[ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in World
World: [ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age was 79.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in World, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 79.6% for [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in World peaked at 79.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 2015.
That places World 17th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
[ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 74.1% | — |
| 2016 | 74.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.9% | 74.1% | 78.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 78.7% | 79.6% | 4 |
More infrastructure data for World
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 815.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in World?
- [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in World was 79.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 2015.
- How does World rank for [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age?
- World ranks 17th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age receiving a pension, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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