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Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Greece

Share of population aged 65 and over in Greece in 2025 — 24.4%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 17.2 pp.

2025 24.4% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 6of 217
Period maximum 24.4%2025
Period minimum 7.2%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Greece, 1960–2025010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 7.2%1962: 7.7%1964: 7.8%1966: 8.9%1968: 9.4%1970: 10.6%1972: 11%1974: 11.7%1976: 12.2%1978: 12.7%1980: 12.8%1982: 12.8%1984: 12.8%1986: 13%1988: 13.2%1990: 13.6%1992: 14.4%1994: 15.2%1996: 15.9%1998: 16.5%2000: 17%2002: 17.5%2004: 18.1%2006: 18.5%2008: 18.7%2010: 19.2%2012: 19.9%2014: 20.7%2016: 21.4%2018: 21.9%2020: 22.4%2022: 23.2%2024: 23.9%2025: 24.4%
Change over the period: +17.2 pp Annual average: 0.26 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Greece 24.4%
World 10.4%
Europe & Central Asia 18.5%
Southern Europe computed 23.3%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.4 +0.5 pp
2024 23.9 +0.5 pp
2023 23.5 +0.3 pp
2022 23.2 +0.4 pp
2021 22.8 +0.4 pp
2020 22.4 +0.3 pp
2019 22.1 +0.2 pp
2018 21.9 +0.2 pp
2017 21.7 +0.3 pp
2016 21.4 +0.3 pp
2015 21.1 +0.4 pp
2014 20.7 +0.4 pp
2013 20.3 +0.4 pp
2012 19.9 +0.4 pp
2011 19.5 +0.3 pp
2010 19.2 +0.3 pp
2009 18.9 +0.2 pp
2008 18.7 +0.1 pp
2007 18.6 +0.1 pp
2006 18.5 +0.2 pp
2005 18.3 +0.2 pp
2004 18.1 +0.3 pp
2003 17.8 +0.3 pp
2002 17.5 +0.3 pp
2001 17.3 +0.2 pp
2000 17 +0.3 pp
1999 16.8 +0.3 pp
1998 16.5 +0.3 pp
1997 16.2 +0.3 pp
1996 15.9 +0.3 pp
1995 15.5 +0.4 pp
1994 15.2 +0.4 pp
1993 14.8 +0.4 pp
1992 14.4 +0.4 pp
1991 14.1 +0.4 pp
1990 13.6 +0.3 pp
1989 13.3 +0.1 pp
1988 13.2 +0.1 pp
1987 13.1 +0.1 pp
1986 13 +0.1 pp
1985 12.8 +0.1 pp
1984 12.8 −0 pp
1983 12.8 +0 pp
1982 12.8 +0.1 pp
1981 12.7 −0.1 pp
1980 12.8 −0.1 pp
1979 12.9 +0.2 pp
1978 12.7 +0.3 pp
1977 12.4 +0.2 pp
1976 12.2 +0.2 pp
1975 11.9 +0.3 pp
1974 11.7 +0.3 pp
1973 11.3 +0.3 pp
1972 11 +0.3 pp
1971 10.7 +0.1 pp
1970 10.6 +0.9 pp
1969 9.7 +0.3 pp
1968 9.4 +0.3 pp
1967 9.1 +0.2 pp
1966 8.9 +0.2 pp
1965 8.6 +0.9 pp
1964 7.8 +0 pp
1963 7.7 +0 pp
1962 7.7 +0.2 pp
1961 7.5 +0.3 pp
1960 7.2 —

Southern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MC Monaco 36 IT Italy 25.1 PT Portugal 24.9 GR Greece 24.4 HR Croatia 23.6 SM San Marino 23.1 RS Serbia 23.1 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.9 SI Slovenia 22.2 ES Spain 21.6 MT Malta 20.5 MK North Macedonia 18.5 ME Montenegro 18.3 GI Gibraltar 17.8 AL Albania 17.6 AD Andorra 16.6 XK Kosovo 10.5
Full table for all countries

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.

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