Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in North America
North America: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.1859 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in North America, 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 North America is 0.1859 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 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in North America peaked at 0.1859 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0872 units per person, in 1960.
That places North America 5th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in North America, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0872 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0881 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0888 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0894 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.09 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0911 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0921 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0929 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0937 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0945 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0955 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0964 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0972 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0983 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0995 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1009 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1025 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1041 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1057 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1075 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1091 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1104 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1117 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.113 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1144 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1157 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1172 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1186 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1199 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.121 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.122 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1226 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.123 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1234 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1235 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1236 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1236 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1234 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1231 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1226 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1222 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1219 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1217 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1217 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1219 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1222 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1229 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1242 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.126 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1279 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1297 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.132 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1352 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1385 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1417 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1448 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1479 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1512 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1548 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1586 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1627 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1668 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1713 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1764 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1813 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1859 units per person | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0908 units per person | 0.0872 units per person | 0.0945 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1008 units per person | 0.0955 units per person | 0.1075 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1151 units per person | 0.1091 units per person | 0.121 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1231 units per person | 0.122 units per person | 0.1236 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1233 units per person | 0.1217 units per person | 0.1279 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1435 units per person | 0.1297 units per person | 0.1586 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1741 units per person | 0.1627 units per person | 0.1859 units per person | 6 |
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More health data for North America
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1915 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.1548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.2266 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1004 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, 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 North America?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in North America was 0.1859 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1859 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0872 units per person in 1960.
- How does North America rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- North America ranks 5th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.