Population aged 65 and over in European Union
22.0% of people in the European Union were aged 65 or over on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2001. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Population aged 65 and over in European Union over time
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% of total population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | European 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 | 20.3% |
| 2018 | 20.0%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 19.7%be (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 19.4%be (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2015 | 19.1%be (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2014 | 18.7%be (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2012 | 18.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 17.8%b (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 17.6%b (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 17.4% |
| 2008 | 17.3%b (break in time series) |
| 2007 | 17.1% |
| 2006 | 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 +0.4 percentage points from 21.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 19.1%, the figure has changed by +2.9 percentage points.