Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Kazakhstan

Share of population aged 65 and over in Kazakhstan in 2025 — 9%. Ranked 107 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3.7 pp.

2025 9% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 107of 217
Period maximum 9%2025
Period minimum 4.7%1966

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Kazakhstan, 1960–20254681019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5.3%1962: 5%1964: 4.7%1966: 4.7%1968: 4.7%1970: 4.8%1972: 4.8%1974: 4.9%1976: 5.1%1978: 5.6%1980: 7.2%1982: 6.9%1984: 6.6%1986: 6.2%1988: 5.7%1990: 5.7%1992: 6%1994: 6.4%1996: 6.7%1998: 6.7%2000: 6.7%2002: 7%2004: 7.4%2006: 7.5%2008: 7.1%2010: 6.5%2012: 6.4%2014: 6.6%2016: 6.9%2018: 7.3%2020: 7.6%2022: 8%2024: 8.7%2025: 9%
Change over the period: +3.7 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Kazakhstan 9%
World 10.4%
Central Asia computed 6.4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Kazakhstan, by year Kazakhstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9 +0.3 pp
2024 8.7 +0.3 pp
2023 8.3 +0.3 pp
2022 8 +0.2 pp
2021 7.8 +0.1 pp
2020 7.6 +0.2 pp
2019 7.5 +0.2 pp
2018 7.3 +0.2 pp
2017 7.1 +0.2 pp
2016 6.9 +0.2 pp
2015 6.8 +0.2 pp
2014 6.6 +0.1 pp
2013 6.5 +0.1 pp
2012 6.4 −0 pp
2011 6.4 −0.1 pp
2010 6.5 −0.2 pp
2009 6.8 −0.3 pp
2008 7.1 −0.3 pp
2007 7.4 −0.1 pp
2006 7.5 +0 pp
2005 7.5 +0.1 pp
2004 7.4 +0.2 pp
2003 7.2 +0.2 pp
2002 7 +0.2 pp
2001 6.8 +0.1 pp
2000 6.7 +0 pp
1999 6.7 −0 pp
1998 6.7 −0 pp
1997 6.7 +0 pp
1996 6.7 +0.1 pp
1995 6.6 +0.2 pp
1994 6.4 +0.2 pp
1993 6.2 +0.2 pp
1992 6 +0.2 pp
1991 5.8 +0.1 pp
1990 5.7 +0.1 pp
1989 5.7 −0.1 pp
1988 5.7 −0.2 pp
1987 5.9 −0.3 pp
1986 6.2 −0.2 pp
1985 6.4 −0.1 pp
1984 6.6 −0.2 pp
1983 6.7 −0.2 pp
1982 6.9 −0.2 pp
1981 7.1 −0.1 pp
1980 7.2 +0.7 pp
1979 6.5 +0.9 pp
1978 5.6 +0.2 pp
1977 5.3 +0.2 pp
1976 5.1 +0.2 pp
1975 4.9 +0.1 pp
1974 4.9 +0 pp
1973 4.8 +0 pp
1972 4.8 +0 pp
1971 4.8 +0 pp
1970 4.8 +0 pp
1969 4.7 +0 pp
1968 4.7 +0 pp
1967 4.7 +0 pp
1966 4.7 −0 pp
1965 4.7 −0.1 pp
1964 4.7 −0.1 pp
1963 4.8 −0.1 pp
1962 5 −0.1 pp
1961 5.1 −0.2 pp
1960 5.3

Central 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.