Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Finland

Share of population aged 65 and over in Finland in 2025 — 24.2%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16.9 pp.

2025 24.2% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 7of 217
Period maximum 24.2%2025
Period minimum 7.3%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Finland, 1960–2025010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 7.3%1962: 7.5%1964: 7.9%1966: 8.2%1968: 8.6%1970: 9.2%1972: 9.7%1974: 10.3%1976: 10.9%1978: 11.5%1980: 12%1982: 12.2%1984: 12.4%1986: 12.7%1988: 13%1990: 13.4%1992: 13.7%1994: 14%1996: 14.4%1998: 14.7%2000: 14.9%2002: 15.2%2004: 15.7%2006: 16.2%2008: 16.6%2010: 17.3%2012: 18.4%2014: 19.7%2016: 20.7%2018: 21.6%2020: 22.5%2022: 23.2%2024: 23.9%2025: 24.2%
Change over the period: +16.9 pp Annual average: 0.26 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Finland 24.2%
World 10.4%
Northern Europe computed 20%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.2 +0.3 pp
2024 23.9 +0.3 pp
2023 23.6 +0.3 pp
2022 23.2 +0.4 pp
2021 22.9 +0.4 pp
2020 22.5 +0.4 pp
2019 22.1 +0.4 pp
2018 21.6 +0.5 pp
2017 21.1 +0.5 pp
2016 20.7 +0.5 pp
2015 20.2 +0.5 pp
2014 19.7 +0.6 pp
2013 19.1 +0.6 pp
2012 18.4 +0.6 pp
2011 17.8 +0.6 pp
2010 17.3 +0.4 pp
2009 16.9 +0.3 pp
2008 16.6 +0.1 pp
2007 16.5 +0.3 pp
2006 16.2 +0.3 pp
2005 15.9 +0.2 pp
2004 15.7 +0.3 pp
2003 15.5 +0.2 pp
2002 15.2 +0.2 pp
2001 15.1 +0.2 pp
2000 14.9 +0.1 pp
1999 14.8 +0.1 pp
1998 14.7 +0.1 pp
1997 14.5 +0.2 pp
1996 14.4 +0.2 pp
1995 14.2 +0.2 pp
1994 14 +0.2 pp
1993 13.8 +0.1 pp
1992 13.7 +0.1 pp
1991 13.5 +0.2 pp
1990 13.4 +0.2 pp
1989 13.2 +0.2 pp
1988 13 +0.2 pp
1987 12.9 +0.2 pp
1986 12.7 +0.2 pp
1985 12.5 +0.1 pp
1984 12.4 +0 pp
1983 12.4 +0.1 pp
1982 12.2 +0.1 pp
1981 12.1 +0.1 pp
1980 12 +0.2 pp
1979 11.8 +0.2 pp
1978 11.5 +0.3 pp
1977 11.2 +0.3 pp
1976 10.9 +0.3 pp
1975 10.6 +0.3 pp
1974 10.3 +0.3 pp
1973 10 +0.3 pp
1972 9.7 +0.3 pp
1971 9.4 +0.3 pp
1970 9.2 +0.3 pp
1969 8.8 +0.3 pp
1968 8.6 +0.2 pp
1967 8.4 +0.2 pp
1966 8.2 +0.2 pp
1965 8 +0.2 pp
1964 7.9 +0.2 pp
1963 7.7 +0.1 pp
1962 7.5 +0.1 pp
1961 7.4 +0.1 pp
1960 7.3

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.