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Residents 65 and over in Spain
2014 – 2025 · 12 data points
11 of 14 · Countries
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 2014 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
13 figures
Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
5 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2025
20.7%
+0.3 pp
since 2024
Countries · 2025
11 of 14
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+2.3 pp
vs World
+10.3 pp
World: 10.4% · 2025
Residents 65 and over, 2014 – 2025 percent · Spain · World
+2.3 pp since 2015
0%
10%
20%
30%
2014
2018
2020
2022
2025
Spain
World
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2014 – 2025
Compared with Residents 65 and over · percent
Spain
20.7%
World
10.4%
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Spain · 2014 – 2025
Latest value
20.7% · 2025
First value
18.1% · 2014
Highest
20.7% · 2025
Lowest
18.1% · 2014
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2014 – 2025
| Year | Spain | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.7% | +0.3 pp | 10.4% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | +0.3 pp | 10.2% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +0.1 pp | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +0.4 pp | 9.7% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +0.1 pp | 9.5% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +0.2 pp | 9.3% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +0.2 pp | 9.1% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +0.2 pp | 8.9% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +0.2 pp | 8.7% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +0.3 pp | 8.4% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +0.3 pp | 8.3% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | 8.1% |
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2014 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Residents 65 and over | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 23.5% | |
| 3 | Finland | 23.3% | |
| 4 | Greece | 23.0% | |
| 5 | Germany | 22.2% | |
| 6 | France | 21.1% | |
| 7 | Czechia | 20.4% | |
| 8 | Netherlands | 20.2% | |
| 9 | Spain | 20.1% | |
| 10 | Lithuania | 20.0% | |
| 11 | Poland | 19.9% | |
| 12 | Romania | 19.7% | |
| 13 | Norway | 18.4% | |
| 14 | Türkiye | 9.9% |
Source: Eurostat, 2023
What it means
The share of residents aged 65 and over — retirees and seniors.
How it is calculated
Residents aged 65 and older divided by the total population.
People
Spain in numbers
Population
49M
2025
Population growth
1.03%
2025
Population density
97.2
2024
Median age
45.8
2025
Children under 15
12.9%
2025
Life expectancy
84.0
2024
Births per woman
1.10
2024
Birth rate
6.5
2025
Infant mortality
2.6
2024
Net migration
11.8
2025
Born abroad
18.5%
2024
Urban population
80.5%
2025