The World population (ages 65 and above) is 697,967,728 (as of 2019). The male and female population are 313,239,104 (44.88%) and 384,730,518 (55.12%) respectively. The average of growth rate over 10 years is 3.04% (positive growth).
The below table shows the World population (ages 65 and above) history. The first, third, fourth value are the total population, male population, female population, respectively, in each year. The Growth(%) means Y/Y growth ratio of the total population. The percent values below the male and female populations mean the ratio of it by the total population.
| Year | Total | Growth(%) | Male | Female |
| 2019 | 697,967,728 | 3.52% | 313,239,104 44.88% |
384,730,518 55.12% |
| 2018 | 673,392,013 | 3.63% | 301,840,523 44.82% |
371,554,798 55.18% |
| 2017 | 648,977,777 | 3.63% | 290,393,872 44.75% |
358,587,622 55.25% |
| 2016 | 625,391,870 | 3.54% | 279,252,803 44.65% |
346,141,945 55.35% |
| 2015 | 603,248,104 | 3.18% | 268,732,472 44.55% |
334,515,638 55.45% |
| 2014 | 584,081,640 | 2.96% | 259,996,410 44.51% |
324,089,392 55.49% |
| 2013 | 566,774,527 | 2.76% | 252,095,352 44.48% |
314,685,858 55.52% |
| 2012 | 551,119,375 | 2.61% | 244,904,386 44.44% |
306,221,843 55.56% |
| 2011 | 536,759,351 | 2.46% | 238,205,032 44.38% |
298,558,929 55.62% |
| 2010 | 523,578,620 | 2.15% | 231,911,180 44.29% |
291,667,435 55.71% |
| 2009 | 512,297,287 | 1.98% | 226,792,680 44.27% |
285,507,383 55.73% |
| 2008 | 502,149,052 | 1.91% | 222,101,788 44.23% |
280,051,472 55.77% |
| 2007 | 492,579,987 | 1.97% | 217,593,236 44.17% |
274,991,221 55.83% |
| 2006 | 482,888,492 | 2.17% | 212,953,787 44.10% |
269,938,003 55.90% |
| 2005 | 472,400,991 | 1.98% | 207,869,905 44.00% |
264,530,990 56.00% |
| 2004 | 463,030,341 | 2.22% | 203,577,203 43.97% |
259,455,410 56.03% |
| 2003 | 452,728,268 | 2.42% | 198,761,859 43.90% |
253,969,864 56.10% |
| 2002 | 441,761,509 | 2.48% | 193,540,138 43.81% |
248,224,710 56.19% |
| 2001 | 430,784,590 | 2.47% | 188,216,642 43.69% |
242,570,018 56.31% |
| 2000 | 420,126,567 | 2.28% | 182,951,356 43.55% |
237,175,149 56.45% |
| 1999 | 410,527,906 | 2.24% | 178,611,930 43.51% |
231,917,179 56.49% |
| 1998 | 401,350,311 | 2.26% | 174,375,382 43.45% |
226,975,927 56.55% |
| 1997 | 392,273,227 | 2.44% | 170,095,136 43.36% |
222,177,973 56.64% |
| 1996 | 382,704,217 | 2.74% | 165,502,956 43.25% |
217,200,551 56.75% |
| 1995 | 372,220,037 | 2.41% | 160,406,347 43.09% |
211,813,655 56.91% |
| 1994 | 363,255,788 | 2.59% | 156,286,959 43.02% |
206,966,319 56.98% |
| 1993 | 353,851,435 | 2.75% | 151,881,197 42.92% |
201,966,330 57.08% |
| 1992 | 344,135,004 | 2.79% | 147,267,855 42.79% |
196,863,231 57.21% |
| 1991 | 334,523,210 | 2.79% | 142,675,245 42.65% |
191,845,280 57.35% |
| 1990 | 325,174,848 | 2.54% | 138,197,839 42.50% |
186,977,017 57.50% |
| 1989 | 316,916,003 | 2.50% | 134,557,597 42.46% |
182,357,582 57.54% |
| 1988 | 309,006,726 | 2.46% | 131,119,381 42.43% |
177,887,511 57.57% |
| 1987 | 301,409,882 | 2.41% | 127,810,493 42.40% |
173,601,176 57.60% |
| 1986 | 294,145,832 | 2.35% | 124,572,840 42.35% |
169,575,242 57.65% |
| 1985 | 287,241,476 | 1.86% | 121,379,542 42.26% |
165,861,930 57.74% |
| 1984 | 281,896,206 | 1.69% | 119,192,115 42.28% |
162,707,214 57.72% |
| 1983 | 277,139,785 | 1.68% | 117,158,148 42.27% |
159,985,008 57.73% |
| 1982 | 272,476,835 | 1.91% | 115,080,017 42.23% |
157,398,348 57.77% |
| 1981 | 267,265,264 | 2.31% | 112,721,130 42.18% |
154,544,044 57.82% |
| 1980 | 261,099,058 | 2.26% | 109,927,564 42.10% |
151,171,540 57.90% |
| 1979 | 255,202,292 | 2.63% | 107,520,082 42.13% |
147,682,281 57.87% |
| 1978 | 248,490,419 | 2.91% | 104,719,254 42.14% |
143,772,725 57.86% |
| 1977 | 241,259,332 | 3.05% | 101,645,170 42.13% |
139,617,652 57.87% |
| 1976 | 233,893,569 | 3.13% | 98,458,369 42.10% |
135,438,796 57.91% |
| 1975 | 226,568,971 | 2.70% | 95,231,835 42.03% |
131,337,146 57.97% |
| 1974 | 220,445,208 | 2.80% | 92,822,921 42.11% |
127,622,900 57.89% |
| 1973 | 214,275,772 | 2.86% | 90,331,816 42.16% |
123,943,735 57.84% |
| 1972 | 208,145,544 | 3.05% | 87,786,564 42.18% |
120,357,276 57.82% |
| 1971 | 201,794,514 | 3.28% | 85,071,921 42.16% |
116,720,698 57.84% |
| 1970 | 195,173,189 | 2.77% | 82,168,240 42.10% |
113,004,943 57.90% |
| 1969 | 189,772,482 | 2.90% | 80,047,160 42.18% |
109,724,782 57.82% |
| 1968 | 184,260,607 | 2.92% | 77,818,974 42.23% |
106,441,484 57.77% |
| 1967 | 178,874,981 | 3.03% | 75,585,441 42.26% |
103,290,031 57.74% |
| 1966 | 173,456,518 | 3.15% | 73,281,370 42.25% |
100,175,543 57.75% |
| 1965 | 167,991,662 | 2.04% | 70,906,171 42.21% |
97,085,511 57.79% |
| 1964 | 164,572,636 | 2.10% | 69,722,774 42.37% |
94,849,762 57.63% |
| 1963 | 161,120,729 | 2.23% | 68,467,522 42.49% |
92,653,270 57.51% |
| 1962 | 157,530,855 | 2.19% | 67,096,215 42.59% |
90,435,133 57.41% |
| 1961 | 154,074,057 | 2.26% | 65,716,412 42.65% |
88,358,283 57.35% |
| 1960 | 150,593,477 | N/A% | 64,255,401 42.67% |
86,338,381 57.33% |