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Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Slovenia

Share of population aged 65 and over in Slovenia in 2025 — 22.2%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 14.6 pp.

2025 22.2% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 19of 217
Period maximum 22.2%2025
Period minimum 7.6%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Slovenia, 1960–2025010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 7.6%1962: 7.8%1964: 8.2%1966: 8.7%1968: 9.2%1970: 9.6%1972: 10%1974: 10.5%1976: 10.9%1978: 11.2%1980: 11.2%1982: 10.7%1984: 10.2%1986: 10.1%1988: 10.3%1990: 10.7%1992: 11.2%1994: 11.9%1996: 12.6%1998: 13.3%2000: 13.9%2002: 14.5%2004: 15%2006: 15.6%2008: 16.1%2010: 16.4%2012: 16.8%2014: 17.5%2016: 18.5%2018: 19.5%2020: 20.1%2022: 20.9%2024: 21.8%2025: 22.2%
Change over the period: +14.6 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Slovenia 22.2%
World 10.4%
Europe & Central Asia 18.5%
Southern Europe computed 23.3%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Slovenia, by year Slovenia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22.2 +0.4 pp
2024 21.8 +0.4 pp
2023 21.3 +0.5 pp
2022 20.9 +0.5 pp
2021 20.4 +0.3 pp
2020 20.1 +0.3 pp
2019 19.9 +0.4 pp
2018 19.5 +0.5 pp
2017 19 +0.5 pp
2016 18.5 +0.5 pp
2015 18 +0.5 pp
2014 17.5 +0.4 pp
2013 17.1 +0.4 pp
2012 16.8 +0.3 pp
2011 16.5 +0.1 pp
2010 16.4 +0.1 pp
2009 16.3 +0.2 pp
2008 16.1 +0.3 pp
2007 15.9 +0.3 pp
2006 15.6 +0.3 pp
2005 15.3 +0.3 pp
2004 15 +0.3 pp
2003 14.8 +0.3 pp
2002 14.5 +0.3 pp
2001 14.2 +0.3 pp
2000 13.9 +0.3 pp
1999 13.6 +0.3 pp
1998 13.3 +0.4 pp
1997 13 +0.4 pp
1996 12.6 +0.4 pp
1995 12.2 +0.4 pp
1994 11.9 +0.3 pp
1993 11.5 +0.3 pp
1992 11.2 +0.3 pp
1991 10.9 +0.2 pp
1990 10.7 +0.2 pp
1989 10.5 +0.2 pp
1988 10.3 +0.2 pp
1987 10.1 +0 pp
1986 10.1 −0 pp
1985 10.1 −0.1 pp
1984 10.2 −0.2 pp
1983 10.4 −0.3 pp
1982 10.7 −0.3 pp
1981 11 −0.2 pp
1980 11.2 −0 pp
1979 11.3 +0.1 pp
1978 11.2 +0.1 pp
1977 11 +0.2 pp
1976 10.9 +0.2 pp
1975 10.7 +0.2 pp
1974 10.5 +0.2 pp
1973 10.2 +0.2 pp
1972 10 +0.2 pp
1971 9.8 +0.2 pp
1970 9.6 +0.2 pp
1969 9.4 +0.2 pp
1968 9.2 +0.2 pp
1967 9 +0.3 pp
1966 8.7 +0.3 pp
1965 8.4 +0.3 pp
1964 8.2 +0.2 pp
1963 8 +0.1 pp
1962 7.8 +0.1 pp
1961 7.7 +0.1 pp
1960 7.6 —

Southern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MC Monaco 36 IT Italy 25.1 PT Portugal 24.9 GR Greece 24.4 HR Croatia 23.6 SM San Marino 23.1 RS Serbia 23.1 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.9 SI Slovenia 22.2 ES Spain 21.6 MT Malta 20.5 MK North Macedonia 18.5 ME Montenegro 18.3 GI Gibraltar 17.8 AL Albania 17.6 AD Andorra 16.6 XK Kosovo 10.5
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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.

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