Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Armenia

Share of population aged 65 and over in Armenia in 2025 — 14.4%. Ranked 71 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 8.8 pp.

2025 14.4% +0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 71of 217
Period maximum 14.4%2025
Period minimum 4.7%1966

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Armenia, 1960–202505101519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5.7%1962: 5.2%1964: 4.8%1966: 4.7%1968: 4.7%1970: 4.9%1972: 5.1%1974: 5.2%1976: 5.4%1978: 5.3%1980: 5.3%1982: 5.1%1984: 4.9%1986: 4.8%1988: 4.8%1990: 5.1%1992: 5.8%1994: 6.9%1996: 7.9%1998: 8.6%2000: 9.1%2002: 10%2004: 10.8%2006: 11.3%2008: 11.2%2010: 10.7%2012: 10.7%2014: 10.8%2016: 11.1%2018: 11.7%2020: 12.3%2022: 12.9%2024: 13.7%2025: 14.4%
Change over the period: +8.8 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Armenia 14.4%
World 10.4%
Western Asia computed 6.2%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Armenia, by year Armenia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.4 +0.7 pp
2024 13.7 +0.5 pp
2023 13.2 +0.3 pp
2022 12.9 +0.3 pp
2021 12.6 +0.3 pp
2020 12.3 +0.3 pp
2019 12 +0.3 pp
2018 11.7 +0.3 pp
2017 11.4 +0.3 pp
2016 11.1 +0.2 pp
2015 10.9 +0.1 pp
2014 10.8 +0.1 pp
2013 10.7 +0 pp
2012 10.7 +0 pp
2011 10.6 −0.1 pp
2010 10.7 −0.2 pp
2009 10.9 −0.2 pp
2008 11.2 −0.2 pp
2007 11.3 +0 pp
2006 11.3 +0.2 pp
2005 11.1 +0.3 pp
2004 10.8 +0.4 pp
2003 10.4 +0.4 pp
2002 10 +0.5 pp
2001 9.6 +0.4 pp
2000 9.1 +0.3 pp
1999 8.8 +0.2 pp
1998 8.6 +0.3 pp
1997 8.3 +0.4 pp
1996 7.9 +0.4 pp
1995 7.5 +0.5 pp
1994 6.9 +0.6 pp
1993 6.4 +0.6 pp
1992 5.8 +0.4 pp
1991 5.3 +0.2 pp
1990 5.1 +0.2 pp
1989 4.9 +0.1 pp
1988 4.8 +0 pp
1987 4.8 −0 pp
1986 4.8 −0.1 pp
1985 4.9 −0.1 pp
1984 4.9 −0.1 pp
1983 5 −0.1 pp
1982 5.1 −0.1 pp
1981 5.2 −0.1 pp
1980 5.3 −0 pp
1979 5.3 −0 pp
1978 5.3 −0 pp
1977 5.4 −0 pp
1976 5.4 +0 pp
1975 5.3 +0.1 pp
1974 5.2 +0.1 pp
1973 5.1 +0.1 pp
1972 5.1 +0.1 pp
1971 5 +0.1 pp
1970 4.9 +0.1 pp
1969 4.8 +0.1 pp
1968 4.7 +0 pp
1967 4.7 +0 pp
1966 4.7 −0 pp
1965 4.7 −0.1 pp
1964 4.8 −0.1 pp
1963 5 −0.2 pp
1962 5.2 −0.2 pp
1961 5.4 −0.3 pp
1960 5.7

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.