Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Saint Martin

Share of population aged 65 and over in Saint Martin in 2025 — 19.7%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 15.6 pp.

2025 19.7% +1.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 40of 217
Period maximum 19.7%2025
Period minimum 1.9%1987

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Saint Martin, 1960–20250510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4%1962: 3.9%1964: 3.9%1966: 3.8%1968: 3.7%1970: 3.9%1972: 3.9%1974: 4.1%1976: 3.9%1978: 3.6%1980: 3.1%1982: 2.5%1984: 2.1%1986: 1.9%1988: 2%1990: 2.1%1992: 2.4%1994: 2.8%1996: 3.2%1998: 3.6%2000: 3.8%2002: 3.9%2004: 4.1%2006: 4.4%2008: 4.8%2010: 5.4%2012: 6%2014: 6.6%2016: 7.6%2018: 10.3%2020: 18.1%2022: 16.3%2024: 18.4%2025: 19.7%
Change over the period: +15.6 pp Annual average: 0.24 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Saint Martin 19.7%
World 10.4%
Caribbean computed 11.2%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Saint Martin, by year Saint Martin All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.7 +1.2 pp
2024 18.4 +1.2 pp
2023 17.2 +0.9 pp
2022 16.3 +0.5 pp
2021 15.9 −2.3 pp
2020 18.1 +1.9 pp
2019 16.2 +5.9 pp
2018 10.3 +2.2 pp
2017 8.1 +0.6 pp
2016 7.6 +0.5 pp
2015 7 +0.4 pp
2014 6.6 +0.3 pp
2013 6.3 +0.3 pp
2012 6 +0.3 pp
2011 5.7 +0.3 pp
2010 5.4 +0.3 pp
2009 5.1 +0.3 pp
2008 4.8 +0.2 pp
2007 4.6 +0.2 pp
2006 4.4 +0.2 pp
2005 4.2 +0.1 pp
2004 4.1 +0.1 pp
2003 4 +0.1 pp
2002 3.9 +0 pp
2001 3.9 +0 pp
2000 3.8 +0 pp
1999 3.8 +0.1 pp
1998 3.6 +0.2 pp
1997 3.4 +0.2 pp
1996 3.2 +0.2 pp
1995 3 +0.2 pp
1994 2.8 +0.2 pp
1993 2.6 +0.2 pp
1992 2.4 +0.2 pp
1991 2.3 +0.2 pp
1990 2.1 +0.1 pp
1989 2 +0.1 pp
1988 2 +0 pp
1987 1.9 −0 pp
1986 1.9 −0.1 pp
1985 2 −0.1 pp
1984 2.1 −0.2 pp
1983 2.3 −0.3 pp
1982 2.5 −0.3 pp
1981 2.8 −0.3 pp
1980 3.1 −0.3 pp
1979 3.4 −0.2 pp
1978 3.6 −0.2 pp
1977 3.8 −0.1 pp
1976 3.9 −0.2 pp
1975 4 −0.1 pp
1974 4.1 +0.1 pp
1973 3.9 +0.1 pp
1972 3.9 −0 pp
1971 3.9 +0 pp
1970 3.9 +0.1 pp
1969 3.8 +0.1 pp
1968 3.7 −0 pp
1967 3.8 −0.1 pp
1966 3.8 +0 pp
1965 3.8 −0 pp
1964 3.9 −0 pp
1963 3.9 +0 pp
1962 3.9 −0 pp
1961 3.9 −0.1 pp
1960 4

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.