Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Switzerland: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0519 units per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.2043 units per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
31st
Switzerland rank
34th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Switzerland
0.050.10.150.2196019922025

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.2043 units per person against 0.0519 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.1524 units per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 3.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 34th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0334 units per person 0.1056 units per person 0.0722 units per person Switzerland
1970s 0.034 units per person 0.125 units per person 0.091 units per person Switzerland
1980s 0.0334 units per person 0.1412 units per person 0.1079 units per person Switzerland
1990s 0.0351 units per person 0.1479 units per person 0.1127 units per person Switzerland
2000s 0.0383 units per person 0.1588 units per person 0.1206 units per person Switzerland
2010s 0.0422 units per person 0.1775 units per person 0.1354 units per person Switzerland
2020s 0.049 units per person 0.1949 units per person 0.1459 units per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.2043 units per person against 0.0519 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Switzerland?
0.1524 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Switzerland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Switzerland rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 34th 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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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.