Israel

People aged 65 and over in Israel

People aged 65 and over in Israel: 4% in 1950 and 12.4% in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
12.4%
Since 1950
+8.5 percentage points
Rank, 2023
84 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
10%
Projected, 2100
23.9%
UN projection (medium variant)
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% of people · UN

People aged 65 and over in IsraelPeople aged 65 and over in Israel: 4% in 1950 and 12.4% in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 23.9% in 2100.
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)World

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 23.9% in 2100.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearIsraelWorld
202312.410
202212.39.8
202112.29.5
202012.19.3
201911.99.1
201811.78.9
201711.58.7
201611.38.5
2015118.3
201410.88.1
201310.67.9
201210.37.8
201110.17.7
20109.97.6
20099.87.5
20089.87.5
20079.97.4
20069.97.3
2005107.3
20049.97.2
20039.97.1
20029.87
20019.76.9
20009.76.8
19999.76.8
19989.86.7
19979.86.6
19969.86.5
19959.76.5
19949.66.4
19939.56.3
19929.46.2
19919.46.1
19909.26.1
19899.16
19889.16
198795.9
198695.9
19858.95.8
19848.95.8
19838.95.8
198295.8
19818.95.8
19808.85.8
19798.65.8
19788.45.7
19778.25.6
197685.6
19757.75.5
19747.55.5
19737.25.4
197275.4
19716.85.3
19706.65.3
19696.45.2
19686.25.2
196765.2
19665.95.1
19655.75.1
19645.65
19635.55
19625.45
19615.25
196055
19594.85
19584.65
19574.55
19564.45
19554.35
19544.25
19534.15
19524.15
195145
195045.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIsraelWorld
202412.610.2
202512.710.4
202612.810.6
202712.910.8
20281311.1
202913.111.5
203013.211.8
203113.312
203213.412.3
203313.512.6
203413.612.8
203513.713.1
203613.913.4
20371413.7
203814.113.9
203914.314.1
204014.514.3
204114.614.5
204214.814.7
204314.914.9
20441515
204515.115.2
204615.315.4
204715.415.7
204815.515.9
204915.616.1
205015.716.3
205115.816.6
205215.916.8
20531617.1
205416.117.3
205516.217.6
205616.217.8
205716.318
205816.418.2
205916.518.4
206016.518.5
206116.618.7
206216.618.8
206316.719
206416.819.1
206516.919.3
20661719.4
206717.119.6
206817.219.7
206917.419.9
207017.620
207117.720.2
207217.920.3
207318.120.5
207418.320.7
207518.620.9
207618.821.1
20771921.3
207819.321.5
207919.521.7
208019.821.9
20812022.1
208220.322.3
208320.622.4
208420.822.6
208521.122.7
208621.322.8
208721.522.9
208821.822.9
20892223
209022.223.1
209122.423.2
209222.523.3
209322.723.3
209422.923.4
20952323.5
209623.223.6
209723.423.7
209823.623.7
209923.823.8
210023.923.9

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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