Czechia vs Greece
Czechia vs Greece: People aged 65 and over
People aged 65 and over in 2023: 20.6% in Czechia and 23.5% in Greece, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Greece, by 2.9 percentage points, or 1.14 times that in Czechia.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Greece has been higher since 1982, when it overtook Czechia.
- In 2023, Czechia ranked 28 and Greece ranked 9 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Czechia at 31% and Greece at 35.9% in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Czechia | Greece | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20.6 | 23.5 | 10 |
| 2022 | 20.5 | 23.2 | 9.8 |
| 2021 | 20.5 | 22.8 | 9.5 |
| 2020 | 20.3 | 22.4 | 9.3 |
| 2019 | 20 | 22.1 | 9.1 |
| 2018 | 19.5 | 21.9 | 8.9 |
| 2017 | 19.1 | 21.7 | 8.7 |
| 2016 | 18.6 | 21.4 | 8.5 |
| 2015 | 18.1 | 21.1 | 8.3 |
| 2014 | 17.6 | 20.7 | 8.1 |
| 2013 | 17.1 | 20.3 | 7.9 |
| 2012 | 16.5 | 19.9 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | 15.9 | 19.5 | 7.7 |
| 2010 | 15.5 | 19.2 | 7.6 |
| 2009 | 15.1 | 18.9 | 7.5 |
| 2008 | 14.8 | 18.7 | 7.5 |
| 2007 | 14.5 | 18.6 | 7.4 |
| 2006 | 14.3 | 18.5 | 7.3 |
| 2005 | 14.1 | 18.3 | 7.3 |
| 2004 | 13.9 | 18.1 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | 13.9 | 17.8 | 7.1 |
| 2002 | 13.8 | 17.5 | 7 |
| 2001 | 13.8 | 17.3 | 6.9 |
| 2000 | 13.8 | 17 | 6.8 |
| 1999 | 13.7 | 16.8 | 6.8 |
| 1998 | 13.6 | 16.5 | 6.7 |
| 1997 | 13.5 | 16.2 | 6.6 |
| 1996 | 13.3 | 15.9 | 6.5 |
| 1995 | 13.2 | 15.5 | 6.5 |
| 1994 | 13 | 15.2 | 6.4 |
| 1993 | 12.9 | 14.8 | 6.3 |
| 1992 | 12.8 | 14.4 | 6.2 |
| 1991 | 12.7 | 14.1 | 6.1 |
| 1990 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 6.1 |
| 1989 | 12.4 | 13.3 | 6 |
| 1988 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 6 |
| 1987 | 12.1 | 13.1 | 5.9 |
| 1986 | 12 | 13 | 5.9 |
| 1985 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 5.8 |
| 1984 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 5.8 |
| 1983 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 5.8 |
| 1982 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 5.8 |
| 1981 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 5.8 |
| 1980 | 13.4 | 12.8 | 5.8 |
| 1979 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 5.8 |
| 1978 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 5.7 |
| 1977 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 5.6 |
| 1976 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 5.6 |
| 1975 | 13.1 | 12 | 5.5 |
| 1974 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 5.5 |
| 1973 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 5.4 |
| 1972 | 12.6 | 11 | 5.4 |
| 1971 | 12.3 | 10.7 | 5.3 |
| 1970 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 5.3 |
| 1969 | 11.9 | 9.7 | 5.2 |
| 1968 | 11.6 | 9.4 | 5.2 |
| 1967 | 11.3 | 9.1 | 5.2 |
| 1966 | 11 | 8.9 | 5.1 |
| 1965 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 5.1 |
| 1964 | 10.4 | 7.8 | 5 |
| 1963 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 5 |
| 1962 | 9.9 | 7.7 | 5 |
| 1961 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 5 |
| 1960 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 5 |
| 1959 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 5 |
| 1958 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 1957 | 8.9 | 7 | 5 |
| 1956 | 8.8 | 7 | 5 |
| 1955 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 5 |
| 1954 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 5 |
| 1953 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 5 |
| 1952 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 5 |
| 1951 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 5 |
| 1950 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 5.1 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Czechia | Greece | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.9 | 23.9 | 10.2 |
| 2025 | 21.2 | 24.4 | 10.4 |
| 2026 | 21.5 | 24.7 | 10.6 |
| 2027 | 21.6 | 25.1 | 10.8 |
| 2028 | 21.9 | 25.4 | 11.1 |
| 2029 | 22.2 | 25.7 | 11.5 |
| 2030 | 22.5 | 26.1 | 11.8 |
| 2031 | 22.8 | 26.5 | 12 |
| 2032 | 23 | 27 | 12.3 |
| 2033 | 23.1 | 27.5 | 12.6 |
| 2034 | 23.3 | 28.1 | 12.8 |
| 2035 | 23.6 | 28.6 | 13.1 |
| 2036 | 23.9 | 29.1 | 13.4 |
| 2037 | 24.2 | 29.6 | 13.7 |
| 2038 | 24.7 | 30.1 | 13.9 |
| 2039 | 25.3 | 30.5 | 14.1 |
| 2040 | 25.9 | 31 | 14.3 |
| 2041 | 26.5 | 31.5 | 14.5 |
| 2042 | 27 | 31.9 | 14.7 |
| 2043 | 27.6 | 32.4 | 14.9 |
| 2044 | 28 | 32.8 | 15 |
| 2045 | 28.4 | 33.3 | 15.2 |
| 2046 | 28.7 | 33.7 | 15.4 |
| 2047 | 28.9 | 34 | 15.7 |
| 2048 | 29.2 | 34.3 | 15.9 |
| 2049 | 29.4 | 34.5 | 16.1 |
| 2050 | 29.6 | 34.6 | 16.3 |
| 2051 | 29.8 | 34.7 | 16.6 |
| 2052 | 30 | 34.7 | 16.8 |
| 2053 | 30.2 | 34.6 | 17.1 |
| 2054 | 30.3 | 34.6 | 17.3 |
| 2055 | 30.5 | 34.6 | 17.6 |
| 2056 | 30.7 | 34.5 | 17.8 |
| 2057 | 30.8 | 34.4 | 18 |
| 2058 | 30.9 | 34.3 | 18.2 |
| 2059 | 30.9 | 34.1 | 18.4 |
| 2060 | 30.7 | 34 | 18.5 |
| 2061 | 30.5 | 33.8 | 18.7 |
| 2062 | 30.3 | 33.6 | 18.8 |
| 2063 | 30 | 33.5 | 19 |
| 2064 | 29.7 | 33.3 | 19.1 |
| 2065 | 29.4 | 33.2 | 19.3 |
| 2066 | 29.1 | 33.1 | 19.4 |
| 2067 | 28.9 | 33 | 19.6 |
| 2068 | 28.7 | 33 | 19.7 |
| 2069 | 28.5 | 33 | 19.9 |
| 2070 | 28.4 | 33 | 20 |
| 2071 | 28.3 | 33.1 | 20.2 |
| 2072 | 28.3 | 33.3 | 20.3 |
| 2073 | 28.4 | 33.5 | 20.5 |
| 2074 | 28.6 | 33.8 | 20.7 |
| 2075 | 28.7 | 34 | 20.9 |
| 2076 | 28.8 | 34.3 | 21.1 |
| 2077 | 28.9 | 34.5 | 21.3 |
| 2078 | 29 | 34.7 | 21.5 |
| 2079 | 29.1 | 34.8 | 21.7 |
| 2080 | 29.2 | 35 | 21.9 |
| 2081 | 29.4 | 35.2 | 22.1 |
| 2082 | 29.6 | 35.4 | 22.3 |
| 2083 | 29.9 | 35.5 | 22.4 |
| 2084 | 30.1 | 35.6 | 22.6 |
| 2085 | 30.3 | 35.7 | 22.7 |
| 2086 | 30.6 | 35.8 | 22.8 |
| 2087 | 30.8 | 35.9 | 22.9 |
| 2088 | 30.9 | 35.9 | 22.9 |
| 2089 | 30.9 | 35.9 | 23 |
| 2090 | 30.9 | 35.9 | 23.1 |
| 2091 | 30.9 | 35.9 | 23.2 |
| 2092 | 31 | 35.9 | 23.3 |
| 2093 | 31 | 35.9 | 23.3 |
| 2094 | 31 | 35.9 | 23.4 |
| 2095 | 31 | 35.9 | 23.5 |
| 2096 | 31 | 35.9 | 23.6 |
| 2097 | 31 | 35.9 | 23.7 |
| 2098 | 31 | 35.9 | 23.7 |
| 2099 | 31 | 35.9 | 23.8 |
| 2100 | 31 | 35.9 | 23.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of the population aged 65 or older.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Czechia vs Greece
Health
- Life expectancyCzechia: 79.8 years in 2023Greece: 81.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCzechia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Greece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCzechia: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Greece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCzechia: 97.9% in 2022Greece: 98.9% in 2022
- DepressionCzechia: 2.68% in 2017Greece: 4.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateCzechia: 10.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Greece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCzechia: 10.8 million people in 2023Greece: 10.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthCzechia: -0.34% a year in 2023Greece: -2.08% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCzechia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Greece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCzechia: 72.9% in 2025Greece: 79.2% in 2025
- Median ageCzechia: 42.7 years in 2023Greece: 45.8 years in 2023
- Net migration rateCzechia: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Greece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCzechia: 1.84% of GDP in 2025Greece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCzechia: $6.49B in 2025Greece: $7.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personCzechia: $660 in 2025Greece: $842 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCzechia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025Greece: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCzechia: 27,000 people in 2020Greece: 147,000 people in 2020
- National powerCzechia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Greece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCzechia: 0.51% of the labour force in 2020Greece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCzechia: 19 million TIV in 2025Greece: 574 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCzechia: 137 million TIV in 2025Greece: 2 million TIV in 2025