Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — India

Share of population aged 65 and over in India in 2025 — 7.4%. Ranked 121 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4.1 pp.

2025 7.4% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 121of 217
Period maximum 7.4%2025
Period minimum 3.3%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — India, 1960–2025246819601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.3%1962: 3.4%1964: 3.5%1966: 3.6%1968: 3.6%1970: 3.7%1972: 3.7%1974: 3.8%1976: 3.9%1978: 3.9%1980: 3.9%1982: 4%1984: 4%1986: 4%1988: 4%1990: 4%1992: 4.1%1994: 4.1%1996: 4.2%1998: 4.3%2000: 4.4%2002: 4.5%2004: 4.6%2006: 4.7%2008: 4.8%2010: 4.9%2012: 5.1%2014: 5.3%2016: 5.6%2018: 6%2020: 6.4%2022: 6.7%2024: 7.1%2025: 7.4%
Change over the period: +4.1 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

India 7.4%
World 10.4%
South Asia 7.4%
Southern Asia computed 6.9%
Share of population aged 65 and over — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.4 +0.2 pp
2024 7.1 +0.2 pp
2023 6.9 +0.2 pp
2022 6.7 +0.2 pp
2021 6.5 +0.1 pp
2020 6.4 +0.2 pp
2019 6.2 +0.2 pp
2018 6 +0.2 pp
2017 5.8 +0.2 pp
2016 5.6 +0.2 pp
2015 5.5 +0.2 pp
2014 5.3 +0.1 pp
2013 5.2 +0.1 pp
2012 5.1 +0.1 pp
2011 5 +0.1 pp
2010 4.9 +0.1 pp
2009 4.9 +0.1 pp
2008 4.8 +0.1 pp
2007 4.8 +0 pp
2006 4.7 +0 pp
2005 4.7 +0 pp
2004 4.6 +0.1 pp
2003 4.6 +0.1 pp
2002 4.5 +0.1 pp
2001 4.5 +0.1 pp
2000 4.4 +0 pp
1999 4.4 +0 pp
1998 4.3 +0 pp
1997 4.3 +0 pp
1996 4.2 +0 pp
1995 4.2 +0 pp
1994 4.1 +0 pp
1993 4.1 +0 pp
1992 4.1 +0 pp
1991 4.1 +0 pp
1990 4 +0 pp
1989 4 +0 pp
1988 4 +0 pp
1987 4 +0 pp
1986 4 +0 pp
1985 4 +0 pp
1984 4 +0 pp
1983 4 +0 pp
1982 4 +0 pp
1981 4 +0 pp
1980 3.9 +0 pp
1979 3.9 +0 pp
1978 3.9 +0 pp
1977 3.9 +0 pp
1976 3.9 +0 pp
1975 3.8 +0 pp
1974 3.8 +0 pp
1973 3.8 +0 pp
1972 3.7 +0 pp
1971 3.7 +0 pp
1970 3.7 +0 pp
1969 3.6 +0 pp
1968 3.6 +0 pp
1967 3.6 +0 pp
1966 3.6 +0 pp
1965 3.6 +0 pp
1964 3.5 +0.1 pp
1963 3.5 +0.1 pp
1962 3.4 +0.1 pp
1961 3.3 +0 pp
1960 3.3

Southern Asia, 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.