Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — EAEU

Share of population aged 65 and over in the EAEU in 2025 — 16.3%. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 10.3 pp.

2025 16.3% +0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 16.3%2025
Period minimum 6%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — EAEU, 1960–2025510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6%1962: 6.2%1964: 6.3%1966: 6.7%1968: 7%1970: 7.4%1972: 7.8%1974: 8.3%1976: 8.8%1978: 9.3%1980: 9.7%1982: 9.5%1984: 9.3%1986: 9%1988: 9%1990: 9.4%1992: 10.1%1994: 10.9%1996: 11.4%1998: 11.7%2000: 11.7%2002: 12.1%2004: 12.7%2006: 13.1%2008: 12.7%2010: 11.9%2012: 11.9%2014: 12.3%2016: 12.9%2018: 13.5%2020: 14.2%2022: 14.7%2024: 15.7%2025: 16.3%
Change over the period: +10.3 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

EAEU 16.3%
World 10.4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — EAEU, by year EAEU All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.3 +0.6 pp
2024 15.7 +0.5 pp
2023 15.2 +0.5 pp
2022 14.7 +0.3 pp
2021 14.4 +0.2 pp
2020 14.2 +0.3 pp
2019 13.9 +0.4 pp
2018 13.5 +0.3 pp
2017 13.2 +0.3 pp
2016 12.9 +0.3 pp
2015 12.6 +0.3 pp
2014 12.3 +0.2 pp
2013 12 +0.1 pp
2012 11.9 +0.1 pp
2011 11.8 −0.1 pp
2010 11.9 −0.3 pp
2009 12.2 −0.4 pp
2008 12.7 −0.3 pp
2007 13 −0.1 pp
2006 13.1 +0.1 pp
2005 12.9 +0.2 pp
2004 12.7 +0.3 pp
2003 12.4 +0.3 pp
2002 12.1 +0.3 pp
2001 11.8 +0.2 pp
2000 11.7 +0 pp
1999 11.6 −0 pp
1998 11.7 +0.1 pp
1997 11.6 +0.2 pp
1996 11.4 +0.2 pp
1995 11.2 +0.3 pp
1994 10.9 +0.3 pp
1993 10.6 +0.4 pp
1992 10.1 +0.4 pp
1991 9.7 +0.3 pp
1990 9.4 +0.3 pp
1989 9.2 +0.2 pp
1988 9 +0 pp
1987 9 −0.1 pp
1986 9 −0.1 pp
1985 9.1 −0.1 pp
1984 9.3 −0.1 pp
1983 9.3 −0.1 pp
1982 9.5 −0.2 pp
1981 9.7 −0.1 pp
1980 9.7 +0.2 pp
1979 9.5 +0.3 pp
1978 9.3 +0.3 pp
1977 9 +0.3 pp
1976 8.8 +0.2 pp
1975 8.5 +0.2 pp
1974 8.3 +0.2 pp
1973 8 +0.2 pp
1972 7.8 +0.2 pp
1971 7.6 +0.2 pp
1970 7.4 +0.2 pp
1969 7.2 +0.2 pp
1968 7 +0.2 pp
1967 6.8 +0.2 pp
1966 6.7 +0.2 pp
1965 6.5 +0.1 pp
1964 6.3 +0.1 pp
1963 6.2 +0.1 pp
1962 6.2 +0.1 pp
1961 6.1 +0.1 pp
1960 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.