Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Czechia

Share of population aged 65 and over in Czechia in 2025 — 21.2%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 11.8 pp.

2025 21.2% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 24of 217
Period maximum 21.2%2025
Period minimum 9.4%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Czechia, 1960–202551015202519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 9.4%1962: 9.9%1964: 10.4%1966: 11%1968: 11.6%1970: 12.1%1972: 12.6%1974: 12.9%1976: 13.3%1978: 13.5%1980: 13.4%1982: 12.7%1984: 11.9%1986: 11.9%1988: 12.3%1990: 12.6%1992: 12.8%1994: 13%1996: 13.3%1998: 13.6%2000: 13.8%2002: 13.8%2004: 13.9%2006: 14.3%2008: 14.8%2010: 15.5%2012: 16.5%2014: 17.6%2016: 18.6%2018: 19.5%2020: 20.3%2022: 20.5%2024: 20.8%2025: 21.2%
Change over the period: +11.8 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Czechia 21.2%
World 10.4%
Eastern Europe computed 18.9%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Czechia, by year Czechia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.2 +0.3 pp
2024 20.8 +0.3 pp
2023 20.5 +0 pp
2022 20.5 −0 pp
2021 20.5 +0.2 pp
2020 20.3 +0.3 pp
2019 19.9 +0.4 pp
2018 19.5 +0.4 pp
2017 19.1 +0.5 pp
2016 18.6 +0.5 pp
2015 18.1 +0.5 pp
2014 17.6 +0.5 pp
2013 17.1 +0.6 pp
2012 16.5 +0.6 pp
2011 15.9 +0.4 pp
2010 15.5 +0.3 pp
2009 15.1 +0.4 pp
2008 14.8 +0.3 pp
2007 14.5 +0.2 pp
2006 14.3 +0.2 pp
2005 14.1 +0.1 pp
2004 13.9 +0.1 pp
2003 13.9 +0 pp
2002 13.8 +0 pp
2001 13.8 +0 pp
2000 13.8 +0.1 pp
1999 13.7 +0.1 pp
1998 13.6 +0.1 pp
1997 13.5 +0.2 pp
1996 13.3 +0.2 pp
1995 13.2 +0.1 pp
1994 13 +0.1 pp
1993 12.9 +0.1 pp
1992 12.8 +0.1 pp
1991 12.7 +0.1 pp
1990 12.6 +0.1 pp
1989 12.4 +0.2 pp
1988 12.3 +0.2 pp
1987 12.1 +0.2 pp
1986 11.9 +0.1 pp
1985 11.8 −0 pp
1984 11.9 −0.3 pp
1983 12.2 −0.5 pp
1982 12.7 −0.4 pp
1981 13.1 −0.3 pp
1980 13.4 −0.1 pp
1979 13.6 +0.1 pp
1978 13.5 +0.1 pp
1977 13.4 +0.1 pp
1976 13.3 +0.1 pp
1975 13.1 +0.2 pp
1974 12.9 +0.2 pp
1973 12.8 +0.2 pp
1972 12.6 +0.2 pp
1971 12.3 +0.2 pp
1970 12.1 +0.2 pp
1969 11.9 +0.3 pp
1968 11.6 +0.3 pp
1967 11.3 +0.3 pp
1966 11 +0.3 pp
1965 10.7 +0.3 pp
1964 10.4 +0.3 pp
1963 10.1 +0.2 pp
1962 9.9 +0.2 pp
1961 9.6 +0.3 pp
1960 9.4

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.