Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — BRICS

Population aged 65 and over in BRICS in 2025 — 401,836,230 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 651.8%.

2025 402M people +2.74% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 402M people2025
Period minimum 53.45M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — BRICS, 1960–20250200M400M600M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 53,452,864 people1962: 54,455,759 people1964: 57,025,864 people1966: 60,202,815 people1968: 64,056,081 people1970: 68,535,478 people1972: 73,510,727 people1974: 78,957,885 people1976: 84,557,762 people1978: 90,351,323 people1980: 96,519,394 people1982: 101,711,902 people1984: 107,043,161 people1986: 112,886,460 people1988: 119,443,937 people1990: 127,453,182 people1992: 136,283,335 people1994: 146,211,475 people1996: 156,592,519 people1998: 167,363,144 people2000: 178,210,831 people2002: 189,519,986 people2004: 200,705,043 people2006: 211,230,921 people2008: 220,493,515 people2010: 229,679,495 people2012: 242,780,613 people2014: 259,985,983 people2016: 283,107,866 people2018: 310,451,312 people2020: 339,290,494 people2022: 364,853,637 people2024: 391,107,418 people2025: 401,836,230 people
Change over the period: +348M (+651.76%) Average annual rate: 3.15 %

Comparison, 2025

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

BRICS 402M people
World 855M people
Population aged 65 and over — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 402M +10.73M +2.74%
2024 391M +11.99M +3.16%
2023 379M +14.27M +3.91%
2022 365M +13.18M +3.75%
2021 352M +12.38M +3.65%
2020 339M +14.44M +4.44%
2019 325M +14.4M +4.64%
2018 310M +14.07M +4.75%
2017 296M +13.27M +4.69%
2016 283M +12.07M +4.45%
2015 271M +11.05M +4.25%
2014 260M +9.26M +3.69%
2013 251M +7.95M +3.27%
2012 243M +7.13M +3.03%
2011 236M +5.97M +2.6%
2010 230M +4.86M +2.16%
2009 225M +4.32M +1.96%
2008 220M +4.36M +2.02%
2007 216M +4.9M +2.32%
2006 211M +5.26M +2.55%
2005 206M +5.27M +2.63%
2004 201M +5.46M +2.8%
2003 195M +5.73M +3.02%
2002 190M +5.72M +3.11%
2001 184M +5.59M +3.14%
2000 178M +5.42M +3.14%
1999 173M +5.43M +3.24%
1998 167M +5.49M +3.39%
1997 162M +5.28M +3.37%
1996 157M +5.22M +3.45%
1995 151M +5.16M +3.53%
1994 146M +5M +3.54%
1993 141M +4.93M +3.62%
1992 136M +4.6M +3.49%
1991 132M +4.23M +3.32%
1990 127M +4.11M +3.33%
1989 123M +3.9M +3.27%
1988 119M +3.42M +2.95%
1987 116M +3.14M +2.78%
1986 113M +3M +2.73%
1985 110M +2.84M +2.66%
1984 107M +2.72M +2.61%
1983 104M +2.61M +2.56%
1982 102M +2.52M +2.54%
1981 99.19M +2.67M +2.76%
1980 96.52M +3.01M +3.22%
1979 93.51M +3.15M +3.49%
1978 90.35M +3M +3.44%
1977 87.35M +2.79M +3.3%
1976 84.56M +2.76M +3.38%
1975 81.8M +2.84M +3.59%
1974 78.96M +2.81M +3.69%
1973 76.14M +2.63M +3.58%
1972 73.51M +2.53M +3.56%
1971 70.98M +2.45M +3.57%
1970 68.54M +2.28M +3.45%
1969 66.25M +2.2M +3.43%
1968 64.06M +2.03M +3.27%
1967 62.03M +1.83M +3.03%
1966 60.2M +1.71M +2.93%
1965 58.49M +1.46M +2.57%
1964 57.03M +1.28M +2.3%
1963 55.74M +1.29M +2.36%
1962 54.46M +854,702 +1.59%
1961 53.6M +148,193 +0.28%
1960 53.45M

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.