Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — United Arab Emirates

Share of population aged 65 and over in the United Arab Emirates in 2025 — 1.8%. Ranked 216 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.6 pp.

2025 1.8% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 216of 217
Period maximum 2.3%1960
Period minimum 1%1995

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — United Arab Emirates, 1960–20250.511.522.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2.3%1962: 2.1%1964: 2%1966: 1.8%1968: 1.6%1970: 1.5%1972: 1.5%1974: 1.7%1976: 1.8%1978: 1.5%1980: 1.2%1982: 1.1%1984: 1.1%1986: 1.1%1988: 1.1%1990: 1%1992: 1%1994: 1%1996: 1%1998: 1.1%2000: 1.3%2002: 1.5%2004: 1.7%2006: 1.8%2008: 1.6%2010: 1.4%2012: 1.5%2014: 1.5%2016: 1.5%2018: 1.5%2020: 1.6%2022: 1.6%2024: 1.8%2025: 1.8%
Change over the period: −0.6 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 1.8%
World 10.4%
Western Asia computed 6.2%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 1.8 +0 pp
2024 1.8 +0.1 pp
2023 1.7 +0.1 pp
2022 1.6 +0 pp
2021 1.6 +0.1 pp
2020 1.6 +0 pp
2019 1.5 +0 pp
2018 1.5 +0 pp
2017 1.5 −0 pp
2016 1.5 −0 pp
2015 1.5 +0 pp
2014 1.5 +0 pp
2013 1.5 +0 pp
2012 1.5 +0 pp
2011 1.4 +0 pp
2010 1.4 −0.1 pp
2009 1.5 −0.1 pp
2008 1.6 −0.1 pp
2007 1.7 −0.1 pp
2006 1.8 +0.1 pp
2005 1.8 +0.1 pp
2004 1.7 +0.1 pp
2003 1.6 +0.1 pp
2002 1.5 +0.1 pp
2001 1.4 +0.1 pp
2000 1.3 +0.1 pp
1999 1.2 +0.1 pp
1998 1.1 +0.1 pp
1997 1.1 +0 pp
1996 1 +0 pp
1995 1 −0 pp
1994 1 −0 pp
1993 1 −0 pp
1992 1 −0 pp
1991 1 −0 pp
1990 1 −0 pp
1989 1 −0 pp
1988 1.1 −0 pp
1987 1.1 −0 pp
1986 1.1 −0 pp
1985 1.1 −0 pp
1984 1.1 −0 pp
1983 1.1 −0 pp
1982 1.1 −0 pp
1981 1.1 −0.1 pp
1980 1.2 −0.1 pp
1979 1.3 −0.1 pp
1978 1.5 −0.1 pp
1977 1.6 −0.2 pp
1976 1.8 −0 pp
1975 1.8 +0.1 pp
1974 1.7 +0.1 pp
1973 1.6 +0.1 pp
1972 1.5 +0 pp
1971 1.5 −0 pp
1970 1.5 −0 pp
1969 1.5 −0.1 pp
1968 1.6 −0.1 pp
1967 1.7 −0.1 pp
1966 1.8 −0.1 pp
1965 1.9 −0.1 pp
1964 2 −0.1 pp
1963 2 −0.1 pp
1962 2.1 −0.1 pp
1961 2.2 −0.1 pp
1960 2.3

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.