Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.0519 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 0.0519 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.0519 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0329 units per person, in 1960.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 31st 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0329 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.033 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0331 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0332 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0334 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0335 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0336 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0337 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0338 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0339 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.034 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.034 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0341 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0341 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0341 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0341 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0341 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.034 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0339 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0338 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0337 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0335 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0334 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0333 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0332 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0332 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0332 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0333 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0334 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0336 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0337 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0339 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0341 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0345 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0348 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0352 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0356 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0361 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0364 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0368 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0371 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0374 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0377 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.038 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0383 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0385 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0386 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0388 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.039 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0392 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0395 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0399 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0404 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0409 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0415 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0421 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0428 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0438 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0448 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0459 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0467 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0473 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0482 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0494 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0506 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0519 units per person | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0334 units per person | 0.0329 units per person | 0.0339 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.034 units per person | 0.0338 units per person | 0.0341 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0334 units per person | 0.0332 units per person | 0.0337 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0351 units per person | 0.0337 units per person | 0.0368 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0383 units per person | 0.0371 units per person | 0.0392 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0422 units per person | 0.0395 units per person | 0.0459 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.049 units per person | 0.0467 units per person | 0.0519 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 28 Belgium 0.2096 units per person compare
- 29 Sweden 0.2091 units per person compare
- 30 Netherlands 0.2087 units per person compare
- 31 Poland 0.2075 units per person compare
- 32 Lithuania 0.2072 units per person compare
- 33 Malta 0.2054 units per person compare
- 34 Switzerland 0.2043 units per person compare
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- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.0519 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0519 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0329 units per person in 1960.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 31st out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.