Population aged 65 years or older in Tokelau
Tokelau: Population aged 65 years or older was 0.211 thousands in 2025. β² Rising
Population aged 65 years or older in Tokelau, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in thousands.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population aged 65 years or older in Tokelau is 0.211 thousands, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 65 years or older in Tokelau peaked at 0.211 thousands in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.082 thousands, in 1983.
That places Tokelau 230th out of 230 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0949 thousands | 0.089 thousands | 0.1 thousands | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0934 thousands | 0.082 thousands | 0.103 thousands | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1191 thousands | 0.111 thousands | 0.125 thousands | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1281 thousands | 0.115 thousands | 0.146 thousands | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1524 thousands | 0.143 thousands | 0.167 thousands | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1787 thousands | 0.16 thousands | 0.211 thousands | 6 |
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More population data for Tokelau
- Projected population under age 5 227 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.137 (2100)
- Population density 438.5 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.137 (2100)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 2.56 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 2.61 (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates 2.61 (2023)
- Fertility rate by age group 53.98 (2023)
- Population growth rate vs median age 1.39 (2023)
- Natural population growth 1.39 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 65 years or older in Tokelau?
- Population aged 65 years or older in Tokelau was 0.211 thousands in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population aged 65 years or older recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.211 thousands in 2025.
- What is the lowest population aged 65 years or older recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.082 thousands in 1983.
- How does Tokelau rank for population aged 65 years or older?
- Tokelau ranks 230th out of 230 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population aged 65 years or older rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tokelau data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population aged 65 years or older (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release