Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Tunisia

Share of population aged 65 and over in Tunisia in 2025 — 9.9%. Ranked 101 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6 pp.

2025 9.9% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 101of 217
Period maximum 9.9%2025
Period minimum 3.5%1974

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Tunisia, 1960–202524681019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.9%1962: 3.9%1964: 3.8%1966: 3.8%1968: 3.7%1970: 3.6%1972: 3.5%1974: 3.5%1976: 3.5%1978: 3.6%1980: 3.7%1982: 3.7%1984: 3.8%1986: 3.9%1988: 4%1990: 4.2%1992: 4.3%1994: 4.5%1996: 4.8%1998: 5.1%2000: 5.5%2002: 5.8%2004: 6%2006: 6.2%2008: 6.4%2010: 6.5%2012: 6.6%2014: 6.8%2016: 7.2%2018: 7.6%2020: 8.3%2022: 8.8%2024: 9.5%2025: 9.9%
Change over the period: +6 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Tunisia 9.9%
World 10.4%
Northern Africa computed 5.8%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.9 +0.4 pp
2024 9.5 +0.4 pp
2023 9.2 +0.3 pp
2022 8.8 +0.3 pp
2021 8.6 +0.3 pp
2020 8.3 +0.3 pp
2019 7.9 +0.3 pp
2018 7.6 +0.3 pp
2017 7.4 +0.2 pp
2016 7.2 +0.2 pp
2015 7 +0.2 pp
2014 6.8 +0.1 pp
2013 6.7 +0.1 pp
2012 6.6 +0.1 pp
2011 6.6 +0.1 pp
2010 6.5 +0.1 pp
2009 6.4 +0.1 pp
2008 6.4 +0.1 pp
2007 6.3 +0.1 pp
2006 6.2 +0.1 pp
2005 6.2 +0.1 pp
2004 6 +0.1 pp
2003 5.9 +0.1 pp
2002 5.8 +0.1 pp
2001 5.6 +0.2 pp
2000 5.5 +0.2 pp
1999 5.3 +0.2 pp
1998 5.1 +0.2 pp
1997 5 +0.2 pp
1996 4.8 +0.1 pp
1995 4.7 +0.1 pp
1994 4.5 +0.1 pp
1993 4.4 +0.1 pp
1992 4.3 +0.1 pp
1991 4.3 +0.1 pp
1990 4.2 +0.1 pp
1989 4.1 +0.1 pp
1988 4 +0.1 pp
1987 4 +0.1 pp
1986 3.9 +0.1 pp
1985 3.9 +0 pp
1984 3.8 +0 pp
1983 3.8 +0 pp
1982 3.7 +0 pp
1981 3.7 +0 pp
1980 3.7 +0 pp
1979 3.6 +0 pp
1978 3.6 +0 pp
1977 3.5 +0 pp
1976 3.5 +0 pp
1975 3.5 +0 pp
1974 3.5 −0 pp
1973 3.5 −0 pp
1972 3.5 −0 pp
1971 3.6 −0 pp
1970 3.6 −0 pp
1969 3.6 −0 pp
1968 3.7 −0.1 pp
1967 3.7 −0.1 pp
1966 3.8 −0 pp
1965 3.8 −0 pp
1964 3.8 −0 pp
1963 3.9 −0 pp
1962 3.9 −0 pp
1961 3.9 −0 pp
1960 3.9

Northern Africa, 2025

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

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.