High income vs Italy: Population ages 65 and above
High income
20.0%
in 2025
Italy
25.1%
in 2025
High income rank
5th
Italy rank
4th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- High income
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 25.1% against 20.0% in High income, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times High income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 5th and Italy ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 10.1% | 1.4% | Italy |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 12.1% | 1.9% | Italy |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 13.5% | 2.3% | Italy |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 16.6% | 3.9% | Italy |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 19.4% | 5.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 21.8% | 5.4% | Italy |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 24.2% | 5.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, High income or Italy?
- Italy, at 25.1% against 20.0% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between High income and Italy?
- 5.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Italy?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do High income and Italy rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- High income ranks 5th and Italy ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- 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.