Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Eastern Asia

Share of population aged 65 and over in Eastern Asia in 2025 — 16.2%. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 12.1 pp.

2025 16.2% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 16.2%2025
Period minimum 3.9%1965

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Eastern Asia, 1960–20250510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4.1%1962: 4%1964: 4%1966: 3.9%1968: 4%1970: 4.1%1972: 4.1%1974: 4.3%1976: 4.4%1978: 4.6%1980: 4.8%1982: 5%1984: 5.2%1986: 5.5%1988: 5.7%1990: 6%1992: 6.3%1994: 6.6%1996: 7%1998: 7.4%2000: 7.9%2002: 8.4%2004: 8.8%2006: 9.2%2008: 9.6%2010: 10%2012: 10.5%2014: 11.1%2016: 12%2018: 12.9%2020: 14%2022: 15.1%2024: 15.9%2025: 16.2%
Change over the period: +12.1 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Eastern Asia 16.2%
World 10.4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.2 +0.3 pp
2024 15.9 +0.4 pp
2023 15.6 +0.5 pp
2022 15.1 +0.5 pp
2021 14.5 +0.5 pp
2020 14 +0.6 pp
2019 13.4 +0.5 pp
2018 12.9 +0.5 pp
2017 12.4 +0.5 pp
2016 12 +0.4 pp
2015 11.5 +0.4 pp
2014 11.1 +0.3 pp
2013 10.8 +0.3 pp
2012 10.5 +0.3 pp
2011 10.2 +0.2 pp
2010 10 +0.2 pp
2009 9.8 +0.2 pp
2008 9.6 +0.2 pp
2007 9.4 +0.2 pp
2006 9.2 +0.2 pp
2005 9 +0.2 pp
2004 8.8 +0.2 pp
2003 8.6 +0.2 pp
2002 8.4 +0.2 pp
2001 8.2 +0.2 pp
2000 7.9 +0.2 pp
1999 7.7 +0.2 pp
1998 7.4 +0.2 pp
1997 7.2 +0.2 pp
1996 7 +0.2 pp
1995 6.8 +0.2 pp
1994 6.6 +0.2 pp
1993 6.4 +0.2 pp
1992 6.3 +0.2 pp
1991 6.1 +0.1 pp
1990 6 +0.1 pp
1989 5.8 +0.1 pp
1988 5.7 +0.1 pp
1987 5.6 +0.1 pp
1986 5.5 +0.1 pp
1985 5.4 +0.1 pp
1984 5.2 +0.1 pp
1983 5.1 +0.1 pp
1982 5 +0.1 pp
1981 5 +0.1 pp
1980 4.8 +0.1 pp
1979 4.7 +0.1 pp
1978 4.6 +0.1 pp
1977 4.5 +0.1 pp
1976 4.4 +0.1 pp
1975 4.3 +0.1 pp
1974 4.3 +0.1 pp
1973 4.2 +0.1 pp
1972 4.1 +0 pp
1971 4.1 +0 pp
1970 4.1 +0 pp
1969 4 +0 pp
1968 4 +0 pp
1967 4 +0 pp
1966 3.9 +0 pp
1965 3.9 −0 pp
1964 4 −0 pp
1963 4 −0 pp
1962 4 −0 pp
1961 4.1 −0.1 pp
1960 4.1

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.