Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Guatemala

Share of population aged 65 and over in Guatemala in 2025 — 5%. Ranked 148 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2.8 pp.

2025 5% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 148of 217
Period maximum 5%2025
Period minimum 2.2%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Guatemala, 1960–2025234519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2.2%1962: 2.2%1964: 2.2%1966: 2.3%1968: 2.3%1970: 2.3%1972: 2.3%1974: 2.4%1976: 2.5%1978: 2.6%1980: 2.7%1982: 2.8%1984: 2.9%1986: 3%1988: 3.2%1990: 3.3%1992: 3.5%1994: 3.6%1996: 3.6%1998: 3.7%2000: 3.7%2002: 3.8%2004: 3.8%2006: 3.8%2008: 3.8%2010: 3.9%2012: 4%2014: 4.1%2016: 4.2%2018: 4.4%2020: 4.5%2022: 4.6%2024: 4.8%2025: 5%
Change over the period: +2.8 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Guatemala 5%
World 10.4%
Central America computed 7.9%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5 +0.1 pp
2024 4.8 +0.1 pp
2023 4.7 +0.1 pp
2022 4.6 +0.1 pp
2021 4.6 +0 pp
2020 4.5 +0.1 pp
2019 4.5 +0.1 pp
2018 4.4 +0.1 pp
2017 4.3 +0.1 pp
2016 4.2 +0.1 pp
2015 4.2 +0.1 pp
2014 4.1 +0.1 pp
2013 4 +0.1 pp
2012 4 +0 pp
2011 3.9 +0 pp
2010 3.9 +0 pp
2009 3.9 +0 pp
2008 3.8 +0 pp
2007 3.8 +0 pp
2006 3.8 +0 pp
2005 3.8 +0 pp
2004 3.8 +0 pp
2003 3.8 +0 pp
2002 3.8 +0 pp
2001 3.8 +0 pp
2000 3.7 +0 pp
1999 3.7 +0 pp
1998 3.7 +0 pp
1997 3.7 +0 pp
1996 3.6 +0 pp
1995 3.6 +0 pp
1994 3.6 +0 pp
1993 3.6 +0.1 pp
1992 3.5 +0.1 pp
1991 3.4 +0.1 pp
1990 3.3 +0.1 pp
1989 3.3 +0.1 pp
1988 3.2 +0.1 pp
1987 3.1 +0.1 pp
1986 3 +0.1 pp
1985 3 +0 pp
1984 2.9 +0 pp
1983 2.9 +0.1 pp
1982 2.8 +0.1 pp
1981 2.8 +0 pp
1980 2.7 +0 pp
1979 2.7 +0.1 pp
1978 2.6 +0.1 pp
1977 2.5 +0.1 pp
1976 2.5 +0.1 pp
1975 2.4 +0.1 pp
1974 2.4 +0 pp
1973 2.3 +0 pp
1972 2.3 +0 pp
1971 2.3 +0 pp
1970 2.3 −0 pp
1969 2.3 −0 pp
1968 2.3 +0 pp
1967 2.3 +0 pp
1966 2.3 +0 pp
1965 2.3 +0 pp
1964 2.2 +0 pp
1963 2.2 +0 pp
1962 2.2 +0 pp
1961 2.2 +0 pp
1960 2.2

Central America, 2025

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

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.