Population
Pop. 65+ years
SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS ยท %
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Iraq, Bosnia. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
- Latest value, United Kingdom
- 19.7%2025
- Period covered
- 1960 - 202566 annual values
- Highest of the compared countries
- 25.1%Italy, 2025
- Lowest of the compared countries
- 3.45%Iraq, 2025
8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.
Latest known valuesorted by value
Italy25.1%2025
Bosnia22.86%2025
Spain21.64%2025
Netherlands20.87%2025
United Kingdom19.7%2025
United States18.39%2025
China14.91%2025
Iraq3.45%2025
Year by year values
Click the Year header to reverse the order. An empty cell means the World Bank publishes nothing for that country that year.
| United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | Iraq | Bosnia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.7% | 25.1% | 21.64% | 20.87% | 18.39% | 14.91% | 3.45% | 22.86% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | 24.62% | 21.15% | 20.5% | 17.93% | 14.67% | 3.41% | 22.23% |
| 2023 | 19.24% | 24.22% | 20.65% | 20.16% | 17.43% | 14.32% | 3.4% | 21.64% |
| 2022 | 18.93% | 23.93% | 20.19% | 19.9% | 16.92% | 13.78% | 3.4% | 21.1% |
| 2021 | 18.72% | 23.66% | 19.81% | 19.66% | 16.47% | 13.21% | 3.38% | 20.68% |
| 2020 | 18.61% | 23.38% | 19.56% | 19.37% | 16.07% | 12.65% | 3.36% | 20.24% |
| 2019 | 18.46% | 23.1% | 19.38% | 19.06% | 15.67% | 12.06% | 3.32% | 19.65% |
| 2018 | 18.26% | 22.81% | 19.2% | 18.75% | 15.29% | 11.52% | 3.23% | 18.98% |
| 2017 | 18.07% | 22.56% | 18.99% | 18.42% | 14.94% | 10.98% | 3.15% | 18.34% |
| 2016 | 17.92% | 22.31% | 18.77% | 18.09% | 14.61% | 10.49% | 3.09% | 17.77% |
| 2015 | 17.77% | 22.03% | 18.54% | 17.76% | 14.31% | 10.05% | 3.05% | 17.25% |
| 2014 | 17.58% | 21.7% | 18.26% | 17.35% | 14.01% | 9.67% | 3.02% | 16.77% |
| 2013 | 17.33% | 21.33% | 17.85% | 16.88% | 13.7% | 9.36% | 3% | 16.32% |
| 2012 | 16.97% | 21% | 17.46% | 16.34% | 13.38% | 9.09% | 3% | 15.87% |
| 2011 | 16.59% | 20.69% | 17.17% | 15.73% | 13.07% | 8.86% | 3% | 15.45% |
| 2010 | 16.34% | 20.46% | 16.89% | 15.28% | 12.84% | 8.66% | 3% | 15.11% |
| 2009 | 16.18% | 20.31% | 16.62% | 14.99% | 12.67% | 8.5% | 2.99% | 14.83% |
| 2008 | 16.04% | 20.2% | 16.44% | 14.7% | 12.49% | 8.36% | 2.99% | 14.55% |
| 2007 | 15.95% | 20.12% | 16.43% | 14.45% | 12.31% | 8.21% | 2.98% | 14.23% |
| 2006 | 15.93% | 19.94% | 16.54% | 14.23% | 12.18% | 8.05% | 2.99% | 13.89% |
| 2005 | 15.96% | 19.64% | 16.55% | 14.02% | 12.13% | 7.89% | 2.99% | 13.49% |
| 2004 | 15.96% | 19.33% | 16.62% | 13.81% | 12.11% | 7.74% | 3% | 12.97% |
| 2003 | 15.94% | 19.05% | 16.81% | 13.66% | 12.1% | 7.58% | 3.01% | 12.43% |
| 2002 | 15.93% | 18.8% | 16.92% | 13.57% | 12.11% | 7.4% | 3.03% | 11.93% |
| 2001 | 15.91% | 18.51% | 16.81% | 13.52% | 12.14% | 7.21% | 3.05% | 11.45% |
| 2000 | 15.89% | 18.22% | 16.55% | 13.48% | 12.19% | 7.02% | 3.08% | 10.98% |
| 1999 | 15.9% | 17.92% | 16.3% | 13.44% | 12.24% | 6.81% | 3.12% | 10.52% |
| 1998 | 15.95% | 17.64% | 16.02% | 13.4% | 12.3% | 6.6% | 3.16% | 10.09% |
| 1997 | 15.98% | 17.36% | 15.7% | 13.34% | 12.35% | 6.4% | 3.2% | 9.73% |
| 1996 | 15.99% | 17.03% | 15.38% | 13.25% | 12.39% | 6.23% | 3.25% | 9.5% |
| 1995 | 15.99% | 17.04% | 15.06% | 13.15% | 12.41% | 6.05% | 3.31% | 9.29% |
| 1994 | 15.98% | 16.71% | 14.73% | 13.04% | 12.41% | 5.89% | 3.37% | 8.77% |
| 1993 | 15.98% | 16.02% | 14.43% | 12.97% | 12.41% | 5.73% | 3.43% | 8.09% |
| 1992 | 15.96% | 15.69% | 14.14% | 12.91% | 12.39% | 5.58% | 3.5% | 7.4% |
| 1991 | 15.93% | 15.33% | 13.86% | 12.84% | 12.35% | 5.45% | 3.58% | 6.87% |
| 1990 | 15.87% | 14.96% | 13.54% | 12.76% | 12.31% | 5.35% | 3.69% | 6.58% |
| 1989 | 15.81% | 14.61% | 13.21% | 12.66% | 12.22% | 5.23% | 3.8% | 6.34% |
| 1988 | 15.65% | 14.25% | 12.87% | 12.52% | 12.11% | 5.12% | 3.91% | 6.15% |
| 1987 | 15.46% | 13.86% | 12.54% | 12.36% | 11.99% | 5.03% | 4% | 6% |
| 1986 | 15.31% | 13.5% | 12.22% | 12.21% | 11.85% | 4.94% | 4.08% | 5.87% |
| 1985 | 15.11% | 13.16% | 11.96% | 12.03% | 11.72% | 4.85% | 4.15% | 5.79% |
| 1984 | 14.95% | 12.97% | 11.75% | 11.89% | 11.59% | 4.75% | 4.22% | 5.77% |
| 1983 | 14.97% | 13.07% | 11.58% | 11.8% | 11.46% | 4.66% | 4.28% | 5.82% |
| 1982 | 15.06% | 13.21% | 11.43% | 11.7% | 11.33% | 4.58% | 4.32% | 5.94% |
| 1981 | 15.07% | 13.25% | 11.28% | 11.59% | 11.21% | 4.49% | 4.36% | 6.05% |
| 1980 | 14.99% | 13.21% | 11.12% | 11.49% | 11.08% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 6.1% |
| 1979 | 14.86% | 13.08% | 10.94% | 11.37% | 10.92% | 4.29% | 4.43% | 6.07% |
| 1978 | 14.68% | 12.83% | 10.77% | 11.21% | 10.75% | 4.18% | 4.46% | 5.97% |
| 1977 | 14.49% | 12.59% | 10.6% | 11.05% | 10.58% | 4.09% | 4.48% | 5.82% |
| 1976 | 14.3% | 12.37% | 10.45% | 10.9% | 10.42% | 4.02% | 4.49% | 5.64% |
| 1975 | 14.11% | 12.16% | 10.29% | 10.79% | 10.27% | 3.95% | 4.49% | 5.45% |
| 1974 | 13.91% | 11.94% | 10.17% | 10.66% | 10.13% | 3.88% | 4.49% | 5.28% |
| 1973 | 13.7% | 11.73% | 10.08% | 10.5% | 10.01% | 3.82% | 4.47% | 5.11% |
| 1972 | 13.5% | 11.53% | 9.92% | 10.37% | 9.9% | 3.77% | 4.44% | 4.97% |
| 1971 | 13.31% | 11.3% | 9.78% | 10.26% | 9.81% | 3.74% | 4.4% | 4.83% |
| 1970 | 13.11% | 11.05% | 9.61% | 10.17% | 9.72% | 3.71% | 4.35% | 4.65% |
| 1969 | 12.91% | 10.83% | 9.43% | 10.07% | 9.62% | 3.68% | 4.28% | 4.47% |
| 1968 | 12.72% | 10.65% | 9.27% | 9.95% | 9.53% | 3.66% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| 1967 | 12.54% | 10.49% | 9.1% | 9.81% | 9.45% | 3.64% | 4.11% | 4.13% |
| 1966 | 12.37% | 10.31% | 8.94% | 9.67% | 9.37% | 3.63% | 4.02% | 3.94% |
| 1965 | 12.22% | 10.15% | 8.74% | 9.57% | 9.26% | 3.65% | 3.92% | 3.76% |
| 1964 | 12.06% | 10% | 8.58% | 9.47% | 9.14% | 3.69% | 3.82% | 3.61% |
| 1963 | 11.9% | 9.89% | 8.53% | 9.36% | 9.07% | 3.76% | 3.72% | 3.51% |
| 1962 | 11.8% | 9.79% | 8.46% | 9.26% | 9.01% | 3.82% | 3.61% | 3.48% |
| 1961 | 11.76% | 9.66% | 8.33% | 9.14% | 8.93% | 3.88% | 3.5% | 3.49% |
| 1960 | 11.7% | 9.5% | 8.16% | 9% | 8.83% | 3.97% | 3.36% | 3.47% |
World Bank definition
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Text published by the World Bank for indicator SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS, reproduced unchanged.
The same indicator across Europe & Central Asia
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