Greece vs World: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Greece
0.244 units per person
in 2025
World
0.104 units per person
in 2025
Greece rank
6th
World rank
4th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Greece
- World
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.244 units per person against 0.104 units per person in World, a difference of 0.14 units per person.
That makes Greece's figure about 2.3 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 6th and World ranks 4th of 217 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0836 units per person | 0.0508 units per person | 0.0328 units per person | Greece |
| 1970s | 0.1174 units per person | 0.0551 units per person | 0.0623 units per person | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.1292 units per person | 0.0586 units per person | 0.0706 units per person | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.1529 units per person | 0.0641 units per person | 0.0888 units per person | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.1808 units per person | 0.072 units per person | 0.1087 units per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.2077 units per person | 0.0824 units per person | 0.1253 units per person | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.2338 units per person | 0.0986 units per person | 0.1352 units per person | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Greece or World?
- Greece, at 0.244 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 Greece and World?
- 0.14 units per person, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greece and World rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Greece ranks 6th 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.
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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.