Population aged 65 and over in Finland
24.2% of the population of Finland was aged 65 or over in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Finland, 2025
24.2%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
22.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
21.2%
Position in 2025
7th of 217
Population aged 65 and over in Finland over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Finland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.2% | 22.4% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | 22.0% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | 21.6% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | 21.3% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | 21.0% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | 20.7% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | 20.4% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | 20.1% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | 19.8% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | 19.5% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | 19.2% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | 18.9% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | 18.5% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | 18.2% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | 17.9% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | 17.7% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | 17.5% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | 17.3% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | 17.2% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | 17.0% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | 16.8% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | 16.5% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | 16.3% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | 16.1% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | 15.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 23.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 20.2%, the figure has changed by +4.0 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Finland has the 7th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 22.4%.
More for Finland
All statistics for Finland
Population aged 65 and over
23.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Population aged 0 to 14
14.3%
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
5,635,971 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
5,635,971 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
8.1 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
10.5 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat