Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Marshall Islands

Population aged 65 and over in the Marshall Islands in 2025 — 1,769 people. Ranked 215 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 105.9%.

2025 1,769 people +1.55% vs 2024
World rank 215of 217
Period maximum 1,769 people2025
Period minimum 787 people1970

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Marshall Islands, 1960–20257501,0001,2501,5001,7502,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 859 people1962: 895 people1964: 955 people1966: 1,038 people1968: 970 people1970: 787 people1972: 878 people1974: 985 people1976: 977 people1978: 969 people1980: 988 people1982: 1,052 people1984: 1,123 people1986: 1,179 people1988: 1,230 people1990: 1,250 people1992: 1,248 people1994: 1,236 people1996: 1,210 people1998: 1,147 people2000: 1,139 people2002: 1,161 people2004: 1,149 people2006: 1,116 people2008: 1,092 people2010: 1,070 people2012: 1,133 people2014: 1,287 people2016: 1,433 people2018: 1,536 people2020: 1,582 people2022: 1,648 people2024: 1,742 people2025: 1,769 people
Change over the period: +910 (+105.94%) Average annual rate: 1.12 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Marshall Islands 1,769 people
World 855M people
East Asia & Pacific 333M people
Micronesia (subregion) computed 44,050 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 333M people
Population aged 65 and over — Marshall Islands, by year Marshall Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1,769 +27 +1.55%
2024 1,742 +41 +2.41%
2023 1,701 +53 +3.22%
2022 1,648 +48 +3%
2021 1,600 +18 +1.14%
2020 1,582 +9 +0.57%
2019 1,573 +37 +2.41%
2018 1,536 +50 +3.36%
2017 1,486 +53 +3.7%
2016 1,433 +67 +4.9%
2015 1,366 +79 +6.14%
2014 1,287 +80 +6.63%
2013 1,207 +74 +6.53%
2012 1,133 +56 +5.2%
2011 1,077 +7 +0.65%
2010 1,070 −15 −1.38%
2009 1,085 −7 −0.64%
2008 1,092 −12 −1.09%
2007 1,104 −12 −1.08%
2006 1,116 −15 −1.33%
2005 1,131 −18 −1.57%
2004 1,149 −12 −1.03%
2003 1,161 +0 +0%
2002 1,161 +9 +0.78%
2001 1,152 +13 +1.14%
2000 1,139 +10 +0.89%
1999 1,129 −18 −1.57%
1998 1,147 −36 −3.04%
1997 1,183 −27 −2.23%
1996 1,210 −17 −1.39%
1995 1,227 −9 −0.73%
1994 1,236 −7 −0.56%
1993 1,243 −5 −0.4%
1992 1,248 −2 −0.16%
1991 1,250 +0 +0%
1990 1,250 +2 +0.16%
1989 1,248 +18 +1.46%
1988 1,230 +26 +2.16%
1987 1,204 +25 +2.12%
1986 1,179 +27 +2.34%
1985 1,152 +29 +2.58%
1984 1,123 +33 +3.03%
1983 1,090 +38 +3.61%
1982 1,052 +36 +3.54%
1981 1,016 +28 +2.83%
1980 988 +16 +1.65%
1979 972 +3 +0.31%
1978 969 −4 −0.41%
1977 973 −4 −0.41%
1976 977 +0 +0%
1975 977 −8 −0.81%
1974 985 +33 +3.47%
1973 952 +74 +8.43%
1972 878 +71 +8.8%
1971 807 +20 +2.54%
1970 787 −72 −8.38%
1969 859 −111 −11.44%
1968 970 −72 −6.91%
1967 1,042 +4 +0.39%
1966 1,038 +45 +4.53%
1965 993 +38 +3.98%
1964 955 +33 +3.58%
1963 922 +27 +3.02%
1962 895 +21 +2.4%
1961 874 +15 +1.75%
1960 859

Micronesia, 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.