Population aged 65 and over in Iceland
16.0% of the population of Iceland was aged 65 or over in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Iceland, 2025
16.0%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
10.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
20.7%
Position in 2025
64th of 217
Population aged 65 and over in Iceland 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 | Iceland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.0% | 10.4% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | 10.2% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | 9.7% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | 9.5% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | 9.3% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | 9.1% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | 8.9% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | 8.7% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | 8.4% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | 8.3% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | 8.1% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | 7.9% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | 7.8% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | 7.7% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | 7.6% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | 7.5% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | 7.5% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | 7.4% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | 7.3% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | 7.3% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | 7.2% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | 7.1% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | 7.0% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | 6.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 15.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 13.7%, the figure has changed by +2.3 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Iceland has the 64th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 10.4%.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Population aged 65 and over
15.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Population aged 0 to 14
17.5%
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
389,444 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
389,444 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
11.2 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
6.8 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat