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Population aged 65 and over in Lucerne

Population aged 65 and over in Lucerne was 19.4% in 2025, according to Swiss Federal Statistical Office. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024.

202519.4%
Change on 2024+0.4 pts
Series high19.42025
Series low162010

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Population aged 65 and over in Lucerne, 2010 to 2025

1516171819202010201320162019202220252010: 16 %2011: 16.2 %2012: 16.4 %2013: 16.6 %2014: 16.8 %2015: 17 %2016: 17.2 %2017: 17.4 %2018: 17.6 %2019: 17.8 %2020: 18.1 %2021: 18.3 %2022: 18.5 %2023: 18.7 %2024: 19 %2025: 19.4 %1516171819202010201620252010: 16 %2011: 16.2 %2012: 16.4 %2013: 16.6 %2014: 16.8 %2015: 17 %2016: 17.2 %2017: 17.4 %2018: 17.6 %2019: 17.8 %2020: 18.1 %2021: 18.3 %2022: 18.5 %2023: 18.7 %2024: 19 %2025: 19.4 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-20.
All 16 values
Period%
202519.4
202419
202318.7
202218.5
202118.3
202018.1
201917.8
201817.6
201717.4
201617.2
201517
201416.8
201316.6
201216.4
201116.2
201016

Compared with Switzerland

Place2025
Lucerne19.4
Switzerland19.8

Rankings

Definition

Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Switzerland: permanent resident population on 31 December, Federal Statistical Office (STATPOP).

More on how it is measured
  • Spain: 1 January, INE annual census.
  • United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates.
  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: 30 June, Office for National Statistics estimates.
  • Finnish municipalities: 31 December, as published by Statistics Finland.
  • Canada: 1 July, Statistics Canada population estimates.
  • Australia: 30 June, ABS estimated resident population.
  • 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. Switzerland: the eight Federal Statistical Office age classes from 65-69 to 100 or older, summed, over the permanent resident population.

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Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO). Federal Statistical Office, STATPOP, table px-x-0102010000_103: residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the permanent resident population on 31 December, Switzerland and cantons. https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/en/px-x-0102010000_103. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Open use, source must be provided (opendata.swiss terms_by). No changes made to source values.

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APA 7

Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik). (2026). Federal Statistical Office, STATPOP, table px-x-0102010000_103: residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the permanent resident population on 31 December, Switzerland and cantons (Population aged 65 and over, Lucerne, 2010 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/en/px-x-0102010000_103

MLA 9

Federal Statistical Office, STATPOP, table px-x-0102010000_103: residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the permanent resident population on 31 December, Switzerland and cantons, Population aged 65 and over, Lucerne, 2010 to 2025. Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik), 20 Aug. 2026, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/en/px-x-0102010000_103. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population-65-plus/lucerne-canton-switzerland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik). 2026. Federal Statistical Office, STATPOP, table px-x-0102010000_103: residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the permanent resident population on 31 December, Switzerland and cantons. Population aged 65 and over, Lucerne, 2010 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/en/px-x-0102010000_103. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population-65-plus/lucerne-canton-switzerland.

Harvard

Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik) (2026) Federal Statistical Office, STATPOP, table px-x-0102010000_103: residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the permanent resident population on 31 December, Switzerland and cantons, Population aged 65 and over, Lucerne, 2010 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/en/px-x-0102010000_103, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/population-65-plus/lucerne-canton-switzerland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Federal Statistical Office, STATPOP, table px-x-0102010000\_103: residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the permanent resident population on 31 December, Switzerland and cantons: Population aged 65 and over, Lucerne, 2010 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the share of population aged 65 and over in Lucerne?

Population aged 65 and over in Lucerne was 19.4% in 2025, according to Swiss Federal Statistical Office. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik). Federal Statistical Office, STATPOP, table px-x-0102010000_103: residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the permanent resident population on 31 December, Switzerland and cantons. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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

19.4% in 2025, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

Population aged 65 and over elsewhere in Switzerland

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