Population ages 65 and above in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Population ages 65 and above was 3.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 65 and above in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 3.1% for population ages 65 and above in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above in Saudi Arabia peaked at 3.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1989.
That places Saudi Arabia 196th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.3% | — |
| 1961 | 3.2% | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 3.2% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 3.2% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 3.1% | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 3.1% | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 3.0% | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 3.0% | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 3.0% | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 2.9% | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 2.8% | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 2.8% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 2.7% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 2.4% | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 2.3% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 6 |
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More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 5.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0333 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above in Saudi Arabia?
- Population ages 65 and above in Saudi Arabia was 3.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1989.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for population ages 65 and above?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 196th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.