Finland vs World: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Finland
0.242 units per person
in 2025
World
0.104 units per person
in 2025
Finland rank
7th
World rank
4th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Finland
- World
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.242 units per person against 0.104 units per person in World, a difference of 0.138 units per person.
That makes Finland's figure about 2.3 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 7th and World ranks 4th of 217 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0799 units per person | 0.0508 units per person | 0.0291 units per person | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.1046 units per person | 0.0551 units per person | 0.0495 units per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.1254 units per person | 0.0586 units per person | 0.0668 units per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.1411 units per person | 0.0641 units per person | 0.0769 units per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.1586 units per person | 0.072 units per person | 0.0865 units per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.198 units per person | 0.0824 units per person | 0.1156 units per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.2338 units per person | 0.0986 units per person | 0.1351 units per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Finland or World?
- Finland, at 0.242 units per person against 0.104 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Finland and World?
- 0.138 units per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Finland and World rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Finland ranks 7th and World ranks 4th of 217 countries.
- 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.
Individual pages
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.