Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Peru

Share of population aged 65 and over in Peru in 2025 — 9.5%. Ranked 105 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5.8 pp.

2025 9.5% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 105of 217
Period maximum 9.5%2025
Period minimum 3.6%1990

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Peru, 1960–202524681019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.7%1962: 3.8%1964: 4%1966: 4.1%1968: 4.2%1970: 4.2%1972: 4.4%1974: 4.4%1976: 4.3%1978: 4.3%1980: 4.1%1982: 3.9%1984: 3.7%1986: 3.6%1988: 3.6%1990: 3.6%1992: 3.6%1994: 3.7%1996: 3.9%1998: 4%2000: 4.3%2002: 4.8%2004: 5.4%2006: 6.1%2008: 6.7%2010: 7.2%2012: 7.6%2014: 8%2016: 8.3%2018: 8.5%2020: 8.7%2022: 8.8%2024: 9.2%2025: 9.5%
Change over the period: +5.8 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Peru 9.5%
World 10.4%
South America computed 11%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.5 +0.2 pp
2024 9.2 +0.2 pp
2023 9 +0.2 pp
2022 8.8 +0.1 pp
2021 8.8 +0 pp
2020 8.7 +0.1 pp
2019 8.6 +0.1 pp
2018 8.5 +0.1 pp
2017 8.4 +0.1 pp
2016 8.3 +0.1 pp
2015 8.2 +0.2 pp
2014 8 +0.2 pp
2013 7.8 +0.2 pp
2012 7.6 +0.2 pp
2011 7.4 +0.2 pp
2010 7.2 +0.2 pp
2009 7 +0.2 pp
2008 6.7 +0.3 pp
2007 6.4 +0.4 pp
2006 6.1 +0.4 pp
2005 5.7 +0.3 pp
2004 5.4 +0.3 pp
2003 5.1 +0.3 pp
2002 4.8 +0.3 pp
2001 4.5 +0.2 pp
2000 4.3 +0.2 pp
1999 4.1 +0.1 pp
1998 4 +0.1 pp
1997 4 +0.1 pp
1996 3.9 +0.1 pp
1995 3.8 +0.1 pp
1994 3.7 +0.1 pp
1993 3.6 +0 pp
1992 3.6 +0 pp
1991 3.6 +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 3.7 −0.1 pp
1984 3.7 −0.1 pp
1983 3.8 −0.1 pp
1982 3.9 −0.1 pp
1981 4 −0.1 pp
1980 4.1 −0.1 pp
1979 4.2 −0.1 pp
1978 4.3 −0.1 pp
1977 4.3 −0 pp
1976 4.3 −0 pp
1975 4.4 −0 pp
1974 4.4 −0 pp
1973 4.4 +0 pp
1972 4.4 +0.1 pp
1971 4.3 +0 pp
1970 4.2 +0 pp
1969 4.2 +0 pp
1968 4.2 +0 pp
1967 4.2 +0.1 pp
1966 4.1 +0.1 pp
1965 4.1 +0.1 pp
1964 4 +0.1 pp
1963 3.9 +0.1 pp
1962 3.8 +0.1 pp
1961 3.7 +0 pp
1960 3.7

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.