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Share aged 65+ by country, 1950

7%, 14% and 21% are the usual thresholds for an ageing, aged and super-aged society. Values are UN estimates.

1950
#Country / areaShare aged 65+1940
1Monaco15.4%—
2Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba14.5%—
3Isle of Man13.8%—
4Jersey12.3%—
5Sint Maarten (Dutch part)12.2%—
6Guernsey12.0%—
7France11.4%—
8Seychelles11.2%—
9Ireland11.0%—
10Belgium11.0%—
11United Kingdom10.8%—
12Estonia10.6%—
13Austria10.3%—
14San Marino10.1%—
15Sweden10.1%—
16Latvia10.1%—
17Andorra10.0%—
18Luxembourg9.7%—
19Norway9.5%—
20Switzerland9.4%—
21Nauru9.2%—
22Denmark9.0%—
23New Zealand9.0%—
24Georgia8.9%—
25British Virgin Islands8.9%—
26Germany8.8%—
27Saint Helena8.7%—
28Palau8.7%—
29Czechia8.3%—
30Armenia8.2%—
31Uruguay8.2%—
32Australia8.2%—
33French Guiana8.1%—
34Italy8.0%—
35Falkland Islands (Malvinas)8.0%—
36Montenegro8.0%—
37Montserrat8.0%—
38United States of America7.9%—
39Kyrgyzstan7.9%—
40Sri Lanka7.9%—
41Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7.9%—
42Benin7.9%—
43Dominica7.8%—
44Liechtenstein7.8%—
45Netherlands7.7%—
46Hungary7.7%—
47Ukraine7.6%—
48Canada7.6%—
49Faroe Islands7.6%—
50Belarus7.6%—
51Lithuania7.6%—
52Iceland7.5%—
53Slovenia7.5%—
54United States Virgin Islands7.5%—
55Syrian Arab Republic7.4%—
56Malta7.4%—
57Romania7.3%—
58Lebanon7.3%—
59Gabon7.2%—
60Kiribati7.2%—
61Spain7.2%—
62Gibraltar7.1%—
63Portugal7.0%—
64Saint Barthélemy6.9%—
65Greece6.7%—
66Mayotte6.7%—
67North Macedonia6.7%—
68Croatia6.6%—
69Slovakia6.6%—
70Finland6.6%—
71Kazakhstan6.5%—
72Lesotho6.5%—
73Azerbaijan6.4%—
74Cayman Islands6.4%—
75Fiji6.4%—
76Saint Pierre and Miquelon6.2%—
77Serbia6.2%—
78Bulgaria6.2%—
79Bolivia (Plurinational State of)6.2%—
80Albania6.0%—
81Cyprus6.0%—
82Marshall Islands6.0%—
83Martinique6.0%—
84Aruba5.9%—
85Uzbekistan5.9%—
86Turks and Caicos Islands5.8%—
87Guadeloupe5.7%—
88Vanuatu5.7%—
89Bermuda5.7%—
90Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)5.6%—
91Turkmenistan5.6%—
92Equatorial Guinea5.5%—
93Guinea5.4%—
94Kenya5.4%—
95Saint Kitts and Nevis5.4%—
96Iran (Islamic Republic of)5.3%—
97Barbados5.3%—
98Ecuador5.2%—
99Grenada5.2%—
100Poland5.2%—
101Libya5.2%—
102Curaçao5.1%—
103New Caledonia5.1%—
104Malaysia5.1%—
105Jordan5.1%—
106Russian Federation5.1%—
107China5.1%—
108Tuvalu5.0%—
109Central African Republic5.0%—
110Brunei Darussalam4.9%—
111Republic of Moldova4.9%—
112Japan4.9%—
113State of Palestine4.8%—
114Ghana4.7%—
115Tonga4.7%—
116Bahamas4.7%—
117Solomon Islands4.6%—
118Tunisia4.5%—
119Cuba4.4%—
120Suriname4.4%—
121Niue4.4%—
122Saint Martin (French part)4.3%—
123Tajikistan4.3%—
124Chad4.3%—
125Togo4.3%—
126Tokelau4.3%—
127Botswana4.3%—
128Antigua and Barbuda4.2%—
129Argentina4.1%—
130Namibia4.1%—
131Viet Nam4.1%—
132Micronesia (Fed. States of)4.1%—
133South Africa4.1%—
134Yemen4.0%—
135El Salvador4.0%—
136Guyana4.0%—
137Sao Tome and Principe4.0%—
138Trinidad and Tobago4.0%—
139Bangladesh4.0%—
140Philippines4.0%—
141Bosnia and Herzegovina4.0%—
142Honduras4.0%—
143Israel3.9%—
144Mongolia3.9%—
145Réunion3.9%—
146Comoros3.8%—
147Democratic Republic of the Congo3.8%—
148Jamaica3.8%—
149Türkiye3.8%—
150Cabo Verde3.7%—
151Haiti3.7%—
152Paraguay3.7%—
153Puerto Rico3.6%—
154Belize3.6%—
155Algeria3.5%—
156Anguilla3.5%—
157Qatar3.5%—
158Panama3.5%—
159South Sudan3.5%—
160United Arab Emirates3.4%—
161Cameroon3.4%—
162Guinea-Bissau3.4%—
163Costa Rica3.4%—
164Senegal3.4%—
165Saint Lucia3.4%—
166Chile3.4%—
167Peru3.4%—
168Congo3.3%—
169Saudi Arabia3.3%—
170Madagascar3.3%—
171Mauritius3.3%—
172Eritrea3.2%—
173Colombia3.2%—
174Zimbabwe3.2%—
175Thailand3.2%—
176Holy See3.2%—
177Burundi3.2%—
178Myanmar3.2%—
179Mozambique3.2%—
180India3.1%—
181Malawi3.1%—
182Maldives3.1%—
183China, Macao SAR3.1%—
184Timor-Leste3.1%—
185Ethiopia3.0%—
186Oman3.0%—
187Cook Islands3.0%—
188Sierra Leone3.0%—
189Sudan3.0%—
190Nigeria3.0%—
191Mexico3.0%—
192Liberia3.0%—
193French Polynesia3.0%—
194Angola2.9%—
195Uganda2.9%—
196Egypt2.9%—
197Kuwait2.9%—
198Bahrain2.9%—
199Morocco2.9%—
200Northern Mariana Islands2.9%—
201Afghanistan2.8%—
202Iraq2.8%—
203Mali2.8%—
204Republic of Korea2.8%—
205Western Sahara2.8%—
206Dem. People's Republic of Korea2.8%—
207Eswatini2.7%—
208Cambodia2.7%—
209Zambia2.7%—
210Dominican Republic2.7%—
211Nicaragua2.7%—
212Nepal2.7%—
213Rwanda2.7%—
214Somalia2.6%—
215Gambia2.5%—
216Samoa2.5%—
217Bhutan2.5%—
218China, Hong Kong SAR2.5%—
219Singapore2.4%—
220Brazil2.4%—
221American Samoa2.4%—
222Guatemala2.3%—
223Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)2.3%—
224Côte d'Ivoire2.2%—
225United Republic of Tanzania2.2%—
226Lao People's Democratic Republic2.1%—
227China, Taiwan Province of China2.1%—
228Djibouti2.0%—
229Burkina Faso2.0%—
230Greenland1.9%—
231Pakistan1.8%—
232Indonesia1.7%—
233Wallis and Futuna Islands1.7%—
234Mauritania1.4%—
235Guam1.1%—
236Papua New Guinea1.1%—
237Niger0.9%—

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.