Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Mexico

Share of population aged 65 and over in Mexico in 2025 — 8.5%. Ranked 113 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5.7 pp.

2025 8.5% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 113of 217
Period maximum 8.5%2025
Period minimum 2.7%1965

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Mexico, 1960–202502.557.51019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2.8%1962: 2.7%1964: 2.7%1966: 2.7%1968: 2.7%1970: 2.7%1972: 2.7%1974: 2.8%1976: 2.8%1978: 2.9%1980: 3%1982: 3.1%1984: 3.4%1986: 3.6%1988: 3.9%1990: 4.1%1992: 4.2%1994: 4.4%1996: 4.6%1998: 4.8%2000: 5%2002: 5.3%2004: 5.6%2006: 5.8%2008: 6%2010: 6.1%2012: 6.3%2014: 6.5%2016: 6.8%2018: 7.1%2020: 7.5%2022: 7.7%2024: 8.2%2025: 8.5%
Change over the period: +5.7 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mexico 8.5%
World 10.4%
Central America computed 7.9%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 8.5 +0.3 pp
2024 8.2 +0.3 pp
2023 8 +0.2 pp
2022 7.7 +0.2 pp
2021 7.6 +0.1 pp
2020 7.5 +0.2 pp
2019 7.3 +0.2 pp
2018 7.1 +0.2 pp
2017 7 +0.2 pp
2016 6.8 +0.2 pp
2015 6.7 +0.1 pp
2014 6.5 +0.1 pp
2013 6.4 +0.1 pp
2012 6.3 +0.1 pp
2011 6.2 +0.1 pp
2010 6.1 +0.1 pp
2009 6 +0.1 pp
2008 6 +0.1 pp
2007 5.9 +0.1 pp
2006 5.8 +0.1 pp
2005 5.7 +0.1 pp
2004 5.6 +0.1 pp
2003 5.4 +0.1 pp
2002 5.3 +0.1 pp
2001 5.1 +0.1 pp
2000 5 +0.1 pp
1999 4.9 +0.1 pp
1998 4.8 +0.1 pp
1997 4.7 +0.1 pp
1996 4.6 +0.1 pp
1995 4.5 +0.1 pp
1994 4.4 +0.1 pp
1993 4.3 +0.1 pp
1992 4.2 +0.1 pp
1991 4.2 +0.1 pp
1990 4.1 +0.1 pp
1989 4 +0.1 pp
1988 3.9 +0.1 pp
1987 3.7 +0.1 pp
1986 3.6 +0.1 pp
1985 3.5 +0.1 pp
1984 3.4 +0.1 pp
1983 3.2 +0.1 pp
1982 3.1 +0.1 pp
1981 3 +0.1 pp
1980 3 +0 pp
1979 2.9 +0 pp
1978 2.9 +0 pp
1977 2.9 +0 pp
1976 2.8 +0 pp
1975 2.8 +0 pp
1974 2.8 +0 pp
1973 2.7 +0 pp
1972 2.7 +0 pp
1971 2.7 +0 pp
1970 2.7 +0 pp
1969 2.7 +0 pp
1968 2.7 +0 pp
1967 2.7 +0 pp
1966 2.7 +0 pp
1965 2.7 −0 pp
1964 2.7 −0 pp
1963 2.7 −0 pp
1962 2.7 −0 pp
1961 2.7 −0 pp
1960 2.8

Central America, 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.