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Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Luxembourg

Share of population aged 65 and over in Luxembourg in 2025 — 15.8%. Ranked 65 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5.2 pp.

2025 15.8% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 65of 217
Period maximum 15.8%2025
Period minimum 10.6%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Luxembourg, 1960–20251012141619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 10.6%1962: 10.9%1964: 11.2%1966: 11.6%1968: 12%1970: 12.5%1972: 12.7%1974: 13%1976: 13.2%1978: 13.4%1980: 13.6%1982: 13.4%1984: 13.2%1986: 13.3%1988: 13.3%1990: 13.4%1992: 13.5%1994: 13.8%1996: 14%1998: 14.2%2000: 14%2002: 14%2004: 14.1%2006: 14.1%2008: 14%2010: 14%2012: 14%2014: 14.1%2016: 14.2%2018: 14.4%2020: 14.6%2022: 14.8%2024: 15.5%2025: 15.8%
Change over the period: +5.2 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Luxembourg 15.8%
World 10.4%
Europe & Central Asia 18.5%
Western Europe computed 22.6%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Luxembourg, by year Luxembourg All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.8 +0.3 pp
2024 15.5 +0.4 pp
2023 15.1 +0.3 pp
2022 14.8 +0.1 pp
2021 14.7 +0.1 pp
2020 14.6 +0.1 pp
2019 14.5 +0.1 pp
2018 14.4 +0.1 pp
2017 14.3 +0.1 pp
2016 14.2 +0 pp
2015 14.2 +0.1 pp
2014 14.1 +0.1 pp
2013 14 +0.1 pp
2012 14 +0 pp
2011 14 −0 pp
2010 14 −0 pp
2009 14 −0 pp
2008 14 −0 pp
2007 14.1 −0 pp
2006 14.1 −0 pp
2005 14.1 +0 pp
2004 14.1 +0 pp
2003 14 +0 pp
2002 14 +0.1 pp
2001 13.9 −0.1 pp
2000 14 −0.1 pp
1999 14.2 +0 pp
1998 14.2 +0 pp
1997 14.1 +0.1 pp
1996 14 +0.1 pp
1995 13.9 +0.1 pp
1994 13.8 +0.1 pp
1993 13.6 +0.1 pp
1992 13.5 +0.1 pp
1991 13.4 +0.1 pp
1990 13.4 +0 pp
1989 13.4 +0 pp
1988 13.3 +0 pp
1987 13.3 +0 pp
1986 13.3 +0.1 pp
1985 13.2 +0.1 pp
1984 13.2 −0.1 pp
1983 13.3 −0.1 pp
1982 13.4 −0.1 pp
1981 13.5 −0 pp
1980 13.6 +0.1 pp
1979 13.5 +0.1 pp
1978 13.4 +0.1 pp
1977 13.3 +0.1 pp
1976 13.2 +0.1 pp
1975 13.1 +0.1 pp
1974 13 +0.1 pp
1973 12.9 +0.2 pp
1972 12.7 +0.1 pp
1971 12.6 +0.2 pp
1970 12.5 +0.2 pp
1969 12.2 +0.2 pp
1968 12 +0.2 pp
1967 11.8 +0.2 pp
1966 11.6 +0.2 pp
1965 11.4 +0.2 pp
1964 11.2 +0.2 pp
1963 11 +0.1 pp
1962 10.9 +0.1 pp
1961 10.8 +0.2 pp
1960 10.6 —

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DE Germany 23.7 FR France 22.5 LI Liechtenstein 21.4 AT Austria 21.1 BE Belgium 21 NL Netherlands 20.9 CH Switzerland 20.4 LU Luxembourg 15.8
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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.

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