Population ages 65 and above in Middle income
Middle income: Population ages 65 and above was 9.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above in Middle 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 Middle income stood at 9.0%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above in Middle income peaked at 9.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1962.
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% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 6 |
More health data for Middle income
- Population, male 3.04 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 13.6% (2025)
- Population, female 2.98 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.97 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 51.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 36.7% (2025)
- Population, female 49.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 23.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 759.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 25.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above in Middle income?
- Population ages 65 and above in Middle income was 9.0% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1962.
- Is population ages 65 and above rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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.