Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Chile

Share of population aged 65 and over in Chile in 2025 — 14.6%. Ranked 69 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 11.3 pp.

2025 14.6% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 69of 217
Period maximum 14.6%2025
Period minimum 3.3%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Chile, 1960–202505101519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.3%1962: 3.5%1964: 3.6%1966: 3.7%1968: 3.8%1970: 3.9%1972: 4%1974: 4.2%1976: 4.4%1978: 4.5%1980: 4.7%1982: 4.9%1984: 5.1%1986: 5.4%1988: 5.7%1990: 6%1992: 6.5%1994: 7%1996: 7.4%1998: 7.8%2000: 8.2%2002: 8.6%2004: 8.9%2006: 9.3%2008: 9.6%2010: 10%2012: 10.4%2014: 11%2016: 11.5%2018: 12.1%2020: 12.6%2022: 13.3%2024: 14.1%2025: 14.6%
Change over the period: +11.3 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Chile 14.6%
World 10.4%
South America computed 11%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Chile, by year Chile All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.6 +0.5 pp
2024 14.1 +0.4 pp
2023 13.7 +0.4 pp
2022 13.3 +0.3 pp
2021 13 +0.3 pp
2020 12.6 +0.3 pp
2019 12.3 +0.3 pp
2018 12.1 +0.3 pp
2017 11.8 +0.3 pp
2016 11.5 +0.3 pp
2015 11.2 +0.3 pp
2014 11 +0.3 pp
2013 10.7 +0.3 pp
2012 10.4 +0.2 pp
2011 10.2 +0.2 pp
2010 10 +0.2 pp
2009 9.8 +0.2 pp
2008 9.6 +0.2 pp
2007 9.4 +0.2 pp
2006 9.3 +0.2 pp
2005 9.1 +0.2 pp
2004 8.9 +0.2 pp
2003 8.7 +0.2 pp
2002 8.6 +0.2 pp
2001 8.4 +0.2 pp
2000 8.2 +0.2 pp
1999 8 +0.2 pp
1998 7.8 +0.2 pp
1997 7.6 +0.2 pp
1996 7.4 +0.2 pp
1995 7.2 +0.2 pp
1994 7 +0.2 pp
1993 6.8 +0.3 pp
1992 6.5 +0.2 pp
1991 6.3 +0.2 pp
1990 6 +0.2 pp
1989 5.8 +0.2 pp
1988 5.7 +0.2 pp
1987 5.5 +0.1 pp
1986 5.4 +0.1 pp
1985 5.2 +0.1 pp
1984 5.1 +0.1 pp
1983 5 +0.1 pp
1982 4.9 +0.1 pp
1981 4.8 +0.1 pp
1980 4.7 +0.1 pp
1979 4.6 +0.1 pp
1978 4.5 +0.1 pp
1977 4.4 +0.1 pp
1976 4.4 +0.1 pp
1975 4.3 +0.1 pp
1974 4.2 +0.1 pp
1973 4.1 +0.1 pp
1972 4 +0.1 pp
1971 4 +0.1 pp
1970 3.9 +0.1 pp
1969 3.9 +0.1 pp
1968 3.8 +0 pp
1967 3.8 +0.1 pp
1966 3.7 +0.1 pp
1965 3.7 +0.1 pp
1964 3.6 +0.1 pp
1963 3.5 +0.1 pp
1962 3.5 +0.1 pp
1961 3.4 +0.1 pp
1960 3.3

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.