Population ages 65 and above - Country rankings
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Population ages 65 and above, percent of total, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 196 countries was 10.43 percent. The highest value was in Monaco: 36.17 percent and the lowest value was in Qatar: 1.68 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. 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, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco | 36.17 | 1 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Japan | 29.78 | 2 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Puerto Rico | 24.72 | 3 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Italy | 24.62 | 4 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Portugal | 24.53 | 5 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Greece | 23.94 | 6 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Finland | 23.9 | 7 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Germany | 23.2 | 8 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Croatia | 23.19 | 9 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Serbia | 22.69 | 10 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong | 22.67 | 11 | 1960 - 2024 |
| San Marino | 22.41 | 12 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 22.23 | 13 | 1960 - 2024 |
| France | 22.15 | 14 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 22.03 | 15 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Slovenia | 21.77 | 16 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bermuda | 21.74 | 17 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Latvia | 21.74 | 18 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Estonia | 21.3 | 19 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Spain | 21.15 | 20 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Hungary | 20.99 | 21 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Denmark | 20.87 | 22 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Czechia | 20.85 | 23 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sweden | 20.75 | 24 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Liechtenstein | 20.73 | 25 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Austria | 20.61 | 26 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belgium | 20.56 | 27 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Netherlands | 20.5 | 28 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malta | 20.21 | 29 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lithuania | 20.17 | 30 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Poland | 20.14 | 31 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 20.02 | 32 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Romania | 19.98 | 33 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Canada | 19.8 | 34 | 1960 - 2024 |
| UK | 19.5 | 35 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 19.27 | 36 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ukraine | 18.96 | 37 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Norway | 18.79 | 38 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Slovakia | 18.54 | 39 | 1960 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia | 18.02 | 40 | 1960 - 2024 |
| USA | 17.93 | 41 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Montenegro | 17.83 | 42 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Faroe Isl. | 17.74 | 43 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Australia | 17.73 | 44 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belarus | 17.67 | 45 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gibraltar | 17.62 | 46 | 1960 - 2024 |
| New Zealand | 17.2 | 47 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Russia | 17.18 | 48 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Aruba | 17.06 | 49 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Albania | 16.92 | 50 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Barbados | 16.55 | 51 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Moldova | 16.21 | 52 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uruguay | 16.05 | 53 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Andorra | 15.95 | 54 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ireland | 15.89 | 55 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 15.64 | 56 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iceland | 15.64 | 57 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 15.48 | 58 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 15.36 | 59 | 1960 - 2024 |
| China | 14.67 | 60 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cyprus | 14.62 | 61 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Macao | 14.27 | 62 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Chile | 14.14 | 63 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 13.7 | 64 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 13.66 | 65 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 13.53 | 66 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Dominica | 12.96 | 67 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Israel | 12.55 | 68 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Argentina | 12.42 | 69 | 1960 - 2024 |
| North Korea | 12.4 | 70 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 12.38 | 71 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Grenada | 12.24 | 72 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Costa Rica | 12.23 | 73 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 12.1 | 74 | 1960 - 2024 |
| St. Vincent & ... | 11.89 | 75 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ant.& Barb. | 11.78 | 76 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bahamas | 11.78 | 77 | 1960 - 2024 |
| N. Caledonia | 11.43 | 78 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Palau | 11.34 | 79 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Brazil | 11.05 | 80 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Turkey | 10.28 | 81 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 10.14 | 82 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Colombia | 9.78 | 83 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Venezuela | 9.68 | 84 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Saint Lucia | 9.62 | 85 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | 9.53 | 86 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Panama | 9.35 | 87 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Peru | 9.23 | 88 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 9.05 | 89 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 8.65 | 90 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 8.56 | 91 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 8.54 | 92 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ecuador | 8.34 | 93 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mexico | 8.25 | 94 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iran | 8.24 | 95 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Jamaica | 8.21 | 96 | 1960 - 2024 |
| El Salvador | 8.15 | 97 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 8.14 | 98 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Suriname | 7.9 | 99 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Domin. Rep. | 7.88 | 100 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 7.74 | 101 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burma | 7.3 | 102 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 7.29 | 103 | 1960 - 2024 |
| India | 7.15 | 104 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Brunei | 6.87 | 105 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 6.86 | 106 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guyana | 6.73 | 107 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tonga | 6.72 | 108 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 6.69 | 109 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tuvalu | 6.67 | 110 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Algeria | 6.58 | 111 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Paraguay | 6.54 | 112 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 6.5 | 113 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nepal | 6.5 | 114 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | 6.49 | 115 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Fiji | 6.49 | 116 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | 6.16 | 117 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Micronesia | 5.95 | 118 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Samoa | 5.88 | 119 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | 5.86 | 120 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5.68 | 121 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bolivia | 5.64 | 122 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nicaragua | 5.53 | 123 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 5.49 | 124 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 5.14 | 125 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Egypt | 5.12 | 126 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belize | 5.02 | 127 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Libya | 5.02 | 128 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Djibouti | 4.85 | 129 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guatemala | 4.85 | 130 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Syria | 4.74 | 131 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Haiti | 4.71 | 132 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Laos | 4.67 | 133 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Maldives | 4.64 | 134 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | 4.53 | 135 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 4.52 | 136 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Comoros | 4.47 | 137 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Honduras | 4.42 | 138 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Vanuatu | 4.3 | 139 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 4.28 | 140 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 4.26 | 141 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kiribati | 4.24 | 142 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | 4.2 | 143 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 4.08 | 144 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 4.04 | 145 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 3.93 | 146 | 1960 - 2024 |
| S.T.&Principe | 3.9 | 147 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 3.86 | 148 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 3.85 | 149 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 3.85 | 150 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Palestine | 3.84 | 151 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 3.71 | 152 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eq. Guinea | 3.69 | 153 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 3.67 | 154 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Solomon Isl. | 3.64 | 155 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 3.62 | 156 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 3.6 | 157 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guinea | 3.46 | 158 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Papua N.G. | 3.46 | 159 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iraq | 3.41 | 160 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 3.41 | 161 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Liberia | 3.3 | 162 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sudan | 3.3 | 163 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 3.24 | 164 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 3.23 | 165 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | 3.23 | 166 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Togo | 3.21 | 167 | 1960 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 3.19 | 168 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Benin | 3.12 | 169 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 3.1 | 170 | 1960 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 3.08 | 171 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 3.08 | 172 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 3.05 | 173 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 3.05 | 174 | 1960 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | 2.99 | 175 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 2.97 | 176 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2.95 | 177 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Angola | 2.85 | 178 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 2.79 | 179 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 2.75 | 180 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 2.65 | 181 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Oman | 2.64 | 182 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 2.61 | 183 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 2.59 | 184 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Niger | 2.59 | 185 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Somalia | 2.59 | 186 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burundi | 2.53 | 187 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Yemen | 2.52 | 188 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Afghanistan | 2.4 | 189 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mali | 2.38 | 190 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 2.19 | 191 | 1960 - 2024 |
| C.A. Republic | 2.15 | 192 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Chad | 2.1 | 193 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 1.95 | 194 | 1960 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 1.77 | 195 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 1.68 | 196 | 1960 - 2024 |
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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