Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Maldives

Population aged 65 and over in the Maldives in 2025 — 26,262 people. Ranked 180 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 799.4%.

2025 26,262 people +7.23% vs 2024
World rank 180of 217
Period maximum 26,262 people2025
Period minimum 2,441 people1967

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Maldives, 1960–2025010,00020,00030,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,920 people1962: 3,041 people1964: 3,156 people1966: 2,678 people1968: 2,452 people1970: 2,730 people1972: 3,036 people1974: 3,359 people1976: 3,710 people1978: 4,050 people1980: 4,230 people1982: 4,425 people1984: 4,615 people1986: 5,029 people1988: 5,540 people1990: 6,089 people1992: 6,792 people1994: 7,503 people1996: 8,307 people1998: 9,359 people2000: 10,607 people2002: 11,943 people2004: 13,366 people2006: 14,676 people2008: 15,459 people2010: 16,033 people2012: 16,490 people2014: 16,950 people2016: 17,431 people2018: 18,128 people2020: 19,430 people2022: 21,392 people2024: 24,491 people2025: 26,262 people
Change over the period: +23,342 (+799.38%) Average annual rate: 3.44 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Maldives 26,262 people
World 855M people
South Asia 124M people
Southern Asia computed 145M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 333M people
Population aged 65 and over — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 26,262 +1,771 +7.23%
2024 24,491 +1,636 +7.16%
2023 22,855 +1,463 +6.84%
2022 21,392 +1,118 +5.51%
2021 20,274 +844 +4.34%
2020 19,430 +736 +3.94%
2019 18,694 +566 +3.12%
2018 18,128 +403 +2.27%
2017 17,725 +294 +1.69%
2016 17,431 +241 +1.4%
2015 17,190 +240 +1.42%
2014 16,950 +244 +1.46%
2013 16,706 +216 +1.31%
2012 16,490 +214 +1.31%
2011 16,276 +243 +1.52%
2010 16,033 +269 +1.71%
2009 15,764 +305 +1.97%
2008 15,459 +349 +2.31%
2007 15,110 +434 +2.96%
2006 14,676 +599 +4.26%
2005 14,077 +711 +5.32%
2004 13,366 +716 +5.66%
2003 12,650 +707 +5.92%
2002 11,943 +686 +6.09%
2001 11,257 +650 +6.13%
2000 10,607 +637 +6.39%
1999 9,970 +611 +6.53%
1998 9,359 +558 +6.34%
1997 8,801 +494 +5.95%
1996 8,307 +428 +5.43%
1995 7,879 +376 +5.01%
1994 7,503 +353 +4.94%
1993 7,150 +358 +5.27%
1992 6,792 +359 +5.58%
1991 6,433 +344 +5.65%
1990 6,089 +300 +5.18%
1989 5,789 +249 +4.49%
1988 5,540 +248 +4.69%
1987 5,292 +263 +5.23%
1986 5,029 +247 +5.17%
1985 4,782 +167 +3.62%
1984 4,615 +100 +2.21%
1983 4,515 +90 +2.03%
1982 4,425 +95 +2.19%
1981 4,330 +100 +2.36%
1980 4,230 +98 +2.37%
1979 4,132 +82 +2.02%
1978 4,050 +141 +3.61%
1977 3,909 +199 +5.36%
1976 3,710 +180 +5.1%
1975 3,530 +171 +5.09%
1974 3,359 +164 +5.13%
1973 3,195 +159 +5.24%
1972 3,036 +157 +5.45%
1971 2,879 +149 +5.46%
1970 2,730 +143 +5.53%
1969 2,587 +135 +5.51%
1968 2,452 +11 +0.45%
1967 2,441 −237 −8.85%
1966 2,678 −343 −11.35%
1965 3,021 −135 −4.28%
1964 3,156 +54 +1.74%
1963 3,102 +61 +2.01%
1962 3,041 +63 +2.12%
1961 2,978 +58 +1.99%
1960 2,920

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.