Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Low-income countries

Share of population aged 65 and over in low-income countries in 2025 — 3.3%. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 0.3 pp.

2025 3.3% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 3.3%2025
Period minimum 3%1998

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Low-income countries, 1960–20252.933.13.23.33.419601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3%1962: 3%1964: 3%1966: 3%1968: 3%1970: 3%1972: 3%1974: 3%1976: 3%1978: 3%1980: 3%1982: 3%1984: 3%1986: 3%1988: 3.1%1990: 3.1%1992: 3%1994: 3%1996: 3%1998: 3%2000: 3%2002: 3%2004: 3.1%2006: 3.1%2008: 3.1%2010: 3.1%2012: 3.1%2014: 3.1%2016: 3.1%2018: 3.2%2020: 3.2%2022: 3.2%2024: 3.3%2025: 3.3%
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: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 3.3%
World 10.4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.3 +0 pp
2024 3.3 +0 pp
2023 3.3 +0 pp
2022 3.2 +0 pp
2021 3.2 +0 pp
2020 3.2 +0 pp
2019 3.2 +0 pp
2018 3.2 +0 pp
2017 3.2 +0 pp
2016 3.1 +0 pp
2015 3.1 +0 pp
2014 3.1 +0 pp
2013 3.1 +0 pp
2012 3.1 +0 pp
2011 3.1 +0 pp
2010 3.1 +0 pp
2009 3.1 +0 pp
2008 3.1 +0 pp
2007 3.1 +0 pp
2006 3.1 +0 pp
2005 3.1 +0 pp
2004 3.1 +0 pp
2003 3 +0 pp
2002 3 +0 pp
2001 3 +0 pp
2000 3 +0 pp
1999 3 +0 pp
1998 3 −0 pp
1997 3 −0 pp
1996 3 −0 pp
1995 3 −0 pp
1994 3 −0 pp
1993 3 −0 pp
1992 3 −0 pp
1991 3.1 −0 pp
1990 3.1 −0 pp
1989 3.1 −0 pp
1988 3.1 +0 pp
1987 3.1 +0 pp
1986 3 +0 pp
1985 3 +0 pp
1984 3 −0 pp
1983 3 −0 pp
1982 3 +0 pp
1981 3 +0 pp
1980 3 +0 pp
1979 3 +0 pp
1978 3 +0 pp
1977 3 +0 pp
1976 3 +0 pp
1975 3 +0 pp
1974 3 +0 pp
1973 3 −0 pp
1972 3 −0 pp
1971 3 +0 pp
1970 3 +0 pp
1969 3 +0 pp
1968 3 +0 pp
1967 3 −0 pp
1966 3 −0 pp
1965 3 −0 pp
1964 3 −0 pp
1963 3 −0 pp
1962 3 −0 pp
1961 3 −0 pp
1960 3

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.