Channel Islands vs Malta: Population ages 65 and above
Channel Islands
20.4%
in 2025
Malta
20.5%
in 2025
Channel Islands rank
35th
Malta rank
33rd
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Channel Islands
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 20.5% against 20.4% in Channel Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Channel Islands ahead.
Channel Islands ranks 35th and Malta ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Channel Islands averaged higher in 6 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Channel Islands | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.5% | 7.9% | 5.6% | Channel Islands |
| 1970s | 14.4% | 9.3% | 5.0% | Channel Islands |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 9.8% | 5.0% | Channel Islands |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 11.2% | 3.3% | Channel Islands |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 13.3% | 1.6% | Channel Islands |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 17.6% | 0.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.5% | 0.1% | Channel Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Channel Islands or Malta?
- Malta, at 20.5% against 20.4% in Channel Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Channel Islands and Malta?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Malta?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Channel Islands and Malta rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Channel Islands ranks 35th and Malta ranks 33rd 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.