Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Serbia

Population aged 65 and over in Serbia in 2025 — 1,509,604 people. Ranked 63 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 247%.

2025 1.51M people +1.03% vs 2024
World rank 63of 217
Period maximum 1.51M people2025
Period minimum 435,006 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Serbia, 1960–20250500,0001M1.5M2M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 435,006 people1962: 458,018 people1964: 489,493 people1966: 534,377 people1968: 579,072 people1970: 625,240 people1972: 664,637 people1974: 705,800 people1976: 754,022 people1978: 789,099 people1980: 803,643 people1982: 767,733 people1984: 747,068 people1986: 776,949 people1988: 829,951 people1990: 891,548 people1992: 927,364 people1994: 1,005,745 people1996: 1,084,540 people1998: 1,152,130 people2000: 1,207,739 people2002: 1,253,650 people2004: 1,282,654 people2006: 1,290,835 people2008: 1,281,896 people2010: 1,266,957 people2012: 1,266,685 people2014: 1,311,556 people2016: 1,368,282 people2018: 1,430,485 people2020: 1,488,202 people2022: 1,471,355 people2024: 1,494,210 people2025: 1,509,604 people
Change over the period: +1.07M (+247.03%) Average annual rate: 1.93 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Serbia 1.51M people
World 855M people
Europe & Central Asia 173M people
Southern Europe computed 35.51M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 333M people
Population aged 65 and over — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.51M +15,394 +1.03%
2024 1.49M +14,700 +0.99%
2023 1.48M +8,155 +0.55%
2022 1.47M −24,583 −1.64%
2021 1.5M +7,736 +0.52%
2020 1.49M +25,233 +1.72%
2019 1.46M +32,484 +2.27%
2018 1.43M +32,816 +2.35%
2017 1.4M +29,387 +2.15%
2016 1.37M +28,391 +2.12%
2015 1.34M +28,335 +2.16%
2014 1.31M +25,159 +1.96%
2013 1.29M +19,712 +1.56%
2012 1.27M +7,837 +0.62%
2011 1.26M −8,109 −0.64%
2010 1.27M −7,470 −0.59%
2009 1.27M −7,469 −0.58%
2008 1.28M −6,384 −0.5%
2007 1.29M −2,555 −0.2%
2006 1.29M +1,441 +0.11%
2005 1.29M +6,740 +0.53%
2004 1.28M +12,233 +0.96%
2003 1.27M +16,771 +1.34%
2002 1.25M +22,385 +1.82%
2001 1.23M +23,526 +1.95%
2000 1.21M +25,946 +2.2%
1999 1.18M +29,663 +2.57%
1998 1.15M +32,313 +2.89%
1997 1.12M +35,277 +3.25%
1996 1.08M +38,681 +3.7%
1995 1.05M +40,114 +3.99%
1994 1.01M +39,645 +4.1%
1993 966,100 +38,736 +4.18%
1992 927,364 +36,839 +4.14%
1991 890,525 −1,023 −0.11%
1990 891,548 +31,770 +3.7%
1989 859,778 +29,827 +3.59%
1988 829,951 +28,140 +3.51%
1987 801,811 +24,862 +3.2%
1986 776,949 +19,788 +2.61%
1985 757,161 +10,093 +1.35%
1984 747,068 −4,212 −0.56%
1983 751,280 −16,453 −2.14%
1982 767,733 −20,005 −2.54%
1981 787,738 −15,905 −1.98%
1980 803,643 +8,734 +1.1%
1979 794,909 +5,810 +0.74%
1978 789,099 +14,323 +1.85%
1977 774,776 +20,754 +2.75%
1976 754,022 +24,534 +3.36%
1975 729,488 +23,688 +3.36%
1974 705,800 +21,806 +3.19%
1973 683,994 +19,357 +2.91%
1972 664,637 +19,579 +3.04%
1971 645,058 +19,818 +3.17%
1970 625,240 +19,618 +3.24%
1969 605,622 +26,550 +4.58%
1968 579,072 +21,658 +3.89%
1967 557,414 +23,037 +4.31%
1966 534,377 +23,744 +4.65%
1965 510,633 +21,140 +4.32%
1964 489,493 +17,690 +3.75%
1963 471,803 +13,785 +3.01%
1962 458,018 +11,700 +2.62%
1961 446,318 +11,312 +2.6%
1960 435,006

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.