Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Euro area

Share of population aged 65 and over in the Euro area in 2025 — 22.9%. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 12.8 pp.

2025 22.9% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 22.9%2025
Period minimum 10.1%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Euro area, 1960–20251015202519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 10.1%1962: 10.4%1964: 10.6%1966: 11%1968: 11.4%1970: 11.8%1972: 12.2%1974: 12.5%1976: 12.9%1978: 13.2%1980: 13.4%1982: 13.1%1984: 12.9%1986: 13.2%1988: 13.6%1990: 14%1992: 14.5%1994: 15%1996: 15.4%1998: 15.8%2000: 16.3%2002: 16.7%2004: 17.2%2006: 17.7%2008: 18%2010: 18.3%2012: 18.8%2014: 19.5%2016: 20%2018: 20.6%2020: 21.1%2022: 21.7%2024: 22.4%2025: 22.9%
Change over the period: +12.8 pp Annual average: 0.2 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Euro area 22.9%
World 10.4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22.9 +0.4 pp
2024 22.4 +0.4 pp
2023 22 +0.3 pp
2022 21.7 +0.3 pp
2021 21.4 +0.3 pp
2020 21.1 +0.3 pp
2019 20.8 +0.3 pp
2018 20.6 +0.3 pp
2017 20.3 +0.3 pp
2016 20 +0.3 pp
2015 19.8 +0.3 pp
2014 19.5 +0.3 pp
2013 19.1 +0.3 pp
2012 18.8 +0.3 pp
2011 18.5 +0.2 pp
2010 18.3 +0.1 pp
2009 18.2 +0.2 pp
2008 18 +0.1 pp
2007 17.9 +0.2 pp
2006 17.7 +0.2 pp
2005 17.4 +0.3 pp
2004 17.2 +0.2 pp
2003 16.9 +0.2 pp
2002 16.7 +0.2 pp
2001 16.5 +0.2 pp
2000 16.3 +0.2 pp
1999 16.1 +0.2 pp
1998 15.8 +0.2 pp
1997 15.6 +0.2 pp
1996 15.4 +0.2 pp
1995 15.2 +0.2 pp
1994 15 +0.3 pp
1993 14.7 +0.2 pp
1992 14.5 +0.2 pp
1991 14.2 +0.2 pp
1990 14 +0.2 pp
1989 13.8 +0.2 pp
1988 13.6 +0.2 pp
1987 13.4 +0.2 pp
1986 13.2 +0.2 pp
1985 13 +0.1 pp
1984 12.9 −0.1 pp
1983 13 −0.2 pp
1982 13.1 −0.2 pp
1981 13.3 −0.1 pp
1980 13.4 +0 pp
1979 13.4 +0.2 pp
1978 13.2 +0.2 pp
1977 13 +0.2 pp
1976 12.9 +0.2 pp
1975 12.7 +0.2 pp
1974 12.5 +0.2 pp
1973 12.3 +0.2 pp
1972 12.2 +0.2 pp
1971 12 +0.2 pp
1970 11.8 +0.2 pp
1969 11.6 +0.2 pp
1968 11.4 +0.2 pp
1967 11.2 +0.2 pp
1966 11 +0.2 pp
1965 10.8 +0.2 pp
1964 10.6 +0.1 pp
1963 10.5 +0.1 pp
1962 10.4 +0.2 pp
1961 10.2 +0.2 pp
1960 10.1

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.