Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Republic of the Congo

Share of population aged 65 and over in the Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 3.1%. Ranked 194 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.5 pp.

2025 3.1% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 194of 217
Period maximum 3.6%1966
Period minimum 2.7%2015

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Republic of the Congo, 1960–20252.52.833.33.53.819601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.5%1962: 3.6%1964: 3.6%1966: 3.6%1968: 3.6%1970: 3.6%1972: 3.6%1974: 3.5%1976: 3.5%1978: 3.4%1980: 3.3%1982: 3.3%1984: 3.3%1986: 3.4%1988: 3.4%1990: 3.4%1992: 3.3%1994: 3.3%1996: 3.3%1998: 3.2%2000: 3.1%2002: 3.1%2004: 3%2006: 2.9%2008: 2.9%2010: 2.8%2012: 2.7%2014: 2.7%2016: 2.7%2018: 2.7%2020: 2.8%2022: 2.8%2024: 3%2025: 3.1%
Change over the period: −0.5 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 3.1%
World 10.4%
Middle Africa computed 2.9%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.1 +0.1 pp
2024 3 +0.1 pp
2023 2.9 +0.1 pp
2022 2.8 +0.1 pp
2021 2.8 +0 pp
2020 2.8 +0 pp
2019 2.7 +0 pp
2018 2.7 +0 pp
2017 2.7 +0 pp
2016 2.7 +0 pp
2015 2.7 −0 pp
2014 2.7 −0 pp
2013 2.7 −0 pp
2012 2.7 −0 pp
2011 2.7 −0 pp
2010 2.8 −0 pp
2009 2.8 −0.1 pp
2008 2.9 −0 pp
2007 2.9 −0 pp
2006 2.9 −0 pp
2005 3 −0 pp
2004 3 −0 pp
2003 3.1 −0 pp
2002 3.1 −0 pp
2001 3.1 −0 pp
2000 3.1 −0 pp
1999 3.2 −0 pp
1998 3.2 −0 pp
1997 3.2 −0 pp
1996 3.3 −0 pp
1995 3.3 −0 pp
1994 3.3 −0 pp
1993 3.3 −0 pp
1992 3.3 −0 pp
1991 3.3 −0 pp
1990 3.4 −0 pp
1989 3.4 −0 pp
1988 3.4 −0 pp
1987 3.4 +0 pp
1986 3.4 +0 pp
1985 3.4 +0 pp
1984 3.3 +0 pp
1983 3.3 +0 pp
1982 3.3 −0 pp
1981 3.3 −0 pp
1980 3.3 −0 pp
1979 3.4 −0 pp
1978 3.4 −0 pp
1977 3.4 −0 pp
1976 3.5 −0 pp
1975 3.5 −0 pp
1974 3.5 −0 pp
1973 3.5 −0 pp
1972 3.6 −0 pp
1971 3.6 −0 pp
1970 3.6 −0 pp
1969 3.6 −0 pp
1968 3.6 −0 pp
1967 3.6 −0 pp
1966 3.6 +0 pp
1965 3.6 +0 pp
1964 3.6 +0 pp
1963 3.6 +0 pp
1962 3.6 +0 pp
1961 3.6 +0 pp
1960 3.5

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.