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Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Albania

Share of population aged 65 and over in Albania in 2025 — 17.6%. Ranked 53 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 12.1 pp.

2025 17.6% +0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 53of 217
Period maximum 17.6%2025
Period minimum 4.9%1971

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Albania, 1960–20250510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5.5%1962: 5.2%1964: 5.1%1966: 5%1968: 4.9%1970: 4.9%1972: 4.9%1974: 4.9%1976: 5.1%1978: 5.2%1980: 5.2%1982: 5.1%1984: 5.1%1986: 5.2%1988: 5.3%1990: 5.4%1992: 5.6%1994: 6%1996: 6.4%1998: 6.9%2000: 7.3%2002: 7.9%2004: 8.6%2006: 9.4%2008: 10.2%2010: 10.9%2012: 11.5%2014: 12.2%2016: 12.9%2018: 13.7%2020: 14.8%2022: 15.8%2024: 16.9%2025: 17.6%
Change over the period: +12.1 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Albania

Albania 17.6%
World 10.4%
Europe & Central Asia 18.5%
Southern Europe computed 23.3%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 12.3%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Albania, by year Albania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17.6 +0.7 pp
2024 16.9 +0.6 pp
2023 16.3 +0.5 pp
2022 15.8 +0.5 pp
2021 15.3 +0.5 pp
2020 14.8 +0.5 pp
2019 14.2 +0.5 pp
2018 13.7 +0.4 pp
2017 13.3 +0.4 pp
2016 12.9 +0.4 pp
2015 12.5 +0.4 pp
2014 12.2 +0.3 pp
2013 11.8 +0.3 pp
2012 11.5 +0.3 pp
2011 11.2 +0.3 pp
2010 10.9 +0.4 pp
2009 10.6 +0.4 pp
2008 10.2 +0.4 pp
2007 9.8 +0.4 pp
2006 9.4 +0.4 pp
2005 9 +0.4 pp
2004 8.6 +0.3 pp
2003 8.2 +0.3 pp
2002 7.9 +0.3 pp
2001 7.6 +0.3 pp
2000 7.3 +0.2 pp
1999 7.1 +0.2 pp
1998 6.9 +0.2 pp
1997 6.6 +0.2 pp
1996 6.4 +0.2 pp
1995 6.2 +0.2 pp
1994 6 +0.2 pp
1993 5.8 +0.2 pp
1992 5.6 +0.1 pp
1991 5.5 +0.1 pp
1990 5.4 +0.1 pp
1989 5.3 +0 pp
1988 5.3 +0 pp
1987 5.2 +0 pp
1986 5.2 +0.1 pp
1985 5.1 +0.1 pp
1984 5.1 −0 pp
1983 5.1 −0 pp
1982 5.1 −0 pp
1981 5.1 −0 pp
1980 5.2 −0 pp
1979 5.2 +0 pp
1978 5.2 +0.1 pp
1977 5.1 +0.1 pp
1976 5.1 +0.1 pp
1975 5 +0 pp
1974 4.9 +0 pp
1973 4.9 +0 pp
1972 4.9 +0 pp
1971 4.9 −0 pp
1970 4.9 −0 pp
1969 4.9 −0 pp
1968 4.9 −0 pp
1967 4.9 −0 pp
1966 5 −0 pp
1965 5 −0.1 pp
1964 5.1 −0.1 pp
1963 5.2 −0.1 pp
1962 5.2 −0.1 pp
1961 5.4 −0.1 pp
1960 5.5 —

Southern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MC Monaco 36 IT Italy 25.1 PT Portugal 24.9 GR Greece 24.4 HR Croatia 23.6 SM San Marino 23.1 RS Serbia 23.1 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.9 SI Slovenia 22.2 ES Spain 21.6 MT Malta 20.5 MK North Macedonia 18.5 ME Montenegro 18.3 GI Gibraltar 17.8 AL Albania 17.6 AD Andorra 16.6 XK Kosovo 10.5
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About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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