Mexico vs Philippines

Mexico vs Philippines: People aged 65 and over

People aged 65 and over in 2023: 8% in Mexico and 5.3% in Philippines, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mexico, by 2.7 percentage points, or 1.52 times that in Philippines.

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% of people · UN

Mexico vs Philippines: People aged 65 and overPeople aged 65 and over in 2023: 8% in Mexico and 5.3% in Philippines, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mexico, by 2.7 percentage points, or 1.52 times that in Philippines.
MexicoPhilippinesUN projection (medium variant)World

What the numbers say

  • Mexico has been higher since 1955, when it overtook Philippines.
  • In 2023, Mexico ranked 122 and Philippines ranked 154 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mexico at 31.9% and Philippines at 26.2% in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearMexicoPhilippinesWorld
202385.310
20227.759.8
20217.64.99.5
20207.54.79.3
20197.34.59.1
20187.14.38.9
201774.18.7
20166.83.98.5
20156.73.88.3
20146.53.68.1
20136.43.57.9
20126.33.47.8
20116.23.47.7
20106.13.37.6
200963.37.5
200863.37.5
20075.93.37.4
20065.83.27.3
20055.73.27.3
20045.63.17.2
20035.43.17.1
20025.33.17
20015.136.9
2000536.8
19994.936.8
19984.82.96.7
19974.72.96.6
19964.62.96.5
19954.52.96.5
19944.42.96.4
19934.32.86.3
19924.22.86.2
19914.22.86.1
19904.12.86.1
198942.86
19883.92.86
19873.72.85.9
19863.62.85.9
19853.52.75.8
19843.42.75.8
19833.22.75.8
19823.12.75.8
198132.75.8
198032.65.8
19792.92.65.8
19782.92.65.7
19772.92.55.6
19762.82.55.6
19752.82.45.5
19742.82.45.5
19732.72.35.4
19722.72.35.4
19712.72.25.3
19702.72.25.3
19692.72.25.2
19682.72.25.2
19672.72.25.2
19662.72.15.1
19652.72.15.1
19642.72.15
19632.72.15
19622.72.25
19612.72.25
19602.82.25
19592.82.35
19582.82.45
19572.92.55
19562.92.65
19552.92.85
19542.935
19532.93.25
195233.45
195133.65
195033.95.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearMexicoPhilippinesWorld
20248.25.510.2
20258.55.710.4
20268.8610.6
20279.16.210.8
20289.46.411.1
20299.76.611.5
2030106.811.8
203110.4712
203210.77.312.3
2033117.512.6
203411.47.712.8
203511.77.913.1
203612.18.113.4
203712.48.313.7
203812.88.413.9
203913.28.614.1
204013.58.814.3
204113.9914.5
204214.29.214.7
204314.59.414.9
204414.99.615
204515.29.915.2
204615.610.115.4
204715.910.415.7
204816.310.615.9
204916.610.916.1
20501711.216.3
205117.311.416.6
205217.711.716.8
205318.112.117.1
205418.512.417.3
205518.912.817.6
205619.313.217.8
205719.713.618
205820.11418.2
205920.514.418.4
206020.914.818.5
206121.215.218.7
206221.615.618.8
2063221619
206422.316.519.1
206522.716.919.3
206623.117.319.4
206723.517.819.6
206823.918.119.7
206924.318.519.9
207024.618.920
20712519.320.2
207225.419.720.3
207325.720.220.5
207426.120.620.7
207526.421.120.9
207626.821.521.1
207727.12221.3
207827.522.421.5
207927.822.821.7
208028.123.221.9
208128.423.622.1
208228.72422.3
208328.924.422.4
208429.124.722.6
208529.424.922.7
208629.624.922.8
208729.824.922.9
2088302522.9
208930.22523
209030.425.123.1
209130.525.123.2
209230.725.223.3
209330.925.323.3
20943125.423.4
209531.225.523.5
209631.325.623.6
209731.425.723.7
209831.625.923.7
209931.72623.8
210031.926.223.9

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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.

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