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Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Malta

Share of population aged 65 and over in Malta in 2025 — 20.5%. Ranked 33 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 13.4 pp.

2025 20.5% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 33of 217
Period maximum 20.5%2025
Period minimum 7.2%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Malta, 1960–2025010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 7.2%1962: 7.5%1964: 7.8%1966: 8.1%1968: 8.5%1970: 8.8%1972: 9.1%1974: 9.3%1976: 9.6%1978: 9.7%1980: 9.7%1982: 9.7%1984: 9.7%1986: 9.8%1988: 10.1%1990: 10.5%1992: 10.8%1994: 11.1%1996: 11.4%1998: 11.8%2000: 12.2%2002: 12.7%2004: 13.2%2006: 13.6%2008: 13.9%2010: 15.1%2012: 16.6%2014: 17.9%2016: 18.7%2018: 18.7%2020: 18.5%2022: 19.3%2024: 20.2%2025: 20.5%
Change over the period: +13.4 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Malta 20.5%
World 10.4%
Europe & Central Asia 18.5%
Southern Europe computed 23.3%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20.5 +0.3 pp
2024 20.2 +0.4 pp
2023 19.8 +0.5 pp
2022 19.3 +0.5 pp
2021 18.8 +0.3 pp
2020 18.5 −0.1 pp
2019 18.6 −0.2 pp
2018 18.7 −0.1 pp
2017 18.8 +0.2 pp
2016 18.7 +0.3 pp
2015 18.3 +0.4 pp
2014 17.9 +0.6 pp
2013 17.4 +0.8 pp
2012 16.6 +0.8 pp
2011 15.8 +0.7 pp
2010 15.1 +0.7 pp
2009 14.4 +0.5 pp
2008 13.9 +0.2 pp
2007 13.7 +0.1 pp
2006 13.6 +0.2 pp
2005 13.5 +0.2 pp
2004 13.2 +0.3 pp
2003 13 +0.3 pp
2002 12.7 +0.3 pp
2001 12.4 +0.2 pp
2000 12.2 +0.2 pp
1999 12 +0.2 pp
1998 11.8 +0.2 pp
1997 11.6 +0.2 pp
1996 11.4 +0.2 pp
1995 11.2 +0.2 pp
1994 11.1 +0.1 pp
1993 11 +0.1 pp
1992 10.8 +0.2 pp
1991 10.7 +0.2 pp
1990 10.5 +0.2 pp
1989 10.3 +0.2 pp
1988 10.1 +0.2 pp
1987 9.9 +0.1 pp
1986 9.8 +0.1 pp
1985 9.7 +0.1 pp
1984 9.7 +0 pp
1983 9.6 −0 pp
1982 9.7 −0 pp
1981 9.7 −0 pp
1980 9.7 −0 pp
1979 9.7 +0 pp
1978 9.7 +0 pp
1977 9.6 +0.1 pp
1976 9.6 +0.1 pp
1975 9.5 +0.1 pp
1974 9.3 +0.1 pp
1973 9.2 +0.1 pp
1972 9.1 +0.1 pp
1971 8.9 +0.2 pp
1970 8.8 +0.2 pp
1969 8.6 +0.1 pp
1968 8.5 +0.2 pp
1967 8.3 +0.2 pp
1966 8.1 +0.2 pp
1965 7.9 +0.2 pp
1964 7.8 +0.2 pp
1963 7.6 +0.2 pp
1962 7.5 +0.1 pp
1961 7.3 +0.2 pp
1960 7.2 —

Southern Europe, 2025

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

MC Monaco 36 IT Italy 25.1 PT Portugal 24.9 GR Greece 24.4 HR Croatia 23.6 SM San Marino 23.1 RS Serbia 23.1 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.9 SI Slovenia 22.2 ES Spain 21.6 MT Malta 20.5 MK North Macedonia 18.5 ME Montenegro 18.3 GI Gibraltar 17.8 AL Albania 17.6 AD Andorra 16.6 XK Kosovo 10.5
Full table for all countries

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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