Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Serbia

Share of population aged 65 and over in Serbia in 2025 — 23.1%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16.5 pp.

2025 23.1% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 14of 217
Period maximum 23.1%2025
Period minimum 6.6%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Serbia, 1960–2025010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6.6%1962: 6.8%1964: 7.2%1966: 7.7%1968: 8.3%1970: 8.7%1972: 9.2%1974: 9.6%1976: 10.2%1978: 10.5%1980: 10.4%1982: 9.9%1984: 9.6%1986: 9.9%1988: 10.5%1990: 11.3%1992: 12.2%1994: 13.2%1996: 14.2%1998: 15.2%2000: 16.1%2002: 16.7%2004: 17.2%2006: 17.4%2008: 17.4%2010: 17.4%2012: 17.6%2014: 18.4%2016: 19.4%2018: 20.5%2020: 21.6%2022: 22.1%2024: 22.7%2025: 23.1%
Change over the period: +16.5 pp Annual average: 0.25 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Serbia 23.1%
World 10.4%
Southern Europe computed 23.3%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.1 +0.4 pp
2024 22.7 +0.3 pp
2023 22.3 +0.3 pp
2022 22.1 +0.2 pp
2021 21.9 +0.3 pp
2020 21.6 +0.5 pp
2019 21.1 +0.6 pp
2018 20.5 +0.6 pp
2017 19.9 +0.5 pp
2016 19.4 +0.5 pp
2015 18.9 +0.5 pp
2014 18.4 +0.4 pp
2013 18 +0.4 pp
2012 17.6 +0.2 pp
2011 17.4 +0 pp
2010 17.4 −0 pp
2009 17.4 −0 pp
2008 17.4 −0 pp
2007 17.5 +0 pp
2006 17.4 +0.1 pp
2005 17.3 +0.1 pp
2004 17.2 +0.2 pp
2003 17 +0.3 pp
2002 16.7 +0.3 pp
2001 16.4 +0.3 pp
2000 16.1 +0.4 pp
1999 15.7 +0.4 pp
1998 15.2 +0.5 pp
1997 14.7 +0.5 pp
1996 14.2 +0.5 pp
1995 13.7 +0.5 pp
1994 13.2 +0.5 pp
1993 12.7 +0.5 pp
1992 12.2 +0.5 pp
1991 11.7 +0.4 pp
1990 11.3 +0.4 pp
1989 10.9 +0.4 pp
1988 10.5 +0.3 pp
1987 10.2 +0.3 pp
1986 9.9 +0.2 pp
1985 9.7 +0.1 pp
1984 9.6 −0.1 pp
1983 9.6 −0.2 pp
1982 9.9 −0.3 pp
1981 10.2 −0.2 pp
1980 10.4 −0.1 pp
1979 10.5 +0 pp
1978 10.5 +0.1 pp
1977 10.4 +0.2 pp
1976 10.2 +0.3 pp
1975 9.9 +0.3 pp
1974 9.6 +0.2 pp
1973 9.4 +0.2 pp
1972 9.2 +0.2 pp
1971 8.9 +0.2 pp
1970 8.7 +0.2 pp
1969 8.5 +0.2 pp
1968 8.3 +0.3 pp
1967 8 +0.3 pp
1966 7.7 +0.3 pp
1965 7.4 +0.3 pp
1964 7.2 +0.2 pp
1963 7 +0.2 pp
1962 6.8 +0.1 pp
1961 6.7 +0.1 pp
1960 6.6

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.