Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.0852 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 0.0852 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.0852 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0266 units per person, in 1965.
Mexico ranks 113th of 217 countries 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0278 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0273 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.027 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0268 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0267 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0266 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0267 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0268 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0269 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.027 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.027 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0271 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0273 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0275 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0277 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.028 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0283 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0286 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0289 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0292 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0295 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0302 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0313 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0324 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0336 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0347 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.036 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0373 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0386 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.04 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.041 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0416 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0422 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0429 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0437 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0446 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0455 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0466 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0477 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0489 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0501 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0514 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0528 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0542 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0555 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0568 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0579 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0588 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0595 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0602 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.061 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0618 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0628 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0639 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0651 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0665 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.068 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0697 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0714 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0733 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0749 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0759 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0775 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0799 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0825 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0852 units per person | +3.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0852 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0858 units per person, 99% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0852 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1084 units per person, 79% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.027 units per person | 0.0266 units per person | 0.0278 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0279 units per person | 0.027 units per person | 0.0292 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0344 units per person | 0.0295 units per person | 0.04 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0445 units per person | 0.041 units per person | 0.0489 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0557 units per person | 0.0501 units per person | 0.0602 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0664 units per person | 0.061 units per person | 0.0733 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0793 units per person | 0.0749 units per person | 0.0852 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Mexico?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Mexico was 0.0852 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0852 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0266 units per person in 1965.
- How does Mexico rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 113th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.