Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Ukraine

Share of population aged 65 and over in Ukraine in 2025 — 19%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 11.7 pp.

2025 19% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 43of 217
Period maximum 19%2025
Period minimum 7.3%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Ukraine, 1960–2025510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 7.3%1962: 7.5%1964: 7.8%1966: 8.3%1968: 8.7%1970: 9.2%1972: 9.7%1974: 10.2%1976: 10.9%1978: 11.6%1980: 11.9%1982: 11.5%1984: 11.4%1986: 11.4%1988: 11.6%1990: 12%1992: 12.5%1994: 13.1%1996: 13.4%1998: 13.6%2000: 13.4%2002: 14.1%2004: 15.1%2006: 15.5%2008: 15.4%2010: 14.9%2012: 14.6%2014: 14.8%2016: 15.5%2018: 16.3%2020: 17.1%2022: 17.9%2024: 19%2025: 19%
Change over the period: +11.7 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ukraine 19%
World 10.4%
Eastern Europe computed 18.9%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Ukraine, by year Ukraine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19 +0 pp
2024 19 +0.4 pp
2023 18.6 +0.7 pp
2022 17.9 +0.5 pp
2021 17.4 +0.3 pp
2020 17.1 +0.4 pp
2019 16.7 +0.4 pp
2018 16.3 +0.4 pp
2017 16 +0.4 pp
2016 15.5 +0.4 pp
2015 15.2 +0.4 pp
2014 14.8 +0.1 pp
2013 14.6 +0 pp
2012 14.6 −0 pp
2011 14.6 −0.3 pp
2010 14.9 −0.3 pp
2009 15.2 −0.3 pp
2008 15.4 −0.2 pp
2007 15.6 +0.1 pp
2006 15.5 +0.2 pp
2005 15.3 +0.3 pp
2004 15.1 +0.4 pp
2003 14.6 +0.5 pp
2002 14.1 +0.5 pp
2001 13.7 +0.2 pp
2000 13.4 −0 pp
1999 13.4 −0.1 pp
1998 13.6 +0 pp
1997 13.6 +0.2 pp
1996 13.4 +0.1 pp
1995 13.3 +0.2 pp
1994 13.1 +0.4 pp
1993 12.7 +0.2 pp
1992 12.5 +0.2 pp
1991 12.2 +0.2 pp
1990 12 +0.2 pp
1989 11.8 +0.2 pp
1988 11.6 +0.2 pp
1987 11.4 +0.1 pp
1986 11.4 −0 pp
1985 11.4 −0 pp
1984 11.4 −0 pp
1983 11.4 −0.1 pp
1982 11.5 −0.2 pp
1981 11.7 −0.1 pp
1980 11.9 +0.1 pp
1979 11.8 +0.2 pp
1978 11.6 +0.4 pp
1977 11.2 +0.4 pp
1976 10.9 +0.3 pp
1975 10.6 +0.3 pp
1974 10.2 +0.3 pp
1973 10 +0.3 pp
1972 9.7 +0.3 pp
1971 9.4 +0.2 pp
1970 9.2 +0.2 pp
1969 9 +0.3 pp
1968 8.7 +0.3 pp
1967 8.5 +0.2 pp
1966 8.3 +0.2 pp
1965 8 +0.2 pp
1964 7.8 +0.1 pp
1963 7.6 +0.1 pp
1962 7.5 +0.1 pp
1961 7.4 +0.1 pp
1960 7.3

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.