Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — G7

Population aged 65 and over in the G7 in 2025 — 172,044,767 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 263.1%.

2025 172M people +2.03% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 172M people2025
Period minimum 47.39M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — G7, 1960–2025050M100M150M200M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 47,387,143 people1962: 49,632,509 people1964: 51,856,442 people1966: 54,498,697 people1968: 57,065,552 people1970: 59,532,417 people1972: 62,358,942 people1974: 65,146,914 people1976: 68,005,778 people1978: 71,092,567 people1980: 73,868,794 people1982: 75,099,563 people1984: 76,214,376 people1986: 79,350,118 people1988: 82,832,551 people1990: 86,372,382 people1992: 90,055,489 people1994: 93,746,187 people1996: 96,946,431 people1998: 100,102,863 people2000: 103,370,152 people2002: 106,985,367 people2004: 110,742,886 people2006: 115,336,194 people2008: 120,184,521 people2010: 124,342,680 people2012: 130,006,983 people2014: 137,257,354 people2016: 143,719,890 people2018: 149,530,482 people2020: 155,148,545 people2022: 160,860,468 people2024: 168,629,560 people2025: 172,044,767 people
Change over the period: +125M (+263.06%) Average annual rate: 2 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 172M people
World 855M people
Population aged 65 and over — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 172M +3.42M +2.03%
2024 169M +4.04M +2.46%
2023 165M +3.72M +2.32%
2022 161M +3.14M +1.99%
2021 158M +2.57M +1.66%
2020 155M +2.72M +1.79%
2019 152M +2.9M +1.94%
2018 150M +2.87M +1.96%
2017 147M +2.94M +2.05%
2016 144M +3.14M +2.24%
2015 141M +3.32M +2.42%
2014 137M +3.54M +2.64%
2013 134M +3.71M +2.86%
2012 130M +3.54M +2.8%
2011 126M +2.12M +1.71%
2010 124M +1.9M +1.56%
2009 122M +2.25M +1.88%
2008 120M +2.42M +2.06%
2007 118M +2.43M +2.1%
2006 115M +2.37M +2.1%
2005 113M +2.22M +2.01%
2004 111M +1.99M +1.83%
2003 109M +1.77M +1.66%
2002 107M +1.82M +1.73%
2001 105M +1.8M +1.74%
2000 103M +1.7M +1.67%
1999 102M +1.57M +1.57%
1998 100M +1.54M +1.56%
1997 98.56M +1.62M +1.67%
1996 96.95M +1.48M +1.55%
1995 95.47M +1.72M +1.84%
1994 93.75M +1.92M +2.09%
1993 91.83M +1.77M +1.97%
1992 90.06M +1.85M +2.09%
1991 88.21M +1.84M +2.13%
1990 86.37M +1.78M +2.11%
1989 84.59M +1.75M +2.12%
1988 82.83M +1.74M +2.15%
1987 81.09M +1.74M +2.19%
1986 79.35M +1.73M +2.22%
1985 77.62M +1.41M +1.85%
1984 76.21M +715,436 +0.95%
1983 75.5M +399,377 +0.53%
1982 75.1M +484,968 +0.65%
1981 74.61M +745,801 +1.01%
1980 73.87M +1.22M +1.67%
1979 72.65M +1.56M +2.19%
1978 71.09M +1.59M +2.28%
1977 69.51M +1.5M +2.21%
1976 68.01M +1.41M +2.12%
1975 66.59M +1.45M +2.22%
1974 65.15M +1.41M +2.21%
1973 63.74M +1.38M +2.21%
1972 62.36M +1.37M +2.25%
1971 60.98M +1.45M +2.44%
1970 59.53M +1.28M +2.2%
1969 58.25M +1.18M +2.08%
1968 57.07M +1.23M +2.21%
1967 55.83M +1.33M +2.45%
1966 54.5M +1.34M +2.52%
1965 53.16M +1.3M +2.51%
1964 51.86M +1.16M +2.29%
1963 50.69M +1.06M +2.14%
1962 49.63M +1.11M +2.3%
1961 48.52M +1.13M +2.39%
1960 47.39M

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.