Italy vs OECD members: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Italy
0.251 units per person
in 2025
OECD members
0.1902 units per person
in 2025
Italy rank
4th
OECD members rank
4th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Italy
- OECD members
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.251 units per person against 0.1902 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.0608 units per person.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times OECD members's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 4th and OECD members ranks 4th of 217 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1013 units per person | 0.0866 units per person | 0.0147 units per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.1206 units per person | 0.0979 units per person | 0.0226 units per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.1351 units per person | 0.1065 units per person | 0.0286 units per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.1657 units per person | 0.1194 units per person | 0.0464 units per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.1941 units per person | 0.134 units per person | 0.0601 units per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.218 units per person | 0.1565 units per person | 0.0615 units per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2415 units per person | 0.1811 units per person | 0.0605 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 OECD members?
- Italy, at 0.251 units per person against 0.1902 units per person in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Italy and OECD members?
- 0.0608 units per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and OECD members?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and OECD members rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Italy ranks 4th and OECD members 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.