Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Maldives

Share of population aged 65 and over in the Maldives in 2025 — 5%. Ranked 149 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1.8 pp.

2025 5% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 149of 217
Period maximum 5%2025
Period minimum 2.1%1968

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Maldives, 1960–2025234519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.2%1962: 3.2%1964: 3.1%1966: 2.5%1968: 2.1%1970: 2.2%1972: 2.3%1974: 2.4%1976: 2.5%1978: 2.6%1980: 2.6%1982: 2.5%1984: 2.5%1986: 2.6%1988: 2.6%1990: 2.7%1992: 2.8%1994: 3%1996: 3.2%1998: 3.4%2000: 3.8%2002: 4.1%2004: 4.4%2006: 4.7%2008: 4.6%2010: 4.4%2012: 4.3%2014: 4.1%2016: 3.9%2018: 3.8%2020: 3.9%2022: 4.1%2024: 4.6%2025: 5%
Change over the period: +1.8 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Maldives 5%
World 10.4%
South Asia 7.4%
Southern Asia computed 6.9%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5 +0.3 pp
2024 4.6 +0.3 pp
2023 4.3 +0.3 pp
2022 4.1 +0.2 pp
2021 3.9 +0.1 pp
2020 3.9 +0 pp
2019 3.8 +0 pp
2018 3.8 −0 pp
2017 3.9 −0.1 pp
2016 3.9 −0.1 pp
2015 4 −0.1 pp
2014 4.1 −0.1 pp
2013 4.2 −0.1 pp
2012 4.3 −0.1 pp
2011 4.4 −0.1 pp
2010 4.4 −0.1 pp
2009 4.5 −0.1 pp
2008 4.6 −0.1 pp
2007 4.7 −0 pp
2006 4.7 +0.1 pp
2005 4.6 +0.2 pp
2004 4.4 +0.2 pp
2003 4.3 +0.2 pp
2002 4.1 +0.2 pp
2001 3.9 +0.2 pp
2000 3.8 +0.2 pp
1999 3.6 +0.2 pp
1998 3.4 +0.1 pp
1997 3.3 +0.1 pp
1996 3.2 +0.1 pp
1995 3.1 +0.1 pp
1994 3 +0.1 pp
1993 2.9 +0.1 pp
1992 2.8 +0.1 pp
1991 2.8 +0.1 pp
1990 2.7 +0.1 pp
1989 2.7 +0 pp
1988 2.6 +0 pp
1987 2.6 +0 pp
1986 2.6 +0 pp
1985 2.5 +0 pp
1984 2.5 −0 pp
1983 2.5 −0 pp
1982 2.5 −0 pp
1981 2.6 −0 pp
1980 2.6 −0 pp
1979 2.6 −0 pp
1978 2.6 +0 pp
1977 2.6 +0.1 pp
1976 2.5 +0 pp
1975 2.5 +0 pp
1974 2.4 +0 pp
1973 2.4 +0 pp
1972 2.3 +0.1 pp
1971 2.3 +0.1 pp
1970 2.2 +0.1 pp
1969 2.2 +0.1 pp
1968 2.1 −0.1 pp
1967 2.2 −0.3 pp
1966 2.5 −0.4 pp
1965 2.9 −0.2 pp
1964 3.1 −0 pp
1963 3.2 −0 pp
1962 3.2 −0 pp
1961 3.2 −0 pp
1960 3.2

Southern 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.