Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — G20

Population aged 65 and over in the G20 in 2025 — 608,493,321 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 479.7%.

2025 608M people +2.6% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 608M people2025
Period minimum 105M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — G20, 1960–20250200M400M600M800M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 104,964,649 people1962: 108,554,122 people1964: 113,702,375 people1966: 119,881,436 people1968: 126,646,442 people1970: 133,945,374 people1972: 142,164,721 people1974: 150,827,843 people1976: 159,705,582 people1978: 169,008,731 people1980: 178,396,275 people1982: 185,343,353 people1984: 192,345,305 people1986: 201,959,783 people1988: 212,702,671 people1990: 224,978,007 people1992: 238,203,248 people1994: 252,629,761 people1996: 267,082,411 people1998: 281,971,644 people2000: 297,132,450 people2002: 313,204,569 people2004: 329,324,806 people2006: 345,661,216 people2008: 360,940,174 people2010: 375,417,973 people2012: 395,412,423 people2014: 421,155,191 people2016: 452,020,377 people2018: 486,774,091 people2020: 523,434,924 people2022: 556,751,598 people2024: 593,098,723 people2025: 608,493,321 people
Change over the period: +504M (+479.71%) Average annual rate: 2.74 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 608M people
World 855M people
Population aged 65 and over — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 608M +15.39M +2.6%
2024 593M +17.22M +2.99%
2023 576M +19.12M +3.43%
2022 557M +17.35M +3.22%
2021 539M +15.97M +3.05%
2020 523M +18.34M +3.63%
2019 505M +18.32M +3.76%
2018 487M +17.8M +3.79%
2017 469M +16.96M +3.75%
2016 452M +15.87M +3.64%
2015 436M +15M +3.56%
2014 421M +13.43M +3.29%
2013 408M +12.32M +3.11%
2012 395M +11.29M +2.94%
2011 384M +8.71M +2.32%
2010 375M +7.34M +1.99%
2009 368M +7.14M +1.98%
2008 361M +7.37M +2.08%
2007 354M +7.91M +2.29%
2006 346M +8.25M +2.44%
2005 337M +8.09M +2.46%
2004 329M +8.04M +2.5%
2003 321M +8.08M +2.58%
2002 313M +8.11M +2.66%
2001 305M +7.96M +2.68%
2000 297M +7.66M +2.65%
1999 289M +7.5M +2.66%
1998 282M +7.51M +2.74%
1997 274M +7.38M +2.76%
1996 267M +7.15M +2.75%
1995 260M +7.3M +2.89%
1994 253M +7.33M +2.99%
1993 245M +7.09M +2.98%
1992 238M +6.81M +2.94%
1991 231M +6.41M +2.85%
1990 225M +6.24M +2.85%
1989 219M +6.03M +2.84%
1988 213M +5.52M +2.66%
1987 207M +5.22M +2.59%
1986 202M +5.06M +2.57%
1985 197M +4.56M +2.37%
1984 192M +3.72M +1.97%
1983 189M +3.29M +1.77%
1982 185M +3.29M +1.81%
1981 182M +3.66M +2.05%
1980 178M +4.45M +2.56%
1979 174M +4.94M +2.92%
1978 169M +4.81M +2.93%
1977 164M +4.5M +2.81%
1976 160M +4.38M +2.82%
1975 155M +4.5M +2.98%
1974 151M +4.44M +3.03%
1973 146M +4.22M +2.97%
1972 142M +4.11M +2.98%
1971 138M +4.11M +3.07%
1970 134M +3.75M +2.88%
1969 130M +3.55M +2.8%
1968 127M +3.43M +2.79%
1967 123M +3.33M +2.78%
1966 120M +3.23M +2.77%
1965 117M +2.94M +2.59%
1964 114M +2.62M +2.36%
1963 111M +2.53M +2.33%
1962 109M +2.15M +2.02%
1961 106M +1.44M +1.37%
1960 105M

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.