Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Argentina

Share of population aged 65 and over in Argentina in 2025 — 12.6%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 7.4 pp.

2025 12.6% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 80of 217
Period maximum 12.6%2025
Period minimum 5.3%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Argentina, 1960–202546810121419601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5.3%1962: 5.6%1964: 5.8%1966: 6.1%1968: 6.4%1970: 6.7%1972: 6.9%1974: 7.1%1976: 7.3%1978: 7.6%1980: 7.7%1982: 7.9%1984: 8%1986: 8.2%1988: 8.4%1990: 8.6%1992: 8.9%1994: 9.1%1996: 9.3%1998: 9.5%2000: 9.7%2002: 9.8%2004: 9.9%2006: 10%2008: 10.2%2010: 10.4%2012: 10.6%2014: 10.9%2016: 11.2%2018: 11.5%2020: 11.8%2022: 12%2024: 12.4%2025: 12.6%
Change over the period: +7.4 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Argentina 12.6%
World 10.4%
South America computed 11%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.6 +0.2 pp
2024 12.4 +0.2 pp
2023 12.2 +0.2 pp
2022 12 +0.1 pp
2021 11.9 +0.1 pp
2020 11.8 +0.2 pp
2019 11.6 +0.2 pp
2018 11.5 +0.2 pp
2017 11.3 +0.1 pp
2016 11.2 +0.1 pp
2015 11 +0.1 pp
2014 10.9 +0.1 pp
2013 10.8 +0.1 pp
2012 10.6 +0.1 pp
2011 10.5 +0.1 pp
2010 10.4 +0.1 pp
2009 10.3 +0.1 pp
2008 10.2 +0.1 pp
2007 10.1 +0.1 pp
2006 10 +0.1 pp
2005 10 +0.1 pp
2004 9.9 +0.1 pp
2003 9.8 +0.1 pp
2002 9.8 +0.1 pp
2001 9.7 +0.1 pp
2000 9.7 +0.1 pp
1999 9.6 +0.1 pp
1998 9.5 +0.1 pp
1997 9.4 +0.1 pp
1996 9.3 +0.1 pp
1995 9.2 +0.1 pp
1994 9.1 +0.1 pp
1993 9 +0.1 pp
1992 8.9 +0.1 pp
1991 8.7 +0.1 pp
1990 8.6 +0.1 pp
1989 8.5 +0.1 pp
1988 8.4 +0.1 pp
1987 8.3 +0.1 pp
1986 8.2 +0.1 pp
1985 8.1 +0.1 pp
1984 8 +0.1 pp
1983 7.9 +0.1 pp
1982 7.9 +0.1 pp
1981 7.8 +0.1 pp
1980 7.7 +0.1 pp
1979 7.7 +0.1 pp
1978 7.6 +0.1 pp
1977 7.4 +0.1 pp
1976 7.3 +0.1 pp
1975 7.2 +0.1 pp
1974 7.1 +0.1 pp
1973 7 +0.1 pp
1972 6.9 +0.1 pp
1971 6.8 +0.1 pp
1970 6.7 +0.1 pp
1969 6.5 +0.1 pp
1968 6.4 +0.1 pp
1967 6.3 +0.1 pp
1966 6.1 +0.1 pp
1965 6 +0.1 pp
1964 5.8 +0.1 pp
1963 5.7 +0.1 pp
1962 5.6 +0.1 pp
1961 5.4 +0.1 pp
1960 5.3

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.