Malta vs Switzerland: Population ages 65 and above
Malta
20.5%
in 2025
Switzerland
20.4%
in 2025
Malta rank
33rd
Switzerland rank
34th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Malta
- Switzerland
How they compare
Malta currently reports 20.5% against 20.4% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Malta ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 34th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.9% | 10.6% | 2.7% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 9.3% | 12.5% | 3.2% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 14.1% | 4.3% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 14.8% | 3.6% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 15.9% | 2.6% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 17.8% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 0.0% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Malta or Switzerland?
- Malta, at 20.5% against 20.4% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Malta and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Switzerland rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Malta ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 34th 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.