Population aged 65 and over in Moldova
16.9% of the population of Moldova was aged 65 or over in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Moldova, 2025
16.9%
Change from 2024
+0.6percentage points
World, 2025
10.4%
Position in 2025
58th of 217
Population aged 65 and over in Moldova 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 | Moldova | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.9% | 10.4% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | 10.2% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | 9.7% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | 9.5% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | 9.3% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | 9.1% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | 8.9% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | 8.7% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | 8.4% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | 8.3% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | 8.1% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | 7.9% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | 7.8% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | 7.7% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | 7.6% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | 7.5% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | 7.5% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | 7.4% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | 7.3% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | 7.3% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | 7.2% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | 7.1% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | 7.0% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | 6.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 16.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 11.7%, the figure has changed by +5.1 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Moldova has the 58th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 10.4%.
More for Moldova
All statistics for Moldova
Population aged 65 and over
18.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Population aged 0 to 14
19.5%
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
2,388,571 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
2,388,571 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.2e (Estimated) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
13.4e (Estimated) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat