Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Pakistan

Share of population aged 65 and over in Pakistan in 2025 — 4.4%. Ranked 160 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1.9 pp.

2025 4.4% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 160of 217
Period maximum 4.4%2025
Period minimum 2.4%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Pakistan, 1960–202522.533.544.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2.4%1962: 2.5%1964: 2.5%1966: 2.6%1968: 2.7%1970: 2.9%1972: 3%1974: 3%1976: 3.1%1978: 3.2%1980: 3.3%1982: 3.3%1984: 3.3%1986: 3.4%1988: 3.4%1990: 3.4%1992: 3.4%1994: 3.4%1996: 3.4%1998: 3.5%2000: 3.5%2002: 3.5%2004: 3.5%2006: 3.6%2008: 3.6%2010: 3.7%2012: 3.8%2014: 3.8%2016: 3.9%2018: 3.9%2020: 4%2022: 4.1%2024: 4.3%2025: 4.4%
Change over the period: +1.9 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Pakistan 4.4%
World 10.4%
South Asia 7.4%
Southern Asia computed 6.9%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.4 +0.1 pp
2024 4.3 +0.1 pp
2023 4.2 +0.1 pp
2022 4.1 +0.1 pp
2021 4.1 +0 pp
2020 4 +0 pp
2019 4 +0.1 pp
2018 3.9 +0 pp
2017 3.9 +0 pp
2016 3.9 +0 pp
2015 3.8 +0 pp
2014 3.8 +0 pp
2013 3.8 +0 pp
2012 3.8 +0 pp
2011 3.7 +0 pp
2010 3.7 +0 pp
2009 3.7 +0 pp
2008 3.6 +0 pp
2007 3.6 +0 pp
2006 3.6 +0 pp
2005 3.6 +0 pp
2004 3.5 +0 pp
2003 3.5 +0 pp
2002 3.5 +0 pp
2001 3.5 +0 pp
2000 3.5 +0 pp
1999 3.5 +0 pp
1998 3.5 +0 pp
1997 3.5 +0 pp
1996 3.4 +0 pp
1995 3.4 +0 pp
1994 3.4 +0 pp
1993 3.4 +0 pp
1992 3.4 +0 pp
1991 3.4 +0 pp
1990 3.4 +0 pp
1989 3.4 +0 pp
1988 3.4 +0 pp
1987 3.4 +0 pp
1986 3.4 +0 pp
1985 3.4 +0 pp
1984 3.3 +0 pp
1983 3.3 +0 pp
1982 3.3 +0 pp
1981 3.3 +0 pp
1980 3.3 +0 pp
1979 3.2 +0 pp
1978 3.2 +0 pp
1977 3.2 +0 pp
1976 3.1 +0 pp
1975 3.1 +0 pp
1974 3 +0 pp
1973 3 +0 pp
1972 3 +0 pp
1971 2.9 +0 pp
1970 2.9 +0.1 pp
1969 2.8 +0.1 pp
1968 2.7 +0.1 pp
1967 2.7 +0.1 pp
1966 2.6 +0.1 pp
1965 2.6 +0 pp
1964 2.5 +0 pp
1963 2.5 +0 pp
1962 2.5 +0 pp
1961 2.4 +0 pp
1960 2.4

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.