Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Kyrgyzstan

Share of population aged 65 and over in Kyrgyzstan in 2025 — 6%. Ranked 138 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.3 pp.

2025 6% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 138of 217
Period maximum 6.3%1960
Period minimum 4.3%1984

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Kyrgyzstan, 1960–202544.555.566.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6.3%1962: 5.8%1964: 5.5%1966: 5.3%1968: 5.2%1970: 5.1%1972: 5%1974: 4.8%1976: 4.8%1978: 4.8%1980: 4.7%1982: 4.5%1984: 4.3%1986: 4.4%1988: 4.6%1990: 4.9%1992: 5.1%1994: 5.4%1996: 5.5%1998: 5.5%2000: 5.4%2002: 5.4%2004: 5.4%2006: 5.3%2008: 4.9%2010: 4.4%2012: 4.5%2014: 4.8%2016: 5.1%2018: 5.2%2020: 5.1%2022: 5.2%2024: 5.7%2025: 6%
Change over the period: −0.3 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Kyrgyzstan 6%
World 10.4%
Central Asia computed 6.4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Kyrgyzstan, by year Kyrgyzstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 6 +0.3 pp
2024 5.7 +0.3 pp
2023 5.4 +0.2 pp
2022 5.2 +0.1 pp
2021 5.1 −0 pp
2020 5.1 −0 pp
2019 5.2 +0 pp
2018 5.2 +0 pp
2017 5.1 +0 pp
2016 5.1 +0.1 pp
2015 5 +0.2 pp
2014 4.8 +0.2 pp
2013 4.6 +0.1 pp
2012 4.5 +0.1 pp
2011 4.4 −0 pp
2010 4.4 −0.2 pp
2009 4.7 −0.3 pp
2008 4.9 −0.2 pp
2007 5.2 −0.1 pp
2006 5.3 −0.1 pp
2005 5.4 −0 pp
2004 5.4 +0 pp
2003 5.4 +0 pp
2002 5.4 +0 pp
2001 5.4 +0 pp
2000 5.4 −0 pp
1999 5.4 −0.1 pp
1998 5.5 −0.1 pp
1997 5.5 −0 pp
1996 5.5 +0 pp
1995 5.5 +0.1 pp
1994 5.4 +0.2 pp
1993 5.3 +0.2 pp
1992 5.1 +0.1 pp
1991 5 +0.1 pp
1990 4.9 +0.1 pp
1989 4.8 +0.1 pp
1988 4.6 +0.1 pp
1987 4.5 +0.1 pp
1986 4.4 +0.1 pp
1985 4.3 +0 pp
1984 4.3 −0.1 pp
1983 4.4 −0.1 pp
1982 4.5 −0.1 pp
1981 4.6 −0.1 pp
1980 4.7 −0.1 pp
1979 4.8 −0 pp
1978 4.8 −0 pp
1977 4.8 −0 pp
1976 4.8 −0 pp
1975 4.8 −0 pp
1974 4.8 −0.1 pp
1973 4.9 −0.1 pp
1972 5 −0.1 pp
1971 5 −0.1 pp
1970 5.1 −0 pp
1969 5.1 −0 pp
1968 5.2 −0 pp
1967 5.2 −0 pp
1966 5.3 −0.1 pp
1965 5.3 −0.1 pp
1964 5.5 −0.2 pp
1963 5.6 −0.2 pp
1962 5.8 −0.2 pp
1961 6 −0.2 pp
1960 6.3

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.