Population ages 65 and above - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Population ages 65 and above, percent of total, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 196 countries was 10.17 percent. The highest value was in Monaco: 36.36 percent and the lowest value was in Qatar: 1.57 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: United Nations Population Division
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Countries Population ages 65 and above, 2023 Global rank Available data
Monaco 36.36 1 1960 - 2023
Japan 29.56 2 1960 - 2023
Puerto Rico 24.24 3 1960 - 2023
Italy 24.22 4 1960 - 2023
Portugal 24.11 5 1960 - 2023
Finland 23.58 6 1960 - 2023
Greece 23.48 7 1960 - 2023
Croatia 22.82 8 1960 - 2023
Germany 22.79 9 1960 - 2023
Serbia 22.34 10 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 21.83 11 1960 - 2023
France 21.75 12 1960 - 2023
San Marino 21.68 13 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong 21.65 14 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 21.64 15 1960 - 2023
Latvia 21.33 16 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 21.33 17 1960 - 2023
Bermuda 20.91 18 1960 - 2023
Estonia 20.91 19 1960 - 2023
Hungary 20.82 20 1960 - 2023
Spain 20.65 21 1960 - 2023
Denmark 20.6 22 1960 - 2023
Czechia 20.55 23 1960 - 2023
Sweden 20.54 24 1960 - 2023
Austria 20.16 25 1960 - 2023
Liechtenstein 20.16 26 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 20.16 27 1960 - 2023
Belgium 20.15 28 1960 - 2023
Lithuania 19.86 29 1960 - 2023
Malta 19.8 30 1960 - 2023
Romania 19.75 31 1960 - 2023
Switzerland 19.61 32 1960 - 2023
Poland 19.56 33 1960 - 2023
Canada 19.36 34 1960 - 2023
UK 19.24 35 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 18.56 36 1960 - 2023
Norway 18.53 37 1960 - 2023
South Korea 18.34 38 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 18.05 39 1960 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 17.73 40 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 17.5 41 1960 - 2023
Gibraltar 17.47 42 1960 - 2023
Montenegro 17.47 43 1960 - 2023
USA 17.43 44 1960 - 2023
Australia 17.38 45 1960 - 2023
Belarus 17.06 46 1960 - 2023
New Zealand 16.8 47 1960 - 2023
Russia 16.6 48 1960 - 2023
Aruba 16.37 49 1960 - 2023
Albania 16.3 50 1960 - 2023
Barbados 16.09 51 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 15.81 52 1960 - 2023
Moldova 15.61 53 1960 - 2023
Ireland 15.54 54 1960 - 2023
Andorra 15.42 55 1960 - 2023
Iceland 15.35 56 1960 - 2023
Georgia 15.32 57 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 15.11 58 1960 - 2023
Thailand 14.72 59 1960 - 2023
China 14.32 60 1960 - 2023
Cyprus 14.32 61 1960 - 2023
Chile 13.69 62 1960 - 2023
Macao 13.48 63 1960 - 2023
Armenia 13.21 64 1960 - 2023
Singapore 13.1 65 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 12.94 66 1960 - 2023
Dominica 12.74 67 1960 - 2023
Israel 12.42 68 1960 - 2023
Argentina 12.2 69 1960 - 2023
North Korea 12.03 70 1960 - 2023
Grenada 11.87 71 1960 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 11.85 72 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 11.74 73 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica 11.72 74 1960 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 11.56 75 1960 - 2023
Bahamas 11.5 76 1960 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 11.24 77 1960 - 2023
N. Caledonia 11.09 78 1960 - 2023
Palau 10.85 79 1960 - 2023
Brazil 10.63 80 1960 - 2023
Turkey 10 81 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 9.82 82 1960 - 2023
Colombia 9.38 83 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 9.33 84 1960 - 2023
Saint Lucia 9.3 85 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 9.17 86 1960 - 2023
Panama 9.06 87 1960 - 2023
Peru 8.99 88 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 8.62 89 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 8.33 90 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 8.31 91 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 8.09 92 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 8.01 93 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 8 94 1960 - 2023
Mexico 7.99 95 1960 - 2023
Iran 7.92 96 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 7.86 97 1960 - 2023
Morocco 7.83 98 1960 - 2023
Suriname 7.62 99 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 7.58 100 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 7.45 101 1960 - 2023
Burma 7.09 102 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 7.05 103 1960 - 2023
India 6.92 104 1960 - 2023
Tonga 6.6 105 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 6.58 106 1960 - 2023
South Africa 6.52 107 1960 - 2023
Brunei 6.51 108 1960 - 2023
Guyana 6.48 109 1960 - 2023
Algeria 6.38 110 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 6.37 111 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 6.37 112 1960 - 2023
Nepal 6.36 113 1960 - 2023
Fiji 6.34 114 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 6.32 115 1960 - 2023
Tuvalu 6.28 116 1960 - 2023
Cambodia 5.96 117 1960 - 2023
Micronesia 5.73 118 1960 - 2023
Samoa 5.71 119 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan 5.7 120 1960 - 2023
Bolivia 5.55 121 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 5.43 122 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 5.38 123 1960 - 2023
Philippines 5.26 124 1960 - 2023
Egypt 4.97 125 1960 - 2023
Libya 4.88 126 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 4.86 127 1960 - 2023
Belize 4.84 128 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 4.74 129 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 4.73 130 1960 - 2023
Syria 4.69 131 1960 - 2023
Haiti 4.62 132 1960 - 2023
Laos 4.54 133 1960 - 2023
Comoros 4.47 134 1960 - 2023
Maldives 4.35 135 1960 - 2023
Jordan 4.32 136 1960 - 2023
Honduras 4.29 137 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan 4.27 138 1960 - 2023
Vanuatu 4.22 139 1960 - 2023
Pakistan 4.2 140 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 4.15 141 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 4.15 142 1960 - 2023
Kiribati 4.12 143 1960 - 2023
Gabon 4.04 144 1960 - 2023
Botswana 3.97 145 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 3.87 146 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 3.83 147 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 3.82 148 1960 - 2023
Palestine 3.8 149 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan 3.65 150 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 3.64 151 1960 - 2023
Ghana 3.63 152 1960 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 3.63 153 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 3.62 154 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 3.62 155 1960 - 2023
Senegal 3.59 156 1960 - 2023
Namibia 3.57 157 1960 - 2023
Guinea 3.44 158 1960 - 2023
Iraq 3.4 159 1960 - 2023
Papua N.G. 3.35 160 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 3.34 161 1960 - 2023
Liberia 3.28 162 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 3.22 163 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 3.21 164 1960 - 2023
Sudan 3.21 165 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 3.17 166 1960 - 2023
Togo 3.16 167 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 3.14 168 1960 - 2023
Benin 3.09 169 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 3.07 170 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 3.04 171 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 3.03 172 1960 - 2023
Gambia 2.98 173 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 2.95 174 1960 - 2023
Kenya 2.91 175 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 2.91 176 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 2.82 177 1960 - 2023
Angola 2.81 178 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 2.77 179 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 2.77 180 1960 - 2023
Oman 2.66 181 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 2.62 182 1960 - 2023
Malawi 2.59 183 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 2.57 184 1960 - 2023
Niger 2.57 185 1960 - 2023
Somalia 2.56 186 1960 - 2023
Burundi 2.51 187 1960 - 2023
Yemen 2.51 188 1960 - 2023
Mali 2.41 189 1960 - 2023
Afghanistan 2.38 190 1960 - 2023
Uganda 2.15 191 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 2.1 192 1960 - 2023
Chad 2.07 193 1960 - 2023
Zambia 1.9 194 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 1.7 195 1960 - 2023
Qatar 1.57 196 1960 - 2023


New - World map: Population ages 65 and above




Definition: 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.

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5. Portugal
6. Finland
7. Greece
8. Croatia
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10. Serbia
11. Bulgaria
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13. San Marino
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17. Slovenia
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21. Spain
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30. Malta
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32. Switzerland
33. Poland
34. Canada
35. UK
36. Ukraine
37. Norway
38. South Korea
39. Slovakia
40. Faroe Isl.
41. North Macedonia
42. Gibraltar
43. Montenegro
44. USA
45. Australia
46. Belarus
47. New Zealand
48. Russia
49. Aruba
50. Albania
51. Barbados
52. Uruguay
53. Moldova
54. Ireland
55. Andorra
56. Iceland
57. Georgia
58. Luxembourg
59. Thailand
60. China
61. Cyprus
62. Chile
63. Macao
64. Armenia
65. Singapore
66. Mauritius
67. Dominica
68. Israel
69. Argentina
70. North Korea
71. Grenada
72. Tr.&Tobago
73. Sri Lanka
74. Costa Rica
75. St. Vincent & ...
76. Bahamas
77. Ant.& Barb.
78. N. Caledonia
79. Palau
80. Brazil
81. Turkey
82. Lebanon
83. Colombia
84. Venezuela
85. Saint Lucia
86. Tunisia
87. Panama
88. Peru
89. Vietnam
90. Seychelles
91. Kazakhstan
92. Ecuador
93. Azerbaijan
94. El Salvador
95. Mexico
96. Iran
97. Jamaica
98. Morocco
99. Suriname
100. Domin. Rep.
101. Malaysia
102. Burma
103. Indonesia
104. India
105. Tonga
106. Cape Verde
107. South Africa
108. Brunei
109. Guyana
110. Algeria
111. Bhutan
112. Paraguay
113. Nepal
114. Fiji
115. Bangladesh
116. Tuvalu
117. Cambodia
118. Micronesia
119. Samoa
120. Uzbekistan
121. Bolivia
122. Kyrgyzstan
123. Nicaragua
124. Philippines
125. Egypt
126. Libya
127. Mongolia
128. Belize
129. Djibouti
130. Guatemala
131. Syria
132. Haiti
133. Laos
134. Comoros
135. Maldives
136. Jordan
137. Honduras
138. Turkmenistan
139. Vanuatu
140. Pakistan
141. Eritrea
142. Swaziland
143. Kiribati
144. Gabon
145. Botswana
146. S.T.&Principe
147. Lesotho
148. Rwanda
149. Palestine
150. Tajikistan
151. Bahrain
152. Ghana
153. Solomon Isl.
154. Eq. Guinea
155. Zimbabwe
156. Senegal
157. Namibia
158. Guinea
159. Iraq
160. Papua N.G.
161. Madagascar
162. Liberia
163. Mauritania
164. Sierra Leone
165. Sudan
166. Ethiopia
167. Togo
168. G.-Bissau
169. Benin
170. DR Congo
171. Tanzania
172. Nigeria
173. Gambia
174. Kuwait
175. Kenya
176. R. of Congo
177. Saudi Arabia
178. Angola
179. Cameroon
180. Mozambique
181. Oman
182. Burkina Faso
183. Malawi
184. Ivory Coast
185. Niger
186. Somalia
187. Burundi
188. Yemen
189. Mali
190. Afghanistan
191. Uganda
192. C.A. Republic
193. Chad
194. Zambia
195. UA Emirates
196. Qatar
36.36
29.56
24.24
24.22
24.11
23.58
23.48
22.82
22.79
22.34
21.83
21.75
21.68
21.65
21.64
21.33
21.33
20.91
20.91
20.82
20.65
20.60
20.55
20.54
20.16
20.16
20.16
20.15
19.86
19.80
19.75
19.61
19.56
19.36
19.24
18.56
18.53
18.34
18.05
17.73
17.50
17.47
17.47
17.43
17.38
17.06
16.80
16.60
16.37
16.30
16.09
15.81
15.61
15.54
15.42
15.35
15.32
15.11
14.72
14.32
14.32
13.69
13.48
13.21
13.10
12.94
12.74
12.42
12.20
12.03
11.87
11.85
11.74
11.72
11.56
11.50
11.24
11.09
10.85
10.63
10.00
9.82
9.38
9.33
9.30
9.17
9.06
8.99
8.62
8.33
8.31
8.09
8.01
8.00
7.99
7.92
7.86
7.83
7.62
7.58
7.45
7.09
7.05
6.92
6.60
6.58
6.52
6.51
6.48
6.38
6.37
6.37
6.36
6.34
6.32
6.28
5.96
5.73
5.71
5.70
5.55
5.43
5.38
5.26
4.97
4.88
4.86
4.84
4.74
4.73
4.69
4.62
4.54
4.47
4.35
4.32
4.29
4.27
4.22
4.20
4.15
4.15
4.12
4.04
3.97
3.87
3.83
3.82
3.80
3.65
3.64
3.63
3.63
3.62
3.62
3.59
3.57
3.44
3.40
3.35
3.34
3.28
3.22
3.21
3.21
3.17
3.16
3.14
3.09
3.07
3.04
3.03
2.98
2.95
2.91
2.91
2.82
2.81
2.77
2.77
2.66
2.62
2.59
2.57
2.57
2.56
2.51
2.51
2.41
2.38
2.15
2.10
2.07
1.90
1.70
1.57
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