Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Russia

Population aged 65 and over in Russia in 2025 — 25,533,586 people. Ranked 5 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 255.8%.

2025 25.53M people +3.46% vs 2024
World rank 5of 217
Period maximum 25.53M people2025
Period minimum 7.18M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Russia, 1960–2025010M20M30M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 7,175,507 people1962: 7,585,932 people1964: 8,053,881 people1966: 8,664,481 people1968: 9,309,125 people1970: 10,005,235 people1972: 10,747,191 people1974: 11,545,484 people1976: 12,433,559 people1978: 13,405,555 people1980: 14,147,064 people1982: 13,990,270 people1984: 13,898,327 people1986: 13,758,862 people1988: 13,960,791 people1990: 14,779,868 people1992: 16,051,844 people1994: 17,221,157 people1996: 17,955,781 people1998: 18,251,863 people2000: 18,074,952 people2002: 18,548,572 people2004: 19,396,200 people2006: 19,887,936 people2008: 19,274,902 people2010: 18,142,756 people2012: 18,227,696 people2014: 18,993,675 people2016: 20,115,856 people2018: 21,272,107 people2020: 22,472,536 people2022: 23,186,861 people2024: 24,678,818 people2025: 25,533,586 people
Change over the period: +18.36M (+255.84%) Average annual rate: 1.97 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Russia 25.53M people
World 855M people
Europe & Central Asia 173M people
Eastern Europe computed 53.16M people
High-income countries computed 278M people
Population aged 65 and over — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 25.53M +854,768 +3.46%
2024 24.68M +797,003 +3.34%
2023 23.88M +694,954 +3%
2022 23.19M +413,276 +1.81%
2021 22.77M +301,049 +1.34%
2020 22.47M +562,471 +2.57%
2019 21.91M +637,958 +3%
2018 21.27M +580,997 +2.81%
2017 20.69M +575,254 +2.86%
2016 20.12M +539,509 +2.76%
2015 19.58M +582,672 +3.07%
2014 18.99M +466,067 +2.52%
2013 18.53M +299,912 +1.65%
2012 18.23M +212,624 +1.18%
2011 18.02M −127,684 −0.7%
2010 18.14M −499,493 −2.68%
2009 18.64M −632,653 −3.28%
2008 19.27M −499,998 −2.53%
2007 19.77M −113,036 −0.57%
2006 19.89M +167,772 +0.85%
2005 19.72M +323,964 +1.67%
2004 19.4M +430,205 +2.27%
2003 18.97M +417,423 +2.25%
2002 18.55M +316,860 +1.74%
2001 18.23M +156,760 +0.87%
2000 18.07M −45,612 −0.25%
1999 18.12M −131,299 −0.72%
1998 18.25M +65,615 +0.36%
1997 18.19M +230,467 +1.28%
1996 17.96M +321,996 +1.83%
1995 17.63M +412,628 +2.4%
1994 17.22M +499,825 +2.99%
1993 16.72M +669,488 +4.17%
1992 16.05M +697,569 +4.54%
1991 15.35M +574,407 +3.89%
1990 14.78M +454,336 +3.17%
1989 14.33M +364,741 +2.61%
1988 13.96M +162,165 +1.18%
1987 13.8M +39,764 +0.29%
1986 13.76M −59,065 −0.43%
1985 13.82M −80,400 −0.58%
1984 13.9M −12,864 −0.09%
1983 13.91M −79,079 −0.57%
1982 13.99M −171,558 −1.21%
1981 14.16M +14,764 +0.1%
1980 14.15M +312,706 +2.26%
1979 13.83M +428,803 +3.2%
1978 13.41M +482,540 +3.73%
1977 12.92M +489,456 +3.94%
1976 12.43M +454,708 +3.8%
1975 11.98M +433,367 +3.75%
1974 11.55M +413,663 +3.72%
1973 11.13M +384,630 +3.58%
1972 10.75M +392,646 +3.79%
1971 10.35M +349,310 +3.49%
1970 10.01M +324,389 +3.35%
1969 9.68M +371,721 +3.99%
1968 9.31M +354,369 +3.96%
1967 8.95M +290,275 +3.35%
1966 8.66M +298,746 +3.57%
1965 8.37M +311,854 +3.87%
1964 8.05M +256,335 +3.29%
1963 7.8M +211,614 +2.79%
1962 7.59M +183,063 +2.47%
1961 7.4M +227,362 +3.17%
1960 7.18M

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.