Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Slovakia

Population aged 65 and over in Slovakia in 2025 — 1,030,590 people. Ranked 79 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 267.9%.

2025 1.03M people +2.53% vs 2024
World rank 79of 217
Period maximum 1.03M people2025
Period minimum 280,132 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Slovakia, 1960–20250500,0001M1.5M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 280,132 people1962: 307,935 people1964: 332,607 people1966: 362,495 people1968: 391,338 people1970: 414,705 people1972: 435,275 people1974: 463,261 people1976: 487,591 people1978: 508,883 people1980: 521,023 people1982: 498,399 people1984: 478,749 people1986: 495,101 people1988: 522,355 people1990: 543,719 people1992: 555,919 people1994: 572,437 people1996: 589,558 people1998: 603,784 people2000: 610,476 people2002: 615,682 people2004: 623,918 people2006: 636,894 people2008: 652,078 people2010: 671,115 people2012: 698,107 people2014: 742,084 people2016: 796,287 people2018: 856,609 people2020: 915,123 people2022: 954,393 people2024: 1,005,111 people2025: 1,030,590 people
Change over the period: +750,458 (+267.89%) Average annual rate: 2.02 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Slovakia 1.03M 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 — Slovakia, by year Slovakia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.03M +25,479 +2.53%
2024 1.01M +25,539 +2.61%
2023 979,572 +25,179 +2.64%
2022 954,393 +19,379 +2.07%
2021 935,014 +19,891 +2.17%
2020 915,123 +28,323 +3.19%
2019 886,800 +30,191 +3.52%
2018 856,609 +29,843 +3.61%
2017 826,766 +30,479 +3.83%
2016 796,287 +28,885 +3.76%
2015 767,402 +25,318 +3.41%
2014 742,084 +22,953 +3.19%
2013 719,131 +21,024 +3.01%
2012 698,107 +16,535 +2.43%
2011 681,572 +10,457 +1.56%
2010 671,115 +9,363 +1.41%
2009 661,752 +9,674 +1.48%
2008 652,078 +7,861 +1.22%
2007 644,217 +7,323 +1.15%
2006 636,894 +6,886 +1.09%
2005 630,008 +6,090 +0.98%
2004 623,918 +4,704 +0.76%
2003 619,214 +3,532 +0.57%
2002 615,682 +3,213 +0.52%
2001 612,469 +1,993 +0.33%
2000 610,476 +2,473 +0.41%
1999 608,003 +4,219 +0.7%
1998 603,784 +6,051 +1.01%
1997 597,733 +8,175 +1.39%
1996 589,558 +8,395 +1.44%
1995 581,163 +8,726 +1.52%
1994 572,437 +8,688 +1.54%
1993 563,749 +7,830 +1.41%
1992 555,919 +5,799 +1.05%
1991 550,120 +6,401 +1.18%
1990 543,719 +9,341 +1.75%
1989 534,378 +12,023 +2.3%
1988 522,355 +13,896 +2.73%
1987 508,459 +13,358 +2.7%
1986 495,101 +9,734 +2.01%
1985 485,367 +6,618 +1.38%
1984 478,749 −4,526 −0.94%
1983 483,275 −15,124 −3.03%
1982 498,399 −13,357 −2.61%
1981 511,756 −9,267 −1.78%
1980 521,023 +2,008 +0.39%
1979 519,015 +10,132 +1.99%
1978 508,883 +10,471 +2.1%
1977 498,412 +10,821 +2.22%
1976 487,591 +11,121 +2.33%
1975 476,470 +13,209 +2.85%
1974 463,261 +14,373 +3.2%
1973 448,888 +13,613 +3.13%
1972 435,275 +11,655 +2.75%
1971 423,620 +8,915 +2.15%
1970 414,705 +10,362 +2.56%
1969 404,343 +13,005 +3.32%
1968 391,338 +14,218 +3.77%
1967 377,120 +14,625 +4.03%
1966 362,495 +14,823 +4.26%
1965 347,672 +15,065 +4.53%
1964 332,607 +13,341 +4.18%
1963 319,266 +11,331 +3.68%
1962 307,935 +11,305 +3.81%
1961 296,630 +16,498 +5.89%
1960 280,132

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.