Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — NATO

Share of population aged 65 and over in NATO in 2025 — 19.7%. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 10.6 pp.

2025 19.7% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 19.7%2025
Period minimum 9.2%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — NATO, 1960–2025510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 9.2%1962: 9.4%1964: 9.6%1966: 9.9%1968: 10.2%1970: 10.5%1972: 10.8%1974: 11.1%1976: 11.4%1978: 11.7%1980: 11.9%1982: 11.9%1984: 11.8%1986: 12%1988: 12.3%1990: 12.6%1992: 12.8%1994: 13.1%1996: 13.3%1998: 13.5%2000: 13.7%2002: 13.9%2004: 14.1%2006: 14.4%2008: 14.7%2010: 15%2012: 15.4%2014: 16.1%2016: 16.6%2018: 17.2%2020: 17.8%2022: 18.5%2024: 19.3%2025: 19.7%
Change over the period: +10.6 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

NATO 19.7%
World 10.4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.7 +0.4 pp
2024 19.3 +0.4 pp
2023 18.9 +0.4 pp
2022 18.5 +0.3 pp
2021 18.2 +0.3 pp
2020 17.8 +0.3 pp
2019 17.5 +0.3 pp
2018 17.2 +0.3 pp
2017 16.9 +0.3 pp
2016 16.6 +0.3 pp
2015 16.3 +0.3 pp
2014 16.1 +0.3 pp
2013 15.8 +0.3 pp
2012 15.4 +0.3 pp
2011 15.2 +0.2 pp
2010 15 +0.1 pp
2009 14.8 +0.2 pp
2008 14.7 +0.1 pp
2007 14.5 +0.1 pp
2006 14.4 +0.1 pp
2005 14.2 +0.1 pp
2004 14.1 +0.1 pp
2003 14 +0.1 pp
2002 13.9 +0.1 pp
2001 13.8 +0.1 pp
2000 13.7 +0.1 pp
1999 13.6 +0.1 pp
1998 13.5 +0.1 pp
1997 13.4 +0.1 pp
1996 13.3 +0.1 pp
1995 13.2 +0.1 pp
1994 13.1 +0.1 pp
1993 12.9 +0.1 pp
1992 12.8 +0.1 pp
1991 12.7 +0.1 pp
1990 12.6 +0.1 pp
1989 12.5 +0.1 pp
1988 12.3 +0.2 pp
1987 12.2 +0.2 pp
1986 12 +0.2 pp
1985 11.9 +0.1 pp
1984 11.8 −0 pp
1983 11.8 −0.1 pp
1982 11.9 −0.1 pp
1981 11.9 −0 pp
1980 11.9 +0.1 pp
1979 11.9 +0.1 pp
1978 11.7 +0.2 pp
1977 11.6 +0.2 pp
1976 11.4 +0.1 pp
1975 11.3 +0.2 pp
1974 11.1 +0.2 pp
1973 11 +0.1 pp
1972 10.8 +0.1 pp
1971 10.7 +0.1 pp
1970 10.5 +0.2 pp
1969 10.4 +0.1 pp
1968 10.2 +0.1 pp
1967 10.1 +0.2 pp
1966 9.9 +0.2 pp
1965 9.8 +0.2 pp
1964 9.6 +0.1 pp
1963 9.5 +0.1 pp
1962 9.4 +0.1 pp
1961 9.3 +0.1 pp
1960 9.2

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.