Italy vs World: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Italy
0.251 units per person
in 2025
World
0.104 units per person
in 2025
Italy rank
4th
World rank
4th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Italy
- World
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.251 units per person against 0.104 units per person in World, a difference of 0.147 units per person.
That makes Italy's figure about 2.4 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 4th and World 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 | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1013 units per person | 0.0508 units per person | 0.0504 units per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.1206 units per person | 0.0551 units per person | 0.0655 units per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.1351 units per person | 0.0586 units per person | 0.0765 units per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.1657 units per person | 0.0641 units per person | 0.1016 units per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.1941 units per person | 0.072 units per person | 0.1221 units per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.218 units per person | 0.0824 units per person | 0.1356 units per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2415 units per person | 0.0986 units per person | 0.1429 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 World?
- Italy, at 0.251 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 Italy and World?
- 0.147 units per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and World rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Italy ranks 4th 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.