Total population aged 65 years and over

(thousand persons)

China is the top country by population aged 65+ years in the world. As of 2020, population aged 65+ years in China was 172,262.17 thousand persons that accounts for 23.72% of the world's population aged 65+ years. The top 5 countries (others are India, the United States of America, Japan, and Russian Federation) account for 51.84% of it. The world's total population aged 65+ years was estimated at 726,368.33 thousand persons in 2020.

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What is population aged 65+ years?

Both sexes combined