Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Comoros

Population aged 65 and over in the Comoros in 2025 — 39,324 people. Ranked 172 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 458.3%.

2025 39,324 people +1.46% vs 2024
World rank 172of 217
Period maximum 39,324 people2025
Period minimum 7,044 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Comoros, 1960–2025010,00020,00030,00040,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 7,044 people1962: 7,448 people1964: 7,910 people1966: 8,430 people1968: 8,964 people1970: 9,698 people1972: 10,699 people1974: 11,942 people1976: 13,233 people1978: 14,238 people1980: 14,728 people1982: 15,246 people1984: 15,879 people1986: 16,532 people1988: 17,256 people1990: 18,048 people1992: 19,170 people1994: 20,029 people1996: 20,913 people1998: 21,811 people2000: 22,427 people2002: 22,530 people2004: 23,317 people2006: 25,027 people2008: 26,618 people2010: 27,538 people2012: 28,327 people2014: 29,969 people2016: 32,373 people2018: 34,200 people2020: 35,838 people2022: 37,166 people2024: 38,757 people2025: 39,324 people
Change over the period: +32,280 (+458.26%) Average annual rate: 2.68 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Comoros 39,324 people
World 855M people
Sub-Saharan Africa 42.72M people
Eastern Africa computed 15.5M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 210M people
Population aged 65 and over — Comoros, by year Comoros All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 39,324 +567 +1.46%
2024 38,757 +720 +1.89%
2023 38,037 +871 +2.34%
2022 37,166 +711 +1.95%
2021 36,455 +617 +1.72%
2020 35,838 +773 +2.2%
2019 35,065 +865 +2.53%
2018 34,200 +815 +2.44%
2017 33,385 +1,012 +3.13%
2016 32,373 +1,233 +3.96%
2015 31,140 +1,171 +3.91%
2014 29,969 +982 +3.39%
2013 28,987 +660 +2.33%
2012 28,327 +421 +1.51%
2011 27,906 +368 +1.34%
2010 27,538 +395 +1.46%
2009 27,143 +525 +1.97%
2008 26,618 +720 +2.78%
2007 25,898 +871 +3.48%
2006 25,027 +907 +3.76%
2005 24,120 +803 +3.44%
2004 23,317 +576 +2.53%
2003 22,741 +211 +0.94%
2002 22,530 +9 +0.04%
2001 22,521 +94 +0.42%
2000 22,427 +238 +1.07%
1999 22,189 +378 +1.73%
1998 21,811 +444 +2.08%
1997 21,367 +454 +2.17%
1996 20,913 +448 +2.19%
1995 20,465 +436 +2.18%
1994 20,029 +430 +2.19%
1993 19,599 +429 +2.24%
1992 19,170 +558 +3%
1991 18,612 +564 +3.13%
1990 18,048 +410 +2.32%
1989 17,638 +382 +2.21%
1988 17,256 +374 +2.22%
1987 16,882 +350 +2.12%
1986 16,532 +330 +2.04%
1985 16,202 +323 +2.03%
1984 15,879 +315 +2.02%
1983 15,564 +318 +2.09%
1982 15,246 +326 +2.18%
1981 14,920 +192 +1.3%
1980 14,728 +162 +1.11%
1979 14,566 +328 +2.3%
1978 14,238 +455 +3.3%
1977 13,783 +550 +4.16%
1976 13,233 +623 +4.94%
1975 12,610 +668 +5.59%
1974 11,942 +647 +5.73%
1973 11,295 +596 +5.57%
1972 10,699 +536 +5.27%
1971 10,163 +465 +4.79%
1970 9,698 +397 +4.27%
1969 9,301 +337 +3.76%
1968 8,964 +287 +3.31%
1967 8,677 +247 +2.93%
1966 8,430 +254 +3.11%
1965 8,176 +266 +3.36%
1964 7,910 +240 +3.13%
1963 7,670 +222 +2.98%
1962 7,448 +208 +2.87%
1961 7,240 +196 +2.78%
1960 7,044

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.