Italy vs North America: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Italy
0.251 units per person
in 2025
North America
0.1859 units per person
in 2025
Italy rank
4th
North America rank
5th

Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time

  • Italy
  • North America
0.10.150.20.25196019922025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.251 units per person against 0.1859 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0651 units per person.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times North America's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 4th and North America ranks 5th of 217 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy North America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1013 units per person 0.0908 units per person 0.0105 units per person Italy
1970s 0.1206 units per person 0.1008 units per person 0.0198 units per person Italy
1980s 0.1351 units per person 0.1151 units per person 0.02 units per person Italy
1990s 0.1657 units per person 0.1231 units per person 0.0426 units per person Italy
2000s 0.1941 units per person 0.1233 units per person 0.0709 units per person Italy
2010s 0.218 units per person 0.1435 units per person 0.0745 units per person Italy
2020s 0.2415 units per person 0.1741 units per person 0.0674 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, Italy or North America?
Italy, at 0.251 units per person against 0.1859 units per person in North America as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Italy and North America?
0.0651 units per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and North America?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Italy and North America rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
Italy ranks 4th and North America ranks 5th 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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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.