Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Southern Europe

Share of population aged 65 and over in Southern Europe in 2025 — 23.3%. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 15 pp.

2025 23.3% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 23.3%2025
Period minimum 8.3%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Southern Europe, 1960–202551015202519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 8.3%1962: 8.5%1964: 8.7%1966: 9.1%1968: 9.4%1970: 9.9%1972: 10.3%1974: 10.6%1976: 11%1978: 11.4%1980: 11.6%1982: 11.7%1984: 11.6%1986: 12%1988: 12.6%1990: 13.2%1992: 13.9%1994: 14.8%1996: 15.3%1998: 15.9%2000: 16.5%2002: 17%2004: 17.3%2006: 17.7%2008: 17.9%2010: 18.2%2012: 18.8%2014: 19.6%2016: 20.2%2018: 20.8%2020: 21.4%2022: 22%2024: 22.8%2025: 23.3%
Change over the period: +15 pp Annual average: 0.23 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Southern Europe 23.3%
World 10.4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.3 +0.5 pp
2024 22.8 +0.4 pp
2023 22.4 +0.4 pp
2022 22 +0.3 pp
2021 21.7 +0.3 pp
2020 21.4 +0.3 pp
2019 21.1 +0.3 pp
2018 20.8 +0.3 pp
2017 20.5 +0.3 pp
2016 20.2 +0.3 pp
2015 19.9 +0.4 pp
2014 19.6 +0.4 pp
2013 19.2 +0.4 pp
2012 18.8 +0.3 pp
2011 18.5 +0.3 pp
2010 18.2 +0.2 pp
2009 18 +0.2 pp
2008 17.9 +0.1 pp
2007 17.8 +0.1 pp
2006 17.7 +0.2 pp
2005 17.5 +0.2 pp
2004 17.3 +0.1 pp
2003 17.2 +0.2 pp
2002 17 +0.2 pp
2001 16.8 +0.3 pp
2000 16.5 +0.3 pp
1999 16.2 +0.3 pp
1998 15.9 +0.3 pp
1997 15.6 +0.3 pp
1996 15.3 +0.2 pp
1995 15.1 +0.3 pp
1994 14.8 +0.5 pp
1993 14.3 +0.3 pp
1992 13.9 +0.4 pp
1991 13.6 +0.3 pp
1990 13.2 +0.3 pp
1989 12.9 +0.3 pp
1988 12.6 +0.3 pp
1987 12.3 +0.3 pp
1986 12 +0.3 pp
1985 11.8 +0.2 pp
1984 11.6 −0 pp
1983 11.6 −0 pp
1982 11.7 −0 pp
1981 11.7 +0 pp
1980 11.6 +0.1 pp
1979 11.5 +0.2 pp
1978 11.4 +0.2 pp
1977 11.2 +0.2 pp
1976 11 +0.2 pp
1975 10.8 +0.2 pp
1974 10.6 +0.2 pp
1973 10.4 +0.2 pp
1972 10.3 +0.2 pp
1971 10.1 +0.2 pp
1970 9.9 +0.2 pp
1969 9.6 +0.2 pp
1968 9.4 +0.2 pp
1967 9.3 +0.2 pp
1966 9.1 +0.2 pp
1965 8.9 +0.2 pp
1964 8.7 +0.1 pp
1963 8.6 +0.1 pp
1962 8.5 +0.1 pp
1961 8.4 +0.1 pp
1960 8.3

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.