Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Montenegro

Share of population aged 65 and over in Montenegro in 2025 — 18.3%. Ranked 46 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 11.8 pp.

2025 18.3% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 46of 217
Period maximum 18.3%2025
Period minimum 6.4%1963

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Montenegro, 1960–2025510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6.5%1962: 6.5%1964: 6.5%1966: 6.7%1968: 6.8%1970: 7%1972: 7.2%1974: 7.3%1976: 7.7%1978: 8%1980: 7.9%1982: 7.6%1984: 7.4%1986: 7.5%1988: 7.7%1990: 8%1992: 8.5%1994: 9.2%1996: 9.8%1998: 10.4%2000: 11.1%2002: 11.8%2004: 12.6%2006: 13.1%2008: 13.3%2010: 13.3%2012: 13.5%2014: 14%2016: 14.8%2018: 15.7%2020: 16.6%2022: 17.1%2024: 17.8%2025: 18.3%
Change over the period: +11.8 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Montenegro 18.3%
World 10.4%
Southern Europe computed 23.3%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Montenegro, by year Montenegro All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.3 +0.5 pp
2024 17.8 +0.4 pp
2023 17.5 +0.3 pp
2022 17.1 +0.2 pp
2021 16.9 +0.3 pp
2020 16.6 +0.4 pp
2019 16.2 +0.5 pp
2018 15.7 +0.5 pp
2017 15.2 +0.4 pp
2016 14.8 +0.4 pp
2015 14.4 +0.4 pp
2014 14 +0.3 pp
2013 13.7 +0.2 pp
2012 13.5 +0.1 pp
2011 13.3 +0 pp
2010 13.3 −0 pp
2009 13.4 +0 pp
2008 13.3 +0.1 pp
2007 13.3 +0.1 pp
2006 13.1 +0.2 pp
2005 12.9 +0.3 pp
2004 12.6 +0.4 pp
2003 12.2 +0.4 pp
2002 11.8 +0.4 pp
2001 11.4 +0.4 pp
2000 11.1 +0.3 pp
1999 10.7 +0.3 pp
1998 10.4 +0.3 pp
1997 10.1 +0.3 pp
1996 9.8 +0.3 pp
1995 9.5 +0.3 pp
1994 9.2 +0.3 pp
1993 8.9 +0.3 pp
1992 8.5 +0.3 pp
1991 8.3 +0.3 pp
1990 8 +0.2 pp
1989 7.8 +0.2 pp
1988 7.7 +0.1 pp
1987 7.5 +0.1 pp
1986 7.5 +0 pp
1985 7.4 −0 pp
1984 7.4 −0.1 pp
1983 7.5 −0.1 pp
1982 7.6 −0.1 pp
1981 7.8 −0.1 pp
1980 7.9 −0.1 pp
1979 8 +0 pp
1978 8 +0.1 pp
1977 7.9 +0.2 pp
1976 7.7 +0.2 pp
1975 7.5 +0.2 pp
1974 7.3 +0.1 pp
1973 7.2 +0.1 pp
1972 7.2 +0.1 pp
1971 7.1 +0.1 pp
1970 7 +0.1 pp
1969 6.9 +0.1 pp
1968 6.8 +0.1 pp
1967 6.8 +0.1 pp
1966 6.7 +0.1 pp
1965 6.5 +0.1 pp
1964 6.5 +0 pp
1963 6.4 −0 pp
1962 6.5 −0 pp
1961 6.5 −0 pp
1960 6.5

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.