Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Slovakia

Share of population aged 65 and over in Slovakia in 2025 — 19%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 12.2 pp.

2025 19% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 42of 217
Period maximum 19%2025
Period minimum 6.9%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Slovakia, 1960–2025510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6.9%1962: 7.3%1964: 7.7%1966: 8.2%1968: 8.7%1970: 9.1%1972: 9.5%1974: 9.9%1976: 10.2%1978: 10.4%1980: 10.5%1982: 9.9%1984: 9.3%1986: 9.5%1988: 9.9%1990: 10.3%1992: 10.5%1994: 10.7%1996: 11%1998: 11.2%2000: 11.3%2002: 11.5%2004: 11.6%2006: 11.9%2008: 12.1%2010: 12.4%2012: 12.9%2014: 13.7%2016: 14.7%2018: 15.7%2020: 16.8%2022: 17.6%2024: 18.5%2025: 19%
Change over the period: +12.2 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Slovakia 19%
World 10.4%
Eastern Europe computed 18.9%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Slovakia, by year Slovakia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19 +0.5 pp
2024 18.5 +0.5 pp
2023 18.1 +0.5 pp
2022 17.6 +0.4 pp
2021 17.2 +0.4 pp
2020 16.8 +0.5 pp
2019 16.3 +0.5 pp
2018 15.7 +0.5 pp
2017 15.2 +0.5 pp
2016 14.7 +0.5 pp
2015 14.1 +0.5 pp
2014 13.7 +0.4 pp
2013 13.3 +0.4 pp
2012 12.9 +0.3 pp
2011 12.6 +0.2 pp
2010 12.4 +0.2 pp
2009 12.3 +0.2 pp
2008 12.1 +0.1 pp
2007 12 +0.1 pp
2006 11.9 +0.1 pp
2005 11.7 +0.1 pp
2004 11.6 +0.1 pp
2003 11.5 +0.1 pp
2002 11.5 +0.1 pp
2001 11.4 +0.1 pp
2000 11.3 +0.1 pp
1999 11.3 +0.1 pp
1998 11.2 +0.1 pp
1997 11.1 +0.1 pp
1996 11 +0.1 pp
1995 10.8 +0.1 pp
1994 10.7 +0.1 pp
1993 10.6 +0.1 pp
1992 10.5 +0.1 pp
1991 10.4 +0.1 pp
1990 10.3 +0.1 pp
1989 10.1 +0.2 pp
1988 9.9 +0.2 pp
1987 9.7 +0.2 pp
1986 9.5 +0.1 pp
1985 9.4 +0.1 pp
1984 9.3 −0.2 pp
1983 9.5 −0.4 pp
1982 9.9 −0.3 pp
1981 10.2 −0.3 pp
1980 10.5 −0 pp
1979 10.5 +0.1 pp
1978 10.4 +0.1 pp
1977 10.3 +0.1 pp
1976 10.2 +0.1 pp
1975 10.1 +0.2 pp
1974 9.9 +0.2 pp
1973 9.7 +0.2 pp
1972 9.5 +0.2 pp
1971 9.3 +0.2 pp
1970 9.1 +0.2 pp
1969 8.9 +0.2 pp
1968 8.7 +0.3 pp
1967 8.5 +0.3 pp
1966 8.2 +0.3 pp
1965 8 +0.3 pp
1964 7.7 +0.2 pp
1963 7.5 +0.2 pp
1962 7.3 +0.2 pp
1961 7.1 +0.2 pp
1960 6.9

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.