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Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Austria

Share of population aged 65 and over in Austria in 2025 — 21.1%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 8.9 pp.

2025 21.1% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 27of 217
Period maximum 21.1%2025
Period minimum 12.2%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Austria, 1960–20251012.51517.52022.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 12.2%1962: 12.6%1964: 13%1966: 13.4%1968: 13.7%1970: 14.1%1972: 14.3%1974: 14.6%1976: 15%1978: 15.3%1980: 15.4%1982: 14.7%1984: 14.2%1986: 14.3%1988: 14.7%1990: 15%1992: 14.9%1994: 15%1996: 15.3%1998: 15.4%2000: 15.4%2002: 15.5%2004: 15.7%2006: 16.7%2008: 17.3%2010: 17.7%2012: 17.9%2014: 18.4%2016: 18.5%2018: 18.8%2020: 19.2%2022: 19.8%2024: 20.6%2025: 21.1%
Change over the period: +8.9 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Austria 21.1%
World 10.4%
Europe & Central Asia 18.5%
Western Europe computed 22.6%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.1 +0.5 pp
2024 20.6 +0.4 pp
2023 20.2 +0.4 pp
2022 19.8 +0.3 pp
2021 19.5 +0.3 pp
2020 19.2 +0.2 pp
2019 18.9 +0.2 pp
2018 18.8 +0.2 pp
2017 18.6 +0.1 pp
2016 18.5 +0 pp
2015 18.5 +0.1 pp
2014 18.4 +0.2 pp
2013 18.2 +0.2 pp
2012 17.9 +0.2 pp
2011 17.7 +0.1 pp
2010 17.7 +0.1 pp
2009 17.5 +0.3 pp
2008 17.3 +0.3 pp
2007 17 +0.3 pp
2006 16.7 +0.5 pp
2005 16.2 +0.5 pp
2004 15.7 +0.3 pp
2003 15.5 +0 pp
2002 15.5 −0 pp
2001 15.5 +0 pp
2000 15.4 +0 pp
1999 15.4 +0 pp
1998 15.4 +0.1 pp
1997 15.3 +0.1 pp
1996 15.3 +0.1 pp
1995 15.2 +0.1 pp
1994 15 +0.1 pp
1993 14.9 +0 pp
1992 14.9 −0 pp
1991 15 +0 pp
1990 15 +0.1 pp
1989 14.9 +0.1 pp
1988 14.7 +0.2 pp
1987 14.5 +0.2 pp
1986 14.3 +0.2 pp
1985 14.2 +0 pp
1984 14.2 −0.2 pp
1983 14.4 −0.4 pp
1982 14.7 −0.4 pp
1981 15.1 −0.3 pp
1980 15.4 −0 pp
1979 15.4 +0.1 pp
1978 15.3 +0.1 pp
1977 15.2 +0.2 pp
1976 15 +0.2 pp
1975 14.9 +0.2 pp
1974 14.6 +0.2 pp
1973 14.5 +0.1 pp
1972 14.3 +0.1 pp
1971 14.2 +0.1 pp
1970 14.1 +0.1 pp
1969 13.9 +0.2 pp
1968 13.7 +0.2 pp
1967 13.6 +0.2 pp
1966 13.4 +0.2 pp
1965 13.2 +0.2 pp
1964 13 +0.2 pp
1963 12.8 +0.2 pp
1962 12.6 +0.2 pp
1961 12.4 +0.2 pp
1960 12.2 —

Western Europe, 2025

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

DE Germany 23.7 FR France 22.5 LI Liechtenstein 21.4 AT Austria 21.1 BE Belgium 21 NL Netherlands 20.9 CH Switzerland 20.4 LU Luxembourg 15.8
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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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