Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Lebanon

Share of population aged 65 and over in Lebanon in 2025 — 10.4%. Ranked 96 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4.6 pp.

2025 10.4% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 96of 217
Period maximum 10.4%2025
Period minimum 3.9%1986

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Lebanon, 1960–20252468101219601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5.8%1962: 5.6%1964: 5.3%1966: 5.1%1968: 5%1970: 4.9%1972: 4.8%1974: 4.8%1976: 4.7%1978: 4.6%1980: 4.5%1982: 4.3%1984: 4%1986: 3.9%1988: 4%1990: 4.1%1992: 4.3%1994: 4.5%1996: 4.7%1998: 4.9%2000: 5.1%2002: 5.3%2004: 5.5%2006: 5.6%2008: 5.8%2010: 5.9%2012: 6.2%2014: 6.4%2016: 7.3%2018: 8.3%2020: 9.1%2022: 9.5%2024: 10.1%2025: 10.4%
Change over the period: +4.6 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Lebanon 10.4%
World 10.4%
Western Asia computed 6.2%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.4 +0.3 pp
2024 10.1 +0.3 pp
2023 9.8 +0.3 pp
2022 9.5 +0.2 pp
2021 9.3 +0.2 pp
2020 9.1 +0.3 pp
2019 8.8 +0.4 pp
2018 8.3 +0.5 pp
2017 7.8 +0.5 pp
2016 7.3 +0.5 pp
2015 6.8 +0.4 pp
2014 6.4 +0.2 pp
2013 6.3 +0.1 pp
2012 6.2 +0.1 pp
2011 6 +0.1 pp
2010 5.9 +0.1 pp
2009 5.9 +0.1 pp
2008 5.8 +0.1 pp
2007 5.7 +0.1 pp
2006 5.6 +0.1 pp
2005 5.6 +0.1 pp
2004 5.5 +0.1 pp
2003 5.4 +0.1 pp
2002 5.3 +0.1 pp
2001 5.2 +0.1 pp
2000 5.1 +0.1 pp
1999 5 +0.1 pp
1998 4.9 +0.1 pp
1997 4.8 +0.1 pp
1996 4.7 +0.1 pp
1995 4.6 +0.1 pp
1994 4.5 +0.1 pp
1993 4.4 +0.1 pp
1992 4.3 +0.1 pp
1991 4.2 +0.1 pp
1990 4.1 +0.1 pp
1989 4 +0 pp
1988 4 +0 pp
1987 3.9 +0 pp
1986 3.9 −0 pp
1985 4 −0.1 pp
1984 4 −0.1 pp
1983 4.1 −0.2 pp
1982 4.3 −0.2 pp
1981 4.4 −0.1 pp
1980 4.5 −0.1 pp
1979 4.6 −0 pp
1978 4.6 +0 pp
1977 4.6 −0.1 pp
1976 4.7 −0.1 pp
1975 4.8 −0 pp
1974 4.8 −0 pp
1973 4.8 −0 pp
1972 4.8 −0 pp
1971 4.9 −0 pp
1970 4.9 −0 pp
1969 4.9 −0.1 pp
1968 5 −0.1 pp
1967 5.1 −0.1 pp
1966 5.1 −0.1 pp
1965 5.2 −0.1 pp
1964 5.3 −0.1 pp
1963 5.4 −0.1 pp
1962 5.6 −0.1 pp
1961 5.7 −0.1 pp
1960 5.8

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.