Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.0988 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.0988 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0988 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0314 units per person, in 1960.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0314 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0315 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0317 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.032 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0323 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0326 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0329 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0333 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0337 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.034 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0344 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0348 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0352 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0356 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0361 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0365 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.037 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0375 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.038 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0385 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0388 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0392 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0397 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0401 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0406 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0411 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0416 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0423 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.043 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0438 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0445 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0452 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0459 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0467 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0475 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0484 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0493 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0503 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0512 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0521 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0531 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0542 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0553 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0564 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0577 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0589 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0603 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0616 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0629 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0643 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0657 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0672 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0688 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0706 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0725 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0746 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0767 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0788 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0812 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0836 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0858 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0877 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0898 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0926 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0956 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0988 units per person | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0325 units per person | 0.0314 units per person | 0.034 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0364 units per person | 0.0344 units per person | 0.0385 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.041 units per person | 0.0388 units per person | 0.0438 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0481 units per person | 0.0445 units per person | 0.0521 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0585 units per person | 0.0531 units per person | 0.0643 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.074 units per person | 0.0657 units per person | 0.0836 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0917 units per person | 0.0858 units per person | 0.0988 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.6262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0988 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0988 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0314 units per person in 1960.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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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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.