Malta vs Netherlands: Population ages 65 and above
Malta
20.5%
in 2025
Netherlands
20.9%
in 2025
Malta rank
33rd
Netherlands rank
30th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Malta
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 20.9% against 20.5% in Malta, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
Malta ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 30th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.9% | 9.5% | 1.7% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 9.3% | 10.7% | 1.4% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 12.0% | 2.2% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 13.1% | 1.9% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 14.0% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 17.4% | 0.2% | Malta |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 20.1% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Malta or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 20.9% against 20.5% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Malta and Netherlands?
- 0.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Malta ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 30th 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.