Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Kiribati

Share of population aged 65 and over in Kiribati in 2025 — 4.4%. Ranked 159 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.4 pp.

2025 4.4% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 159of 217
Period maximum 4.8%1960
Period minimum 3.4%2001

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Kiribati, 1960–202533.544.5519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4.8%1962: 4.5%1964: 4.3%1966: 4.2%1968: 4.4%1970: 4.3%1972: 4.1%1974: 4%1976: 3.8%1978: 3.6%1980: 3.5%1982: 3.6%1984: 3.6%1986: 3.5%1988: 3.5%1990: 3.4%1992: 3.4%1994: 3.4%1996: 3.5%1998: 3.5%2000: 3.4%2002: 3.4%2004: 3.4%2006: 3.5%2008: 3.6%2010: 3.6%2012: 3.6%2014: 3.6%2016: 3.7%2018: 3.8%2020: 3.9%2022: 4%2024: 4.2%2025: 4.4%
Change over the period: −0.4 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Kiribati 4.4%
World 10.4%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 8.3%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Kiribati, by year Kiribati All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.4 +0.1 pp
2024 4.2 +0.1 pp
2023 4.1 +0.1 pp
2022 4 +0.1 pp
2021 4 +0 pp
2020 3.9 +0 pp
2019 3.9 +0 pp
2018 3.8 +0.1 pp
2017 3.8 +0.1 pp
2016 3.7 +0.1 pp
2015 3.7 +0 pp
2014 3.6 +0 pp
2013 3.6 +0 pp
2012 3.6 −0 pp
2011 3.6 +0 pp
2010 3.6 +0 pp
2009 3.6 +0 pp
2008 3.6 +0 pp
2007 3.5 +0 pp
2006 3.5 +0 pp
2005 3.5 +0 pp
2004 3.4 +0 pp
2003 3.4 +0 pp
2002 3.4 +0 pp
2001 3.4 −0 pp
2000 3.4 −0 pp
1999 3.4 −0 pp
1998 3.5 −0 pp
1997 3.5 +0 pp
1996 3.5 +0 pp
1995 3.5 +0 pp
1994 3.4 +0 pp
1993 3.4 +0 pp
1992 3.4 −0 pp
1991 3.4 −0 pp
1990 3.4 −0 pp
1989 3.4 −0 pp
1988 3.5 −0 pp
1987 3.5 −0 pp
1986 3.5 −0 pp
1985 3.6 −0 pp
1984 3.6 −0 pp
1983 3.6 +0 pp
1982 3.6 +0 pp
1981 3.6 +0 pp
1980 3.5 +0 pp
1979 3.5 −0 pp
1978 3.6 −0.1 pp
1977 3.7 −0.1 pp
1976 3.8 −0.1 pp
1975 3.9 −0.1 pp
1974 4 −0.1 pp
1973 4.1 −0.1 pp
1972 4.1 −0.1 pp
1971 4.2 −0.1 pp
1970 4.3 −0.1 pp
1969 4.4 −0 pp
1968 4.4 +0.1 pp
1967 4.3 +0.1 pp
1966 4.2 +0 pp
1965 4.2 −0.1 pp
1964 4.3 −0.1 pp
1963 4.3 −0.1 pp
1962 4.5 −0.2 pp
1961 4.6 −0.2 pp
1960 4.8

Micronesia, 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.