Postmenopause Statistics

“The United Nations has estimated that, worldwide,
985 million women in 2020 are aged 50 and over.
The figure is expected to rise to 1.65 billion by 2050”.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

By 2030

By 2030 what is the the world population of menopausal and postmenopausal women projected to be?

In Lisa Health Launches Midday, An App Leveraging AI To Personalize the Menopause Journey, In Collaboration With Mayo Clinic, dated 19 July 2022, the author notes:

“By 2030, the world population of menopausal and postmenopausal women is projected to increase to 1.2 billion, with 47 million new entrants each year”.2

Aged 50 and Over

Worldwide, in 2020, how many women were estimated to be aged 50 and over?

On page one in The Mediterranean Diet and Menopausal Health: An EMAS Position Statement – 1. Introduction, published 01 July 2020, Cano et al. note:

Postmenopause

“The United Nations has estimated that, worldwide, 985 million women in 2020 are aged 50 and over. The figure is expected to rise to 1.65 billion by 2050”.3

Aged 45-59

Worldwide, in 2020, how many women were between the ages of 45-49?

In EMAS Press Release: Menopause In the Workplace Must Become A Global Policy, dated 18 August 2021, the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) note:

“In 2020, 657 million women were between the ages of 45-59 worldwide – and 47% of them contributed to the workforce”.4

United States

In the United States, how many women are postmenopausal?

The NAMS caution:

“Exact figures on the number of post-menopausal women and the number reaching menopause every year are difficult to obtain”.5

The NAMS note:

“An estimated 6,000 US women reach menopause every day (more than 2 million per year)”.6

Other figures quoted by the NAMS are:

“There were an estimated 50 million postmenopausal women in the United States in 2010. About 45 million of them were aged older than 52 years, the average age of natural menopause in the Western world. By the year 2020, the number of US women aged older than 51 years is expected to be more than 50 million”.7

Canada

In Canada, how many women will be postmenopausal by 2026?

According to numbers quoted by the NAMS:

“By 2026, it is estimated that almost one-quarter (22%) of the Canadian population will be composed of women older than age 50”.8

Australia

In Australia, how many women are postmenopausal?

In April 2014, the Australian Menopause Society note:

“The importance of the menopause can best be comprehended when it is realised that there are over 2 million post-menopausal women in Australia, and that every year about 80,000 new women join this group.

These women constitute 40% of all health care visits in Australia”.9

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  1. Health After Menopause
  2. Menopause
  3. Menopause
  4. Postmenopause
  5. Stages of Menopause: Downloadable Resources – Stages of Menopause: Postmenopause
  6. The Mediterranean Diet and Menopausal Health: An EMAS Position Statement
  7. The Menopause: After the Menopause

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  1. Antonio Cano, et al., The Mediterranean Diet and Menopausal Health: An EMAS Position Statement Maturitas, 01 July 2020 https://www.emas-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/The-Mediterranean-diet-and-menopausal-health.pdf Accessed: 20 July 2022
  2. Ford, T. R. Lisa Health Launches Midday, An App Leveraging AI To Personalize the Menopause Journey, In Collaboration With Mayo Clinic. 19 July 2022 https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/lisa-health-launches-midday-an-app-leveraging-ai-to-personalize-the-menopause-journey-in-collaboration-with-mayo-clinic/ Accessed: 20 July 2022
  3. Antonio Cano, et al., The Mediterranean Diet and Menopausal Health: An EMAS Position Statement Maturitas, 01 July 2020 https://www.emas-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/The-Mediterranean-diet-and-menopausal-health.pdf Accessed: 20 July 2022
  4. EMAS Press Release: Menopause In the Workplace Must Become A Global Policy. 18 August 2021. European Menopause and Andropause Society https://www.emas-online.org/press_release_menopause_must_become_a_global_policy/ Accessed: 20 July 2022
  5. North American Menopause Society. Menopause Practice: A Clinician’s Guide – Chapter 1: Overview of Menopause: Demographics. 5th Edition 2014:1.1
  6. North American Menopause Society. Menopause Practice: A Clinician’s Guide – Chapter 1: Overview of Menopause: Demographics. 5th Edition 2014:1.1
  7. North American Menopause Society. Menopause Practice: A Clinician’s Guide – Chapter 1: Overview of Menopause: Demographics. 5th Edition 2014:1.1
  8. North American Menopause Society. Menopause Practice: A Clinician’s Guide – Chapter 1: Overview of Menopause: Demographics. 5th Edition 2014:1.1
  9. Mission and Vision. Content Updated April 2014. Australasian Menopause Society https://www.menopause.org.au/about-ams/mission-and-vision Accessed: 29 April 2022

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