Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Guyana

Share of population aged 65 and over in Guyana in 2025 — 7%. Ranked 125 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3.6 pp.

2025 7% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 125of 217
Period maximum 7%2025
Period minimum 3.4%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Guyana, 1960–20253456719601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.4%1962: 3.5%1964: 3.5%1966: 3.6%1968: 3.6%1970: 3.6%1972: 3.6%1974: 3.6%1976: 3.7%1978: 3.8%1980: 3.8%1982: 3.8%1984: 3.8%1986: 3.8%1988: 3.9%1990: 4%1992: 4%1994: 3.9%1996: 3.8%1998: 3.8%2000: 3.8%2002: 3.9%2004: 4%2006: 4.2%2008: 4.4%2010: 4.6%2012: 4.9%2014: 5.2%2016: 5.5%2018: 5.7%2020: 6%2022: 6.2%2024: 6.7%2025: 7%
Change over the period: +3.6 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Guyana 7%
World 10.4%
South America computed 11%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7 +0.2 pp
2024 6.7 +0.3 pp
2023 6.5 +0.3 pp
2022 6.2 +0.1 pp
2021 6.1 +0.1 pp
2020 6 +0.2 pp
2019 5.8 +0.1 pp
2018 5.7 +0.1 pp
2017 5.6 +0.2 pp
2016 5.5 +0.2 pp
2015 5.3 +0.1 pp
2014 5.2 +0.1 pp
2013 5 +0.1 pp
2012 4.9 +0.1 pp
2011 4.8 +0.2 pp
2010 4.6 +0.1 pp
2009 4.5 +0.1 pp
2008 4.4 +0.1 pp
2007 4.3 +0.1 pp
2006 4.2 +0.1 pp
2005 4.1 +0.1 pp
2004 4 +0.1 pp
2003 4 +0 pp
2002 3.9 +0 pp
2001 3.9 +0 pp
2000 3.8 +0 pp
1999 3.8 +0 pp
1998 3.8 −0 pp
1997 3.8 −0 pp
1996 3.8 −0 pp
1995 3.9 −0 pp
1994 3.9 −0 pp
1993 3.9 −0 pp
1992 4 −0 pp
1991 4 +0 pp
1990 4 +0 pp
1989 3.9 +0 pp
1988 3.9 +0 pp
1987 3.9 +0 pp
1986 3.8 +0 pp
1985 3.8 +0 pp
1984 3.8 −0 pp
1983 3.8 −0 pp
1982 3.8 −0 pp
1981 3.8 +0 pp
1980 3.8 +0 pp
1979 3.8 +0 pp
1978 3.8 +0 pp
1977 3.7 +0 pp
1976 3.7 +0 pp
1975 3.7 +0 pp
1974 3.6 +0 pp
1973 3.6 −0 pp
1972 3.6 −0 pp
1971 3.6 +0 pp
1970 3.6 +0 pp
1969 3.6 +0 pp
1968 3.6 +0 pp
1967 3.6 +0 pp
1966 3.6 +0 pp
1965 3.5 +0 pp
1964 3.5 +0 pp
1963 3.5 −0 pp
1962 3.5 −0 pp
1961 3.5 +0.1 pp
1960 3.4

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.