Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Isle of Man

Share of population aged 65 and over in the Isle of Man in 2025 — 23.6%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6 pp.

2025 23.6% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 11of 217
Period maximum 23.6%2025
Period minimum 16.7%2002

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Isle of Man, 1960–2025161820222419601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 17.6%1962: 18.2%1964: 18.6%1966: 19.1%1968: 19.4%1970: 19.9%1972: 20.1%1974: 20.3%1976: 20.5%1978: 20.6%1980: 20.6%1982: 20.5%1984: 20.3%1986: 20.5%1988: 20%1990: 19.5%1992: 19%1994: 18.6%1996: 18.2%1998: 17.5%2000: 16.9%2002: 16.7%2004: 16.8%2006: 17.1%2008: 17.2%2010: 17.6%2012: 18.6%2014: 19.7%2016: 20.7%2018: 21.3%2020: 21.9%2022: 22.3%2024: 23.2%2025: 23.6%
Change over the period: +6 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Isle of Man

Isle of Man 23.6%
World 10.4%
Northern Europe computed 20%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Isle of Man, by year Isle of Man All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.6 +0.5 pp
2024 23.2 +0.4 pp
2023 22.7 +0.4 pp
2022 22.3 +0.3 pp
2021 22 +0.2 pp
2020 21.9 +0.3 pp
2019 21.6 +0.3 pp
2018 21.3 +0.3 pp
2017 21 +0.3 pp
2016 20.7 +0.4 pp
2015 20.2 +0.5 pp
2014 19.7 +0.5 pp
2013 19.2 +0.6 pp
2012 18.6 +0.6 pp
2011 18 +0.4 pp
2010 17.6 +0.2 pp
2009 17.4 +0.2 pp
2008 17.2 +0.1 pp
2007 17.1 +0.1 pp
2006 17.1 +0.1 pp
2005 17 +0.1 pp
2004 16.8 +0.1 pp
2003 16.7 +0 pp
2002 16.7 −0 pp
2001 16.7 −0.1 pp
2000 16.9 −0.3 pp
1999 17.2 −0.3 pp
1998 17.5 −0.4 pp
1997 17.9 −0.3 pp
1996 18.2 −0.2 pp
1995 18.4 −0.2 pp
1994 18.6 −0.2 pp
1993 18.8 −0.2 pp
1992 19 −0.2 pp
1991 19.2 −0.2 pp
1990 19.5 −0.3 pp
1989 19.7 −0.3 pp
1988 20 −0.3 pp
1987 20.3 −0.2 pp
1986 20.5 +0 pp
1985 20.5 +0.2 pp
1984 20.3 −0 pp
1983 20.3 −0.2 pp
1982 20.5 −0.1 pp
1981 20.6 −0 pp
1980 20.6 +0 pp
1979 20.6 +0 pp
1978 20.6 +0 pp
1977 20.6 +0.1 pp
1976 20.5 +0.1 pp
1975 20.4 +0.1 pp
1974 20.3 +0.1 pp
1973 20.2 +0.1 pp
1972 20.1 +0.1 pp
1971 20.1 +0.2 pp
1970 19.9 +0.2 pp
1969 19.6 +0.2 pp
1968 19.4 +0.2 pp
1967 19.3 +0.2 pp
1966 19.1 +0.3 pp
1965 18.9 +0.3 pp
1964 18.6 +0.2 pp
1963 18.4 +0.1 pp
1962 18.2 +0.2 pp
1961 18 +0.4 pp
1960 17.6

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.