Least developed countries vs United Kingdom: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Least developed countries
0.0386 units per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.197 units per person
in 2025
Least developed countries rank
35th
United Kingdom rank
38th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Least developed countries
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.197 units per person against 0.0386 units per person in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.1584 units per person.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 5.1 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Least developed countries ranks 35th and United Kingdom ranks 38th of 44 groups.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0302 units per person | 0.122 units per person | 0.0918 units per person | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.0312 units per person | 0.14 units per person | 0.1088 units per person | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.0323 units per person | 0.1524 units per person | 0.1201 units per person | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.0317 units per person | 0.1595 units per person | 0.1279 units per person | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.0317 units per person | 0.1597 units per person | 0.128 units per person | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.034 units per person | 0.1753 units per person | 0.1413 units per person | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.0373 units per person | 0.1912 units per person | 0.1538 units per person | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Least developed countries or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.197 units per person against 0.0386 units per person in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Least developed countries and United Kingdom?
- 0.1584 units per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and United Kingdom?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Least developed countries and United Kingdom rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Least developed countries ranks 35th and United Kingdom ranks 38th of 44 groups.
- 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.