“In 2021, women aged 50 and over
accounted for 26% of all women and girls globally.
This was up from 22% 10 years earlier”.¹

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Postmenopause

What is the definition of postmenopause?

DotS the definition of postmenopause may vary. In Postmenopause: Overview – What Is Postmenopause? the (United States) Cleveland Clinic’s definition is:

“Postmenopause is a term to describe the time after you’ve gone through menopause. When you’re in postmenopause (or postmenopausal), your menstrual period has been gone for longer than 12 consecutive months. At this stage in life, your reproductive years are behind you and you’re no longer ovulating (or releasing eggs)”.²

2021, Aged 50 and Over

In 2021, how many women were estimated to be aged 50 and over?

In Menopause: The Importance of Understanding Menopause, published 16 October 2024, the World Health Organization quotes the statistics:

“The global population of postmenopausal women is growing. In 2021, women aged 50 and over accounted for 26% of all women and girls globally. This was up from 22% 10 years earlier. Additionally, women are living longer. Globally, a woman aged 60 years in 2019 could expect to live on average another 21 years”.³

By 2025, Postmenopausal

By 2025, what is the the world population of postmenopausal women projected to be?

In Menopause-Like Symptoms May Strike Before the Menopause Transition, published 11 January 2023, the North American Menopause Society (now the Menopause Society) include:

United States: Each Year

In the United States (US), how many women become menopausal each year?

In Menopause: Epidemiology, last update December 2023, the authors note:

“In the United States, approximately 1.3 million women become menopausal each year”.⁵

United States: Daily

In the US, how many women reach menopause daily?

In The Impact of Menopause on Women At Work: A Fireside Chat, dated 29 August 2023, the (United States) Society for Women’s Health Research include:

“An estimated 6,000 women in the United States reach menopause daily, with 51 being the average age”.⁶

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