Greece vs Post-demographic dividend: Population ages 65 and above
Greece
24.4%
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend
21.4%
in 2025
Greece rank
6th
Post-demographic dividend rank
3rd
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Greece
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Greece currently reports 24.4% against 21.4% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Post-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.
Greece ranks 6th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Post-demographic dividend in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.4% | 9.3% | 0.9% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 11.7% | 10.7% | 1.0% | Greece |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 11.9% | 1.1% | Greece |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 13.5% | 1.8% | Greece |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 15.2% | 2.9% | Greece |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 17.7% | 3.1% | Greece |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 20.4% | 2.9% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Greece or Post-demographic dividend?
- Greece, at 24.4% against 21.4% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Greece and Post-demographic dividend?
- 3.0%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Post-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Greece ranks 6th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd 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.