Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Azerbaijan

Share of population aged 65 and over in Azerbaijan in 2025 — 9.2%. Ranked 106 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4.5 pp.

2025 9.2% +0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 106of 217
Period maximum 9.2%2025
Period minimum 3.7%1987

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Azerbaijan, 1960–202524681019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4.6%1962: 4.4%1964: 4.3%1966: 4.2%1968: 4.1%1970: 4.1%1972: 4.1%1974: 4.1%1976: 4%1978: 3.9%1980: 3.8%1982: 3.7%1984: 3.7%1986: 3.7%1988: 3.7%1990: 4%1992: 4.3%1994: 4.8%1996: 5.1%1998: 5.2%2000: 5.5%2002: 6%2004: 6.5%2006: 6.6%2008: 6.3%2010: 5.9%2012: 5.7%2014: 5.7%2016: 5.9%2018: 6.4%2020: 6.9%2022: 7.5%2024: 8.6%2025: 9.2%
Change over the period: +4.5 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Azerbaijan 9.2%
World 10.4%
Western Asia computed 6.2%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Azerbaijan, by year Azerbaijan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.2 +0.6 pp
2024 8.6 +0.5 pp
2023 8 +0.5 pp
2022 7.5 +0.4 pp
2021 7.1 +0.3 pp
2020 6.9 +0.3 pp
2019 6.6 +0.3 pp
2018 6.4 +0.2 pp
2017 6.1 +0.2 pp
2016 5.9 +0.2 pp
2015 5.8 +0.1 pp
2014 5.7 +0 pp
2013 5.7 +0 pp
2012 5.7 −0.1 pp
2011 5.7 −0.1 pp
2010 5.9 −0.2 pp
2009 6.1 −0.2 pp
2008 6.3 −0.2 pp
2007 6.5 −0.1 pp
2006 6.6 +0 pp
2005 6.6 +0.1 pp
2004 6.5 +0.2 pp
2003 6.3 +0.2 pp
2002 6 +0.3 pp
2001 5.8 +0.3 pp
2000 5.5 +0.2 pp
1999 5.3 +0.1 pp
1998 5.2 +0.1 pp
1997 5.1 +0.1 pp
1996 5.1 +0.1 pp
1995 5 +0.2 pp
1994 4.8 +0.2 pp
1993 4.5 +0.2 pp
1992 4.3 +0.2 pp
1991 4.1 +0.2 pp
1990 4 +0.1 pp
1989 3.8 +0.1 pp
1988 3.7 +0 pp
1987 3.7 −0 pp
1986 3.7 +0 pp
1985 3.7 +0 pp
1984 3.7 −0 pp
1983 3.7 −0 pp
1982 3.7 −0.1 pp
1981 3.8 −0.1 pp
1980 3.8 −0 pp
1979 3.9 −0 pp
1978 3.9 −0 pp
1977 4 −0.1 pp
1976 4 −0 pp
1975 4 −0 pp
1974 4.1 −0 pp
1973 4.1 −0 pp
1972 4.1 −0 pp
1971 4.1 −0 pp
1970 4.1 −0 pp
1969 4.1 −0 pp
1968 4.1 −0 pp
1967 4.2 −0 pp
1966 4.2 −0 pp
1965 4.2 −0.1 pp
1964 4.3 −0.1 pp
1963 4.3 −0.1 pp
1962 4.4 −0.1 pp
1961 4.5 −0.1 pp
1960 4.6

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.