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Share aged 65+ by country, 1951

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

1951
#Country / areaShare aged 65+1941
1Monaco15.8%—
2Isle of Man13.9%—
3Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba13.8%—
4Jersey12.4%—
5Guernsey11.9%—
6Sint Maarten (Dutch part)11.6%—
7France11.4%—
8Belgium11.1%—
9Ireland10.9%—
10United Kingdom10.9%—
11Seychelles10.7%—
12Estonia10.5%—
13Austria10.5%—
14San Marino10.2%—
15Sweden10.2%—
16Latvia10.1%—
17Andorra9.9%—
18Luxembourg9.8%—
19Switzerland9.6%—
20Norway9.6%—
21Denmark9.1%—
22Germany9.1%—
23New Zealand9.1%—
24Georgia8.8%—
25British Virgin Islands8.4%—
26Saint Helena8.3%—
27Czechia8.3%—
28Nauru8.3%—
29Italy8.2%—
30Uruguay8.2%—
31Australia8.2%—
32Armenia8.1%—
33United States of America8.0%—
34Palau8.0%—
35Falkland Islands (Malvinas)8.0%—
36Kyrgyzstan7.9%—
37Hungary7.9%—
38Montserrat7.9%—
39Liechtenstein7.9%—
40Netherlands7.8%—
41French Guiana7.8%—
42Canada7.7%—
43Benin7.7%—
44Montenegro7.7%—
45Iceland7.5%—
46Ukraine7.5%—
47Slovenia7.5%—
48Dominica7.5%—
49Faroe Islands7.5%—
50Belarus7.4%—
51Gabon7.3%—
52Saint Barthélemy7.3%—
53Spain7.3%—
54Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7.3%—
55Lithuania7.3%—
56Gibraltar7.2%—
57Syrian Arab Republic7.2%—
58Sri Lanka7.2%—
59Romania7.2%—
60Lebanon7.2%—
61Portugal7.1%—
62Malta7.1%—
63Kiribati7.0%—
64United States Virgin Islands7.0%—
65Greece6.7%—
66Slovakia6.7%—
67Croatia6.6%—
68Cayman Islands6.6%—
69Finland6.6%—
70Mayotte6.5%—
71Kazakhstan6.4%—
72Saint Pierre and Miquelon6.4%—
73Bulgaria6.4%—
74North Macedonia6.4%—
75Azerbaijan6.2%—
76Lesotho6.2%—
77Serbia6.1%—
78Bolivia (Plurinational State of)6.1%—
79Albania6.0%—
80Fiji6.0%—
81Uzbekistan5.9%—
82Cyprus5.9%—
83Marshall Islands5.9%—
84Martinique5.8%—
85Bermuda5.7%—
86Turks and Caicos Islands5.6%—
87Turkmenistan5.6%—
88Equatorial Guinea5.6%—
89Vanuatu5.5%—
90Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)5.4%—
91Aruba5.3%—
92Guinea5.3%—
93Guadeloupe5.3%—
94Saint Kitts and Nevis5.3%—
95Poland5.3%—
96Iran (Islamic Republic of)5.2%—
97Ecuador5.2%—
98Kenya5.2%—
99Barbados5.2%—
100Libya5.2%—
101Russian Federation5.1%—
102Grenada5.0%—
103Jordan5.0%—
104Central African Republic5.0%—
105China5.0%—
106Curaçao4.9%—
107New Caledonia4.9%—
108Japan4.9%—
109Tuvalu4.8%—
110Niue4.8%—
111Republic of Moldova4.8%—
112Tokelau4.7%—
113State of Palestine4.7%—
114Brunei Darussalam4.7%—
115Malaysia4.7%—
116Bahamas4.6%—
117Ghana4.5%—
118Tonga4.5%—
119Saint Martin (French part)4.4%—
120Solomon Islands4.4%—
121Tunisia4.4%—
122Cuba4.3%—
123Tajikistan4.3%—
124Chad4.3%—
125Togo4.3%—
126Botswana4.3%—
127Namibia4.2%—
128Viet Nam4.2%—
129Argentina4.1%—
130Antigua and Barbuda4.1%—
131Yemen4.0%—
132Israel4.0%—
133Bosnia and Herzegovina4.0%—
134Micronesia (Fed. States of)4.0%—
135Mongolia4.0%—
136South Africa4.0%—
137El Salvador3.9%—
138Trinidad and Tobago3.9%—
139Honduras3.9%—
140Guyana3.8%—
141Comoros3.8%—
142Sao Tome and Principe3.8%—
143Jamaica3.8%—
144Türkiye3.8%—
145Paraguay3.8%—
146Bangladesh3.8%—
147Réunion3.8%—
148Cabo Verde3.7%—
149Democratic Republic of the Congo3.7%—
150Philippines3.7%—
151Anguilla3.6%—
152Haiti3.6%—
153Puerto Rico3.6%—
154Belize3.6%—
155Qatar3.5%—
156Cameroon3.5%—
157Guinea-Bissau3.5%—
158Holy See3.5%—
159Panama3.5%—
160Algeria3.4%—
161Congo3.4%—
162Peru3.4%—
163South Sudan3.4%—
164United Arab Emirates3.3%—
165Costa Rica3.3%—
166Saudi Arabia3.3%—
167Suriname3.3%—
168Senegal3.3%—
169Madagascar3.3%—
170Mauritius3.3%—
171Eritrea3.2%—
172Colombia3.2%—
173Zimbabwe3.2%—
174Saint Lucia3.2%—
175Thailand3.2%—
176Chile3.2%—
177Burundi3.2%—
178Myanmar3.2%—
179India3.1%—
180Oman3.1%—
181Sierra Leone3.1%—
182Malawi3.1%—
183Mozambique3.1%—
184Maldives3.1%—
185China, Macao SAR3.1%—
186Timor-Leste3.1%—
187Angola3.0%—
188Egypt3.0%—
189Ethiopia3.0%—
190Sudan3.0%—
191Nigeria3.0%—
192Mexico3.0%—
193Liberia3.0%—
194Northern Mariana Islands3.0%—
195Afghanistan2.9%—
196Kuwait2.9%—
197Bahrain2.9%—
198Morocco2.9%—
199French Polynesia2.9%—
200Iraq2.8%—
201Uganda2.8%—
202Cook Islands2.8%—
203Zambia2.8%—
204Mali2.8%—
205Rwanda2.8%—
206Western Sahara2.8%—
207Eswatini2.7%—
208Cambodia2.7%—
209Dominican Republic2.7%—
210Nicaragua2.7%—
211Nepal2.7%—
212Republic of Korea2.7%—
213Somalia2.6%—
214Dem. People's Republic of Korea2.6%—
215Gambia2.5%—
216Samoa2.5%—
217Bhutan2.5%—
218Brazil2.4%—
219China, Hong Kong SAR2.4%—
220Guatemala2.3%—
221Singapore2.3%—
222Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)2.3%—
223American Samoa2.3%—
224Côte d'Ivoire2.2%—
225United Republic of Tanzania2.2%—
226Lao People's Democratic Republic2.2%—
227China, Taiwan Province of China2.2%—
228Djibouti2.0%—
229Burkina Faso2.0%—
230Greenland1.9%—
231Indonesia1.8%—
232Wallis and Futuna Islands1.8%—
233Pakistan1.8%—
234Mauritania1.5%—
235Guam1.2%—
236Papua New Guinea1.1%—
237Niger0.9%—

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