Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Saint Kitts and Nevis

Share of population aged 65 and over in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2025 — 11.7%. Ranked 89 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6.7 pp.

2025 11.7% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 89of 217
Period maximum 11.7%2025
Period minimum 5%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1960–2025468101219601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5%1962: 5.2%1964: 5.5%1966: 6%1968: 6.5%1970: 7.1%1972: 7.5%1974: 8%1976: 8.4%1978: 9%1980: 9.4%1982: 9.5%1984: 9.5%1986: 9.6%1988: 9.6%1990: 9.6%1992: 9.3%1994: 8.9%1996: 8.4%1998: 8.1%2000: 7.8%2002: 7.6%2004: 7.4%2006: 7.3%2008: 7.3%2010: 7.5%2012: 7.4%2014: 7.5%2016: 7.8%2018: 8.5%2020: 9.4%2022: 10.2%2024: 11.2%2025: 11.7%
Change over the period: +6.7 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.7%
World 10.4%
Caribbean computed 11.2%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Saint Kitts and Nevis, by year Saint Kitts and Nevis All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.7 +0.5 pp
2024 11.2 +0.5 pp
2023 10.7 +0.5 pp
2022 10.2 +0.4 pp
2021 9.9 +0.4 pp
2020 9.4 +0.5 pp
2019 9 +0.4 pp
2018 8.5 +0.4 pp
2017 8.2 +0.3 pp
2016 7.8 +0.2 pp
2015 7.6 +0.1 pp
2014 7.5 +0.1 pp
2013 7.4 +0 pp
2012 7.4 −0.1 pp
2011 7.4 −0 pp
2010 7.5 +0.1 pp
2009 7.4 +0.1 pp
2008 7.3 +0 pp
2007 7.3 −0 pp
2006 7.3 −0 pp
2005 7.3 −0.1 pp
2004 7.4 −0.1 pp
2003 7.5 −0.1 pp
2002 7.6 −0.1 pp
2001 7.7 −0.1 pp
2000 7.8 −0.1 pp
1999 7.9 −0.1 pp
1998 8.1 −0.2 pp
1997 8.2 −0.2 pp
1996 8.4 −0.2 pp
1995 8.6 −0.2 pp
1994 8.9 −0.2 pp
1993 9.1 −0.3 pp
1992 9.3 −0.2 pp
1991 9.6 −0.1 pp
1990 9.6 +0 pp
1989 9.6 +0 pp
1988 9.6 +0 pp
1987 9.6 +0 pp
1986 9.6 +0 pp
1985 9.5 +0 pp
1984 9.5 +0 pp
1983 9.5 +0 pp
1982 9.5 +0 pp
1981 9.5 +0.1 pp
1980 9.4 +0.2 pp
1979 9.2 +0.3 pp
1978 9 +0.3 pp
1977 8.7 +0.2 pp
1976 8.4 +0.2 pp
1975 8.2 +0.2 pp
1974 8 +0.2 pp
1973 7.8 +0.2 pp
1972 7.5 +0.2 pp
1971 7.3 +0.2 pp
1970 7.1 +0.3 pp
1969 6.8 +0.3 pp
1968 6.5 +0.3 pp
1967 6.2 +0.2 pp
1966 6 +0.2 pp
1965 5.8 +0.2 pp
1964 5.5 +0.2 pp
1963 5.4 +0.1 pp
1962 5.2 +0.1 pp
1961 5.1 +0.1 pp
1960 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.