What share of Indians are elderly?
Share of India's population aged 65 and above.
Source: World Bank Indicators API · indicator SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS Fetched 3/6/2026
At a glance
7.1%
latest value, 2024
3.3%
first value, 1960
65
annual observations in this artifact
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The explanation Draft prose wraps locked source numbers; no numbers are generated at request time
India is still young, but the elderly share is rising steadily.
India is still young, but the elderly share is rising steadily.
Share of India's population aged 65 and above.
Read this as one piece of evidence, not the whole story. The useful question is what changes over time, what stays stuck, and what the indicator leaves out.
Keep pulling the thread
How many people live in India? -> Is India's population growth slowing? -> How fast is India's fertility falling? ->Methodology
MeasurePopulation ages 65 and above
GeographyIndia
Unit% of population
TransformValues displayed as percent of total population.
CaveatA small percentage can still mean a very large number of people in India.