Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — CIS

Share of population aged 65 and over in the CIS in 2025 — 13.9%. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 8 pp.

2025 13.9% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 13.9%2025
Period minimum 5.9%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — CIS, 1960–202546810121419601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5.9%1962: 6%1964: 6.2%1966: 6.5%1968: 6.8%1970: 7.1%1972: 7.5%1974: 7.8%1976: 8.2%1978: 8.6%1980: 9%1982: 8.7%1984: 8.4%1986: 8.2%1988: 8.2%1990: 8.5%1992: 9.1%1994: 9.8%1996: 10.2%1998: 10.4%2000: 10.4%2002: 10.8%2004: 11.3%2006: 11.5%2008: 11.1%2010: 10.4%2012: 10.4%2014: 10.6%2016: 11.1%2018: 11.7%2020: 12.2%2022: 12.6%2024: 13.4%2025: 13.9%
Change over the period: +8 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

CIS 13.9%
World 10.4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — CIS, by year CIS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 13.9 +0.5 pp
2024 13.4 +0.4 pp
2023 13 +0.4 pp
2022 12.6 +0.2 pp
2021 12.4 +0.2 pp
2020 12.2 +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 +0.2 pp
2014 10.6 +0.2 pp
2013 10.5 +0.1 pp
2012 10.4 +0 pp
2011 10.3 −0.1 pp
2010 10.4 −0.3 pp
2009 10.8 −0.4 pp
2008 11.1 −0.3 pp
2007 11.4 −0.1 pp
2006 11.5 +0.1 pp
2005 11.4 +0.2 pp
2004 11.3 +0.2 pp
2003 11 +0.3 pp
2002 10.8 +0.2 pp
2001 10.5 +0.1 pp
2000 10.4 +0 pp
1999 10.4 −0 pp
1998 10.4 +0.1 pp
1997 10.4 +0.1 pp
1996 10.2 +0.2 pp
1995 10 +0.2 pp
1994 9.8 +0.3 pp
1993 9.5 +0.4 pp
1992 9.1 +0.4 pp
1991 8.8 +0.3 pp
1990 8.5 +0.2 pp
1989 8.3 +0.1 pp
1988 8.2 +0 pp
1987 8.2 −0.1 pp
1986 8.2 −0.1 pp
1985 8.3 −0.1 pp
1984 8.4 −0.1 pp
1983 8.5 −0.1 pp
1982 8.7 −0.2 pp
1981 8.9 −0.1 pp
1980 9 +0.1 pp
1979 8.8 +0.2 pp
1978 8.6 +0.2 pp
1977 8.4 +0.2 pp
1976 8.2 +0.2 pp
1975 8 +0.2 pp
1974 7.8 +0.2 pp
1973 7.6 +0.2 pp
1972 7.5 +0.2 pp
1971 7.3 +0.2 pp
1970 7.1 +0.2 pp
1969 7 +0.2 pp
1968 6.8 +0.2 pp
1967 6.6 +0.1 pp
1966 6.5 +0.2 pp
1965 6.3 +0.1 pp
1964 6.2 +0.1 pp
1963 6.1 +0.1 pp
1962 6 +0 pp
1961 6 +0.1 pp
1960 5.9

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.