Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Spain

Population aged 65 and over in Spain in 2025 — 10,681,480 people. Ranked 16 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 329.9%.

2025 10.68M people +3.41% vs 2024
World rank 16of 217
Period maximum 10.68M people2025
Period minimum 2.48M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Spain, 1960–202505M10M15M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,484,396 people1962: 2,623,581 people1964: 2,712,280 people1966: 2,887,398 people1968: 3,071,001 people1970: 3,248,241 people1972: 3,432,766 people1974: 3,597,796 people1976: 3,776,039 people1978: 3,970,110 people1980: 4,167,690 people1982: 4,341,639 people1984: 4,503,425 people1986: 4,715,599 people1988: 4,989,356 people1990: 5,264,375 people1992: 5,537,706 people1994: 5,826,314 people1996: 6,135,856 people1998: 6,445,102 people2000: 6,713,120 people2002: 7,009,563 people2004: 7,133,621 people2006: 7,341,505 people2008: 7,556,639 people2010: 7,867,984 people2012: 8,164,946 people2014: 8,481,706 people2016: 8,718,956 people2018: 8,983,241 people2020: 9,263,322 people2022: 9,647,058 people2024: 10,329,304 people2025: 10,681,480 people
Change over the period: +8.2M (+329.94%) Average annual rate: 2.27 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Spain 10.68M people
World 855M people
Europe & Central Asia 173M people
Southern Europe computed 35.51M people
High-income countries computed 278M people
Population aged 65 and over — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 10.68M +352,176 +3.41%
2024 10.33M +342,714 +3.43%
2023 9.99M +339,532 +3.52%
2022 9.65M +246,832 +2.63%
2021 9.4M +136,904 +1.48%
2020 9.26M +130,895 +1.43%
2019 9.13M +149,186 +1.66%
2018 8.98M +138,051 +1.56%
2017 8.85M +126,234 +1.45%
2016 8.72M +111,446 +1.29%
2015 8.61M +125,804 +1.48%
2014 8.48M +162,475 +1.95%
2013 8.32M +154,285 +1.89%
2012 8.16M +139,830 +1.74%
2011 8.03M +157,132 +2%
2010 7.87M +160,393 +2.08%
2009 7.71M +150,952 +2%
2008 7.56M +124,820 +1.68%
2007 7.43M +90,314 +1.23%
2006 7.34M +118,709 +1.64%
2005 7.22M +89,175 +1.25%
2004 7.13M +40,042 +0.56%
2003 7.09M +84,016 +1.2%
2002 7.01M +142,482 +2.07%
2001 6.87M +153,961 +2.29%
2000 6.71M +130,126 +1.98%
1999 6.58M +137,892 +2.14%
1998 6.45M +155,120 +2.47%
1997 6.29M +154,126 +2.51%
1996 6.14M +154,800 +2.59%
1995 5.98M +154,742 +2.66%
1994 5.83M +146,777 +2.58%
1993 5.68M +141,831 +2.56%
1992 5.54M +137,973 +2.56%
1991 5.4M +135,358 +2.57%
1990 5.26M +136,635 +2.66%
1989 5.13M +138,384 +2.77%
1988 4.99M +139,370 +2.87%
1987 4.85M +134,387 +2.85%
1986 4.72M +115,918 +2.52%
1985 4.6M +96,256 +2.14%
1984 4.5M +81,714 +1.85%
1983 4.42M +80,072 +1.84%
1982 4.34M +83,321 +1.96%
1981 4.26M +90,628 +2.17%
1980 4.17M +99,603 +2.45%
1979 4.07M +97,977 +2.47%
1978 3.97M +98,447 +2.54%
1977 3.87M +95,624 +2.53%
1976 3.78M +97,462 +2.65%
1975 3.68M +80,781 +2.25%
1974 3.6M +72,333 +2.05%
1973 3.53M +92,697 +2.7%
1972 3.43M +86,478 +2.58%
1971 3.35M +98,047 +3.02%
1970 3.25M +95,892 +3.04%
1969 3.15M +81,348 +2.65%
1968 3.07M +97,158 +3.27%
1967 2.97M +86,445 +2.99%
1966 2.89M +94,657 +3.39%
1965 2.79M +80,461 +2.97%
1964 2.71M +43,014 +1.61%
1963 2.67M +45,685 +1.74%
1962 2.62M +62,872 +2.46%
1961 2.56M +76,313 +3.07%
1960 2.48M

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.