Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Mexico

Population aged 65 and over in Mexico in 2025 — 11,243,769 people. Ranked 14 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,000.2%.

2025 11.24M people +4.17% vs 2024
World rank 14of 217
Period maximum 11.24M people2025
Period minimum 1.02M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Mexico, 1960–202505M10M15M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,022,014 people1962: 1,057,238 people1964: 1,113,944 people1966: 1,190,533 people1968: 1,281,238 people1970: 1,374,444 people1972: 1,474,011 people1974: 1,587,060 people1976: 1,713,260 people1978: 1,847,987 people1980: 1,987,252 people1982: 2,207,232 people1984: 2,466,943 people1986: 2,754,563 people1988: 3,078,713 people1990: 3,394,143 people1992: 3,633,164 people1994: 3,901,865 people1996: 4,210,246 people1998: 4,562,778 people2000: 4,945,188 people2002: 5,363,438 people2004: 5,795,933 people2006: 6,210,906 people2008: 6,568,613 people2010: 6,928,218 people2012: 7,339,969 people2014: 7,803,302 people2016: 8,315,035 people2018: 8,899,825 people2020: 9,492,278 people2022: 9,961,433 people2024: 10,794,162 people2025: 11,243,769 people
Change over the period: +10.22M (+1,000.16%) Average annual rate: 3.76 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Mexico 11.24M people
World 855M people
Central America computed 14.72M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 333M people
Population aged 65 and over — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 11.24M +449,607 +4.17%
2024 10.79M +432,307 +4.17%
2023 10.36M +400,422 +4.02%
2022 9.96M +278,352 +2.87%
2021 9.68M +190,803 +2.01%
2020 9.49M +268,014 +2.91%
2019 9.22M +324,439 +3.65%
2018 8.9M +303,876 +3.54%
2017 8.6M +280,914 +3.38%
2016 8.32M +262,699 +3.26%
2015 8.05M +249,034 +3.19%
2014 7.8M +236,817 +3.13%
2013 7.57M +226,516 +3.09%
2012 7.34M +214,119 +3%
2011 7.13M +197,632 +2.85%
2010 6.93M +183,789 +2.73%
2009 6.74M +175,816 +2.68%
2008 6.57M +172,560 +2.7%
2007 6.4M +185,147 +2.98%
2006 6.21M +203,376 +3.39%
2005 6.01M +211,597 +3.65%
2004 5.8M +215,575 +3.86%
2003 5.58M +216,920 +4.04%
2002 5.36M +215,582 +4.19%
2001 5.15M +202,668 +4.1%
2000 4.95M +192,723 +4.06%
1999 4.75M +189,687 +4.16%
1998 4.56M +181,067 +4.13%
1997 4.38M +171,465 +4.07%
1996 4.21M +159,703 +3.94%
1995 4.05M +148,678 +3.81%
1994 3.9M +138,914 +3.69%
1993 3.76M +129,787 +3.57%
1992 3.63M +120,722 +3.44%
1991 3.51M +118,299 +3.49%
1990 3.39M +146,100 +4.5%
1989 3.25M +169,330 +5.5%
1988 3.08M +165,164 +5.67%
1987 2.91M +158,986 +5.77%
1986 2.75M +148,788 +5.71%
1985 2.61M +138,832 +5.63%
1984 2.47M +132,236 +5.66%
1983 2.33M +127,475 +5.78%
1982 2.21M +123,824 +5.94%
1981 2.08M +96,156 +4.84%
1980 1.99M +69,772 +3.64%
1979 1.92M +69,493 +3.76%
1978 1.85M +68,236 +3.83%
1977 1.78M +66,491 +3.88%
1976 1.71M +64,577 +3.92%
1975 1.65M +61,623 +3.88%
1974 1.59M +58,092 +3.8%
1973 1.53M +54,957 +3.73%
1972 1.47M +51,411 +3.61%
1971 1.42M +48,156 +3.5%
1970 1.37M +46,525 +3.5%
1969 1.33M +46,681 +3.64%
1968 1.28M +46,546 +3.77%
1967 1.23M +44,159 +3.71%
1966 1.19M +40,920 +3.56%
1965 1.15M +35,669 +3.2%
1964 1.11M +30,146 +2.78%
1963 1.08M +26,560 +2.51%
1962 1.06M +21,661 +2.09%
1961 1.04M +13,563 +1.33%
1960 1.02M

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.