Population ages 65 and above - Country rankings
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Population ages 65 and above, percent of total, 2019 - Country rankings:
The average for 2019 based on 188 countries was 8.97 percent.The highest value was in Japan: 28 percent and the lowest value was in the United Arab Emirates: 1.16 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2019. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: United Nations Population Division
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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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