Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Nauru

Share of population aged 65 and over in Nauru in 2025 — 3%. Ranked 198 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.9 pp.

2025 3% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 198of 217
Period maximum 5%1983
Period minimum 0.9%1970

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Nauru, 1960–2025024619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.9%1962: 3.3%1964: 2.9%1966: 2.5%1968: 1.7%1970: 0.9%1972: 1.1%1974: 1.2%1976: 1.3%1978: 2%1980: 3.4%1982: 4.6%1984: 4.9%1986: 4.4%1988: 3.7%1990: 2.6%1992: 1.7%1994: 1.7%1996: 1.8%1998: 1.8%2000: 1.6%2002: 1.5%2004: 1.5%2006: 1.5%2008: 1.5%2010: 1.3%2012: 1.3%2014: 1.4%2016: 1.7%2018: 1.9%2020: 2.1%2022: 2.4%2024: 2.9%2025: 3%
Change over the period: −0.9 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Nauru 3%
World 10.4%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 8.3%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Nauru, by year Nauru All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3 +0.2 pp
2024 2.9 +0.2 pp
2023 2.7 +0.2 pp
2022 2.4 +0.2 pp
2021 2.2 +0.1 pp
2020 2.1 +0.1 pp
2019 2 +0.1 pp
2018 1.9 +0.1 pp
2017 1.8 +0.1 pp
2016 1.7 +0.2 pp
2015 1.5 +0.1 pp
2014 1.4 +0 pp
2013 1.3 +0.1 pp
2012 1.3 −0 pp
2011 1.3 −0.1 pp
2010 1.3 −0.1 pp
2009 1.4 −0.1 pp
2008 1.5 −0 pp
2007 1.5 +0 pp
2006 1.5 +0 pp
2005 1.5 +0 pp
2004 1.5 +0 pp
2003 1.4 −0 pp
2002 1.5 −0.1 pp
2001 1.5 −0.1 pp
2000 1.6 −0.1 pp
1999 1.7 −0.1 pp
1998 1.8 −0.1 pp
1997 1.8 +0 pp
1996 1.8 +0 pp
1995 1.8 +0.1 pp
1994 1.7 +0.1 pp
1993 1.7 −0 pp
1992 1.7 −0.4 pp
1991 2.1 −0.6 pp
1990 2.6 −0.5 pp
1989 3.2 −0.5 pp
1988 3.7 −0.4 pp
1987 4.1 −0.3 pp
1986 4.4 −0.3 pp
1985 4.7 −0.2 pp
1984 4.9 −0.1 pp
1983 5 +0.3 pp
1982 4.6 +0.6 pp
1981 4 +0.6 pp
1980 3.4 +0.7 pp
1979 2.7 +0.7 pp
1978 2 +0.5 pp
1977 1.5 +0.2 pp
1976 1.3 +0 pp
1975 1.2 +0.1 pp
1974 1.2 +0 pp
1973 1.1 +0 pp
1972 1.1 +0.1 pp
1971 1 +0.1 pp
1970 0.9 −0.1 pp
1969 1 −0.7 pp
1968 1.7 −0.7 pp
1967 2.4 −0.1 pp
1966 2.5 −0.2 pp
1965 2.7 −0.2 pp
1964 2.9 −0.2 pp
1963 3.1 −0.2 pp
1962 3.3 −0.3 pp
1961 3.6 −0.3 pp
1960 3.9

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.