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Reading no. 2026/274

PopulationObserved dataAnnual fixture: International Day of Older Persons

Share of population aged 65 and over, Pacific

18.1%

Pacific

AustraliaNew ZealandGuamFrench PolynesiaPalauNew CaledoniaTuvaluTonga

Share of the population aged 65 and over, ten Pacific territories, highest value first.

  1. Australia18.1
  2. New Zealand17.6
  3. Guam13.1
  4. French Polynesia11.9
  5. Palau11.8
  6. New Caledonia11.8
  7. Tuvalu7.0
  8. Tonga6.9
  9. Fiji6.6
  10. Micronesia (Fed. Sts.)6.2

Australia and New Zealand exceed 17%; no other territory in the list reaches 14%.

Observation
New Caledonia
11.8%
Lowest value
Nauru, 3.0%
Data year
2025

Method

World Bank indicator SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS, latest year available per territory (2025 for all seventeen). The ten highest values are shown. Headline value: Australia.

Source

Nature

Observed data

Value read at the source and reproduced without processing.

Recurring annual series. This reading is published every year on this date.

Confidence

High

See also

2025/274 · 1 Oct17.4%Share of people aged 65 and over in the population, Pacific2024/275 · 1 Oct17.1%Share of people aged 65 and over in the population, Pacific2026/257 · 14 Sep96.1%Share of the population using the Internet in the Pacific2026/081 · 22 Mar100.0%Access to a basic drinking water service in the Pacific

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