Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Palau

Share of population aged 65 and over in Palau in 2025 — 11.8%. Ranked 87 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 7 pp.

2025 11.8% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 87of 217
Period maximum 11.8%2025
Period minimum 4.2%1970

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Palau, 1960–2025468101219601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4.9%1962: 4.7%1964: 4.6%1966: 4.7%1968: 4.5%1970: 4.2%1972: 4.4%1974: 4.5%1976: 4.4%1978: 4.7%1980: 5.1%1982: 5.1%1984: 5.1%1986: 5.2%1988: 5.6%1990: 5.9%1992: 5.8%1994: 5.6%1996: 5.5%1998: 5.2%2000: 5.2%2002: 5.3%2004: 5.5%2006: 5.6%2008: 5.8%2010: 6.1%2012: 6.7%2014: 7.3%2016: 7.8%2018: 8.7%2020: 9.5%2022: 10.4%2024: 11.3%2025: 11.8%
Change over the period: +7 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Palau 11.8%
World 10.4%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 8.3%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Palau, by year Palau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.8 +0.5 pp
2024 11.3 +0.5 pp
2023 10.9 +0.5 pp
2022 10.4 +0.4 pp
2021 9.9 +0.4 pp
2020 9.5 +0.4 pp
2019 9.1 +0.4 pp
2018 8.7 +0.4 pp
2017 8.3 +0.4 pp
2016 7.8 +0.3 pp
2015 7.5 +0.3 pp
2014 7.3 +0.3 pp
2013 7 +0.3 pp
2012 6.7 +0.3 pp
2011 6.4 +0.2 pp
2010 6.1 +0.2 pp
2009 6 +0.2 pp
2008 5.8 +0.1 pp
2007 5.7 +0.1 pp
2006 5.6 +0 pp
2005 5.6 +0.1 pp
2004 5.5 +0.1 pp
2003 5.4 +0.1 pp
2002 5.3 +0.1 pp
2001 5.2 +0 pp
2000 5.2 −0 pp
1999 5.2 −0 pp
1998 5.2 −0.1 pp
1997 5.3 −0.1 pp
1996 5.5 −0.1 pp
1995 5.6 −0.1 pp
1994 5.6 −0.1 pp
1993 5.7 −0.1 pp
1992 5.8 −0.1 pp
1991 5.9 −0 pp
1990 5.9 +0.1 pp
1989 5.8 +0.2 pp
1988 5.6 +0.2 pp
1987 5.4 +0.2 pp
1986 5.2 +0.1 pp
1985 5.1 +0 pp
1984 5.1 +0 pp
1983 5.1 −0.1 pp
1982 5.1 −0 pp
1981 5.2 +0.1 pp
1980 5.1 +0.2 pp
1979 4.9 +0.2 pp
1978 4.7 +0.2 pp
1977 4.5 +0.1 pp
1976 4.4 −0 pp
1975 4.5 −0 pp
1974 4.5 +0 pp
1973 4.5 +0.1 pp
1972 4.4 +0.1 pp
1971 4.3 +0.1 pp
1970 4.2 −0.1 pp
1969 4.3 −0.2 pp
1968 4.5 −0.2 pp
1967 4.7 −0 pp
1966 4.7 +0.1 pp
1965 4.6 +0 pp
1964 4.6 −0 pp
1963 4.6 −0.1 pp
1962 4.7 −0.1 pp
1961 4.7 −0.1 pp
1960 4.9

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.