Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.1902 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in OECD members, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in OECD members stood at 0.1902 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.1902 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0822 units per person, in 1960.
That places OECD members 4th 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0822 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0832 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.084 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0848 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0857 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0869 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0881 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0893 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0904 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0914 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0926 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0936 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0948 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.096 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0972 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0985 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0997 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.101 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1024 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1036 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1043 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1045 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1044 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1042 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1044 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1055 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.107 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1086 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1102 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1117 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1131 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1145 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1159 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1173 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1188 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1202 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1215 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1228 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1241 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1254 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1268 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1283 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1298 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1312 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1328 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1346 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1365 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1384 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1402 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.142 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1436 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1457 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1488 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1522 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1553 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1583 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1611 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1639 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1666 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1696 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1726 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1757 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1789 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1825 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1863 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1902 units per person | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0866 units per person | 0.0822 units per person | 0.0914 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0979 units per person | 0.0926 units per person | 0.1036 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1065 units per person | 0.1042 units per person | 0.1117 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1194 units per person | 0.1131 units per person | 0.1254 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.134 units per person | 0.1268 units per person | 0.142 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1565 units per person | 0.1436 units per person | 0.1696 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1811 units per person | 0.1726 units per person | 0.1902 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0803 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3872 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 692.67 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 449.29 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 455.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in OECD members?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in OECD members was 0.1902 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1902 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0822 units per person in 1960.
- How does OECD members rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 4th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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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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.