Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Syria

Share of population aged 65 and over in Syria in 2025 — 4.8%. Ranked 151 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.2 pp.

2025 4.8% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 151of 217
Period maximum 5%1960
Period minimum 2.8%1984

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Syria, 1960–20252345619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5%1962: 4.7%1964: 4.4%1966: 4.1%1968: 3.8%1970: 3.5%1972: 3.3%1974: 3.1%1976: 3.1%1978: 3%1980: 2.9%1982: 2.8%1984: 2.8%1986: 2.8%1988: 2.9%1990: 3%1992: 3%1994: 3.1%1996: 3.2%1998: 3.3%2000: 3.3%2002: 3.4%2004: 3.4%2006: 3.4%2008: 3.4%2010: 3.4%2012: 3.6%2014: 4%2016: 4.3%2018: 4.5%2020: 4.5%2022: 4.7%2024: 4.7%2025: 4.8%
Change over the period: −0.2 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Syria 4.8%
World 10.4%
Western Asia computed 6.2%
Low-income countries computed 3.3%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.8 +0.1 pp
2024 4.7 +0.1 pp
2023 4.7 +0 pp
2022 4.7 +0 pp
2021 4.6 +0.1 pp
2020 4.5 +0.1 pp
2019 4.5 +0 pp
2018 4.5 +0.1 pp
2017 4.4 +0.1 pp
2016 4.3 +0.1 pp
2015 4.2 +0.2 pp
2014 4 +0.2 pp
2013 3.8 +0.2 pp
2012 3.6 +0.1 pp
2011 3.5 +0 pp
2010 3.4 +0 pp
2009 3.4 +0 pp
2008 3.4 −0 pp
2007 3.4 −0 pp
2006 3.4 −0 pp
2005 3.4 +0 pp
2004 3.4 +0 pp
2003 3.4 +0 pp
2002 3.4 +0 pp
2001 3.3 +0 pp
2000 3.3 +0 pp
1999 3.3 +0 pp
1998 3.3 +0 pp
1997 3.2 +0 pp
1996 3.2 +0 pp
1995 3.2 +0 pp
1994 3.1 +0 pp
1993 3.1 +0 pp
1992 3 +0 pp
1991 3 +0 pp
1990 3 +0 pp
1989 2.9 +0 pp
1988 2.9 +0 pp
1987 2.9 +0 pp
1986 2.8 +0 pp
1985 2.8 +0 pp
1984 2.8 −0 pp
1983 2.8 −0 pp
1982 2.8 −0 pp
1981 2.9 −0 pp
1980 2.9 −0 pp
1979 2.9 −0.1 pp
1978 3 −0.1 pp
1977 3 −0 pp
1976 3.1 −0 pp
1975 3.1 −0 pp
1974 3.1 −0.1 pp
1973 3.2 −0.1 pp
1972 3.3 −0.1 pp
1971 3.4 −0.1 pp
1970 3.5 −0.1 pp
1969 3.7 −0.1 pp
1968 3.8 −0.1 pp
1967 3.9 −0.1 pp
1966 4.1 −0.1 pp
1965 4.2 −0.2 pp
1964 4.4 −0.2 pp
1963 4.5 −0.2 pp
1962 4.7 −0.2 pp
1961 4.9 −0.2 pp
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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.