Population ages 65 and above in IDA blend
IDA blend: Population ages 65 and above was 3.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above in IDA blend, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 3.7% for population ages 65 and above in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above in IDA blend peaked at 3.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 6 |
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 402.79 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 11.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 203.34 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 128.45 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 199.45 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above in IDA blend?
- Population ages 65 and above in IDA blend was 3.7% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1960.
- Is population ages 65 and above rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.