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Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Portugal

Share of population aged 65 and over in Portugal in 2025 — 24.9%. Ranked 5 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 17.1 pp.

2025 24.9% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 5of 217
Period maximum 24.9%2025
Period minimum 7.9%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Portugal, 1960–2025010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 7.9%1962: 8.1%1964: 8.3%1966: 8.7%1968: 9.1%1970: 9.5%1972: 9.9%1974: 10.1%1976: 10.5%1978: 10.9%1980: 11.3%1982: 11.6%1984: 11.8%1986: 12.2%1988: 12.8%1990: 13.5%1992: 14.2%1994: 14.7%1996: 15.2%1998: 15.7%2000: 16.1%2002: 16.6%2004: 17%2006: 17.5%2008: 17.9%2010: 18.5%2012: 19.2%2014: 20.1%2016: 21%2018: 21.9%2020: 22.9%2022: 23.7%2024: 24.5%2025: 24.9%
Change over the period: +17.1 pp Annual average: 0.26 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Portugal 24.9%
World 10.4%
Europe & Central Asia 18.5%
Southern Europe computed 23.3%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.9 +0.4 pp
2024 24.5 +0.4 pp
2023 24.1 +0.4 pp
2022 23.7 +0.4 pp
2021 23.3 +0.4 pp
2020 22.9 +0.5 pp
2019 22.4 +0.5 pp
2018 21.9 +0.4 pp
2017 21.5 +0.5 pp
2016 21 +0.5 pp
2015 20.6 +0.5 pp
2014 20.1 +0.5 pp
2013 19.6 +0.4 pp
2012 19.2 +0.3 pp
2011 18.9 +0.3 pp
2010 18.5 +0.3 pp
2009 18.2 +0.3 pp
2008 17.9 +0.2 pp
2007 17.7 +0.2 pp
2006 17.5 +0.2 pp
2005 17.3 +0.2 pp
2004 17 +0.2 pp
2003 16.8 +0.2 pp
2002 16.6 +0.2 pp
2001 16.4 +0.3 pp
2000 16.1 +0.2 pp
1999 15.9 +0.2 pp
1998 15.7 +0.2 pp
1997 15.5 +0.2 pp
1996 15.2 +0.3 pp
1995 15 +0.3 pp
1994 14.7 +0.3 pp
1993 14.4 +0.3 pp
1992 14.2 +0.3 pp
1991 13.8 +0.3 pp
1990 13.5 +0.3 pp
1989 13.2 +0.3 pp
1988 12.8 +0.3 pp
1987 12.5 +0.3 pp
1986 12.2 +0.3 pp
1985 12 +0.2 pp
1984 11.8 +0.1 pp
1983 11.7 +0.1 pp
1982 11.6 +0.1 pp
1981 11.4 +0.2 pp
1980 11.3 +0.2 pp
1979 11 +0.2 pp
1978 10.9 +0.2 pp
1977 10.7 +0.1 pp
1976 10.5 +0.2 pp
1975 10.3 +0.2 pp
1974 10.1 +0.1 pp
1973 10 +0.1 pp
1972 9.9 +0.1 pp
1971 9.7 +0.2 pp
1970 9.5 +0.3 pp
1969 9.3 +0.2 pp
1968 9.1 +0.2 pp
1967 8.9 +0.1 pp
1966 8.7 +0.2 pp
1965 8.5 +0.2 pp
1964 8.3 +0.1 pp
1963 8.2 +0.1 pp
1962 8.1 +0.1 pp
1961 8 +0.1 pp
1960 7.9 —

Southern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MC Monaco 36 IT Italy 25.1 PT Portugal 24.9 GR Greece 24.4 HR Croatia 23.6 SM San Marino 23.1 RS Serbia 23.1 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.9 SI Slovenia 22.2 ES Spain 21.6 MT Malta 20.5 MK North Macedonia 18.5 ME Montenegro 18.3 GI Gibraltar 17.8 AL Albania 17.6 AD Andorra 16.6 XK Kosovo 10.5
Full table for all countries

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.

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