Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in European Union

European Union: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.2244 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.2244 units per person
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
2nd
of 4 groups
All-time high
0.2244 units per person
in 2025
All-time low
0.0953 units per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in European Union, 1960–2025

00.050.10.150.2196019922025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2025, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in European Union stood at 0.2244 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in European Union peaked at 0.2244 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0953 units per person, in 1960.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in European Union, year by year

Annual values for Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in European Union, 1960 to 2025.
Year units per person Change
1960 0.0953 units per person
1961 0.097 units per person +1.7%
1962 0.0986 units per person +1.7%
1963 0.1 units per person +1.4%
1964 0.1015 units per person +1.6%
1965 0.1036 units per person +2.1%
1966 0.1058 units per person +2.1%
1967 0.108 units per person +2.1%
1968 0.11 units per person +1.9%
1969 0.1118 units per person +1.6%
1970 0.1138 units per person +1.8%
1971 0.1157 units per person +1.7%
1972 0.1176 units per person +1.6%
1973 0.1196 units per person +1.6%
1974 0.1215 units per person +1.6%
1975 0.1234 units per person +1.6%
1976 0.1251 units per person +1.4%
1977 0.1269 units per person +1.4%
1978 0.1287 units per person +1.4%
1979 0.1302 units per person +1.1%
1980 0.1305 units per person +0.3%
1981 0.1293 units per person -0.9%
1982 0.1276 units per person -1.4%
1983 0.1256 units per person -1.5%
1984 0.1246 units per person -0.8%
1985 0.1256 units per person +0.7%
1986 0.1275 units per person +1.5%
1987 0.1295 units per person +1.6%
1988 0.1316 units per person +1.6%
1989 0.1334 units per person +1.4%
1990 0.1353 units per person +1.4%
1991 0.1373 units per person +1.5%
1992 0.1393 units per person +1.4%
1993 0.1414 units per person +1.5%
1994 0.1441 units per person +1.9%
1995 0.1465 units per person +1.7%
1996 0.1483 units per person +1.3%
1997 0.1504 units per person +1.4%
1998 0.1525 units per person +1.4%
1999 0.1546 units per person +1.4%
2000 0.1569 units per person +1.4%
2001 0.1592 units per person +1.5%
2002 0.1613 units per person +1.4%
2003 0.1633 units per person +1.2%
2004 0.1654 units per person +1.3%
2005 0.1678 units per person +1.4%
2006 0.1701 units per person +1.4%
2007 0.1718 units per person +1.0%
2008 0.1733 units per person +0.8%
2009 0.175 units per person +1.0%
2010 0.1766 units per person +0.9%
2011 0.1785 units per person +1.1%
2012 0.1816 units per person +1.7%
2013 0.1851 units per person +1.9%
2014 0.1887 units per person +1.9%
2015 0.1919 units per person +1.7%
2016 0.1949 units per person +1.6%
2017 0.1979 units per person +1.5%
2018 0.2008 units per person +1.5%
2019 0.2037 units per person +1.5%
2020 0.2067 units per person +1.5%
2021 0.2097 units per person +1.4%
2022 0.2127 units per person +1.4%
2023 0.2161 units per person +1.6%
2024 0.2201 units per person +1.8%
2025 0.2244 units per person +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1032 units per person 0.0953 units per person 0.1118 units per person 10
1970s 0.1223 units per person 0.1138 units per person 0.1302 units per person 10
1980s 0.1285 units per person 0.1246 units per person 0.1334 units per person 10
1990s 0.145 units per person 0.1353 units per person 0.1546 units per person 10
2000s 0.1664 units per person 0.1569 units per person 0.175 units per person 10
2010s 0.19 units per person 0.1766 units per person 0.2037 units per person 10
2020s 0.215 units per person 0.2067 units per person 0.2244 units per person 6

Countries ranked near European Union

  1. 1 Monaco 0.3601 units per person compare
  2. 2 Japan 0.2999 units per person compare
  3. 3 Puerto Rico 0.2527 units per person compare
  4. 4 Italy 0.251 units per person compare
  5. 5 Portugal 0.2494 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 265 places →

More health data for European Union

All data for European Union →

Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in European Union?
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in European Union was 0.2244 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in European Union?
The highest recorded value was 0.2244 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in European Union?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0953 units per person in 1960.
How does European Union rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
European Union ranks 2nd out of 4 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in European Union?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in European Union. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/population-ages-65-and-above-total-per-capita/european-union/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/population-ages-65-and-above-total-per-capita/european-union/">Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in European Union</a> — Statizoid

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

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

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.