What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total recorded in Post-demographic dividend?

The highest recorded value was 242.81 million in 2025.

What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total recorded in Post-demographic dividend?

The lowest recorded value was 66.03 million in 1960.

Is population ages 65 and above, total rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?

Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population ages 65 and above, total in Post-demographic dividend

Name: Population ages 65 and above, total in Post-demographic dividend
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Post-demographic dividend: Population ages 65 and above, total was 242.81 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

242.81 million

Change on year

up 2.3%

All-time high

242.81 million

in 2025

All-time low

66.03 million

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Population ages 65 and above, total in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

In 2025, population ages 65 and above, total in Post-demographic dividend stood at 242.81 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 242.81 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 66.03 million, 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	73.80 million	66.03 million	82.14 million	10
1970s	93.77 million	84.11 million	103.71 million	10
1980s	110.85 million	105.37 million	119.78 million	10
1990s	133.55 million	122.27 million	143.90 million	10
2000s	158.69 million	146.17 million	172.14 million	10
2010s	194.08 million	174.80 million	213.83 million	10
2020s	229.50 million	217.99 million	242.81 million	6

Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 65 and above, total in Post-demographic dividend?: Population ages 65 and above, total in Post-demographic dividend was 242.81 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total recorded in Post-demographic dividend?: The highest recorded value was 242.81 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total recorded in Post-demographic dividend?: The lowest recorded value was 66.03 million in 1960.
Is population ages 65 and above, total rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?: Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 06 August 2026

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.