Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Turkmenistan

Share of population aged 65 and over in Turkmenistan in 2025 — 4.8%. Ranked 153 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.1 pp.

2025 4.8% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 153of 217
Period maximum 4.9%1960
Period minimum 3.5%1987

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Turkmenistan, 1960–20253.544.5519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4.9%1962: 4.7%1964: 4.5%1966: 4.4%1968: 4.4%1970: 4.4%1972: 4.4%1974: 4.3%1976: 4.3%1978: 4.3%1980: 4.2%1982: 4%1984: 3.7%1986: 3.6%1988: 3.5%1990: 3.6%1992: 3.7%1994: 3.8%1996: 3.9%1998: 4%2000: 4%2002: 4.1%2004: 4.2%2006: 4.2%2008: 4%2010: 3.8%2012: 3.6%2014: 3.6%2016: 3.6%2018: 3.7%2020: 3.8%2022: 4%2024: 4.5%2025: 4.8%
Change over the period: −0.1 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Turkmenistan 4.8%
World 10.4%
Central Asia computed 6.4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Turkmenistan, by year Turkmenistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.8 +0.3 pp
2024 4.5 +0.3 pp
2023 4.3 +0.2 pp
2022 4 +0.2 pp
2021 3.9 +0.1 pp
2020 3.8 +0.1 pp
2019 3.7 +0.1 pp
2018 3.7 +0 pp
2017 3.6 +0 pp
2016 3.6 +0 pp
2015 3.6 +0 pp
2014 3.6 −0 pp
2013 3.6 −0 pp
2012 3.6 −0.1 pp
2011 3.7 −0.1 pp
2010 3.8 −0.1 pp
2009 3.9 −0.1 pp
2008 4 −0.1 pp
2007 4.1 −0.1 pp
2006 4.2 −0 pp
2005 4.2 +0 pp
2004 4.2 +0 pp
2003 4.1 +0.1 pp
2002 4.1 +0 pp
2001 4 +0 pp
2000 4 +0 pp
1999 4 +0 pp
1998 4 +0 pp
1997 4 +0 pp
1996 3.9 +0.1 pp
1995 3.9 +0.1 pp
1994 3.8 +0.1 pp
1993 3.7 +0.1 pp
1992 3.7 +0.1 pp
1991 3.6 +0 pp
1990 3.6 +0 pp
1989 3.5 +0 pp
1988 3.5 +0 pp
1987 3.5 −0 pp
1986 3.6 −0.1 pp
1985 3.6 −0.1 pp
1984 3.7 −0.1 pp
1983 3.8 −0.1 pp
1982 4 −0.1 pp
1981 4.1 −0.1 pp
1980 4.2 −0.1 pp
1979 4.3 −0 pp
1978 4.3 −0 pp
1977 4.3 +0 pp
1976 4.3 −0 pp
1975 4.3 −0 pp
1974 4.3 −0 pp
1973 4.3 −0 pp
1972 4.4 −0 pp
1971 4.4 −0 pp
1970 4.4 +0 pp
1969 4.4 +0 pp
1968 4.4 +0 pp
1967 4.4 −0 pp
1966 4.4 −0 pp
1965 4.4 −0.1 pp
1964 4.5 −0.1 pp
1963 4.6 −0.1 pp
1962 4.7 −0.1 pp
1961 4.8 −0.1 pp
1960 4.9

Central Asia, 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.