Greece vs Sri Lanka: Population ages 65 and above, total

Greece
2.54 million
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2.71 million
in 2025
Greece rank
45th
Sri Lanka rank
43rd

Population ages 65 and above, total over time

  • Greece
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2.71 million against 2.54 million in Greece, a difference of 173,010.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.

Globally, Greece ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.