Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Marshall Islands

Share of population aged 65 and over in the Marshall Islands in 2025 — 4.9%. Ranked 150 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 1 pp.

2025 4.9% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 150of 217
Period maximum 5.8%1960
Period minimum 2.1%2010

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Marshall Islands, 1960–20252345619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5.8%1962: 5.7%1964: 5.7%1966: 5.8%1968: 4.9%1970: 3.5%1972: 3.7%1974: 3.9%1976: 3.6%1978: 3.4%1980: 3.2%1982: 3.1%1984: 3.1%1986: 3%1988: 2.9%1990: 2.8%1992: 2.7%1994: 2.6%1996: 2.5%1998: 2.3%2000: 2.2%2002: 2.3%2004: 2.2%2006: 2.1%2008: 2.1%2010: 2.1%2012: 2.2%2014: 2.6%2016: 3%2018: 3.4%2020: 3.7%2022: 4.1%2024: 4.6%2025: 4.9%
Change over the period: −1 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Marshall Islands 4.9%
World 10.4%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 8.3%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Marshall Islands, by year Marshall Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.9 +0.2 pp
2024 4.6 +0.3 pp
2023 4.4 +0.3 pp
2022 4.1 +0.2 pp
2021 3.9 +0.2 pp
2020 3.7 +0.1 pp
2019 3.6 +0.2 pp
2018 3.4 +0.2 pp
2017 3.2 +0.2 pp
2016 3 +0.2 pp
2015 2.8 +0.2 pp
2014 2.6 +0.2 pp
2013 2.4 +0.2 pp
2012 2.2 +0.1 pp
2011 2.1 +0 pp
2010 2.1 −0 pp
2009 2.1 −0 pp
2008 2.1 −0 pp
2007 2.1 −0 pp
2006 2.1 −0 pp
2005 2.2 −0 pp
2004 2.2 −0 pp
2003 2.2 −0 pp
2002 2.3 +0 pp
2001 2.3 +0 pp
2000 2.2 −0 pp
1999 2.2 −0.1 pp
1998 2.3 −0.1 pp
1997 2.4 −0.1 pp
1996 2.5 −0.1 pp
1995 2.5 −0 pp
1994 2.6 −0 pp
1993 2.6 −0 pp
1992 2.7 −0.1 pp
1991 2.7 −0.1 pp
1990 2.8 −0.1 pp
1989 2.9 −0 pp
1988 2.9 −0 pp
1987 3 −0.1 pp
1986 3 −0 pp
1985 3.1 −0 pp
1984 3.1 −0 pp
1983 3.1 −0 pp
1982 3.1 −0 pp
1981 3.2 −0 pp
1980 3.2 −0.1 pp
1979 3.3 −0.1 pp
1978 3.4 −0.1 pp
1977 3.5 −0.1 pp
1976 3.6 −0.1 pp
1975 3.7 −0.2 pp
1974 3.9 +0 pp
1973 3.9 +0.2 pp
1972 3.7 +0.2 pp
1971 3.5 −0 pp
1970 3.5 −0.5 pp
1969 4 −0.8 pp
1968 4.9 −0.7 pp
1967 5.6 −0.2 pp
1966 5.8 +0.1 pp
1965 5.7 +0 pp
1964 5.7 +0 pp
1963 5.7 −0 pp
1962 5.7 −0.1 pp
1961 5.7 −0.1 pp
1960 5.8

Micronesia, 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.