Year,Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 1960,2.92 1961,2.9 1962,2.89 1963,2.88 1964,2.89 1965,2.9 1966,2.92 1967,2.94 1968,2.97 1969,3 1970,3.03 1971,2.99 1972,2.96 1973,3 1974,3.05 1975,3.11 1976,3.18 1977,3.24 1978,3.3 1979,3.36 1980,3.41 1981,3.44 1982,3.46 1983,3.48 1984,3.49 1985,3.5 1986,3.51 1987,3.51 1988,3.51 1989,3.51 1990,3.5 1991,3.48 1992,3.46 1993,3.45 1994,3.43 1995,3.42 1996,3.41 1997,3.41 1998,3.42 1999,3.44 2000,3.46 2001,3.5 2002,3.54 2003,3.59 2004,3.66 2005,3.72 2006,3.8 2007,3.89 2008,3.98 2009,4.09 2010,4.21 2011,4.34 2012,4.49 2013,4.63 2014,4.76 2015,4.9 2016,5.07 2017,5.26 2018,5.46 2019,5.66 2020,5.84 2021,5.97 2022,6.14 2023,6.32 2024,6.5 2025,6.67