Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Central Asia

Share of population aged 65 and over in Central Asia in 2025 — 6.4%. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1 pp.

2025 6.4% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 6.4%2025
Period minimum 4.3%1988

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Central Asia, 1960–2025456719601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5.4%1962: 5.2%1964: 5.1%1966: 5.1%1968: 5.1%1970: 5%1972: 5%1974: 4.8%1976: 4.8%1978: 4.8%1980: 5.3%1982: 5%1984: 4.7%1986: 4.5%1988: 4.3%1990: 4.4%1992: 4.6%1994: 4.8%1996: 5%1998: 5%2000: 5.1%2002: 5.3%2004: 5.4%2006: 5.5%2008: 5.2%2010: 4.9%2012: 4.8%2014: 4.9%2016: 5.1%2018: 5.3%2020: 5.5%2022: 5.7%2024: 6.2%2025: 6.4%
Change over the period: +1 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Central Asia 6.4%
World 10.4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 6.4 +0.3 pp
2024 6.2 +0.2 pp
2023 5.9 +0.2 pp
2022 5.7 +0.1 pp
2021 5.6 +0.1 pp
2020 5.5 +0.1 pp
2019 5.4 +0.1 pp
2018 5.3 +0.1 pp
2017 5.2 +0.1 pp
2016 5.1 +0.1 pp
2015 5 +0.1 pp
2014 4.9 +0 pp
2013 4.8 +0 pp
2012 4.8 −0 pp
2011 4.8 −0.1 pp
2010 4.9 −0.1 pp
2009 5.1 −0.2 pp
2008 5.2 −0.1 pp
2007 5.4 −0.1 pp
2006 5.5 −0 pp
2005 5.5 +0 pp
2004 5.4 +0.1 pp
2003 5.4 +0.1 pp
2002 5.3 +0.1 pp
2001 5.2 +0.1 pp
2000 5.1 +0 pp
1999 5.1 +0 pp
1998 5 +0 pp
1997 5 +0 pp
1996 5 +0.1 pp
1995 4.9 +0.1 pp
1994 4.8 +0.1 pp
1993 4.7 +0.1 pp
1992 4.6 +0.1 pp
1991 4.5 +0.1 pp
1990 4.4 +0.1 pp
1989 4.3 +0 pp
1988 4.3 −0.1 pp
1987 4.4 −0.1 pp
1986 4.5 −0.1 pp
1985 4.6 −0.1 pp
1984 4.7 −0.1 pp
1983 4.8 −0.2 pp
1982 5 −0.2 pp
1981 5.2 −0.1 pp
1980 5.3 +0.2 pp
1979 5.1 +0.3 pp
1978 4.8 +0 pp
1977 4.8 +0 pp
1976 4.8 −0 pp
1975 4.8 −0 pp
1974 4.8 −0.1 pp
1973 4.9 −0.1 pp
1972 5 −0.1 pp
1971 5 −0 pp
1970 5 −0 pp
1969 5.1 −0 pp
1968 5.1 +0 pp
1967 5.1 +0 pp
1966 5.1 −0 pp
1965 5.1 −0 pp
1964 5.1 −0 pp
1963 5.1 −0.1 pp
1962 5.2 −0.1 pp
1961 5.3 −0.1 pp
1960 5.4

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.