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Population aged 65 and over in Italy

Population aged 65 and over in Italy was 24.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202524.7%
Change on 2024+0.4 pts
Rank1st of 27EU countries ranked
Series high24.72025
Series low21.52014

Population aged 65 and over in Italy, 2014 to 2025

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212223242520142016201820202022202420252014: 21.5 %2015: 21.9 %2016: 22.1 %2017: 22.4 %2018: 22.6 %2019: 22.9 %2020: 23.2 %2021: 23.5 %2022: 23.8 %2023: 24 %2024: 24.3 %2025: 24.7 %
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-07-10.
All 12 values
Period%
202524.7
202424.3
202324
202223.8
202123.5
202023.2
201922.9
201822.6
201722.4
201622.1
201521.9
201421.5

Rankings

Definition

Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.

How it is calculated

Invokely calculation: residents aged 65 and over divided by total population for the same year and place. Spain: both from the INE annual census. United States: Census Bureau county estimates by age; states and the nation are sums of their counties.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the share of population aged 65 and over in Italy?

Population aged 65 and over in Italy was 24.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest share of population aged 65 and over in Italy?

24.7% in 2025, the highest value since 2014 in this series.

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