Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — South-Eastern Asia

Population aged 65 and over in South-Eastern Asia in 2025 — 58,863,420 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 827%.

2025 58.86M people +4.58% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 58.86M people2025
Period minimum 6.35M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — South-Eastern Asia, 1960–2025020M40M60M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6,349,595 people1962: 6,859,668 people1964: 7,415,854 people1966: 7,984,336 people1968: 8,656,674 people1970: 9,353,344 people1972: 10,060,750 people1974: 10,794,154 people1976: 11,577,811 people1978: 12,399,839 people1980: 13,240,016 people1982: 14,076,824 people1984: 14,929,615 people1986: 15,830,568 people1988: 16,814,677 people1990: 17,910,902 people1992: 19,142,434 people1994: 20,533,621 people1996: 22,076,467 people1998: 23,820,543 people2000: 25,649,916 people2002: 27,448,725 people2004: 29,217,633 people2006: 30,925,227 people2008: 32,515,824 people2010: 34,100,641 people2012: 35,908,588 people2014: 38,091,847 people2016: 40,822,849 people2018: 44,069,650 people2020: 47,826,038 people2022: 51,424,277 people2024: 56,283,237 people2025: 58,863,420 people
Change over the period: +52.51M (+827.04%) Average annual rate: 3.49 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia 58.86M people
World 855M people
Population aged 65 and over — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 58.86M +2.58M +4.58%
2024 56.28M +2.49M +4.63%
2023 53.79M +2.37M +4.6%
2022 51.42M +1.92M +3.88%
2021 49.5M +1.68M +3.5%
2020 47.83M +1.9M +4.13%
2019 45.93M +1.86M +4.22%
2018 44.07M +1.7M +4.02%
2017 42.36M +1.54M +3.78%
2016 40.82M +1.43M +3.62%
2015 39.4M +1.3M +3.42%
2014 38.09M +1.15M +3.1%
2013 36.95M +1.04M +2.89%
2012 35.91M +943,714 +2.7%
2011 34.96M +864,233 +2.53%
2010 34.1M +812,835 +2.44%
2009 33.29M +771,982 +2.37%
2008 32.52M +778,997 +2.45%
2007 31.74M +811,600 +2.62%
2006 30.93M +843,242 +2.8%
2005 30.08M +864,352 +2.96%
2004 29.22M +878,867 +3.1%
2003 28.34M +890,041 +3.24%
2002 27.45M +897,279 +3.38%
2001 26.55M +901,530 +3.51%
2000 25.65M +910,649 +3.68%
1999 24.74M +918,724 +3.86%
1998 23.82M +899,866 +3.93%
1997 22.92M +844,210 +3.82%
1996 22.08M +792,371 +3.72%
1995 21.28M +750,475 +3.65%
1994 20.53M +715,765 +3.61%
1993 19.82M +675,422 +3.53%
1992 19.14M +633,755 +3.42%
1991 18.51M +597,777 +3.34%
1990 17.91M +565,575 +3.26%
1989 17.35M +530,650 +3.16%
1988 16.81M +504,777 +3.09%
1987 16.31M +479,332 +3.03%
1986 15.83M +457,712 +2.98%
1985 15.37M +443,241 +2.97%
1984 14.93M +432,513 +2.98%
1983 14.5M +420,278 +2.99%
1982 14.08M +416,914 +3.05%
1981 13.66M +419,894 +3.17%
1980 13.24M +422,190 +3.29%
1979 12.82M +417,987 +3.37%
1978 12.4M +412,794 +3.44%
1977 11.99M +409,234 +3.53%
1976 11.58M +398,806 +3.57%
1975 11.18M +384,851 +3.57%
1974 10.79M +373,325 +3.58%
1973 10.42M +360,079 +3.58%
1972 10.06M +353,696 +3.64%
1971 9.71M +353,710 +3.78%
1970 9.35M +350,617 +3.89%
1969 9M +346,053 +4%
1968 8.66M +341,583 +4.11%
1967 8.32M +330,755 +4.14%
1966 7.98M +290,019 +3.77%
1965 7.69M +278,463 +3.75%
1964 7.42M +285,671 +4.01%
1963 7.13M +270,515 +3.94%
1962 6.86M +260,809 +3.95%
1961 6.6M +249,264 +3.93%
1960 6.35M

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.