Panama vs Peru: Population ages 65 and above
Panama
9.7%
in 2025
Peru
9.5%
in 2025
Panama rank
103rd
Peru rank
106th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Panama
- Peru
How they compare
Panama currently reports 9.7% against 9.5% in Peru, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.
Panama ranks 103rd and Peru ranks 106th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 4.0% | 0.6% | Peru |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 4.3% | 0.8% | Peru |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.8% | 0.8% | Panama |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.6% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 8.0% | 0.9% | Peru |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 9.0% | 0.1% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Panama or Peru?
- Panama, at 9.7% against 9.5% in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Panama and Peru?
- 0.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Peru?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Peru rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Panama ranks 103rd and Peru ranks 106th 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.