Lebanon vs Türkiye: Population ages 65 and above
Lebanon
10.4%
in 2025
Türkiye
10.6%
in 2025
Lebanon rank
97th
Türkiye rank
94th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Lebanon
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 10.6% against 10.4% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 97th and Türkiye ranks 94th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 0.9% | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 0.0% | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 4.6% | 0.5% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 5.1% | 0.6% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 6.5% | 1.0% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 7.7% | 0.7% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.8% | 0.1% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Lebanon or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 10.6% against 10.4% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Lebanon and Türkiye?
- 0.2%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Türkiye?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Türkiye rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Lebanon ranks 97th and Türkiye ranks 94th 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.