Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — East Asia & Pacific

Population aged 65 and over in East Asia & Pacific in 2025 — 332,813,142 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 714.4%.

2025 333M people +2.12% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 333M people2025
Period minimum 40.53M people1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — East Asia & Pacific, 1960–20250100M200M300M400M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 40,867,294 people1962: 40,860,672 people1964: 42,211,680 people1966: 44,343,714 people1968: 47,301,150 people1970: 50,612,155 people1972: 54,378,977 people1974: 58,402,221 people1976: 62,517,736 people1978: 66,933,888 people1980: 72,020,868 people1982: 77,002,848 people1984: 82,031,375 people1986: 87,768,191 people1988: 93,867,381 people1990: 100,874,000 people1992: 108,328,898 people1994: 116,877,179 people1996: 126,155,827 people1998: 136,295,809 people2000: 147,010,832 people2002: 157,434,862 people2004: 167,002,307 people2006: 176,737,918 people2008: 186,091,211 people2010: 194,899,348 people2012: 206,667,012 people2014: 221,668,139 people2016: 240,241,546 people2018: 261,804,132 people2020: 284,743,796 people2022: 306,585,323 people2024: 325,903,530 people2025: 332,813,142 people
Change over the period: +292M (+714.38%) Average annual rate: 3.28 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 333M people
World 855M people
Population aged 65 and over — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 333M +6.91M +2.12%
2024 326M +8.43M +2.65%
2023 317M +10.89M +3.55%
2022 307M +10.99M +3.72%
2021 296M +10.85M +3.81%
2020 285M +11.72M +4.29%
2019 273M +11.22M +4.29%
2018 262M +11.08M +4.42%
2017 251M +10.48M +4.36%
2016 240M +9.65M +4.18%
2015 231M +8.92M +4.03%
2014 222M +7.82M +3.66%
2013 214M +7.18M +3.47%
2012 207M +6.46M +3.22%
2011 200M +5.31M +2.73%
2010 195M +4.46M +2.34%
2009 190M +4.35M +2.34%
2008 186M +4.53M +2.5%
2007 182M +4.82M +2.73%
2006 177M +4.98M +2.9%
2005 172M +4.76M +2.85%
2004 167M +4.66M +2.87%
2003 162M +4.91M +3.12%
2002 157M +5.13M +3.37%
2001 152M +5.29M +3.6%
2000 147M +5.33M +3.76%
1999 142M +5.38M +3.95%
1998 136M +5.26M +4.02%
1997 131M +4.88M +3.86%
1996 126M +4.72M +3.89%
1995 121M +4.56M +3.9%
1994 117M +4.38M +3.89%
1993 112M +4.17M +3.85%
1992 108M +3.83M +3.66%
1991 105M +3.63M +3.6%
1990 101M +3.57M +3.67%
1989 97.3M +3.44M +3.66%
1988 93.87M +3.13M +3.44%
1987 90.74M +2.97M +3.39%
1986 87.77M +2.92M +3.44%
1985 84.85M +2.82M +3.43%
1984 82.03M +2.56M +3.22%
1983 79.47M +2.47M +3.2%
1982 77M +2.51M +3.37%
1981 74.49M +2.47M +3.43%
1980 72.02M +2.52M +3.63%
1979 69.5M +2.57M +3.83%
1978 66.93M +2.34M +3.62%
1977 64.59M +2.08M +3.32%
1976 62.52M +2.03M +3.36%
1975 60.49M +2.09M +3.57%
1974 58.4M +2.09M +3.71%
1973 56.31M +1.94M +3.56%
1972 54.38M +1.86M +3.55%
1971 52.52M +1.9M +3.76%
1970 50.61M +1.69M +3.45%
1969 48.92M +1.62M +3.43%
1968 47.3M +1.53M +3.34%
1967 45.77M +1.43M +3.22%
1966 44.34M +1.25M +2.9%
1965 43.1M +883,512 +2.09%
1964 42.21M +667,187 +1.61%
1963 41.54M +683,821 +1.67%
1962 40.86M +331,990 +0.82%
1961 40.53M −338,612 −0.83%
1960 40.87M

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.