Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Thailand

Share of population aged 65 and over in Thailand in 2025 — 16%. Ranked 62 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 13.2 pp.

2025 16% +0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 62of 217
Period maximum 16%2025
Period minimum 2.8%1962

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Thailand, 1960–20250510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2.8%1962: 2.8%1964: 2.8%1966: 2.8%1968: 2.8%1970: 2.9%1972: 3%1974: 3%1976: 3.1%1978: 3.2%1980: 3.3%1982: 3.4%1984: 3.5%1986: 3.6%1988: 3.7%1990: 3.9%1992: 4.2%1994: 4.6%1996: 5%1998: 5.5%2000: 6.1%2002: 6.7%2004: 7.2%2006: 7.7%2008: 8.1%2010: 8.6%2012: 9.2%2014: 9.9%2016: 10.8%2018: 11.8%2020: 12.9%2022: 14.1%2024: 15.4%2025: 16%
Change over the period: +13.2 pp Annual average: 0.2 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Thailand 16%
World 10.4%
South-Eastern Asia computed 8.4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16 +0.7 pp
2024 15.4 +0.6 pp
2023 14.7 +0.6 pp
2022 14.1 +0.6 pp
2021 13.5 +0.6 pp
2020 12.9 +0.6 pp
2019 12.3 +0.5 pp
2018 11.8 +0.5 pp
2017 11.3 +0.5 pp
2016 10.8 +0.5 pp
2015 10.3 +0.4 pp
2014 9.9 +0.4 pp
2013 9.5 +0.4 pp
2012 9.2 +0.3 pp
2011 8.8 +0.3 pp
2010 8.6 +0.2 pp
2009 8.3 +0.2 pp
2008 8.1 +0.2 pp
2007 7.9 +0.2 pp
2006 7.7 +0.2 pp
2005 7.5 +0.3 pp
2004 7.2 +0.3 pp
2003 6.9 +0.3 pp
2002 6.7 +0.3 pp
2001 6.4 +0.3 pp
2000 6.1 +0.3 pp
1999 5.8 +0.3 pp
1998 5.5 +0.3 pp
1997 5.2 +0.2 pp
1996 5 +0.2 pp
1995 4.8 +0.2 pp
1994 4.6 +0.2 pp
1993 4.4 +0.2 pp
1992 4.2 +0.2 pp
1991 4.1 +0.1 pp
1990 3.9 +0.1 pp
1989 3.8 +0.1 pp
1988 3.7 +0.1 pp
1987 3.7 +0.1 pp
1986 3.6 +0.1 pp
1985 3.5 +0.1 pp
1984 3.5 +0.1 pp
1983 3.4 +0 pp
1982 3.4 +0 pp
1981 3.3 +0 pp
1980 3.3 +0 pp
1979 3.2 +0 pp
1978 3.2 +0 pp
1977 3.2 +0 pp
1976 3.1 +0 pp
1975 3.1 +0 pp
1974 3 +0 pp
1973 3 +0 pp
1972 3 +0 pp
1971 2.9 +0 pp
1970 2.9 +0 pp
1969 2.9 +0 pp
1968 2.8 +0 pp
1967 2.8 +0 pp
1966 2.8 +0 pp
1965 2.8 +0 pp
1964 2.8 +0 pp
1963 2.8 +0 pp
1962 2.8 −0 pp
1961 2.8 −0 pp
1960 2.8

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.