Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Brazil

Population aged 65 and over in Brazil in 2025 — 24,431,586 people. Ranked 6 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,235.1%.

2025 24.43M people +4.3% vs 2024
World rank 6of 217
Period maximum 24.43M people2025
Period minimum 1.83M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Brazil, 1960–2025010M20M30M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,829,976 people1962: 1,993,473 people1964: 2,177,278 people1966: 2,376,904 people1968: 2,590,598 people1970: 2,820,689 people1972: 3,071,279 people1974: 3,345,819 people1976: 3,642,225 people1978: 3,949,890 people1980: 4,263,709 people1982: 4,576,089 people1984: 4,900,919 people1986: 5,259,653 people1988: 5,675,838 people1990: 6,145,739 people1992: 6,653,223 people1994: 7,202,629 people1996: 7,779,913 people1998: 8,377,073 people2000: 8,967,260 people2002: 9,586,672 people2004: 10,284,265 people2006: 11,068,586 people2008: 11,944,083 people2010: 12,913,887 people2012: 14,007,276 people2014: 15,313,667 people2016: 16,803,240 people2018: 18,400,948 people2020: 20,028,655 people2022: 21,560,161 people2024: 23,424,113 people2025: 24,431,586 people
Change over the period: +22.6M (+1,235.08%) Average annual rate: 4.07 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Brazil 24.43M people
World 855M people
South America computed 48.13M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 333M people
Population aged 65 and over — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 24.43M +1.01M +4.3%
2024 23.42M +972,186 +4.33%
2023 22.45M +891,766 +4.14%
2022 21.56M +791,422 +3.81%
2021 20.77M +740,084 +3.7%
2020 20.03M +791,156 +4.11%
2019 19.24M +836,551 +4.55%
2018 18.4M +813,538 +4.63%
2017 17.59M +784,170 +4.67%
2016 16.8M +756,307 +4.71%
2015 16.05M +733,266 +4.79%
2014 15.31M +685,251 +4.68%
2013 14.63M +621,140 +4.43%
2012 14.01M +567,780 +4.22%
2011 13.44M +525,609 +4.07%
2010 12.91M +497,348 +4.01%
2009 12.42M +472,456 +3.96%
2008 11.94M +448,795 +3.9%
2007 11.5M +426,702 +3.86%
2006 11.07M +402,654 +3.78%
2005 10.67M +381,667 +3.71%
2004 10.28M +361,257 +3.64%
2003 9.92M +336,336 +3.51%
2002 9.59M +316,949 +3.42%
2001 9.27M +302,463 +3.37%
2000 8.97M +294,358 +3.39%
1999 8.67M +295,829 +3.53%
1998 8.38M +299,106 +3.7%
1997 8.08M +298,054 +3.83%
1996 7.78M +291,703 +3.9%
1995 7.49M +285,581 +3.96%
1994 7.2M +279,124 +4.03%
1993 6.92M +270,282 +4.06%
1992 6.65M +259,270 +4.05%
1991 6.39M +248,214 +4.04%
1990 6.15M +239,627 +4.06%
1989 5.91M +230,274 +4.06%
1988 5.68M +216,371 +3.96%
1987 5.46M +199,814 +3.8%
1986 5.26M +185,009 +3.65%
1985 5.07M +173,725 +3.54%
1984 4.9M +165,407 +3.49%
1983 4.74M +159,423 +3.48%
1982 4.58M +156,278 +3.54%
1981 4.42M +156,102 +3.66%
1980 4.26M +157,081 +3.83%
1979 4.11M +156,738 +3.97%
1978 3.95M +154,837 +4.08%
1977 3.8M +152,828 +4.2%
1976 3.64M +150,402 +4.31%
1975 3.49M +146,004 +4.36%
1974 3.35M +140,185 +4.37%
1973 3.21M +134,355 +4.37%
1972 3.07M +128,259 +4.36%
1971 2.94M +122,331 +4.34%
1970 2.82M +117,290 +4.34%
1969 2.7M +112,801 +4.35%
1968 2.59M +108,462 +4.37%
1967 2.48M +105,232 +4.43%
1966 2.38M +102,154 +4.49%
1965 2.27M +97,472 +4.48%
1964 2.18M +93,496 +4.49%
1963 2.08M +90,309 +4.53%
1962 1.99M +85,353 +4.47%
1961 1.91M +78,144 +4.27%
1960 1.83M

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.