Botswana vs Tajikistan: Population ages 65 and above
Botswana
4.1%
in 2025
Tajikistan
4.1%
in 2025
Botswana rank
165th
Tajikistan rank
166th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Botswana
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 4.1% against 4.1% in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 165th and Tajikistan ranks 166th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Tajikistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1% | 4.3% | 0.2% | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 4.1% | 0.5% | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 3.5% | 0.5% | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.6% | 0.4% | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.6% | 0.2% | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 0.5% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 0.3% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Botswana or Tajikistan?
- Botswana, at 4.1% against 4.1% in Tajikistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Botswana and Tajikistan?
- 0.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tajikistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Tajikistan rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Botswana ranks 165th and Tajikistan ranks 166th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.