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Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Spain

Share of population aged 65 and over in Spain in 2025 — 21.6%. Ranked 22 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 13.5 pp.

2025 21.6% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 22of 217
Period maximum 21.6%2025
Period minimum 8.2%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Spain, 1960–202551015202519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 8.2%1962: 8.5%1964: 8.6%1966: 8.9%1968: 9.3%1970: 9.6%1972: 9.9%1974: 10.2%1976: 10.4%1978: 10.8%1980: 11.1%1982: 11.4%1984: 11.7%1986: 12.2%1988: 12.9%1990: 13.5%1992: 14.1%1994: 14.7%1996: 15.4%1998: 16%2000: 16.5%2002: 16.9%2004: 16.6%2006: 16.5%2008: 16.4%2010: 16.9%2012: 17.5%2014: 18.3%2016: 18.8%2018: 19.2%2020: 19.6%2022: 20.2%2024: 21.1%2025: 21.6%
Change over the period: +13.5 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Spain 21.6%
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 — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.6 +0.5 pp
2024 21.1 +0.5 pp
2023 20.7 +0.5 pp
2022 20.2 +0.4 pp
2021 19.8 +0.3 pp
2020 19.6 +0.2 pp
2019 19.4 +0.2 pp
2018 19.2 +0.2 pp
2017 19 +0.2 pp
2016 18.8 +0.2 pp
2015 18.5 +0.3 pp
2014 18.3 +0.4 pp
2013 17.9 +0.4 pp
2012 17.5 +0.3 pp
2011 17.2 +0.3 pp
2010 16.9 +0.3 pp
2009 16.6 +0.2 pp
2008 16.4 +0 pp
2007 16.4 −0.1 pp
2006 16.5 −0 pp
2005 16.5 −0.1 pp
2004 16.6 −0.2 pp
2003 16.8 −0.1 pp
2002 16.9 +0.1 pp
2001 16.8 +0.3 pp
2000 16.5 +0.2 pp
1999 16.3 +0.3 pp
1998 16 +0.3 pp
1997 15.7 +0.3 pp
1996 15.4 +0.3 pp
1995 15.1 +0.3 pp
1994 14.7 +0.3 pp
1993 14.4 +0.3 pp
1992 14.1 +0.3 pp
1991 13.9 +0.3 pp
1990 13.5 +0.3 pp
1989 13.2 +0.3 pp
1988 12.9 +0.3 pp
1987 12.5 +0.3 pp
1986 12.2 +0.3 pp
1985 12 +0.2 pp
1984 11.7 +0.2 pp
1983 11.6 +0.2 pp
1982 11.4 +0.2 pp
1981 11.3 +0.2 pp
1980 11.1 +0.2 pp
1979 10.9 +0.2 pp
1978 10.8 +0.2 pp
1977 10.6 +0.2 pp
1976 10.4 +0.2 pp
1975 10.3 +0.1 pp
1974 10.2 +0.1 pp
1973 10.1 +0.2 pp
1972 9.9 +0.1 pp
1971 9.8 +0.2 pp
1970 9.6 +0.2 pp
1969 9.4 +0.2 pp
1968 9.3 +0.2 pp
1967 9.1 +0.2 pp
1966 8.9 +0.2 pp
1965 8.7 +0.2 pp
1964 8.6 +0.1 pp
1963 8.5 +0.1 pp
1962 8.5 +0.1 pp
1961 8.3 +0.2 pp
1960 8.2 —

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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