Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Philippines

Population aged 65 and over in the Philippines in 2025 — 6,684,893 people. Ranked 25 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 973.9%.

2025 6.68M people +5.07% vs 2024
World rank 25of 217
Period maximum 6.68M people2025
Period minimum 622,483 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Philippines, 1960–202502M4M6M8M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 622,483 people1962: 644,228 people1964: 676,621 people1966: 719,830 people1968: 772,684 people1970: 830,158 people1972: 896,547 people1974: 975,343 people1976: 1,066,181 people1978: 1,162,372 people1980: 1,260,780 people1982: 1,362,208 people1984: 1,465,725 people1986: 1,566,694 people1988: 1,667,489 people1990: 1,769,820 people1992: 1,869,378 people1994: 1,972,539 people1996: 2,084,546 people1998: 2,222,736 people2000: 2,379,595 people2002: 2,541,300 people2004: 2,712,306 people2006: 2,879,155 people2008: 3,043,818 people2010: 3,218,970 people2012: 3,437,843 people2014: 3,759,875 people2016: 4,203,051 people2018: 4,722,430 people2020: 5,296,595 people2022: 5,745,301 people2024: 6,362,058 people2025: 6,684,893 people
Change over the period: +6.06M (+973.91%) Average annual rate: 3.72 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Philippines 6.68M people
World 855M people
East Asia & Pacific 333M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 58.86M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 210M people
Population aged 65 and over — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 6.68M +322,835 +5.07%
2024 6.36M +316,286 +5.23%
2023 6.05M +300,471 +5.23%
2022 5.75M +225,149 +4.08%
2021 5.52M +223,557 +4.22%
2020 5.3M +288,859 +5.77%
2019 5.01M +285,306 +6.04%
2018 4.72M +269,893 +6.06%
2017 4.45M +249,486 +5.94%
2016 4.2M +232,496 +5.86%
2015 3.97M +210,680 +5.6%
2014 3.76M +177,177 +4.95%
2013 3.58M +144,855 +4.21%
2012 3.44M +117,778 +3.55%
2011 3.32M +101,095 +3.14%
2010 3.22M +91,729 +2.93%
2009 3.13M +83,423 +2.74%
2008 3.04M +82,520 +2.79%
2007 2.96M +82,143 +2.85%
2006 2.88M +82,018 +2.93%
2005 2.8M +84,831 +3.13%
2004 2.71M +86,024 +3.28%
2003 2.63M +84,982 +3.34%
2002 2.54M +82,241 +3.34%
2001 2.46M +79,464 +3.34%
2000 2.38M +78,363 +3.41%
1999 2.3M +78,496 +3.53%
1998 2.22M +73,082 +3.4%
1997 2.15M +65,108 +3.12%
1996 2.08M +58,640 +2.89%
1995 2.03M +53,367 +2.71%
1994 1.97M +51,509 +2.68%
1993 1.92M +51,652 +2.76%
1992 1.87M +49,790 +2.74%
1991 1.82M +49,768 +2.81%
1990 1.77M +51,385 +2.99%
1989 1.72M +50,946 +3.06%
1988 1.67M +50,844 +3.15%
1987 1.62M +49,951 +3.19%
1986 1.57M +49,901 +3.29%
1985 1.52M +51,068 +3.48%
1984 1.47M +51,732 +3.66%
1983 1.41M +51,785 +3.8%
1982 1.36M +51,067 +3.89%
1981 1.31M +50,361 +3.99%
1980 1.26M +49,694 +4.1%
1979 1.21M +48,714 +4.19%
1978 1.16M +48,426 +4.35%
1977 1.11M +47,765 +4.48%
1976 1.07M +46,614 +4.57%
1975 1.02M +44,224 +4.53%
1974 975,343 +40,590 +4.34%
1973 934,753 +38,206 +4.26%
1972 896,547 +35,398 +4.11%
1971 861,149 +30,991 +3.73%
1970 830,158 +28,733 +3.59%
1969 801,425 +28,741 +3.72%
1968 772,684 +27,595 +3.7%
1967 745,089 +25,259 +3.51%
1966 719,830 +22,855 +3.28%
1965 696,975 +20,354 +3.01%
1964 676,621 +17,522 +2.66%
1963 659,099 +14,871 +2.31%
1962 644,228 +12,410 +1.96%
1961 631,818 +9,335 +1.5%
1960 622,483

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.