Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Qatar

Population aged 65 and over in Qatar in 2025 — 50,552 people. Ranked 169 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4,040.2%.

2025 50,552 people +5.55% vs 2024
World rank 169of 217
Period maximum 50,552 people2025
Period minimum 1,221 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Qatar, 1960–2025020,00040,00060,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,221 people1962: 1,410 people1964: 1,655 people1966: 1,952 people1968: 2,334 people1970: 2,725 people1972: 2,927 people1974: 3,124 people1976: 3,305 people1978: 3,461 people1980: 3,565 people1982: 3,631 people1984: 3,637 people1986: 3,726 people1988: 4,214 people1990: 4,775 people1992: 5,409 people1994: 5,982 people1996: 6,465 people1998: 7,203 people2000: 8,023 people2002: 8,580 people2004: 8,939 people2006: 11,087 people2008: 14,166 people2010: 13,945 people2012: 17,741 people2014: 22,847 people2016: 26,907 people2018: 29,531 people2020: 34,862 people2022: 36,966 people2024: 47,892 people2025: 50,552 people
Change over the period: +49,331 (+4,040.21%) Average annual rate: 5.9 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Qatar 50,552 people
World 855M people
Western Asia computed 19.63M people
High-income countries computed 278M people
Population aged 65 and over — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 50,552 +2,660 +5.55%
2024 47,892 +6,137 +14.7%
2023 41,755 +4,789 +12.96%
2022 36,966 +4,305 +13.18%
2021 32,661 −2,201 −6.31%
2020 34,862 +3,934 +12.72%
2019 30,928 +1,397 +4.73%
2018 29,531 +954 +3.34%
2017 28,577 +1,670 +6.21%
2016 26,907 +2,269 +9.21%
2015 24,638 +1,791 +7.84%
2014 22,847 +2,059 +9.9%
2013 20,788 +3,047 +17.17%
2012 17,741 +2,649 +17.55%
2011 15,092 +1,147 +8.23%
2010 13,945 −463 −3.21%
2009 14,408 +242 +1.71%
2008 14,166 +1,161 +8.93%
2007 13,005 +1,918 +17.3%
2006 11,087 +1,524 +15.94%
2005 9,563 +624 +6.98%
2004 8,939 +178 +2.03%
2003 8,761 +181 +2.11%
2002 8,580 +244 +2.93%
2001 8,336 +313 +3.9%
2000 8,023 +383 +5.01%
1999 7,640 +437 +6.07%
1998 7,203 +430 +6.35%
1997 6,773 +308 +4.76%
1996 6,465 +229 +3.67%
1995 6,236 +254 +4.25%
1994 5,982 +274 +4.8%
1993 5,708 +299 +5.53%
1992 5,409 +318 +6.25%
1991 5,091 +316 +6.62%
1990 4,775 +293 +6.54%
1989 4,482 +268 +6.36%
1988 4,214 +256 +6.47%
1987 3,958 +232 +6.23%
1986 3,726 +101 +2.79%
1985 3,625 −12 −0.33%
1984 3,637 −6 −0.16%
1983 3,643 +12 +0.33%
1982 3,631 +29 +0.81%
1981 3,602 +37 +1.04%
1980 3,565 +47 +1.34%
1979 3,518 +57 +1.65%
1978 3,461 +71 +2.09%
1977 3,390 +85 +2.57%
1976 3,305 +90 +2.8%
1975 3,215 +91 +2.91%
1974 3,124 +96 +3.17%
1973 3,028 +101 +3.45%
1972 2,927 +101 +3.57%
1971 2,826 +101 +3.71%
1970 2,725 +169 +6.61%
1969 2,556 +222 +9.51%
1968 2,334 +201 +9.42%
1967 2,133 +181 +9.27%
1966 1,952 +157 +8.75%
1965 1,795 +140 +8.46%
1964 1,655 +128 +8.38%
1963 1,527 +117 +8.3%
1962 1,410 +106 +8.13%
1961 1,304 +83 +6.8%
1960 1,221

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.