Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Malta

Population aged 65 and over in Malta in 2025 — 119,076 people. Ranked 149 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 408.4%.

2025 119,076 people +3.57% vs 2024
World rank 149of 217
Period maximum 119,076 people2025
Period minimum 23,421 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Malta, 1960–2025050,000100,000150,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 23,421 people1962: 24,205 people1964: 25,018 people1966: 25,572 people1968: 26,056 people1970: 26,483 people1972: 27,396 people1974: 28,192 people1976: 29,244 people1978: 30,046 people1980: 30,742 people1982: 31,476 people1984: 31,965 people1986: 33,587 people1988: 35,075 people1990: 37,105 people1992: 39,771 people1994: 41,554 people1996: 43,370 people1998: 45,299 people2000: 47,417 people2002: 50,244 people2004: 53,130 people2006: 55,255 people2008: 56,828 people2010: 62,578 people2012: 69,626 people2014: 77,782 people2016: 84,790 people2018: 90,730 people2020: 95,364 people2022: 102,422 people2024: 114,977 people2025: 119,076 people
Change over the period: +95,655 (+408.42%) Average annual rate: 2.53 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Malta 119,076 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 — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 119,076 +4,099 +3.57%
2024 114,977 +5,533 +5.06%
2023 109,444 +7,022 +6.86%
2022 102,422 +5,154 +5.3%
2021 97,268 +1,904 +2%
2020 95,364 +1,729 +1.85%
2019 93,635 +2,905 +3.2%
2018 90,730 +2,853 +3.25%
2017 87,877 +3,087 +3.64%
2016 84,790 +3,376 +4.15%
2015 81,414 +3,632 +4.67%
2014 77,782 +4,069 +5.52%
2013 73,713 +4,087 +5.87%
2012 69,626 +3,798 +5.77%
2011 65,828 +3,250 +5.19%
2010 62,578 +3,228 +5.44%
2009 59,350 +2,522 +4.44%
2008 56,828 +1,067 +1.91%
2007 55,761 +506 +0.92%
2006 55,255 +822 +1.51%
2005 54,433 +1,303 +2.45%
2004 53,130 +1,447 +2.8%
2003 51,683 +1,439 +2.86%
2002 50,244 +1,491 +3.06%
2001 48,753 +1,336 +2.82%
2000 47,417 +1,090 +2.35%
1999 46,327 +1,028 +2.27%
1998 45,299 +983 +2.22%
1997 44,316 +946 +2.18%
1996 43,370 +924 +2.18%
1995 42,446 +892 +2.15%
1994 41,554 +867 +2.13%
1993 40,687 +916 +2.3%
1992 39,771 +1,010 +2.61%
1991 38,761 +1,656 +4.46%
1990 37,105 +1,028 +2.85%
1989 36,077 +1,002 +2.86%
1988 35,075 +844 +2.47%
1987 34,231 +644 +1.92%
1986 33,587 +853 +2.61%
1985 32,734 +769 +2.41%
1984 31,965 +70 +0.22%
1983 31,895 +419 +1.33%
1982 31,476 +582 +1.88%
1981 30,894 +152 +0.49%
1980 30,742 +319 +1.05%
1979 30,423 +377 +1.25%
1978 30,046 +458 +1.55%
1977 29,588 +344 +1.18%
1976 29,244 +460 +1.6%
1975 28,784 +592 +2.1%
1974 28,192 +395 +1.42%
1973 27,797 +401 +1.46%
1972 27,396 +424 +1.57%
1971 26,972 +489 +1.85%
1970 26,483 +332 +1.27%
1969 26,151 +95 +0.36%
1968 26,056 +187 +0.72%
1967 25,869 +297 +1.16%
1966 25,572 +243 +0.96%
1965 25,329 +311 +1.24%
1964 25,018 +412 +1.67%
1963 24,606 +401 +1.66%
1962 24,205 +383 +1.61%
1961 23,822 +401 +1.71%
1960 23,421

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.