Iran, Islamic 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
Islamic Republic of Iran
Records
63
Source
Iran, Islamic Rep. | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)
1960 4.29735993
1961 4.1912794
1962 4.08727917
1963 3.99059181
1964 3.9076316
1965 3.83644546
1966 3.77796305
1967 3.73174628
1968 3.69310462
1969 3.65873248
1970 3.62674938
1971 3.59969061
1972 3.57724575
1973 3.55571502
1974 3.53115267
1975 3.50003
1976 3.46491072
1977 3.42436202
1978 3.37512764
1979 3.32519438
1980 3.27978766
1981 3.2144528
1982 3.15239542
1983 3.11712309
1984 3.10036057
1985 3.10449058
1986 3.12881358
1987 3.17356786
1988 3.23106626
1989 3.29057822
1990 3.32511262
1991 3.35505755
1992 3.40793211
1993 3.48973558
1994 3.58246676
1995 3.66446994
1996 3.75311422
1997 3.84490881
1998 3.93376395
1999 4.02288837
2000 4.1113264
2001 4.1962651
2002 4.30119267
2003 4.4074178
2004 4.49191324
2005 4.5691422
2006 4.64525531
2007 4.72998341
2008 4.81958596
2009 4.9142197
2010 5.01976713
2011 5.14459019
2012 5.28617914
2013 5.43555544
2014 5.60278992
2015 5.78712967
2016 6.00341231
2017 6.25306635
2018 6.5186813
2019 6.80511039
2020 7.10765416
2021 7.37506182
2022 7.62273636

Iran, Islamic 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
Islamic Republic of Iran
Records
63
Source