Population aged 65 and over in North Macedonia
18.5% of the population of North Macedonia was aged 65 or over in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
North Macedonia, 2025
18.5%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
World, 2025
10.4%
Position in 2025
44th of 217
Population aged 65 and over in North Macedonia 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 | North Macedonia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.5% | 10.4% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | 10.2% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | 9.7% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | 9.5% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | 9.3% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | 9.1% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | 8.9% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | 8.7% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | 8.4% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | 8.3% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | 8.1% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | 7.9% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | 7.8% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | 7.7% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | 7.6% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | 7.5% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | 7.5% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | 7.4% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | 7.3% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | 7.3% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | 7.2% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | 7.1% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | 7.0% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | 6.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 18.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 13.4%, the figure has changed by +5.1 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, North Macedonia has the 44th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 10.4%.
More for North Macedonia
All statistics for North Macedonia
Population aged 65 and over
18.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Population aged 0 to 14
16.5%
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
1,822,612 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
1,822,612 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
8.7 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
11.1 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat