Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Population aged 65 years or older (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
233
Highest
9.26 % change on previous year
Northern Mariana Islands
Lowest
-1.23 % change on previous year
Monaco
Median
3.71 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
12,573
What the numbers show
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate is currently reported for 233 countries. The highest value is 9.26 % change on previous year in Northern Mariana Islands; the lowest is -1.23 % change on previous year in Monaco.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.71 % change on previous year, and the mean is 3.63 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 134 countries rose and 98 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 11,121.8%), and the largest decrease in East Timor (down 94.1%).
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Mariana Islands | 9.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Tokelau | 8.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 566.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 8 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 246.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 7.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 355.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Tajikistan | 7.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 221.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Cayman Islands | 7.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 7 | Falkland Islands | 7.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,269.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Maldives | 7.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 386.3% | falling |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 7.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 218.2% | rising |
| 10 | Mongolia | 6.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 151.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Bahrain | 6.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Greenland | 6.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 690.2% | flat |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Brunei | 6.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Macao | 6.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Syria | 6.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,380.3% | volatile |
| 17 | French Polynesia | 5.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 18 | Central African Republic | 5.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 827.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Gambia | 5.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Vietnam | 5.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 21 | Nauru | 5.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Chad | 5.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 23 | British Virgin Islands | 5.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Zambia | 5.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 132.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Belize | 5.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Namibia | 5.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 5.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Colombia | 5.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 29 | Papua New Guinea | 5.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 43.0% | falling |
| 30 | Mayotte | 5.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 31 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 5.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Jordan | 5.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 34 | South Korea | 5.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 35 | Philippines | 5.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 36 | Western Sahara | 5.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Iran | 5.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 38 | Malaysia | 5.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 39 | Andorra | 5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 427.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 286.5% | volatile |
| 41 | South Sudan | 4.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 264.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 4.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 563.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Congo | 4.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 136.2% | rising |
| 44 | Tunisia | 4.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 45 | Singapore | 4.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 46 | Morocco | 4.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 47 | Rwanda | 4.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 4.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 4.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 4.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 51 | Algeria | 4.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 52 | Egypt | 4.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 53 | Guam | 4.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 54 | Armenia | 4.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 421.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 4.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 57 | Cambodia | 4.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Uganda | 4.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Angola | 4.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 60 | Honduras | 4.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 61 | Reunion | 4.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.0% | flat |
| 62 | American Samoa | 4.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 63 | French Guiana | 4.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 64 | Somalia | 4.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Madagascar | 4.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 66 | Anguilla | 4.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 610.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Kiribati | 4.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Panama | 4.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 69 | Oman | 4.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Suriname | 4.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 4.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Brazil | 4.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 74 | Laos | 4.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 75 | Micronesia (country) | 4.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Guyana | 4.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 4.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 19.4% | flat |
| 78 | Aruba | 4.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Jamaica | 4.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 372.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Indonesia | 4.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 170.8% | falling |
| 81 | Palau | 4.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Vanuatu | 4.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Sudan | 4.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 84 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Thailand | 4.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 86 | Niger | 4.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 87 | South Africa | 4.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 72.4% | falling |
| 88 | Seychelles | 4.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Hong Kong | 4.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 90 | India | 4.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 91 | Mexico | 4.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 32.5% | falling |
| 92 | Saint Barthelemy | 4.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,171.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 216.6% | falling |
| 94 | Kuwait | 4.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Samoa | 4.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 412.9% | rising |
| 96 | Ghana | 4.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Paraguay | 3.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 98 | New Caledonia | 3.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 99 | Guatemala | 3.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 100 | Venezuela | 3.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 101 | Bermuda | 3.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 102 | Mauritius | 3.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 103 | Ecuador | 3.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 3.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 105 | Afghanistan | 3.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Libya | 3.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 107 | Djibouti | 3.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Liechtenstein | 3.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 109 | Togo | 3.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 110 | Lebanon | 3.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Niue | 3.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Yemen | 3.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 71.6% | flat |
| 113 | Chile | 3.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 114 | Saint Lucia | 3.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Kenya | 3.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 45.7% | rising |
| 116 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Sri Lanka | 3.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 118 | Myanmar | 3.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 119 | Peru | 3.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 121 | Benin | 3.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 122 | San Marino | 3.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Iceland | 3.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 124 | Pakistan | 3.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 104.8% | falling |
| 125 | Eswatini | 3.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 126 | Qatar | 3.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 3.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 125.2% | falling |
| 128 | Albania | 3.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 129 | Cameroon | 3.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 72.3% | flat |
| 130 | Mauritania | 3.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 11,121.8% | falling |
| 131 | Canada | 3.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 132 | Ukraine | 3.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Gibraltar | 3.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 134 | Eritrea | 3.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 3.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 273.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Luxembourg | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Gabon | 3.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 138 | Barbados | 3.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Burundi | 3.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Grenada | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 141 | United States | 3.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 142 | New Zealand | 3.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 143 | Cyprus | 3.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 144 | Iraq | 3.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Senegal | 3.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 35.0% | falling |
| 146 | Curacao | 3.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 147 | Bolivia | 3.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 89.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Wallis and Futuna | 3.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Bahamas | 3.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 150 | Australia | 3.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 151 | Haiti | 3.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 152 | Liberia | 3.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Ireland | 3.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | 2.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 155 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 156 | Martinique | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 157 | Botswana | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 158 | Guadeloupe | 2.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 159 | Turkey | 2.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 160 | Belarus | 2.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Guinea | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 65.9% | falling |
| 162 | Tanzania | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 163 | Tuvalu | 2.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 461.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Russia | 2.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Saint Helena | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Cook Islands | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Malta | 2.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Nigeria | 2.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 169 | Fiji | 2.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 170 | North Korea | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 25.1% | flat |
| 171 | Bhutan | 2.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Malawi | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,821.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Switzerland | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 174 | Netherlands | 2.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 175 | Norway | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Israel | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 177 | North Macedonia | 2.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 178 | Moldova | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 179 | Guernsey | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 180 | El Salvador | 2.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Mozambique | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Spain | 2.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 30.0% | falling |
| 183 | Austria | 2.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Georgia | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 240.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Poland | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Belgium | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Slovakia | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Argentina | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 27.5% | falling |
| 190 | Puerto Rico | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 191 | Cuba | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 192 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Mali | 2 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 194 | France | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Slovenia | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 196 | Isle of Man | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Jersey | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Montenegro | 1.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 199 | Marshall Islands | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 200 | Lesotho | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Lithuania | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 202 | Nepal | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 48.3% | flat |
| 203 | United Kingdom | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 204 | Germany | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 205 | Denmark | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 206 | China | 1.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 62.7% | rising |
| 207 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 208 | Italy | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 209 | Saint Martin (French part) | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 210 | Portugal | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 211 | Faroe Islands | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 212 | Finland | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 213 | Comoros | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 214 | Dominica | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 215 | Uruguay | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 58.4% | falling |
| 216 | Sweden | 1.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 217 | Tonga | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 302.6% | volatile |
| 218 | Estonia | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 219 | Croatia | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 220 | Latvia | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 221 | United States Virgin Islands | 1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 222 | Serbia | 0.9798 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 223 | Zimbabwe | 0.9403 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 224 | Palestine | 0.7744 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 225 | Greece | 0.7063 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 226 | Montserrat | 0.4717 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 227 | Czechia | 0.4443 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 228 | Hungary | 0.3798 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 229 | Romania | 0.3684 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 230 | East Timor | 0.2533 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 231 | Bulgaria | 0.2488 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 232 | Japan | 0.2135 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 91.8% | falling |
| 233 | Monaco | -1.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population aged 65 years or older (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population aged 65 years or older UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population aged 65 years or older (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.