Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Moldova

Population aged 65 and over in Moldova in 2025 — 397,930 people. Ranked 123 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 291.2%.

2025 397,930 people +2.18% vs 2024
World rank 123of 217
Period maximum 397,930 people2025
Period minimum 101,713 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Moldova, 1960–20250100,000200,000300,000400,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 101,713 people1962: 110,565 people1964: 120,898 people1966: 133,023 people1968: 145,234 people1970: 155,376 people1972: 161,644 people1974: 170,975 people1976: 183,980 people1978: 197,524 people1980: 198,904 people1982: 203,312 people1984: 209,117 people1986: 220,072 people1988: 234,824 people1990: 249,975 people1992: 263,785 people1994: 277,070 people1996: 285,244 people1998: 290,309 people2000: 295,399 people2002: 302,392 people2004: 304,842 people2006: 309,132 people2008: 312,810 people2010: 305,739 people2012: 299,917 people2014: 316,711 people2016: 344,766 people2018: 360,259 people2020: 376,591 people2022: 382,257 people2024: 389,450 people2025: 397,930 people
Change over the period: +296,217 (+291.23%) Average annual rate: 2.12 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Moldova 397,930 people
World 855M people
Europe & Central Asia 173M people
Eastern Europe computed 53.16M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 333M people
Population aged 65 and over — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 397,930 +8,480 +2.18%
2024 389,450 +5,674 +1.48%
2023 383,776 +1,519 +0.4%
2022 382,257 +737 +0.19%
2021 381,520 +4,929 +1.31%
2020 376,591 +8,889 +2.42%
2019 367,702 +7,443 +2.07%
2018 360,259 +6,778 +1.92%
2017 353,481 +8,715 +2.53%
2016 344,766 +12,696 +3.82%
2015 332,070 +15,359 +4.85%
2014 316,711 +13,147 +4.33%
2013 303,564 +3,647 +1.22%
2012 299,917 −1,726 −0.57%
2011 301,643 −4,096 −1.34%
2010 305,739 −4,729 −1.52%
2009 310,468 −2,342 −0.75%
2008 312,810 +711 +0.23%
2007 312,099 +2,967 +0.96%
2006 309,132 +2,990 +0.98%
2005 306,142 +1,300 +0.43%
2004 304,842 +541 +0.18%
2003 304,301 +1,909 +0.63%
2002 302,392 +3,360 +1.12%
2001 299,032 +3,633 +1.23%
2000 295,399 +2,911 +1%
1999 292,488 +2,179 +0.75%
1998 290,309 +2,643 +0.92%
1997 287,666 +2,422 +0.85%
1996 285,244 +3,866 +1.37%
1995 281,378 +4,308 +1.55%
1994 277,070 +6,047 +2.23%
1993 271,023 +7,238 +2.74%
1992 263,785 +7,052 +2.75%
1991 256,733 +6,758 +2.7%
1990 249,975 +7,360 +3.03%
1989 242,615 +7,791 +3.32%
1988 234,824 +7,630 +3.36%
1987 227,194 +7,122 +3.24%
1986 220,072 +6,145 +2.87%
1985 213,927 +4,810 +2.3%
1984 209,117 +3,480 +1.69%
1983 205,637 +2,325 +1.14%
1982 203,312 +1,907 +0.95%
1981 201,405 +2,501 +1.26%
1980 198,904 −90 −0.05%
1979 198,994 +1,470 +0.74%
1978 197,524 +6,509 +3.41%
1977 191,015 +7,035 +3.82%
1976 183,980 +6,888 +3.89%
1975 177,092 +6,117 +3.58%
1974 170,975 +5,159 +3.11%
1973 165,816 +4,172 +2.58%
1972 161,644 +3,292 +2.08%
1971 158,352 +2,976 +1.92%
1970 155,376 +4,348 +2.88%
1969 151,028 +5,794 +3.99%
1968 145,234 +5,989 +4.3%
1967 139,245 +6,222 +4.68%
1966 133,023 +6,276 +4.95%
1965 126,747 +5,849 +4.84%
1964 120,898 +5,357 +4.64%
1963 115,541 +4,976 +4.5%
1962 110,565 +4,595 +4.34%
1961 105,970 +4,257 +4.19%
1960 101,713

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.