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Population aged 65 and over in Switzerland

Population aged 65 and over in Switzerland was 20.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 34th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202520.4%
Change on 2024+0.4 pts
Rank34th of 215Countries ranked
Series high20.42025
Series low10.21960

Population aged 65 and over in Switzerland, 1960 to 2025

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1012.51517.52022.5196019701980199020002010202020251960: 10.2 %1961: 10.3 %1962: 10.3 %1963: 10.3 %1964: 10.4 %1965: 10.5 %1966: 10.7 %1967: 10.9 %1968: 11 %1969: 11.2 %1970: 11.4 %1971: 11.6 %1972: 11.8 %1973: 12 %1974: 12.3 %1975: 12.6 %1976: 12.9 %1977: 13.2 %1978: 13.5 %1979: 13.7 %1980: 13.9 %1981: 13.9 %1982: 13.9 %1983: 13.9 %1984: 14 %1985: 14.1 %1986: 14.2 %1987: 14.4 %1988: 14.5 %1989: 14.5 %1990: 14.6 %1991: 14.6 %1992: 14.6 %1993: 14.6 %1994: 14.7 %1995: 14.7 %1996: 14.8 %1997: 15 %1998: 15.1 %1999: 15.2 %2000: 15.3 %2001: 15.5 %2002: 15.5 %2003: 15.6 %2004: 15.7 %2005: 15.9 %2006: 16 %2007: 16.2 %2008: 16.4 %2009: 16.6 %2010: 16.8 %2011: 17.1 %2012: 17.3 %2013: 17.5 %2014: 17.7 %2015: 17.9 %2016: 18 %2017: 18.2 %2018: 18.4 %2019: 18.6 %2020: 18.8 %2021: 18.9 %2022: 19.2 %2023: 19.6 %2024: 20 %2025: 20.4 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202520.4
202420
202319.6
202219.2
202118.9
202018.8
201918.6
201818.4
201718.2
201618
201517.9
201417.7
201317.5
201217.3
201117.1
201016.8
200916.6
200816.4
200716.2
200616
200515.9
200415.7
200315.6
200215.5
200115.5
200015.3
199915.2
199815.1
199715
199614.8
199514.7
199414.7
199314.6
199214.6
199114.6
199014.6
198914.5
198814.5
198714.4
198614.2
198514.1
198414
198313.9
198213.9
198113.9
198013.9
197913.7
197813.5
197713.2
197612.9
197512.6
197412.3
197312
197211.8
197111.6
197011.4
196911.2
196811
196710.9
196610.7
196510.5
196410.4
196310.3
196210.3
196110.3
196010.2

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

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population ages 65 and above, % of total population (SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Population aged 65 and over in Switzerland was 20.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 34th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Population ages 65 and above, % of total population (SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

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

20.4% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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