Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Singapore

Population aged 65 and over in Singapore in 2025 — 868,461 people. Ranked 87 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,140%.

2025 868,461 people +5.34% vs 2024
World rank 87of 217
Period maximum 868,461 people2025
Period minimum 38,770 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Singapore, 1960–20250250,000500,000750,0001M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 38,770 people1962: 43,755 people1964: 49,319 people1966: 55,747 people1968: 62,495 people1970: 69,530 people1972: 77,368 people1974: 86,269 people1976: 95,894 people1978: 105,786 people1980: 113,962 people1982: 127,025 people1984: 136,705 people1986: 145,116 people1988: 157,562 people1990: 170,629 people1992: 183,068 people1994: 198,472 people1996: 214,393 people1998: 232,827 people2000: 251,733 people2002: 269,129 people2004: 283,838 people2006: 316,134 people2008: 346,918 people2010: 372,492 people2012: 413,324 people2014: 469,087 people2016: 529,773 people2018: 591,139 people2020: 658,698 people2022: 715,389 people2024: 824,407 people2025: 868,461 people
Change over the period: +829,691 (+2,140.03%) Average annual rate: 4.9 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Singapore 868,461 people
World 855M people
East Asia & Pacific 333M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 58.86M people
High-income countries computed 278M people
Population aged 65 and over — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 868,461 +44,054 +5.34%
2024 824,407 +49,469 +6.38%
2023 774,938 +59,549 +8.32%
2022 715,389 +46,880 +7.01%
2021 668,509 +9,811 +1.49%
2020 658,698 +32,728 +5.23%
2019 625,970 +34,831 +5.89%
2018 591,139 +31,933 +5.71%
2017 559,206 +29,433 +5.56%
2016 529,773 +31,722 +6.37%
2015 498,051 +28,964 +6.17%
2014 469,087 +28,238 +6.41%
2013 440,849 +27,525 +6.66%
2012 413,324 +25,467 +6.57%
2011 387,857 +15,365 +4.12%
2010 372,492 +11,068 +3.06%
2009 361,424 +14,506 +4.18%
2008 346,918 +17,233 +5.23%
2007 329,685 +13,551 +4.29%
2006 316,134 +15,642 +5.21%
2005 300,492 +16,654 +5.87%
2004 283,838 +12,855 +4.74%
2003 270,983 +1,854 +0.69%
2002 269,129 +6,251 +2.38%
2001 262,878 +11,145 +4.43%
2000 251,733 +10,593 +4.39%
1999 241,140 +8,313 +3.57%
1998 232,827 +10,693 +4.81%
1997 222,134 +7,741 +3.61%
1996 214,393 +8,649 +4.2%
1995 205,744 +7,272 +3.66%
1994 198,472 +8,231 +4.33%
1993 190,241 +7,173 +3.92%
1992 183,068 +7,101 +4.04%
1991 175,967 +5,338 +3.13%
1990 170,629 +6,924 +4.23%
1989 163,705 +6,143 +3.9%
1988 157,562 +6,508 +4.31%
1987 151,054 +5,938 +4.09%
1986 145,116 +4,198 +2.98%
1985 140,918 +4,213 +3.08%
1984 136,705 +5,695 +4.35%
1983 131,010 +3,985 +3.14%
1982 127,025 +6,503 +5.4%
1981 120,522 +6,560 +5.76%
1980 113,962 +3,663 +3.32%
1979 110,299 +4,513 +4.27%
1978 105,786 +4,794 +4.75%
1977 100,992 +5,098 +5.32%
1976 95,894 +4,911 +5.4%
1975 90,983 +4,714 +5.46%
1974 86,269 +4,531 +5.54%
1973 81,738 +4,370 +5.65%
1972 77,368 +4,023 +5.49%
1971 73,345 +3,815 +5.49%
1970 69,530 +3,598 +5.46%
1969 65,932 +3,437 +5.5%
1968 62,495 +3,348 +5.66%
1967 59,147 +3,400 +6.1%
1966 55,747 +3,324 +6.34%
1965 52,423 +3,104 +6.29%
1964 49,319 +2,942 +6.34%
1963 46,377 +2,622 +5.99%
1962 43,755 +2,464 +5.97%
1961 41,291 +2,521 +6.5%
1960 38,770

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.