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 10.12 percent. The highest value was in Monaco: 35.79 percent and the lowest value was in Qatar: 1.61 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 35.79 1 1960 - 2023
Japan 30.07 2 1960 - 2023
Italy 24.46 3 1960 - 2023
Finland 23.62 4 1960 - 2023
Puerto Rico 23.37 5 1960 - 2023
Portugal 23.3 6 1960 - 2023
Greece 23.15 7 1960 - 2023
Croatia 22.75 8 1960 - 2023
Germany 22.75 9 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 22.3 10 1960 - 2023
Latvia 22.24 11 1960 - 2023
France 22 12 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 21.42 13 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong 21.37 14 1960 - 2023
Gibraltar 21.28 15 1960 - 2023
Bermuda 21.22 16 1960 - 2023
Lithuania 21.22 17 1960 - 2023
San Marino 20.92 18 1960 - 2023
Estonia 20.91 19 1960 - 2023
Czechia 20.79 20 1960 - 2023
Spain 20.74 21 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 20.73 22 1960 - 2023
Denmark 20.72 23 1960 - 2023
Serbia 20.48 24 1960 - 2023
Sweden 20.43 25 1960 - 2023
Austria 20.21 26 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 20.18 27 1960 - 2023
Belgium 20.09 28 1960 - 2023
Liechtenstein 20.03 29 1960 - 2023
Hungary 19.75 30 1960 - 2023
Switzerland 19.67 31 1960 - 2023
Malta 19.58 32 1960 - 2023
Canada 19.55 33 1960 - 2023
UK 19.46 34 1960 - 2023
Norway 18.74 35 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 18.65 36 1960 - 2023
Poland 18.53 37 1960 - 2023
Romania 18.46 38 1960 - 2023
South Korea 18.38 39 1960 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 17.95 40 1960 - 2023
Belarus 17.66 41 1960 - 2023
USA 17.59 42 1960 - 2023
Australia 17.23 43 1960 - 2023
Albania 17.11 44 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 16.94 45 1960 - 2023
Montenegro 16.91 46 1960 - 2023
Aruba 16.86 47 1960 - 2023
Barbados 16.81 48 1960 - 2023
New Zealand 16.73 49 1960 - 2023
Russia 16.16 50 1960 - 2023
Singapore 16.13 51 1960 - 2023
Thailand 15.96 52 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 15.78 53 1960 - 2023
Iceland 15.74 54 1960 - 2023
Andorra 15.55 55 1960 - 2023
Ireland 15.48 56 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 15.35 57 1960 - 2023
Cyprus 15.2 58 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 15.13 59 1960 - 2023
Georgia 14.74 60 1960 - 2023
China 14.27 61 1960 - 2023
Armenia 13.7 62 1960 - 2023
Macao 13.66 63 1960 - 2023
Chile 13.47 64 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 13.31 65 1960 - 2023
Moldova 12.66 66 1960 - 2023
North Korea 12.19 67 1960 - 2023
Israel 12.17 68 1960 - 2023
Argentina 12.06 69 1960 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 11.98 70 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 11.92 71 1960 - 2023
N. Caledonia 11.4 72 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica 11.2 73 1960 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 11.12 74 1960 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 10.97 75 1960 - 2023
Grenada 10.34 76 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 10.28 77 1960 - 2023
Palau 10.26 78 1960 - 2023
Brazil 10.21 79 1960 - 2023
Dominica 9.82 80 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 9.55 81 1960 - 2023
Saint Lucia 9.49 82 1960 - 2023
Colombia 9.37 83 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 9.32 84 1960 - 2023
Bahamas 9.28 85 1960 - 2023
Panama 9.01 86 1960 - 2023
Turkey 8.94 87 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 8.81 88 1960 - 2023
Mexico 8.59 89 1960 - 2023
Peru 8.57 90 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 8.49 91 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 8.36 92 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 8.19 93 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 8.08 94 1960 - 2023
Morocco 8.03 95 1960 - 2023
Iran 7.93 96 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 7.79 97 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 7.75 98 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 7.67 99 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 7.62 100 1960 - 2023
Suriname 7.59 101 1960 - 2023
India 7.07 102 1960 - 2023
Burma 7.03 103 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 7.02 104 1960 - 2023
Tuvalu 6.68 105 1960 - 2023
Algeria 6.61 106 1960 - 2023
Brunei 6.55 107 1960 - 2023
Guyana 6.47 108 1960 - 2023
Micronesia 6.39 109 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 6.38 110 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 6.36 111 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 6.27 112 1960 - 2023
Tonga 6.24 113 1960 - 2023
Nepal 6.17 114 1960 - 2023
Cambodia 6.12 115 1960 - 2023
Fiji 6.1 116 1960 - 2023
South Africa 5.85 117 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 5.73 118 1960 - 2023
Philippines 5.61 119 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 5.44 120 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 5.44 121 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan 5.41 122 1960 - 2023
Samoa 5.34 123 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan 5.32 124 1960 - 2023
Belize 5.25 125 1960 - 2023
Maldives 5.11 126 1960 - 2023
Libya 4.97 127 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 4.93 128 1960 - 2023
Egypt 4.91 129 1960 - 2023
Bolivia 4.88 130 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 4.85 131 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 4.75 132 1960 - 2023
Syria 4.72 133 1960 - 2023
Haiti 4.61 134 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 4.59 135 1960 - 2023
Laos 4.58 136 1960 - 2023
Honduras 4.38 137 1960 - 2023
Pakistan 4.35 138 1960 - 2023
Comoros 4.3 139 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 4.22 140 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 4.03 141 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 4.03 142 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 4.02 143 1960 - 2023
Jordan 3.98 144 1960 - 2023
Namibia 3.93 145 1960 - 2023
Kiribati 3.9 146 1960 - 2023
Gabon 3.89 147 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 3.78 148 1960 - 2023
Botswana 3.77 149 1960 - 2023
Vanuatu 3.76 150 1960 - 2023
Ghana 3.65 151 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan 3.64 152 1960 - 2023
Palestine 3.59 153 1960 - 2023
Sudan 3.57 154 1960 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 3.5 155 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 3.4 156 1960 - 2023
Iraq 3.39 157 1960 - 2023
Guinea 3.31 158 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 3.3 159 1960 - 2023
Liberia 3.29 160 1960 - 2023
Papua N.G. 3.29 161 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 3.27 162 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 3.21 163 1960 - 2023
Togo 3.17 164 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 3.16 165 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 3.15 166 1960 - 2023
Senegal 3.14 167 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 3.12 168 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 3.09 169 1960 - 2023
Benin 3.07 170 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 3.05 171 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 2.99 172 1960 - 2023
Kenya 2.91 173 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 2.89 174 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 2.84 175 1960 - 2023
Oman 2.81 176 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 2.78 177 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 2.65 178 1960 - 2023
Yemen 2.65 179 1960 - 2023
Angola 2.62 180 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 2.57 181 1960 - 2023
Somalia 2.55 182 1960 - 2023
Malawi 2.54 183 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 2.53 184 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 2.52 185 1960 - 2023
Burundi 2.49 186 1960 - 2023
Gambia 2.44 187 1960 - 2023
Afghanistan 2.4 188 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 2.4 189 1960 - 2023
Niger 2.4 190 1960 - 2023
Mali 2.34 191 1960 - 2023
Chad 2.01 192 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 1.87 193 1960 - 2023
Zambia 1.77 194 1960 - 2023
Uganda 1.72 195 1960 - 2023
Qatar 1.61 196 1960 - 2023



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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1. Monaco
2. Japan
3. Italy
4. Finland
5. Puerto Rico
6. Portugal
7. Greece
8. Croatia
9. Germany
10. Bulgaria
11. Latvia
12. France
13. Slovenia
14. Hong Kong
15. Gibraltar
16. Bermuda
17. Lithuania
18. San Marino
19. Estonia
20. Czechia
21. Spain
22. Netherlands
23. Denmark
24. Serbia
25. Sweden
26. Austria
27. Ukraine
28. Belgium
29. Liechtenstein
30. Hungary
31. Switzerland
32. Malta
33. Canada
34. UK
35. Norway
36. Bosnia & Herz.
37. Poland
38. Romania
39. South Korea
40. Faroe Isl.
41. Belarus
42. USA
43. Australia
44. Albania
45. Slovakia
46. Montenegro
47. Aruba
48. Barbados
49. New Zealand
50. Russia
51. Singapore
52. Thailand
53. Uruguay
54. Iceland
55. Andorra
56. Ireland
57. Luxembourg
58. Cyprus
59. North Macedonia
60. Georgia
61. China
62. Armenia
63. Macao
64. Chile
65. Mauritius
66. Moldova
67. North Korea
68. Israel
69. Argentina
70. Tr.&Tobago
71. Sri Lanka
72. N. Caledonia
73. Costa Rica
74. Ant.& Barb.
75. St. Vincent & ...
76. Grenada
77. Lebanon
78. Palau
79. Brazil
80. Dominica
81. Vietnam
82. Saint Lucia
83. Colombia
84. Tunisia
85. Bahamas
86. Panama
87. Turkey
88. Venezuela
89. Mexico
90. Peru
91. Seychelles
92. El Salvador
93. Kazakhstan
94. Ecuador
95. Morocco
96. Iran
97. Malaysia
98. Jamaica
99. Domin. Rep.
100. Azerbaijan
101. Suriname
102. India
103. Burma
104. Indonesia
105. Tuvalu
106. Algeria
107. Brunei
108. Guyana
109. Micronesia
110. Bhutan
111. Paraguay
112. Bangladesh
113. Tonga
114. Nepal
115. Cambodia
116. Fiji
117. South Africa
118. Cape Verde
119. Philippines
120. Kuwait
121. Nicaragua
122. Turkmenistan
123. Samoa
124. Uzbekistan
125. Belize
126. Maldives
127. Libya
128. Guatemala
129. Egypt
130. Bolivia
131. Mongolia
132. Kyrgyzstan
133. Syria
134. Haiti
135. Djibouti
136. Laos
137. Honduras
138. Pakistan
139. Comoros
140. Lesotho
141. Bahrain
142. Eritrea
143. Swaziland
144. Jordan
145. Namibia
146. Kiribati
147. Gabon
148. S.T.&Principe
149. Botswana
150. Vanuatu
151. Ghana
152. Tajikistan
153. Palestine
154. Sudan
155. Solomon Isl.
156. Madagascar
157. Iraq
158. Guinea
159. Zimbabwe
160. Liberia
161. Papua N.G.
162. Rwanda
163. Mauritania
164. Togo
165. Ethiopia
166. Sierra Leone
167. Senegal
168. Eq. Guinea
169. Tanzania
170. Benin
171. Saudi Arabia
172. Nigeria
173. Kenya
174. DR Congo
175. G.-Bissau
176. Oman
177. R. of Congo
178. Cameroon
179. Yemen
180. Angola
181. Mozambique
182. Somalia
183. Malawi
184. Burkina Faso
185. C.A. Republic
186. Burundi
187. Gambia
188. Afghanistan
189. Ivory Coast
190. Niger
191. Mali
192. Chad
193. UA Emirates
194. Zambia
195. Uganda
196. Qatar
35.79
30.07
24.46
23.62
23.37
23.30
23.15
22.75
22.75
22.30
22.24
22.00
21.42
21.37
21.28
21.22
21.22
20.92
20.91
20.79
20.74
20.73
20.72
20.48
20.43
20.21
20.18
20.09
20.03
19.75
19.67
19.58
19.55
19.46
18.74
18.65
18.53
18.46
18.38
17.95
17.66
17.59
17.23
17.11
16.94
16.91
16.86
16.81
16.73
16.16
16.13
15.96
15.78
15.74
15.55
15.48
15.35
15.20
15.13
14.74
14.27
13.70
13.66
13.47
13.31
12.66
12.19
12.17
12.06
11.98
11.92
11.40
11.20
11.12
10.97
10.34
10.28
10.26
10.21
9.82
9.55
9.49
9.37
9.32
9.28
9.01
8.94
8.81
8.59
8.57
8.49
8.36
8.19
8.08
8.03
7.93
7.79
7.75
7.67
7.62
7.59
7.07
7.03
7.02
6.68
6.61
6.55
6.47
6.39
6.38
6.36
6.27
6.24
6.17
6.12
6.10
5.85
5.73
5.61
5.44
5.44
5.41
5.34
5.32
5.25
5.11
4.97
4.93
4.91
4.88
4.85
4.75
4.72
4.61
4.59
4.58
4.38
4.35
4.30
4.22
4.03
4.03
4.02
3.98
3.93
3.90
3.89
3.78
3.77
3.76
3.65
3.64
3.59
3.57
3.50
3.40
3.39
3.31
3.30
3.29
3.29
3.27
3.21
3.17
3.16
3.15
3.14
3.12
3.09
3.07
3.05
2.99
2.91
2.89
2.84
2.81
2.78
2.65
2.65
2.62
2.57
2.55
2.54
2.53
2.52
2.49
2.44
2.40
2.40
2.40
2.34
2.01
1.87
1.77
1.72
1.61
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8.9
17.9
26.8
35.79


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