Egypt, Arab Rep. | 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
Arab Republic of Egypt
Records
63
Source
Egypt, Arab Rep. | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)
1960 3.70334778
1961 3.75577344
1962 3.801898
1963 3.84424865
1964 3.88459604
1965 3.92418741
1966 3.96112755
1967 3.99311271
1968 4.02059153
1969 4.04467973
1970 4.06639236
1971 4.08868755
1972 4.11175046
1973 4.13358956
1974 4.15397032
1975 4.17285403
1976 4.19078132
1977 4.20372757
1978 4.21115359
1979 4.21657485
1980 4.2203222
1981 4.22020165
1982 4.21593517
1983 4.21026123
1984 4.20498885
1985 4.20064872
1986 4.19738033
1987 4.19782769
1988 4.20411295
1989 4.21608618
1990 4.23306151
1991 4.25725741
1992 4.28244581
1993 4.30528476
1994 4.33016459
1995 4.35800338
1996 4.38914503
1997 4.42218334
1998 4.45134046
1999 4.4703318
2000 4.4759018
2001 4.47136373
2002 4.45938886
2003 4.43057306
2004 4.38286075
2005 4.3250795
2006 4.2651105
2007 4.20897273
2008 4.16476064
2009 4.14103563
2010 4.14198628
2011 4.17120095
2012 4.22767545
2013 4.28721454
2014 4.33078758
2015 4.36391142
2016 4.40453149
2017 4.46587773
2018 4.54272578
2019 4.62764439
2020 4.70870906
2021 4.7745447
2022 4.83381703

Egypt, Arab Rep. | 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
Arab Republic of Egypt
Records
63
Source