The present invention relates to a wheelchair for the elderly, which enables the elderly to easily stand up from the wheelchair by using a pinion gear and a rack gear. The wheelchair comprises: a sitting part (10); a switch (30); and a standing device (40) which is composed of the pinion gear and the rack gear to allow the sitting part (10) to be vertically positioned.피니언 기어와 래크 기어의 사용으로 노약자들을 쉽게 거상 시킬 수 있는 휠체어