Table 1 Number and percentage of sole persons aged 60 years or over by sex and place of residence, Iran, 1986–2016
From: Rising living alone among the elderly in Iran: prevalence and associated factors
Area | Sex | 1986 | 1996 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whole country | Males | 54,443 (3.8) | 78,226 (3.7) | 102,858 (3.9) | 150,926 (5.0) | 200,702 (5.5) |
Females | 189,538 (15.0) | 277,374 (15.1) | 452,943 (18.4) | 739,014 (23.6) | 901,539 (24.1) | |
Total | 243,981(9.1) | 355,610 (9.0) | 555,801(10.9) | 889,940 (14.5) | 1,102,241(14.9) | |
Urban | Males | 25,493 (3.6) | 41,743 (3.5) | 63,156 (3.8) | 99,534 (4.8) | 133,825 (5.0) |
Females | 97,426 (14.3) | 161,186 (15.0) | 302,326 (19.0) | 517,589 (24.0) | 641,083 (23.8) | |
Total | 122,919 (8.9) | 202,929 (9.0) | 365,482 (11.2) | 617,123 (14.6) | 774,908 (14.5) | |
Rural | Males | 28,759 (4.1) | 36,346 (3.8) | 39,600 (4.1) | 51,317 (5.4) | 66,477 (6.7) |
Females | 91,576 (15.9) | 115,802 (15.2) | 150,443 (17.3) | 221,217 (22.7) | 260,223 (24.8) | |
Total | 120,335 (9.4) | 152,148 (8.9) | 190,043 (10.4) | 272,534 (14.2) | 326,700 (16.0) |