Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Moldova
Moldova: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.1686 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Moldova, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.1686 units per person for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Moldova peaked at 0.1686 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0494 units per person, in 1960.
Moldova ranks 57th 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 Moldova, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0494 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0504 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0515 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0528 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0543 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.056 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0578 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0596 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0612 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0627 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0637 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0644 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0651 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.066 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0674 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.069 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0709 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0727 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0744 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0742 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0734 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0736 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0736 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0737 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0741 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.075 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0763 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0779 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0796 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0817 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0839 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0861 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0885 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0911 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0934 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0953 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0968 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.098 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0989 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0998 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.101 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1025 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1039 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1048 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1053 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.106 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1073 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1086 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.109 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1084 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1068 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1054 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1049 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1062 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1108 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1171 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.123 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1283 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1331 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.138 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1429 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.147 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1512 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1561 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1621 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1686 units per person | +4.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.1686 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0858 units per person, 2.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.1686 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2014 units per person, 84% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0556 units per person | 0.0494 units per person | 0.0627 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0688 units per person | 0.0637 units per person | 0.0744 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0759 units per person | 0.0734 units per person | 0.0817 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0932 units per person | 0.0839 units per person | 0.0998 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1057 units per person | 0.101 units per person | 0.109 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1174 units per person | 0.1049 units per person | 0.138 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1546 units per person | 0.1429 units per person | 0.1686 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More health data for Moldova
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2486 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,492 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 29 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.71 % 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 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.57 % 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 Moldova?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Moldova was 0.1686 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1686 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0494 units per person in 1960.
- How does Moldova rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Moldova ranks 57th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.