Postmenopause Statistics

“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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What may the Postmenopause Statistics Umbrella include?

Depending on the Source (DotS) this Umbrella may include:

  • After Menopause Statistics
  • Postmenopause Statistics

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
Postmenopause Statistics

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:

“By 2025, an estimated 1.1 billion women worldwide will be postmenopausal”.4

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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  1. Menopause: The Importance of Understanding Menopause. 16 October 2024. World Health Organization https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/menopause Accessed: 03 January 2026
  2. Postmenopause: Overview – What Is Postmenopause? 30 July 2024. Cleveland Clinic https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21837-postmenopause Accessed: 03 January 2026
  3. Menopause: The Importance of Understanding Menopause. 16 October 2024. World Health Organization https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/menopause Accessed: 03 January 2026
  4. Menopause-Like Symptoms May Strike Before the Menopause Transition. 11 January 2023. North American Menopause Society https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/press-release/late-reproductive-stage-symptoms-vs-menopause.pdf the Accessed: 03 January 2026
  5. Peacock, K., Carlson, K., Ketvertis, K. M. Menopause: Epidemiology. 21 December 2023. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507826/ Accessed: 03 January 2026
  6. The Impact of Menopause on Women At Work: A Fireside Chat. 29 August 2023. Society for Women’s Health Research https://swhr.org/event/the-impact-of-menopause-on-women-at-work/ Accessed: 03 January 2026
Topic Last Updated: 03 January 2026 – Topic Last Reviewed: 03 January 2026

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