Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Türkiye

Share of population aged 65 and over in Türkiye in 2025 — 10.6%. Ranked 94 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6.4 pp.

2025 10.6% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 94of 217
Period maximum 10.6%2025
Period minimum 4.2%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Türkiye, 1960–2025468101219601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4.2%1962: 4.3%1964: 4.4%1966: 4.5%1968: 4.6%1970: 4.6%1972: 4.7%1974: 4.8%1976: 4.8%1978: 4.7%1980: 4.7%1982: 4.6%1984: 4.6%1986: 4.6%1988: 4.7%1990: 4.7%1992: 4.9%1994: 5%1996: 5.2%1998: 5.5%2000: 5.8%2002: 6.1%2004: 6.5%2006: 6.8%2008: 7.1%2010: 7.2%2012: 7.3%2014: 7.5%2016: 7.8%2018: 8.2%2020: 9%2022: 9.7%2024: 10.3%2025: 10.6%
Change over the period: +6.4 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Türkiye 10.6%
World 10.4%
Western Asia computed 6.2%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Türkiye, by year Türkiye All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.6 +0.3 pp
2024 10.3 +0.3 pp
2023 10 +0.3 pp
2022 9.7 +0.3 pp
2021 9.4 +0.4 pp
2020 9 +0.4 pp
2019 8.5 +0.4 pp
2018 8.2 +0.2 pp
2017 7.9 +0.2 pp
2016 7.8 +0.1 pp
2015 7.6 +0.1 pp
2014 7.5 +0.1 pp
2013 7.4 +0.1 pp
2012 7.3 +0.1 pp
2011 7.3 +0.1 pp
2010 7.2 +0.1 pp
2009 7.1 +0.1 pp
2008 7.1 +0.1 pp
2007 7 +0.2 pp
2006 6.8 +0.2 pp
2005 6.6 +0.2 pp
2004 6.5 +0.2 pp
2003 6.3 +0.2 pp
2002 6.1 +0.2 pp
2001 6 +0.2 pp
2000 5.8 +0.2 pp
1999 5.7 +0.2 pp
1998 5.5 +0.2 pp
1997 5.3 +0.1 pp
1996 5.2 +0.1 pp
1995 5.1 +0.1 pp
1994 5 +0.1 pp
1993 4.9 +0.1 pp
1992 4.9 +0.1 pp
1991 4.8 +0.1 pp
1990 4.7 +0 pp
1989 4.7 +0 pp
1988 4.7 +0 pp
1987 4.6 +0 pp
1986 4.6 +0 pp
1985 4.6 +0 pp
1984 4.6 −0 pp
1983 4.6 −0 pp
1982 4.6 −0 pp
1981 4.6 −0 pp
1980 4.7 −0 pp
1979 4.7 −0 pp
1978 4.7 −0 pp
1977 4.7 −0 pp
1976 4.8 −0 pp
1975 4.8 +0 pp
1974 4.8 +0 pp
1973 4.7 +0 pp
1972 4.7 +0 pp
1971 4.7 +0 pp
1970 4.6 +0 pp
1969 4.6 +0 pp
1968 4.6 +0 pp
1967 4.5 +0 pp
1966 4.5 +0 pp
1965 4.5 +0.1 pp
1964 4.4 +0.1 pp
1963 4.3 +0.1 pp
1962 4.3 +0.1 pp
1961 4.2 +0.1 pp
1960 4.2

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.