Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Italy

Population aged 65 and over in Italy in 2025 — 14,786,733 people. Ranked 10 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 209.9%.

2025 14.79M people +1.86% vs 2024
World rank 10of 217
Period maximum 14.79M people2025
Period minimum 4.77M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Italy, 1960–202505M10M15M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4,771,477 people1962: 4,980,480 people1964: 5,169,394 people1966: 5,414,444 people1968: 5,670,641 people1970: 5,949,789 people1972: 6,269,906 people1974: 6,580,494 people1976: 6,889,786 people1978: 7,205,393 people1980: 7,456,743 people1982: 7,470,041 people1984: 7,339,861 people1986: 7,639,556 people1988: 8,066,994 people1990: 8,487,120 people1992: 8,912,367 people1994: 9,500,364 people1996: 9,683,102 people1998: 10,038,856 people2000: 10,373,011 people2002: 10,732,196 people2004: 11,177,731 people2006: 11,642,360 people2008: 11,963,228 people2010: 12,238,429 people2012: 12,638,142 people2014: 13,088,311 people2016: 13,411,459 people2018: 13,655,727 people2020: 13,896,348 people2022: 14,121,492 people2024: 14,516,972 people2025: 14,786,733 people
Change over the period: +10.02M (+209.9%) Average annual rate: 1.76 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Italy 14.79M 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 — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 14.79M +269,761 +1.86%
2024 14.52M +231,713 +1.62%
2023 14.29M +163,767 +1.16%
2022 14.12M +129,416 +0.92%
2021 13.99M +95,728 +0.69%
2020 13.9M +96,439 +0.7%
2019 13.8M +144,182 +1.06%
2018 13.66M +120,018 +0.89%
2017 13.54M +124,250 +0.93%
2016 13.41M +143,765 +1.08%
2015 13.27M +179,383 +1.37%
2014 13.09M +223,438 +1.74%
2013 12.86M +226,731 +1.79%
2012 12.64M +219,829 +1.77%
2011 12.42M +179,884 +1.47%
2010 12.24M +140,622 +1.16%
2009 12.1M +134,579 +1.12%
2008 11.96M +139,345 +1.18%
2007 11.82M +181,523 +1.56%
2006 11.64M +221,195 +1.94%
2005 11.42M +243,434 +2.18%
2004 11.18M +241,714 +2.21%
2003 10.94M +203,821 +1.9%
2002 10.73M +184,183 +1.75%
2001 10.55M +175,002 +1.69%
2000 10.37M +172,987 +1.7%
1999 10.2M +161,168 +1.61%
1998 10.04M +162,768 +1.65%
1997 9.88M +192,986 +1.99%
1996 9.68M −5,428 −0.06%
1995 9.69M +188,166 +1.98%
1994 9.5M +395,516 +4.34%
1993 9.1M +192,481 +2.16%
1992 8.91M +211,412 +2.43%
1991 8.7M +213,835 +2.52%
1990 8.49M +209,875 +2.54%
1989 8.28M +210,251 +2.61%
1988 8.07M +221,018 +2.82%
1987 7.85M +206,420 +2.7%
1986 7.64M +194,218 +2.61%
1985 7.45M +105,477 +1.44%
1984 7.34M −54,059 −0.73%
1983 7.39M −76,121 −1.02%
1982 7.47M −14,689 −0.2%
1981 7.48M +27,987 +0.38%
1980 7.46M +91,516 +1.24%
1979 7.37M +159,834 +2.22%
1978 7.21M +163,238 +2.32%
1977 7.04M +152,369 +2.21%
1976 6.89M +149,064 +2.21%
1975 6.74M +160,228 +2.43%
1974 6.58M +159,817 +2.49%
1973 6.42M +150,771 +2.4%
1972 6.27M +157,039 +2.57%
1971 6.11M +163,078 +2.74%
1970 5.95M +151,984 +2.62%
1969 5.8M +127,164 +2.24%
1968 5.67M +123,268 +2.22%
1967 5.55M +132,929 +2.46%
1966 5.41M +126,629 +2.39%
1965 5.29M +118,421 +2.29%
1964 5.17M +102,014 +2.01%
1963 5.07M +86,900 +1.74%
1962 4.98M +101,146 +2.07%
1961 4.88M +107,857 +2.26%
1960 4.77M

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.