Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Panama

Share of population aged 65 and over in Panama in 2025 — 9.7%. Ranked 102 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6.4 pp.

2025 9.7% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 102of 217
Period maximum 9.7%2025
Period minimum 3.3%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Panama, 1960–202502.557.51019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.3%1962: 3.3%1964: 3.3%1966: 3.3%1968: 3.4%1970: 3.4%1972: 3.4%1974: 3.5%1976: 3.6%1978: 3.7%1980: 3.8%1982: 3.9%1984: 4%1986: 4.1%1988: 4.2%1990: 4.3%1992: 4.4%1994: 4.5%1996: 4.6%1998: 4.8%2000: 4.9%2002: 5.1%2004: 5.4%2006: 5.7%2008: 6%2010: 6.3%2012: 6.6%2014: 7%2016: 7.4%2018: 7.8%2020: 8.3%2022: 8.8%2024: 9.4%2025: 9.7%
Change over the period: +6.4 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Panama 9.7%
World 10.4%
Central America computed 7.9%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.7 +0.3 pp
2024 9.4 +0.3 pp
2023 9.1 +0.3 pp
2022 8.8 +0.3 pp
2021 8.5 +0.2 pp
2020 8.3 +0.2 pp
2019 8.1 +0.2 pp
2018 7.8 +0.2 pp
2017 7.6 +0.2 pp
2016 7.4 +0.2 pp
2015 7.2 +0.2 pp
2014 7 +0.2 pp
2013 6.8 +0.2 pp
2012 6.6 +0.2 pp
2011 6.5 +0.2 pp
2010 6.3 +0.2 pp
2009 6.1 +0.2 pp
2008 6 +0.2 pp
2007 5.8 +0.1 pp
2006 5.7 +0.1 pp
2005 5.5 +0.1 pp
2004 5.4 +0.1 pp
2003 5.3 +0.1 pp
2002 5.1 +0.1 pp
2001 5 +0.1 pp
2000 4.9 +0.1 pp
1999 4.9 +0.1 pp
1998 4.8 +0.1 pp
1997 4.7 +0.1 pp
1996 4.6 +0.1 pp
1995 4.6 +0.1 pp
1994 4.5 +0.1 pp
1993 4.5 +0.1 pp
1992 4.4 +0.1 pp
1991 4.3 +0.1 pp
1990 4.3 +0 pp
1989 4.2 +0 pp
1988 4.2 +0 pp
1987 4.1 +0 pp
1986 4.1 +0.1 pp
1985 4 +0.1 pp
1984 4 +0.1 pp
1983 3.9 +0.1 pp
1982 3.9 +0.1 pp
1981 3.8 +0.1 pp
1980 3.8 +0.1 pp
1979 3.7 +0.1 pp
1978 3.7 +0.1 pp
1977 3.6 +0 pp
1976 3.6 +0 pp
1975 3.5 +0 pp
1974 3.5 +0 pp
1973 3.4 +0 pp
1972 3.4 +0 pp
1971 3.4 +0 pp
1970 3.4 +0 pp
1969 3.4 +0 pp
1968 3.4 +0 pp
1967 3.3 +0 pp
1966 3.3 +0 pp
1965 3.3 +0 pp
1964 3.3 +0 pp
1963 3.3 +0 pp
1962 3.3 +0 pp
1961 3.3 +0 pp
1960 3.3

Central America, 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.