Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Nepal

Share of population aged 65 and over in Nepal in 2025 — 6.6%. Ranked 133 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3.6 pp.

2025 6.6% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 133of 217
Period maximum 6.6%2025
Period minimum 3%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Nepal, 1960–202523456719601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3%1962: 3%1964: 3.1%1966: 3.2%1968: 3.2%1970: 3.3%1972: 3.3%1974: 3.4%1976: 3.4%1978: 3.5%1980: 3.5%1982: 3.6%1984: 3.6%1986: 3.6%1988: 3.6%1990: 3.6%1992: 3.7%1994: 3.7%1996: 3.7%1998: 3.8%2000: 3.8%2002: 3.9%2004: 4%2006: 4.2%2008: 4.5%2010: 4.7%2012: 5%2014: 5.3%2016: 5.6%2018: 5.9%2020: 6.1%2022: 6.2%2024: 6.5%2025: 6.6%
Change over the period: +3.6 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Nepal 6.6%
World 10.4%
South Asia 7.4%
Southern Asia computed 6.9%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 6.6 +0.1 pp
2024 6.5 +0.1 pp
2023 6.4 +0.2 pp
2022 6.2 +0.1 pp
2021 6.1 +0 pp
2020 6.1 +0 pp
2019 6 +0.1 pp
2018 5.9 +0.2 pp
2017 5.8 +0.2 pp
2016 5.6 +0.1 pp
2015 5.5 +0.1 pp
2014 5.3 +0.2 pp
2013 5.2 +0.2 pp
2012 5 +0.2 pp
2011 4.9 +0.1 pp
2010 4.7 +0.1 pp
2009 4.6 +0.1 pp
2008 4.5 +0.1 pp
2007 4.4 +0.1 pp
2006 4.2 +0.1 pp
2005 4.1 +0.1 pp
2004 4 +0.1 pp
2003 4 +0.1 pp
2002 3.9 +0.1 pp
2001 3.9 +0 pp
2000 3.8 +0 pp
1999 3.8 +0 pp
1998 3.8 +0 pp
1997 3.7 +0 pp
1996 3.7 +0 pp
1995 3.7 +0 pp
1994 3.7 +0 pp
1993 3.7 +0 pp
1992 3.7 +0 pp
1991 3.7 +0 pp
1990 3.6 +0 pp
1989 3.6 +0 pp
1988 3.6 +0 pp
1987 3.6 +0 pp
1986 3.6 +0 pp
1985 3.6 +0 pp
1984 3.6 +0 pp
1983 3.6 +0 pp
1982 3.6 +0 pp
1981 3.5 +0 pp
1980 3.5 +0 pp
1979 3.5 +0 pp
1978 3.5 +0 pp
1977 3.4 +0 pp
1976 3.4 +0 pp
1975 3.4 +0 pp
1974 3.4 +0 pp
1973 3.4 +0 pp
1972 3.3 +0 pp
1971 3.3 +0 pp
1970 3.3 +0 pp
1969 3.2 +0 pp
1968 3.2 +0 pp
1967 3.2 +0 pp
1966 3.2 +0 pp
1965 3.1 +0 pp
1964 3.1 +0 pp
1963 3.1 +0 pp
1962 3 +0 pp
1961 3 +0 pp
1960 3

Southern Asia, 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.