Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.197 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 0.197 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.197 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.117 units per person, in 1960.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 38th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.117 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1176 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.118 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.119 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1206 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1222 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1237 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1254 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1272 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1291 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1311 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1331 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.135 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.137 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1391 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1411 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.143 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1449 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1468 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1486 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1499 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1507 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1506 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1497 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1495 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1511 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1531 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1546 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1565 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1581 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1587 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1593 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1596 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1598 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1598 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1599 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1599 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1598 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1595 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.159 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1589 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1591 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1593 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1594 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1596 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1596 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1593 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1595 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1604 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1618 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1634 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1659 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1697 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1733 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1758 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1777 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1792 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1807 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1826 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1846 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1861 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1872 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1893 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1924 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.195 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.197 units per person | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.122 units per person | 0.117 units per person | 0.1291 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.14 units per person | 0.1311 units per person | 0.1486 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1524 units per person | 0.1495 units per person | 0.1581 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1595 units per person | 0.1587 units per person | 0.1599 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1597 units per person | 0.1589 units per person | 0.1618 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1753 units per person | 0.1634 units per person | 0.1846 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1912 units per person | 0.1861 units per person | 0.197 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.197 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.197 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.117 units per person in 1960.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 38th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.