Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.1851 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia is 0.1851 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 0.1851 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0838 units per person, in 1960.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0838 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0849 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.086 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.087 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0882 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0899 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0917 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0935 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0953 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0969 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0987 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1003 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1021 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1038 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1055 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1073 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.109 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1108 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1125 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1139 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1145 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1135 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1118 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1101 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1092 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1093 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.11 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.111 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1122 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1137 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1154 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1173 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1194 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1216 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1241 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1261 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1277 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1293 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1306 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1317 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.133 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1348 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1368 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.139 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1411 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1431 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1447 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1456 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1456 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1454 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1454 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.146 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1479 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1501 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1527 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1553 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1578 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1603 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.163 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1658 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1687 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1711 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1739 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1775 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1813 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1851 units per person | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0897 units per person | 0.0838 units per person | 0.0969 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1064 units per person | 0.0987 units per person | 0.1139 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1115 units per person | 0.1092 units per person | 0.1145 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1243 units per person | 0.1154 units per person | 0.1317 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1409 units per person | 0.133 units per person | 0.1456 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1544 units per person | 0.1454 units per person | 0.1658 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1763 units per person | 0.1687 units per person | 0.1851 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 3 Puerto Rico 0.2527 units per person compare
- 4 Italy 0.251 units per person compare
- 5 Portugal 0.2494 units per person compare
- 6 Greece 0.244 units per person compare
- 7 Finland 0.242 units per person compare
- 8 Germany 0.237 units per person compare
- 9 Hong Kong, China 0.2367 units per person compare
More health data for Europe & Central Asia
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0254 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 0.4809 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia was 0.1851 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1851 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0838 units per person in 1960.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Population ages 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.