Population ages 65 and above in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Population ages 65 and above was 12.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 65 and above in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 12.7%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 12.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1965.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.4% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.7% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 10.8% | 12.7% | 6 |
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14, male 18.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 722.95 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 120.62 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 11.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 271.80 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 18.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 390.82 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 186.00 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 44.8% (2025)
- Population, female 1.06 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 65 and above in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 12.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1965.
- Is population ages 65 and above rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.