Percent of Population Ages 65 and Older

The current estimated percentage of the total population ages 65 and older, which is often considered a “dependent age.”

Percent of Population Ages 65 and Older

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Endnotes

Updated

9/11/2024

2024 World Population Data

For more than 60 years, PRB’s World Population Data Sheet has been one of the most trusted sources for vital demographic data used by government leaders, policymakers, researchers, academics, and decisionmakers around the world. It offers the latest population, health, and environment indicators for more than 200 countries and territories, each carefully researched and vetted by PRB’s expert team of demographers and analysts. This year’s special focus is primary health care.