Population aged 65 and over in Belarus

15.2% of people in Belarus were aged 65 or over on 1 January 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006.

Measure: Share of population aged 65 and over (Eurostat) Unit: % of total population Data: 2006 to 2019 Source: Eurostat
The latest value for Belarus is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Belarus, 2019 15.2% % of total population
Change from 2018 +0.2percentage points 2018: 15.0%
European Union, 2019 20.3% Official aggregate

Population aged 65 and over in Belarus over time

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% of total population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Share of population aged 65 and over (Eurostat) (% of total population), 2001 to 2025
Period BelarusEuropean Union
2025 – 22.0%ep (estimated, provisional)
2024 – 21.6%ep (estimated, provisional)
2023 – 21.3%bep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022 – 21.1%ep (estimated, provisional)
2021 – 20.9%bep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2020 – 20.6%e (estimated)
2019 15.2% 20.3%
2018 15.0% 20.0%e (estimated)
2017 14.7% 19.7%be (break in time series, estimated)
2016 14.4% 19.4%be (break in time series, estimated)
2015 14.2% 19.1%be (break in time series, estimated)
2014 13.9% 18.7%be (break in time series, estimated)
2013 13.8% –
2012 13.7% 18.0%b (break in time series)
2011 13.8% 17.8%b (break in time series)
2010 – 17.6%b (break in time series)
2009 14.1% 17.4%
2008 14.5% 17.3%b (break in time series)
2007 14.6% 17.1%
2006 14.6% 16.9%
2005 – 16.7%
2004 – 16.4%
2003 – 16.2%
2002 – 16.0%
2001 – 15.8%b (break in time series)

Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 15.0% in 2018.
  • Since 2008, when it was 14.5%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2019 was 20.3%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_pjanind · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_de=PC_Y65_MAX
Observation period
2006 to 2019 for Belarus
Provider update
25 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat