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Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Timor-Leste

Share of population aged 65 and over in Timor-Leste in 2025 — 5.2%. Ranked 144 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2.7 pp.

2025 5.2% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 144of 217
Period maximum 5.6%2019
Period minimum 2.2%1991

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Timor-Leste, 1960–20252345619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2.5%1962: 2.5%1964: 2.5%1966: 2.5%1968: 2.6%1970: 2.7%1972: 2.7%1974: 2.7%1976: 2.6%1978: 2.5%1980: 2.5%1982: 2.5%1984: 2.5%1986: 2.5%1988: 2.3%1990: 2.2%1992: 2.2%1994: 2.2%1996: 2.3%1998: 2.3%2000: 2.4%2002: 2.5%2004: 2.6%2006: 3%2008: 3.6%2010: 4.4%2012: 4.9%2014: 5.1%2016: 5.4%2018: 5.5%2020: 5.5%2022: 5.4%2024: 5.3%2025: 5.2%
Change over the period: +2.7 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste 5.2%
World 10.4%
East Asia & Pacific 13.9%
South-Eastern Asia computed 8.4%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 6.4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Timor-Leste, by year Timor-Leste All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.2 −0 pp
2024 5.3 −0.1 pp
2023 5.3 −0.1 pp
2022 5.4 −0.1 pp
2021 5.5 −0.1 pp
2020 5.5 −0 pp
2019 5.6 +0 pp
2018 5.5 +0.1 pp
2017 5.5 +0.1 pp
2016 5.4 +0.1 pp
2015 5.3 +0.1 pp
2014 5.1 +0.1 pp
2013 5 +0.1 pp
2012 4.9 +0.2 pp
2011 4.7 +0.3 pp
2010 4.4 +0.4 pp
2009 4 +0.4 pp
2008 3.6 +0.3 pp
2007 3.3 +0.3 pp
2006 3 +0.2 pp
2005 2.8 +0.2 pp
2004 2.6 +0.1 pp
2003 2.5 +0.1 pp
2002 2.5 +0.1 pp
2001 2.4 +0.1 pp
2000 2.4 +0 pp
1999 2.3 +0 pp
1998 2.3 +0 pp
1997 2.3 +0 pp
1996 2.3 +0 pp
1995 2.2 +0 pp
1994 2.2 +0 pp
1993 2.2 +0 pp
1992 2.2 +0 pp
1991 2.2 −0 pp
1990 2.2 −0.1 pp
1989 2.3 −0.1 pp
1988 2.3 −0.1 pp
1987 2.4 −0.1 pp
1986 2.5 −0 pp
1985 2.5 −0 pp
1984 2.5 −0 pp
1983 2.5 +0 pp
1982 2.5 +0 pp
1981 2.5 +0 pp
1980 2.5 −0 pp
1979 2.5 −0 pp
1978 2.5 −0 pp
1977 2.6 −0 pp
1976 2.6 −0 pp
1975 2.7 −0 pp
1974 2.7 −0 pp
1973 2.7 −0 pp
1972 2.7 +0 pp
1971 2.7 +0 pp
1970 2.7 +0 pp
1969 2.7 +0 pp
1968 2.6 +0 pp
1967 2.6 +0 pp
1966 2.5 +0 pp
1965 2.5 +0 pp
1964 2.5 +0 pp
1963 2.5 −0 pp
1962 2.5 −0 pp
1961 2.5 −0 pp
1960 2.5 —

South-Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TH Thailand 16 SG Singapore 14.2 VN Vietnam 9.5 MY Malaysia 8 ID Indonesia 7.5 MM Myanmar 7.5 BN Brunei Darussalam 7.2 KH Cambodia 6.4 PH Philippines 5.7 TL Timor-Leste 5.2 LA Laos 4.8
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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.

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