Chile | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Chile
Records
63
Source
Chile | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)
1960 3.31467637
1961 3.38747576
1962 3.46073942
1963 3.52097125
1964 3.57221934
1965 3.62820794
1966 3.67788028
1967 3.72631368
1968 3.77648869
1969 3.81998838
1970 3.86659758
1971 3.92213736
1972 3.97707812
1973 4.04214578
1974 4.11891135
1975 4.2056414
1976 4.28730345
1977 4.37237101
1978 4.47356573
1979 4.56454277
1980 4.64802067
1981 4.74164247
1982 4.84169325
1983 4.93429097
1984 5.02707989
1985 5.1357106
1986 5.2597019
1987 5.39697284
1988 5.54791313
1989 5.72139026
1990 5.91446681
1991 6.1283759
1992 6.36727318
1993 6.60944769
1994 6.84084372
1995 7.05565925
1996 7.25253511
1997 7.44281849
1998 7.6252462
1999 7.79857002
2000 7.98309722
2001 8.17336548
2002 8.3587967
2003 8.53887054
2004 8.71281375
2005 8.88722943
2006 9.06432243
2007 9.23390891
2008 9.40804323
2009 9.60175002
2010 9.79220852
2011 9.99416953
2012 10.22105816
2013 10.4743884
2014 10.74716963
2015 11.03666656
2016 11.33669078
2017 11.61206445
2018 11.86773988
2019 12.12540643
2020 12.3955778
2021 12.68114248
2022 13.03108444

Chile | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Chile
Records
63
Source