Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Philippines

Share of population aged 65 and over in the Philippines in 2025 — 5.7%. Ranked 140 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3.5 pp.

2025 5.7% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 140of 217
Period maximum 5.7%2025
Period minimum 2.1%1965

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Philippines, 1960–20252345619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2.2%1962: 2.2%1964: 2.1%1966: 2.1%1968: 2.2%1970: 2.2%1972: 2.3%1974: 2.4%1976: 2.5%1978: 2.6%1980: 2.6%1982: 2.7%1984: 2.7%1986: 2.8%1988: 2.8%1990: 2.8%1992: 2.8%1994: 2.9%1996: 2.9%1998: 2.9%2000: 3%2002: 3.1%2004: 3.1%2006: 3.2%2008: 3.3%2010: 3.3%2012: 3.4%2014: 3.6%2016: 3.9%2018: 4.3%2020: 4.7%2022: 5%2024: 5.5%2025: 5.7%
Change over the period: +3.5 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Philippines 5.7%
World 10.4%
South-Eastern Asia computed 8.4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.7 +0.2 pp
2024 5.5 +0.2 pp
2023 5.3 +0.2 pp
2022 5 +0.2 pp
2021 4.9 +0.2 pp
2020 4.7 +0.2 pp
2019 4.5 +0.2 pp
2018 4.3 +0.2 pp
2017 4.1 +0.2 pp
2016 3.9 +0.2 pp
2015 3.8 +0.1 pp
2014 3.6 +0.1 pp
2013 3.5 +0.1 pp
2012 3.4 +0.1 pp
2011 3.4 +0 pp
2010 3.3 +0 pp
2009 3.3 +0 pp
2008 3.3 +0 pp
2007 3.3 +0 pp
2006 3.2 +0 pp
2005 3.2 +0 pp
2004 3.1 +0 pp
2003 3.1 +0 pp
2002 3.1 +0 pp
2001 3 +0 pp
2000 3 +0 pp
1999 3 +0 pp
1998 2.9 +0 pp
1997 2.9 +0 pp
1996 2.9 +0 pp
1995 2.9 +0 pp
1994 2.9 +0 pp
1993 2.8 +0 pp
1992 2.8 +0 pp
1991 2.8 +0 pp
1990 2.8 +0 pp
1989 2.8 +0 pp
1988 2.8 +0 pp
1987 2.8 +0 pp
1986 2.8 +0 pp
1985 2.7 +0 pp
1984 2.7 +0 pp
1983 2.7 +0 pp
1982 2.7 +0 pp
1981 2.7 +0 pp
1980 2.6 +0 pp
1979 2.6 +0 pp
1978 2.6 +0 pp
1977 2.5 +0 pp
1976 2.5 +0 pp
1975 2.4 +0.1 pp
1974 2.4 +0 pp
1973 2.3 +0 pp
1972 2.3 +0 pp
1971 2.2 +0 pp
1970 2.2 +0 pp
1969 2.2 +0 pp
1968 2.2 +0 pp
1967 2.2 +0 pp
1966 2.1 +0 pp
1965 2.1 −0 pp
1964 2.1 −0 pp
1963 2.1 −0 pp
1962 2.2 −0 pp
1961 2.2 −0 pp
1960 2.2

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.