Switzerland vs United Arab Emirates: People aged 65 and over

People aged 65 and over in 2023: 19.6% in Switzerland and 1.7% in United Arab Emirates, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 17.9 percentage points, or 12 times that in United Arab Emirates.

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% of people · UN

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What the numbers say

Switzerland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Switzerland ranked 38 and United Arab Emirates ranked 228 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Switzerland at 32.1% and United Arab Emirates at 11.4% in 2100.
The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.

Every year

% of people · UN

Year	Switzerland	United Arab Emirates	World
2023	19.6	1.7	10
2022	19.2	1.6	9.8
2021	18.9	1.6	9.5
2020	18.8	1.6	9.3
2019	18.6	1.5	9.1
2018	18.4	1.5	8.9
2017	18.2	1.5	8.7
2016	18	1.5	8.5
2015	17.9	1.5	8.3
2014	17.7	1.5	8.1
2013	17.5	1.5	7.9
2012	17.3	1.5	7.8
2011	17.1	1.4	7.7
2010	16.8	1.4	7.6
2009	16.6	1.5	7.5
2008	16.4	1.6	7.5
2007	16.2	1.7	7.4
2006	16	1.8	7.3
2005	15.9	1.8	7.3
2004	15.7	1.7	7.2
2003	15.6	1.6	7.1
2002	15.5	1.5	7
2001	15.5	1.4	6.9
2000	15.3	1.3	6.8
1999	15.2	1.2	6.8
1998	15.1	1.1	6.7
1997	15	1.1	6.6
1996	14.8	1	6.5
1995	14.7	1	6.5
1994	14.7	1	6.4
1993	14.6	1	6.3
1992	14.6	1	6.2
1991	14.6	1	6.1
1990	14.6	1	6.1
1989	14.6	1	6
1988	14.5	1.1	6
1987	14.4	1.1	5.9
1986	14.2	1.1	5.9
1985	14.1	1.1	5.8
1984	14	1.1	5.8
1983	13.9	1.1	5.8
1982	13.9	1.1	5.8
1981	13.9	1.1	5.8
1980	13.9	1.2	5.8
1979	13.7	1.3	5.8
1978	13.5	1.5	5.7
1977	13.2	1.6	5.6
1976	12.9	1.8	5.6
1975	12.6	1.8	5.5
1974	12.3	1.7	5.5
1973	12	1.6	5.4
1972	11.8	1.5	5.4
1971	11.6	1.5	5.3
1970	11.4	1.5	5.3
1969	11.2	1.5	5.2
1968	11	1.6	5.2
1967	10.9	1.7	5.2
1966	10.7	1.8	5.1
1965	10.5	1.9	5.1
1964	10.4	2	5
1963	10.3	2	5
1962	10.3	2.1	5
1961	10.3	2.2	5
1960	10.2	2.4	5
1959	10.1	2.5	5
1958	10	2.5	5
1957	9.9	2.6	5
1956	9.8	2.7	5
1955	9.8	2.8	5
1954	9.7	2.9	5
1953	9.7	3	5
1952	9.6	3.1	5
1951	9.6	3.2	5
1950	9.5	3.3	5.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Switzerland	United Arab Emirates	World
2024	20	1.8	10.2
2025	20.4	1.8	10.4
2026	20.9	1.8	10.6
2027	21.4	1.9	10.8
2028	21.9	2	11.1
2029	22.5	2.1	11.5
2030	23.1	2.3	11.8
2031	23.7	2.4	12
2032	24.2	2.5	12.3
2033	24.8	2.6	12.6
2034	25.3	2.6	12.8
2035	25.7	2.6	13.1
2036	26.2	2.7	13.4
2037	26.6	2.7	13.7
2038	26.9	2.7	13.9
2039	27.2	2.7	14.1
2040	27.5	2.7	14.3
2041	27.8	2.6	14.5
2042	28.1	2.6	14.7
2043	28.4	2.6	14.9
2044	28.6	2.6	15
2045	28.9	2.5	15.2
2046	29.2	2.5	15.4
2047	29.5	2.4	15.7
2048	29.7	2.3	15.9
2049	30	2.2	16.1
2050	30.2	2.1	16.3
2051	30.5	2	16.6
2052	30.7	2.1	16.8
2053	30.9	2.2	17.1
2054	31.1	2.3	17.3
2055	31.3	2.4	17.6
2056	31.5	2.5	17.8
2057	31.6	2.7	18
2058	31.7	2.9	18.2
2059	31.7	3.2	18.4
2060	31.7	3.5	18.5
2061	31.7	3.8	18.7
2062	31.6	4.1	18.8
2063	31.6	4.5	19
2064	31.4	4.8	19.1
2065	31.3	5.2	19.3
2066	31.2	5.6	19.4
2067	31.1	6	19.6
2068	31	6.4	19.7
2069	30.9	6.8	19.9
2070	30.8	7.1	20
2071	30.7	7.4	20.2
2072	30.7	7.7	20.3
2073	30.7	8	20.5
2074	30.7	8.3	20.7
2075	30.7	8.5	20.9
2076	30.7	8.8	21.1
2077	30.7	9	21.3
2078	30.7	9.2	21.5
2079	30.7	9.4	21.7
2080	30.8	9.6	21.9
2081	30.8	9.8	22.1
2082	30.9	9.9	22.3
2083	30.9	10	22.4
2084	31	10.1	22.6
2085	31.1	10.2	22.7
2086	31.1	10.3	22.8
2087	31.2	10.3	22.9
2088	31.3	10.4	22.9
2089	31.4	10.4	23
2090	31.5	10.5	23.1
2091	31.5	10.6	23.2
2092	31.6	10.6	23.3
2093	31.7	10.7	23.3
2094	31.8	10.8	23.4
2095	31.9	10.9	23.5
2096	31.9	11	23.6
2097	32	11.1	23.7
2098	32	11.2	23.7
2099	32.1	11.3	23.8
2100	32.1	11.4	23.9

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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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Deaths in conflictsSwitzerland: 0 deaths in 2022United Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022