Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Mercosur

Population aged 65 and over in Mercosur in 2025 — 31,969,123 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 847.1%.

2025 31.97M people +3.81% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 31.97M people2025
Period minimum 3.38M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Mercosur, 1960–2025010M20M30M40M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3,375,459 people1962: 3,645,073 people1964: 3,940,841 people1966: 4,259,802 people1968: 4,597,700 people1970: 4,949,738 people1972: 5,327,789 people1974: 5,735,700 people1976: 6,178,180 people1978: 6,644,985 people1980: 7,108,901 people1982: 7,557,691 people1984: 8,004,346 people1986: 8,509,296 people1988: 9,102,030 people1990: 9,770,019 people1992: 10,491,187 people1994: 11,269,590 people1996: 12,068,063 people1998: 12,869,900 people2000: 13,644,634 people2002: 14,442,179 people2004: 15,295,931 people2006: 16,260,477 people2008: 17,324,287 people2010: 18,520,860 people2012: 19,861,975 people2014: 21,423,060 people2016: 23,183,785 people2018: 25,058,391 people2020: 26,953,438 people2022: 28,636,977 people2024: 30,794,433 people2025: 31,969,123 people
Change over the period: +28.59M (+847.1%) Average annual rate: 3.52 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Mercosur 31.97M people
World 855M people
Population aged 65 and over — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 31.97M +1.17M +3.81%
2024 30.79M +1.13M +3.82%
2023 29.66M +1.02M +3.57%
2022 28.64M +869,074 +3.13%
2021 27.77M +814,465 +3.02%
2020 26.95M +912,680 +3.5%
2019 26.04M +982,367 +3.92%
2018 25.06M +956,295 +3.97%
2017 24.1M +918,311 +3.96%
2016 23.18M +891,404 +4%
2015 22.29M +869,321 +4.06%
2014 21.42M +814,176 +3.95%
2013 20.61M +746,909 +3.76%
2012 19.86M +694,464 +3.62%
2011 19.17M +646,651 +3.49%
2010 18.52M +612,641 +3.42%
2009 17.91M +583,932 +3.37%
2008 17.32M +545,682 +3.25%
2007 16.78M +518,128 +3.19%
2006 16.26M +496,246 +3.15%
2005 15.76M +468,300 +3.06%
2004 15.3M +439,330 +2.96%
2003 14.86M +414,422 +2.87%
2002 14.44M +403,774 +2.88%
2001 14.04M +393,771 +2.89%
2000 13.64M +385,957 +2.91%
1999 13.26M +388,777 +3.02%
1998 12.87M +398,080 +3.19%
1997 12.47M +403,757 +3.35%
1996 12.07M +399,828 +3.43%
1995 11.67M +398,645 +3.54%
1994 11.27M +395,422 +3.64%
1993 10.87M +382,981 +3.65%
1992 10.49M +368,677 +3.64%
1991 10.12M +352,491 +3.61%
1990 9.77M +339,795 +3.6%
1989 9.43M +328,194 +3.61%
1988 9.1M +307,929 +3.5%
1987 8.79M +284,805 +3.35%
1986 8.51M +263,167 +3.19%
1985 8.25M +241,783 +3.02%
1984 8M +226,500 +2.91%
1983 7.78M +220,155 +2.91%
1982 7.56M +222,331 +3.03%
1981 7.34M +226,459 +3.19%
1980 7.11M +229,284 +3.33%
1979 6.88M +234,632 +3.53%
1978 6.64M +235,615 +3.68%
1977 6.41M +231,190 +3.74%
1976 6.18M +224,749 +3.78%
1975 5.95M +217,731 +3.8%
1974 5.74M +208,791 +3.78%
1973 5.53M +199,120 +3.74%
1972 5.33M +191,510 +3.73%
1971 5.14M +186,541 +3.77%
1970 4.95M +179,238 +3.76%
1969 4.77M +172,800 +3.76%
1968 4.6M +170,307 +3.85%
1967 4.43M +167,591 +3.93%
1966 4.26M +163,098 +3.98%
1965 4.1M +155,863 +3.96%
1964 3.94M +150,434 +3.97%
1963 3.79M +145,334 +3.99%
1962 3.65M +138,966 +3.96%
1961 3.51M +130,648 +3.87%
1960 3.38M

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.