Contact Contacts
Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Italy

Share of population aged 65 and over in Italy in 2025 — 25.1%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 15.6 pp.

2025 25.1% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 4of 217
Period maximum 25.1%2025
Period minimum 9.5%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Italy, 1960–20255101520253019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 9.5%1962: 9.8%1964: 10%1966: 10.3%1968: 10.7%1970: 11.1%1972: 11.5%1974: 11.9%1976: 12.4%1978: 12.8%1980: 13.2%1982: 13.2%1984: 13%1986: 13.5%1988: 14.2%1990: 15%1992: 15.7%1994: 16.7%1996: 17%1998: 17.6%2000: 18.2%2002: 18.8%2004: 19.3%2006: 19.9%2008: 20.2%2010: 20.5%2012: 21%2014: 21.7%2016: 22.3%2018: 22.8%2020: 23.4%2022: 23.9%2024: 24.6%2025: 25.1%
Change over the period: +15.6 pp Annual average: 0.24 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Italy 25.1%
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 — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.1 +0.5 pp
2024 24.6 +0.4 pp
2023 24.2 +0.3 pp
2022 23.9 +0.3 pp
2021 23.7 +0.3 pp
2020 23.4 +0.3 pp
2019 23.1 +0.3 pp
2018 22.8 +0.2 pp
2017 22.6 +0.2 pp
2016 22.3 +0.3 pp
2015 22 +0.3 pp
2014 21.7 +0.4 pp
2013 21.3 +0.3 pp
2012 21 +0.3 pp
2011 20.7 +0.2 pp
2010 20.5 +0.1 pp
2009 20.3 +0.1 pp
2008 20.2 +0.1 pp
2007 20.1 +0.2 pp
2006 19.9 +0.3 pp
2005 19.6 +0.3 pp
2004 19.3 +0.3 pp
2003 19.1 +0.3 pp
2002 18.8 +0.3 pp
2001 18.5 +0.3 pp
2000 18.2 +0.3 pp
1999 17.9 +0.3 pp
1998 17.6 +0.3 pp
1997 17.4 +0.3 pp
1996 17 −0 pp
1995 17 +0.3 pp
1994 16.7 +0.7 pp
1993 16 +0.3 pp
1992 15.7 +0.4 pp
1991 15.3 +0.4 pp
1990 15 +0.4 pp
1989 14.6 +0.4 pp
1988 14.2 +0.4 pp
1987 13.9 +0.4 pp
1986 13.5 +0.3 pp
1985 13.2 +0.2 pp
1984 13 −0.1 pp
1983 13.1 −0.1 pp
1982 13.2 −0 pp
1981 13.2 +0 pp
1980 13.2 +0.1 pp
1979 13.1 +0.2 pp
1978 12.8 +0.2 pp
1977 12.6 +0.2 pp
1976 12.4 +0.2 pp
1975 12.2 +0.2 pp
1974 11.9 +0.2 pp
1973 11.7 +0.2 pp
1972 11.5 +0.2 pp
1971 11.3 +0.3 pp
1970 11.1 +0.2 pp
1969 10.8 +0.2 pp
1968 10.7 +0.2 pp
1967 10.5 +0.2 pp
1966 10.3 +0.2 pp
1965 10.1 +0.1 pp
1964 10 +0.1 pp
1963 9.9 +0.1 pp
1962 9.8 +0.1 pp
1961 9.7 +0.2 pp
1960 9.5 —

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.

Other indicators for Italy

Demography Population aged 65 and over

How many people aged 65 and over there are in a country.

Italy by year Demography Share of population under 15

The share of children and adolescents in the population — a measure of how young a country is.

Italy by year Demography Age dependency ratio

How many dependents — children and older people — there are per 100 people of working age.

Italy by year Demography Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.

Italy by year
All indicators for Italy