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Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Cyprus

Share of population aged 65 and over in Cyprus in 2025 — 14.9%. Ranked 67 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 9.1 pp.

2025 14.9% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 67of 217
Period maximum 14.9%2025
Period minimum 5.8%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Cyprus, 1960–202557.51012.51519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5.8%1962: 6.1%1964: 6.7%1966: 7.1%1968: 7.6%1970: 8.2%1972: 8.9%1974: 9.1%1976: 9.3%1978: 9.5%1980: 9.6%1982: 9.7%1984: 9.6%1986: 9.5%1988: 9.6%1990: 9.7%1992: 9.8%1994: 9.8%1996: 9.7%1998: 9.8%2000: 9.9%2002: 10.1%2004: 10.2%2006: 10.5%2008: 10.9%2010: 11.3%2012: 11.8%2014: 12.3%2016: 12.7%2018: 13.2%2020: 13.6%2022: 14.1%2024: 14.6%2025: 14.9%
Change over the period: +9.1 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cyprus 14.9%
World 10.4%
Europe & Central Asia 18.5%
Western Asia computed 6.2%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.9 +0.3 pp
2024 14.6 +0.3 pp
2023 14.3 +0.2 pp
2022 14.1 +0.2 pp
2021 13.9 +0.2 pp
2020 13.6 +0.2 pp
2019 13.4 +0.2 pp
2018 13.2 +0.2 pp
2017 13 +0.2 pp
2016 12.7 +0.2 pp
2015 12.5 +0.2 pp
2014 12.3 +0.2 pp
2013 12 +0.2 pp
2012 11.8 +0.2 pp
2011 11.6 +0.2 pp
2010 11.3 +0.2 pp
2009 11.1 +0.2 pp
2008 10.9 +0.2 pp
2007 10.7 +0.2 pp
2006 10.5 +0.1 pp
2005 10.3 +0.1 pp
2004 10.2 +0.1 pp
2003 10.1 +0.1 pp
2002 10.1 +0.1 pp
2001 10 +0.1 pp
2000 9.9 +0.1 pp
1999 9.9 +0.1 pp
1998 9.8 +0 pp
1997 9.8 +0 pp
1996 9.7 −0 pp
1995 9.7 −0 pp
1994 9.8 −0 pp
1993 9.8 −0 pp
1992 9.8 +0.1 pp
1991 9.8 +0.1 pp
1990 9.7 +0.1 pp
1989 9.6 +0 pp
1988 9.6 +0 pp
1987 9.5 +0 pp
1986 9.5 −0 pp
1985 9.6 −0 pp
1984 9.6 −0.1 pp
1983 9.6 −0 pp
1982 9.7 +0 pp
1981 9.6 +0.1 pp
1980 9.6 +0.1 pp
1979 9.5 +0.1 pp
1978 9.5 +0.1 pp
1977 9.4 +0.1 pp
1976 9.3 +0.1 pp
1975 9.2 +0.1 pp
1974 9.1 +0.1 pp
1973 9 +0.2 pp
1972 8.9 +0.3 pp
1971 8.5 +0.3 pp
1970 8.2 +0.3 pp
1969 7.9 +0.3 pp
1968 7.6 +0.2 pp
1967 7.4 +0.2 pp
1966 7.1 +0.2 pp
1965 6.9 +0.3 pp
1964 6.7 +0.3 pp
1963 6.4 +0.3 pp
1962 6.1 +0.2 pp
1961 5.9 +0.1 pp
1960 5.8 —

Western Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GE Georgia 16 CY Cyprus 14.9 AM Armenia 14.4 IL Israel 12.7 TR Türkiye 10.6 LB Lebanon 10.4 AZ Azerbaijan 9.2 SY Syria 4.8 JO Jordan 4.8 BH Bahrain 4 PS Palestine 3.9 IQ Iraq 3.4 KW Kuwait 3.2 SA Saudi Arabia 3.1 OM Oman 2.7 YE Yemen 2.5 AE United Arab Emirates 1.8 QA Qatar 1.7
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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.

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