Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Comoros

Share of population aged 65 and over in the Comoros in 2025 — 4.5%. Ranked 157 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 0.9 pp.

2025 4.5% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 157of 217
Period maximum 4.5%1978
Period minimum 3.6%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Comoros, 1960–20253.53.844.34.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.6%1962: 3.6%1964: 3.7%1966: 3.9%1968: 3.9%1970: 4%1972: 4.1%1974: 4.3%1976: 4.4%1978: 4.5%1980: 4.4%1982: 4.3%1984: 4.2%1986: 4.1%1988: 4.1%1990: 4.1%1992: 4.1%1994: 4.2%1996: 4.2%1998: 4.2%2000: 4.2%2002: 4%2004: 4%2006: 4.1%2008: 4.2%2010: 4.2%2012: 4.2%2014: 4.2%2016: 4.4%2018: 4.4%2020: 4.5%2022: 4.5%2024: 4.5%2025: 4.5%
Change over the period: +0.9 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Comoros 4.5%
World 10.4%
Eastern Africa computed 3%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Comoros, by year Comoros All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.5 −0 pp
2024 4.5 −0 pp
2023 4.5 +0 pp
2022 4.5 −0 pp
2021 4.5 −0 pp
2020 4.5 +0 pp
2019 4.5 +0 pp
2018 4.4 +0 pp
2017 4.4 +0 pp
2016 4.4 +0.1 pp
2015 4.3 +0.1 pp
2014 4.2 +0 pp
2013 4.2 +0 pp
2012 4.2 −0 pp
2011 4.2 −0 pp
2010 4.2 −0 pp
2009 4.2 −0 pp
2008 4.2 +0 pp
2007 4.2 +0.1 pp
2006 4.1 +0.1 pp
2005 4.1 +0.1 pp
2004 4 +0 pp
2003 4 −0 pp
2002 4 −0.1 pp
2001 4.1 −0.1 pp
2000 4.2 −0 pp
1999 4.2 −0 pp
1998 4.2 +0 pp
1997 4.2 +0 pp
1996 4.2 +0 pp
1995 4.2 +0 pp
1994 4.2 +0 pp
1993 4.1 +0 pp
1992 4.1 +0 pp
1991 4.1 +0 pp
1990 4.1 −0 pp
1989 4.1 −0 pp
1988 4.1 −0 pp
1987 4.1 −0 pp
1986 4.1 −0 pp
1985 4.2 −0 pp
1984 4.2 −0 pp
1983 4.2 −0 pp
1982 4.3 −0 pp
1981 4.3 −0.1 pp
1980 4.4 −0.1 pp
1979 4.4 −0 pp
1978 4.5 +0 pp
1977 4.5 +0 pp
1976 4.4 +0.1 pp
1975 4.4 +0.1 pp
1974 4.3 +0.1 pp
1973 4.2 +0.1 pp
1972 4.1 +0.1 pp
1971 4 +0.1 pp
1970 4 +0 pp
1969 3.9 +0 pp
1968 3.9 +0 pp
1967 3.9 +0 pp
1966 3.9 +0.1 pp
1965 3.8 +0.1 pp
1964 3.7 +0.1 pp
1963 3.7 +0 pp
1962 3.6 +0 pp
1961 3.6 +0 pp
1960 3.6

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.