Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — World

Share of population aged 65 and over in the world in 2025 — 10.4%. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5.4 pp.

2025 10.4% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 10.4%2025
Period minimum 5%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — World, 1960–2025468101219601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5%1962: 5%1964: 5%1966: 5.1%1968: 5.2%1970: 5.3%1972: 5.4%1974: 5.5%1976: 5.6%1978: 5.7%1980: 5.8%1982: 5.8%1984: 5.8%1986: 5.9%1988: 6%1990: 6.1%1992: 6.2%1994: 6.4%1996: 6.5%1998: 6.7%2000: 6.8%2002: 7%2004: 7.2%2006: 7.3%2008: 7.5%2010: 7.6%2012: 7.8%2014: 8.1%2016: 8.4%2018: 8.9%2020: 9.3%2022: 9.7%2024: 10.2%2025: 10.4%
Change over the period: +5.4 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

World 10.4%
World 10.4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.4 +0.2 pp
2024 10.2 +0.2 pp
2023 10 +0.2 pp
2022 9.7 +0.2 pp
2021 9.5 +0.2 pp
2020 9.3 +0.2 pp
2019 9.1 +0.2 pp
2018 8.9 +0.2 pp
2017 8.7 +0.2 pp
2016 8.4 +0.2 pp
2015 8.3 +0.2 pp
2014 8.1 +0.2 pp
2013 7.9 +0.1 pp
2012 7.8 +0.1 pp
2011 7.7 +0.1 pp
2010 7.6 +0.1 pp
2009 7.5 +0.1 pp
2008 7.5 +0.1 pp
2007 7.4 +0.1 pp
2006 7.3 +0.1 pp
2005 7.3 +0.1 pp
2004 7.2 +0.1 pp
2003 7.1 +0.1 pp
2002 7 +0.1 pp
2001 6.9 +0.1 pp
2000 6.8 +0.1 pp
1999 6.8 +0.1 pp
1998 6.7 +0.1 pp
1997 6.6 +0.1 pp
1996 6.5 +0.1 pp
1995 6.5 +0.1 pp
1994 6.4 +0.1 pp
1993 6.3 +0.1 pp
1992 6.2 +0.1 pp
1991 6.1 +0.1 pp
1990 6.1 +0.1 pp
1989 6 +0.1 pp
1988 6 +0 pp
1987 5.9 +0 pp
1986 5.9 +0 pp
1985 5.8 +0 pp
1984 5.8 +0 pp
1983 5.8 −0 pp
1982 5.8 −0 pp
1981 5.8 +0 pp
1980 5.8 +0 pp
1979 5.8 +0.1 pp
1978 5.7 +0.1 pp
1977 5.6 +0.1 pp
1976 5.6 +0.1 pp
1975 5.5 +0.1 pp
1974 5.5 +0.1 pp
1973 5.4 +0 pp
1972 5.4 +0 pp
1971 5.3 +0 pp
1970 5.3 +0 pp
1969 5.2 +0 pp
1968 5.2 +0 pp
1967 5.2 +0 pp
1966 5.1 +0 pp
1965 5.1 +0 pp
1964 5 +0 pp
1963 5 +0 pp
1962 5 +0 pp
1961 5 +0 pp
1960 5

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.