102 BoliviaBolivia 39.8% 2001
=103 IrelandIreland 39.7% 2002
=103 MadagascarMadagascar 39.7% 1993
105 FranceFrance 39.6% 2004
106 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 39.5% 2002
107 NorwayNorway 39.4% 2004
108 ChileChile 39.3% 1992
109 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 39.1% 1996
=110 SloveniaSlovenia 38.9% 2004
=110 LatviaLatvia 38.9% 2002
=110 United StatesUnited States 38.9% 2000
=113 GreeceGreece 38.6% 2001
=113 JapanJapan 38.6% 2000
=113 South AfricaSouth Africa 38.6% 1996
=116 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 38.4% 2000
=116 SpainSpain 38.4% 1991
118 MonacoMonaco 38% 2000
=119 GermanyGermany 37.8% 2004
=119 ArmeniaArmenia 37.8% 2001
=121 DenmarkDenmark 37.7% 2004
=121 AustraliaAustralia 37.7% 2001
=121 TongaTonga 37.7% 1996
=121 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 37.7% 1994
=121 VanuatuVanuatu 37.7% 1989
126 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 37.4% 2002
=127 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 37.3% 1999
=127 MaltaMalta 37.3% 1985
=129 PortugalPortugal 37% 2001
=129 Cook IslandsCook Islands 37% 1996
=129 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 37% 1994
132 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 36.8% 1996
=133 NetherlandsNetherlands 36.7% 2004
=133 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 36.7% 1991
135 CyprusCyprus 36.4% 2001
136 CanadaCanada 35.9% 2004
137 VenezuelaVenezuela 35.8% 2001
=138 FinlandFinland 35.7% 2004
=138 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 35.7% 2003
140 El SalvadorEl Salvador 34.7% 1992
141 BermudaBermuda 34.4% 2000
142 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 34.3% 1996
143 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 33.9% 2004
144 CubaCuba 33.8% 2002
145 Costa RicaCosta Rica 33.7% 2003
=146 SwedenSweden 33.6% 2004
=146 NiueNiue 33.6% 1986
148 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 33.5% 1989
149 KenyaKenya 32.6% 1989
150 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 32.4% 2001
151 BelizeBelize 32.3% 1991
152 PanamaPanama 31.8% 2000
153 ParaguayParaguay 31.7% 2002
=154 IcelandIceland 31.5% 2004
=154 ArubaAruba 31.5% 2000
156 JamaicaJamaica 31.4% 2001
157 AnguillaAnguilla 31.3% 2001
158 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 30.9% 1991
159 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 30.8% 1999
160 EcuadorEcuador 30.4% 2001
161 NamibiaNamibia 30.3% 1991
162 The GambiaThe Gambia 29.9% 1993
163 HaitiHaiti 29.6% 1996
164 BahrainBahrain 28.9% 2001
=165 DominicaDominica 28% 2001
=165 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 28% 1991
167 SeychellesSeychelles 27.8% 2002
168 MartiniqueMartinique 27% 1999
169 Cape VerdeCape Verde 25.9% 1990
=170 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 24.9% 2002
=170 NepalNepal 24.9% 2001
172 SwazilandSwaziland 24.8% 1991
173 ComorosComoros 23.2% 1991
174 French GuianaFrench Guiana 22.3% 1999
175 MaldivesMaldives 13.6% 2000
176 UgandaUganda 11.5% 2002
177 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 7.2% 1991
178 GuernseyGuernsey 5.5% 2001
179 BulgariaBulgaria 3.4% 2001
180 YemenYemen 2.6% 1994

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