Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.0306 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0306 units per person.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0327 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0196 units per person, in 1989.
That places Saudi Arabia 195th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0327 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0324 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0321 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0317 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0313 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0309 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0305 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.03 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0295 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.029 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0285 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0279 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0272 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0265 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0257 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.025 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0243 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0237 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0231 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0225 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.022 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0215 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.021 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0206 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0203 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0201 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0199 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0197 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0196 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0196 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0197 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0197 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0199 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0201 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0203 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0205 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0208 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0212 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0216 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.022 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0223 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0224 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0225 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0226 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0228 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.023 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0232 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0235 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0237 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0239 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.024 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0239 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0237 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0233 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0228 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0223 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0221 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0228 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0238 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0245 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0252 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0262 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.027 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0282 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0295 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0306 units per person | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.031 units per person | 0.029 units per person | 0.0327 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0254 units per person | 0.0225 units per person | 0.0285 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0204 units per person | 0.0196 units per person | 0.022 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0206 units per person | 0.0197 units per person | 0.022 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.023 units per person | 0.0223 units per person | 0.0239 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0233 units per person | 0.0221 units per person | 0.0245 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0278 units per person | 0.0252 units per person | 0.0306 units per person | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1203 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0306 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0327 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0196 units per person in 1989.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 195th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.