Greece vs OECD members: Population ages 65 and above
Greece
24.4%
in 2025
OECD members
19.0%
in 2025
Greece rank
6th
OECD members rank
6th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Greece
- OECD members
How they compare
Greece currently reports 24.4% against 19.0% in OECD members, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.3 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was OECD members ahead.
Greece ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and OECD members in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.4% | 8.7% | 0.3% | OECD members |
| 1970s | 11.7% | 9.8% | 1.9% | Greece |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 10.6% | 2.3% | Greece |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 11.9% | 3.4% | Greece |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 13.4% | 4.7% | Greece |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 15.7% | 5.1% | Greece |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 18.1% | 5.3% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Greece or OECD members?
- Greece, at 24.4% against 19.0% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Greece and OECD members?
- 5.4%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and OECD members?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greece and OECD members rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Greece ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 6th 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.