Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Greece

Population aged 65 and over in Greece in 2025 — 2,540,992 people. Ranked 45 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 323.2%.

2025 2.54M people +2.01% vs 2024
World rank 45of 217
Period maximum 2.54M people2025
Period minimum 600,371 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Greece, 1960–202501M2M3M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 600,371 people1962: 652,747 people1964: 659,726 people1966: 764,487 people1968: 818,830 people1970: 932,463 people1972: 978,740 people1974: 1,045,466 people1976: 1,118,468 people1978: 1,195,565 people1980: 1,233,331 people1982: 1,248,784 people1984: 1,264,237 people1986: 1,291,196 people1988: 1,323,962 people1990: 1,390,644 people1992: 1,501,106 people1994: 1,595,285 people1996: 1,683,740 people1998: 1,766,364 people2000: 1,839,727 people2002: 1,911,619 people2004: 1,983,234 people2006: 2,037,592 people2008: 2,072,819 people2010: 2,130,614 people2012: 2,196,753 people2014: 2,254,410 people2016: 2,305,938 people2018: 2,350,140 people2020: 2,395,784 people2022: 2,424,512 people2024: 2,490,964 people2025: 2,540,992 people
Change over the period: +1.94M (+323.24%) Average annual rate: 2.24 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Greece 2.54M people
World 855M people
Europe & Central Asia 173M people
Southern Europe computed 35.51M people
High-income countries computed 278M people
Population aged 65 and over — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.54M +50,028 +2.01%
2024 2.49M +47,006 +1.92%
2023 2.44M +19,446 +0.8%
2022 2.42M +10,405 +0.43%
2021 2.41M +18,323 +0.76%
2020 2.4M +23,378 +0.99%
2019 2.37M +22,266 +0.95%
2018 2.35M +21,070 +0.9%
2017 2.33M +23,132 +1%
2016 2.31M +24,952 +1.09%
2015 2.28M +26,576 +1.18%
2014 2.25M +29,402 +1.32%
2013 2.23M +28,255 +1.29%
2012 2.2M +30,477 +1.41%
2011 2.17M +35,662 +1.67%
2010 2.13M +33,277 +1.59%
2009 2.1M +24,518 +1.18%
2008 2.07M +17,269 +0.84%
2007 2.06M +17,958 +0.88%
2006 2.04M +24,187 +1.2%
2005 2.01M +30,171 +1.52%
2004 1.98M +34,469 +1.77%
2003 1.95M +37,146 +1.94%
2002 1.91M +36,339 +1.94%
2001 1.88M +35,553 +1.93%
2000 1.84M +36,087 +2%
1999 1.8M +37,276 +2.11%
1998 1.77M +41,075 +2.38%
1997 1.73M +41,549 +2.47%
1996 1.68M +43,640 +2.66%
1995 1.64M +44,815 +2.81%
1994 1.6M +47,284 +3.05%
1993 1.55M +46,895 +3.12%
1992 1.5M +50,209 +3.46%
1991 1.45M +60,253 +4.33%
1990 1.39M +45,159 +3.36%
1989 1.35M +21,523 +1.63%
1988 1.32M +16,578 +1.27%
1987 1.31M +16,188 +1.25%
1986 1.29M +16,386 +1.29%
1985 1.27M +10,573 +0.84%
1984 1.26M +5,505 +0.44%
1983 1.26M +9,948 +0.8%
1982 1.25M +13,446 +1.09%
1981 1.24M +2,007 +0.16%
1980 1.23M +4,494 +0.37%
1979 1.23M +33,272 +2.78%
1978 1.2M +40,356 +3.49%
1977 1.16M +36,741 +3.28%
1976 1.12M +37,760 +3.49%
1975 1.08M +35,242 +3.37%
1974 1.05M +33,352 +3.3%
1973 1.01M +33,374 +3.41%
1972 978,740 +33,745 +3.57%
1971 944,995 +12,532 +1.34%
1970 932,463 +80,371 +9.43%
1969 852,092 +33,262 +4.06%
1968 818,830 +27,356 +3.46%
1967 791,474 +26,987 +3.53%
1966 764,487 +25,792 +3.49%
1965 738,695 +78,969 +11.97%
1964 659,726 +3,420 +0.52%
1963 656,306 +3,559 +0.55%
1962 652,747 +23,746 +3.78%
1961 629,001 +28,630 +4.77%
1960 600,371

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.