Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Norway

Share of population aged 65 and over in Norway in 2025 — 19.1%. Ranked 41 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 8.1 pp.

2025 19.1% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 41of 217
Period maximum 19.1%2025
Period minimum 11%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Norway, 1960–20251012.51517.52019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 11%1962: 11.4%1964: 11.8%1966: 12.2%1968: 12.6%1970: 12.9%1972: 13.1%1974: 13.5%1976: 13.9%1978: 14.4%1980: 14.8%1982: 15.1%1984: 15.5%1986: 16%1988: 16.2%1990: 16.3%1992: 16.2%1994: 16%1996: 15.8%1998: 15.6%2000: 15.2%2002: 14.9%2004: 14.7%2006: 14.7%2008: 14.7%2010: 15%2012: 15.5%2014: 16%2016: 16.5%2018: 17.1%2020: 17.7%2022: 18.3%2024: 18.8%2025: 19.1%
Change over the period: +8.1 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Norway 19.1%
World 10.4%
Northern Europe computed 20%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.1 +0.3 pp
2024 18.8 +0.3 pp
2023 18.5 +0.2 pp
2022 18.3 +0.3 pp
2021 18.1 +0.3 pp
2020 17.7 +0.3 pp
2019 17.4 +0.3 pp
2018 17.1 +0.3 pp
2017 16.8 +0.3 pp
2016 16.5 +0.2 pp
2015 16.3 +0.2 pp
2014 16 +0.2 pp
2013 15.8 +0.3 pp
2012 15.5 +0.3 pp
2011 15.2 +0.3 pp
2010 15 +0.2 pp
2009 14.8 +0.1 pp
2008 14.7 +0 pp
2007 14.6 −0 pp
2006 14.7 −0 pp
2005 14.7 −0 pp
2004 14.7 −0 pp
2003 14.8 −0.1 pp
2002 14.9 −0.1 pp
2001 15 −0.2 pp
2000 15.2 −0.2 pp
1999 15.4 −0.2 pp
1998 15.6 −0.2 pp
1997 15.7 −0.1 pp
1996 15.8 −0.1 pp
1995 15.9 −0.1 pp
1994 16 −0.1 pp
1993 16.1 −0.1 pp
1992 16.2 −0.1 pp
1991 16.3 −0 pp
1990 16.3 +0 pp
1989 16.3 +0.1 pp
1988 16.2 +0.1 pp
1987 16.1 +0.1 pp
1986 16 +0.2 pp
1985 15.7 +0.2 pp
1984 15.5 +0.2 pp
1983 15.4 +0.2 pp
1982 15.1 +0.2 pp
1981 14.9 +0.2 pp
1980 14.8 +0.2 pp
1979 14.6 +0.2 pp
1978 14.4 +0.2 pp
1977 14.1 +0.2 pp
1976 13.9 +0.2 pp
1975 13.7 +0.2 pp
1974 13.5 +0.2 pp
1973 13.3 +0.2 pp
1972 13.1 +0.1 pp
1971 13 +0.1 pp
1970 12.9 +0.1 pp
1969 12.7 +0.1 pp
1968 12.6 +0.2 pp
1967 12.4 +0.2 pp
1966 12.2 +0.2 pp
1965 12 +0.2 pp
1964 11.8 +0.2 pp
1963 11.6 +0.2 pp
1962 11.4 +0.2 pp
1961 11.2 +0.2 pp
1960 11

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.