What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Norway and United Kingdom?

0.0062 units per person, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Norway vs United Kingdom: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Norway

0.1908 units per person

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.197 units per person

in 2025

Norway rank

40th

United Kingdom rank

38th

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

Norway
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.197 units per person against 0.1908 units per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0062 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Norway ranks 40th and United Kingdom ranks 38th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1189 units per person	0.122 units per person	0.0031 units per person	United Kingdom
1970s	0.1364 units per person	0.14 units per person	0.0035 units per person	United Kingdom
1980s	0.156 units per person	0.1524 units per person	0.0036 units per person	Norway
1990s	0.1594 units per person	0.1595 units per person	0.0001 units per person	United Kingdom
2000s	0.148 units per person	0.1597 units per person	0.0117 units per person	United Kingdom
2010s	0.1616 units per person	0.1753 units per person	0.0137 units per person	United Kingdom
2020s	0.1842 units per person	0.1912 units per person	0.0069 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, Norway or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.197 units per person against 0.1908 units per person in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Norway and United Kingdom?: 0.0062 units per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Norway and United Kingdom rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?: Norway ranks 40th and United Kingdom ranks 38th 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: 21 August 2026

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.