Euro area vs Italy: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Euro area
0.2288 units per person
in 2025
Italy
0.251 units per person
in 2025
Euro area rank
1st
Italy rank
4th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Euro area
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.251 units per person against 0.2288 units per person in Euro area, a difference of 0.0222 units per person.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 1st and Italy ranks 4th of 4 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1079 units per person | 0.1013 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | Euro area |
| 1970s | 0.1261 units per person | 0.1206 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | Euro area |
| 1980s | 0.1328 units per person | 0.1351 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.1505 units per person | 0.1657 units per person | 0.0152 units per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.1728 units per person | 0.1941 units per person | 0.0214 units per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.1957 units per person | 0.218 units per person | 0.0222 units per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2192 units per person | 0.2415 units per person | 0.0224 units per person | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Euro area or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.251 units per person against 0.2288 units per person in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Euro area and Italy?
- 0.0222 units per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Italy?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Italy rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Euro area ranks 1st and Italy ranks 4th of 4 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. 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, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.