Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Central African Republic

Share of population aged 65 and over in the Central African Republic in 2025 — 2.2%. Ranked 213 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 2.2 pp.

2025 2.2% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 213of 217
Period maximum 4.4%1960
Period minimum 1.9%2010

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Central African Republic, 1960–20251234519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4.4%1962: 4.3%1964: 4.3%1966: 4.2%1968: 4.1%1970: 4.1%1972: 4.1%1974: 4%1976: 4%1978: 4%1980: 3.9%1982: 3.8%1984: 3.6%1986: 3.4%1988: 3.2%1990: 3%1992: 2.8%1994: 2.6%1996: 2.5%1998: 2.4%2000: 2.3%2002: 2.2%2004: 2.2%2006: 2.2%2008: 2.1%2010: 1.9%2012: 1.9%2014: 1.9%2016: 2%2018: 2.2%2020: 2.2%2022: 2.1%2024: 2.2%2025: 2.2%
Change over the period: −2.2 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 2.2%
World 10.4%
Middle Africa computed 2.9%
Low-income countries computed 3.3%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.2 +0 pp
2024 2.2 +0.1 pp
2023 2.1 −0 pp
2022 2.1 −0.1 pp
2021 2.2 +0 pp
2020 2.2 +0 pp
2019 2.2 +0 pp
2018 2.2 +0.1 pp
2017 2.1 +0.1 pp
2016 2 +0.1 pp
2015 2 +0 pp
2014 1.9 +0 pp
2013 1.9 +0 pp
2012 1.9 +0 pp
2011 1.9 +0 pp
2010 1.9 −0.1 pp
2009 2 −0.1 pp
2008 2.1 −0 pp
2007 2.1 −0 pp
2006 2.2 −0 pp
2005 2.2 −0 pp
2004 2.2 −0 pp
2003 2.2 −0 pp
2002 2.2 −0 pp
2001 2.3 −0 pp
2000 2.3 −0 pp
1999 2.4 −0 pp
1998 2.4 −0 pp
1997 2.4 −0.1 pp
1996 2.5 −0.1 pp
1995 2.6 −0.1 pp
1994 2.6 −0.1 pp
1993 2.7 −0.1 pp
1992 2.8 −0.1 pp
1991 2.9 −0.1 pp
1990 3 −0.1 pp
1989 3.1 −0.1 pp
1988 3.2 −0.1 pp
1987 3.3 −0.1 pp
1986 3.4 −0.1 pp
1985 3.5 −0.1 pp
1984 3.6 −0.1 pp
1983 3.7 −0.1 pp
1982 3.8 −0.1 pp
1981 3.9 −0.1 pp
1980 3.9 −0 pp
1979 4 −0 pp
1978 4 −0 pp
1977 4 +0 pp
1976 4 −0 pp
1975 4 −0 pp
1974 4 −0 pp
1973 4 −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 pp
1964 4.3 −0 pp
1963 4.3 −0 pp
1962 4.3 −0 pp
1961 4.3 −0 pp
1960 4.4

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.