Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Middle Africa

Population aged 65 and over in Middle Africa in 2025 — 6,405,971 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 472.8%.

2025 6.41M people +3.85% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 6.41M people2025
Period minimum 1.12M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Middle Africa, 1960–202502M4M6M8M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,118,290 people1962: 1,158,753 people1964: 1,203,375 people1966: 1,250,118 people1968: 1,300,534 people1970: 1,353,035 people1972: 1,410,015 people1974: 1,473,431 people1976: 1,537,895 people1978: 1,606,712 people1980: 1,684,724 people1982: 1,766,197 people1984: 1,857,687 people1986: 1,955,274 people1988: 2,060,555 people1990: 2,177,087 people1992: 2,313,041 people1994: 2,473,164 people1996: 2,624,376 people1998: 2,765,936 people2000: 2,943,105 people2002: 3,127,245 people2004: 3,325,338 people2006: 3,529,779 people2008: 3,743,118 people2010: 3,963,429 people2012: 4,222,102 people2014: 4,475,837 people2016: 4,747,346 people2018: 5,059,143 people2020: 5,384,836 people2022: 5,722,545 people2024: 6,168,260 people2025: 6,405,971 people
Change over the period: +5.29M (+472.84%) Average annual rate: 2.72 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Middle Africa 6.41M people
World 855M people
Population aged 65 and over — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 6.41M +237,711 +3.85%
2024 6.17M +236,456 +3.99%
2023 5.93M +209,259 +3.66%
2022 5.72M +173,948 +3.13%
2021 5.55M +163,761 +3.04%
2020 5.38M +163,419 +3.13%
2019 5.22M +162,274 +3.21%
2018 5.06M +157,599 +3.22%
2017 4.9M +154,198 +3.25%
2016 4.75M +143,376 +3.11%
2015 4.6M +128,133 +2.86%
2014 4.48M +125,054 +2.87%
2013 4.35M +128,681 +3.05%
2012 4.22M +130,768 +3.2%
2011 4.09M +127,905 +3.23%
2010 3.96M +113,519 +2.95%
2009 3.85M +106,792 +2.85%
2008 3.74M +108,863 +3%
2007 3.63M +104,476 +2.96%
2006 3.53M +102,197 +2.98%
2005 3.43M +102,244 +3.07%
2004 3.33M +101,101 +3.14%
2003 3.22M +96,992 +3.1%
2002 3.13M +92,933 +3.06%
2001 3.03M +91,207 +3.1%
2000 2.94M +89,117 +3.12%
1999 2.85M +88,052 +3.18%
1998 2.77M +78,878 +2.94%
1997 2.69M +62,682 +2.39%
1996 2.62M +64,185 +2.51%
1995 2.56M +87,027 +3.52%
1994 2.47M +87,560 +3.67%
1993 2.39M +72,563 +3.14%
1992 2.31M +70,432 +3.14%
1991 2.24M +65,522 +3.01%
1990 2.18M +60,217 +2.84%
1989 2.12M +56,315 +2.73%
1988 2.06M +53,608 +2.67%
1987 2.01M +51,673 +2.64%
1986 1.96M +50,000 +2.62%
1985 1.91M +47,587 +2.56%
1984 1.86M +45,888 +2.53%
1983 1.81M +45,602 +2.58%
1982 1.77M +43,216 +2.51%
1981 1.72M +38,257 +2.27%
1980 1.68M +37,808 +2.3%
1979 1.65M +40,204 +2.5%
1978 1.61M +36,706 +2.34%
1977 1.57M +32,111 +2.09%
1976 1.54M +31,938 +2.12%
1975 1.51M +32,526 +2.21%
1974 1.47M +32,194 +2.23%
1973 1.44M +31,222 +2.21%
1972 1.41M +29,341 +2.13%
1971 1.38M +27,639 +2.04%
1970 1.35M +26,627 +2.01%
1969 1.33M +25,874 +1.99%
1968 1.3M +25,467 +2%
1967 1.28M +24,949 +2%
1966 1.25M +23,981 +1.96%
1965 1.23M +22,762 +1.89%
1964 1.2M +22,395 +1.9%
1963 1.18M +22,227 +1.92%
1962 1.16M +20,606 +1.81%
1961 1.14M +19,857 +1.78%
1960 1.12M

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.