Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Austria

Population aged 65 and over in Austria in 2025 — 1,942,435 people. Ranked 53 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 125.6%.

2025 1.94M people +2.71% vs 2024
World rank 53of 217
Period maximum 1.94M people2025
Period minimum 861,188 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Austria, 1960–2025500,0001M1.5M2M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 861,188 people1962: 898,588 people1964: 937,073 people1966: 978,662 people1968: 1,019,605 people1970: 1,050,397 people1972: 1,081,310 people1974: 1,112,577 people1976: 1,136,979 people1978: 1,159,241 people1980: 1,162,063 people1982: 1,115,260 people1984: 1,070,415 people1986: 1,085,795 people1988: 1,118,348 people1990: 1,148,145 people1992: 1,171,074 people1994: 1,193,038 people1996: 1,213,875 people1998: 1,228,429 people2000: 1,237,037 people2002: 1,249,623 people2004: 1,285,743 people2006: 1,379,169 people2008: 1,438,035 people2010: 1,476,914 people2012: 1,513,159 people2014: 1,571,509 people2016: 1,616,276 people2018: 1,658,710 people2020: 1,709,344 people2022: 1,789,360 people2024: 1,891,252 people2025: 1,942,435 people
Change over the period: +1.08M (+125.55%) Average annual rate: 1.26 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Austria 1.94M people
World 855M people
Europe & Central Asia 173M people
Western Europe computed 45.48M people
High-income countries computed 278M people
Population aged 65 and over — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.94M +51,183 +2.71%
2024 1.89M +49,922 +2.71%
2023 1.84M +51,970 +2.9%
2022 1.79M +46,306 +2.66%
2021 1.74M +33,710 +1.97%
2020 1.71M +27,461 +1.63%
2019 1.68M +23,173 +1.4%
2018 1.66M +21,454 +1.31%
2017 1.64M +20,980 +1.3%
2016 1.62M +20,715 +1.3%
2015 1.6M +24,052 +1.53%
2014 1.57M +28,228 +1.83%
2013 1.54M +30,122 +1.99%
2012 1.51M +24,812 +1.67%
2011 1.49M +11,433 +0.77%
2010 1.48M +14,215 +0.97%
2009 1.46M +24,664 +1.72%
2008 1.44M +25,476 +1.8%
2007 1.41M +33,390 +2.42%
2006 1.38M +45,219 +3.39%
2005 1.33M +48,207 +3.75%
2004 1.29M +29,017 +2.31%
2003 1.26M +7,103 +0.57%
2002 1.25M +6,012 +0.48%
2001 1.24M +6,574 +0.53%
2000 1.24M +3,971 +0.32%
1999 1.23M +4,637 +0.38%
1998 1.23M +6,568 +0.54%
1997 1.22M +7,986 +0.66%
1996 1.21M +9,661 +0.8%
1995 1.2M +11,176 +0.94%
1994 1.19M +11,437 +0.97%
1993 1.18M +10,527 +0.9%
1992 1.17M +10,252 +0.88%
1991 1.16M +12,677 +1.1%
1990 1.15M +14,552 +1.28%
1989 1.13M +15,245 +1.36%
1988 1.12M +16,408 +1.49%
1987 1.1M +16,145 +1.49%
1986 1.09M +12,551 +1.17%
1985 1.07M +2,829 +0.26%
1984 1.07M −15,919 −1.47%
1983 1.09M −28,926 −2.59%
1982 1.12M −27,575 −2.41%
1981 1.14M −19,228 −1.65%
1980 1.16M −3,542 −0.3%
1979 1.17M +6,364 +0.55%
1978 1.16M +10,394 +0.9%
1977 1.15M +11,868 +1.04%
1976 1.14M +10,818 +0.96%
1975 1.13M +13,584 +1.22%
1974 1.11M +15,433 +1.41%
1973 1.1M +15,834 +1.46%
1972 1.08M +15,894 +1.49%
1971 1.07M +15,019 +1.43%
1970 1.05M +14,689 +1.42%
1969 1.04M +16,103 +1.58%
1968 1.02M +18,801 +1.88%
1967 1M +22,142 +2.26%
1966 978,662 +20,932 +2.19%
1965 957,730 +20,657 +2.2%
1964 937,073 +20,653 +2.25%
1963 916,420 +17,832 +1.98%
1962 898,588 +19,082 +2.17%
1961 879,506 +18,318 +2.13%
1960 861,188

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.