Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — G20

Share of population aged 65 and over in the G20 in 2025 — 12.8%. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 7.7 pp.

2025 12.8% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 12.8%2025
Period minimum 5.2%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — G20, 1960–202546810121419601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5.2%1962: 5.2%1964: 5.2%1966: 5.3%1968: 5.4%1970: 5.5%1972: 5.6%1974: 5.7%1976: 5.8%1978: 6%1980: 6.1%1982: 6.1%1984: 6.2%1986: 6.3%1988: 6.4%1990: 6.6%1992: 6.8%1994: 7%1996: 7.2%1998: 7.4%2000: 7.6%2002: 7.9%2004: 8.1%2006: 8.4%2008: 8.6%2010: 8.8%2012: 9.1%2014: 9.5%2016: 10%2018: 10.6%2020: 11.3%2022: 11.9%2024: 12.6%2025: 12.8%
Change over the period: +7.7 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 12.8%
World 10.4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.8 +0.3 pp
2024 12.6 +0.3 pp
2023 12.2 +0.3 pp
2022 11.9 +0.3 pp
2021 11.6 +0.3 pp
2020 11.3 +0.3 pp
2019 10.9 +0.3 pp
2018 10.6 +0.3 pp
2017 10.3 +0.3 pp
2016 10 +0.3 pp
2015 9.7 +0.3 pp
2014 9.5 +0.2 pp
2013 9.3 +0.2 pp
2012 9.1 +0.2 pp
2011 8.9 +0.1 pp
2010 8.8 +0.1 pp
2009 8.7 +0.1 pp
2008 8.6 +0.1 pp
2007 8.5 +0.1 pp
2006 8.4 +0.1 pp
2005 8.2 +0.1 pp
2004 8.1 +0.1 pp
2003 8 +0.1 pp
2002 7.9 +0.1 pp
2001 7.8 +0.1 pp
2000 7.6 +0.1 pp
1999 7.5 +0.1 pp
1998 7.4 +0.1 pp
1997 7.3 +0.1 pp
1996 7.2 +0.1 pp
1995 7.1 +0.1 pp
1994 7 +0.1 pp
1993 6.9 +0.1 pp
1992 6.8 +0.1 pp
1991 6.7 +0.1 pp
1990 6.6 +0.1 pp
1989 6.5 +0.1 pp
1988 6.4 +0.1 pp
1987 6.4 +0.1 pp
1986 6.3 +0.1 pp
1985 6.2 +0 pp
1984 6.2 +0 pp
1983 6.2 +0 pp
1982 6.1 +0 pp
1981 6.1 +0 pp
1980 6.1 +0.1 pp
1979 6 +0.1 pp
1978 6 +0.1 pp
1977 5.9 +0.1 pp
1976 5.8 +0.1 pp
1975 5.7 +0.1 pp
1974 5.7 +0.1 pp
1973 5.6 +0.1 pp
1972 5.6 +0.1 pp
1971 5.5 +0 pp
1970 5.5 +0 pp
1969 5.4 +0 pp
1968 5.4 +0 pp
1967 5.3 +0 pp
1966 5.3 +0 pp
1965 5.3 +0 pp
1964 5.2 +0 pp
1963 5.2 +0 pp
1962 5.2 +0 pp
1961 5.2 +0 pp
1960 5.2

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.