Italy vs OECD members: Population ages 65 and above
Italy
25.1%
in 2025
OECD members
19.0%
in 2025
Italy rank
4th
OECD members rank
6th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Italy
- OECD members
How they compare
Italy currently reports 25.1% against 19.0% in OECD members, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times OECD members's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 4th and OECD members ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.1% | 8.7% | 1.5% | Italy |
| 1970s | 12.1% | 9.8% | 2.3% | Italy |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 10.6% | 2.9% | Italy |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 11.9% | 4.6% | Italy |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 13.4% | 6.0% | Italy |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 15.7% | 6.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 18.1% | 6.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Italy or OECD members?
- Italy, at 25.1% against 19.0% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Italy and OECD members?
- 6.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and OECD members?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and OECD members rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Italy ranks 4th 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.