Population aged 65 and over in Guatemala
5.0% of the population of Guatemala was aged 65 or over in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Guatemala, 2025
5.0%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
10.4%
Position in 2025
148th of 217
Population aged 65 and over in Guatemala 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 | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.0% | 10.4% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | 10.2% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | 9.7% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | 9.5% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | 9.3% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | 9.1% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | 8.9% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | 8.7% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | 8.4% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | 8.3% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | 8.1% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | 7.9% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | 7.8% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | 7.7% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | 7.6% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | 7.5% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | 7.5% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | 7.4% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | 7.3% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | 7.3% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | 7.2% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | 7.1% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | 7.0% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | 6.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 4.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.2%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Guatemala has the 148th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 10.4%.
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