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Share aged 65+ by country, 1952

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

1952
#Country / areaShare aged 65+1942
1Monaco15.9%—
2Isle of Man14.1%—
3Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba13.3%—
4Jersey12.5%—
5Guernsey12.0%—
6France11.4%—
7Belgium11.2%—
8United Kingdom11.0%—
9Sint Maarten (Dutch part)11.0%—
10Andorra10.9%—
11Ireland10.7%—
12Austria10.7%—
13Estonia10.4%—
14Sweden10.4%—
15San Marino10.3%—
16Seychelles10.2%—
17Latvia10.2%—
18Luxembourg9.9%—
19Norway9.7%—
20Switzerland9.6%—
21Germany9.4%—
22Denmark9.3%—
23New Zealand9.1%—
24Georgia8.6%—
25Czechia8.4%—
26Italy8.3%—
27Uruguay8.2%—
28Australia8.2%—
29United States of America8.1%—
30Armenia8.0%—
31Hungary8.0%—
32Netherlands7.9%—
33Saint Helena7.9%—
34Liechtenstein7.9%—
35British Virgin Islands7.9%—
36Canada7.8%—
37Kyrgyzstan7.8%—
38Montserrat7.7%—
39Iceland7.6%—
40Nauru7.6%—
41French Guiana7.6%—
42Slovenia7.5%—
43Faroe Islands7.5%—
44Benin7.5%—
45Montenegro7.5%—
46Ukraine7.4%—
47Gabon7.4%—
48Spain7.4%—
49Gibraltar7.2%—
50Palau7.2%—
51Belarus7.2%—
52Lithuania7.2%—
53Dominica7.1%—
54Falkland Islands (Malvinas)7.1%—
55Portugal7.1%—
56Romania7.1%—
57Malta7.0%—
58Lebanon7.0%—
59United States Virgin Islands7.0%—
60Cayman Islands6.9%—
61Syrian Arab Republic6.9%—
62Greece6.8%—
63Croatia6.8%—
64Saint Barthélemy6.8%—
65Kiribati6.7%—
66Sri Lanka6.7%—
67Slovakia6.7%—
68Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6.7%—
69Finland6.7%—
70Bulgaria6.7%—
71Kazakhstan6.4%—
72Mayotte6.2%—
73Saint Pierre and Miquelon6.1%—
74Serbia6.1%—
75North Macedonia6.1%—
76Azerbaijan6.0%—
77Albania6.0%—
78Bolivia (Plurinational State of)6.0%—
79Lesotho6.0%—
80Uzbekistan5.9%—
81Cyprus5.9%—
82Marshall Islands5.8%—
83Turkmenistan5.7%—
84Bermuda5.6%—
85Fiji5.6%—
86Equatorial Guinea5.6%—
87Martinique5.5%—
88Turks and Caicos Islands5.4%—
89Saint Kitts and Nevis5.3%—
90Vanuatu5.3%—
91Poland5.3%—
92Guinea5.2%—
93Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)5.2%—
94Tokelau5.2%—
95Libya5.2%—
96Russian Federation5.2%—
97Iran (Islamic Republic of)5.1%—
98Ecuador5.1%—
99Barbados5.1%—
100Guadeloupe5.0%—
101Japan5.0%—
102Grenada4.9%—
103Kenya4.9%—
104Jordan4.9%—
105Central African Republic4.9%—
106Curaçao4.8%—
107Republic of Moldova4.8%—
108China4.8%—
109Aruba4.7%—
110Tuvalu4.6%—
111New Caledonia4.6%—
112State of Palestine4.6%—
113Brunei Darussalam4.6%—
114Tajikistan4.4%—
115Niue4.4%—
116Bahamas4.4%—
117Botswana4.4%—
118Malaysia4.4%—
119Ghana4.3%—
120Cuba4.3%—
121Saint Martin (French part)4.3%—
122Chad4.3%—
123Tunisia4.3%—
124Viet Nam4.3%—
125Argentina4.2%—
126Solomon Islands4.2%—
127Togo4.2%—
128Tonga4.2%—
129Namibia4.2%—
130Israel4.1%—
131Mongolia4.1%—
132Antigua and Barbuda4.0%—
133Yemen4.0%—
134Bosnia and Herzegovina4.0%—
135Micronesia (Fed. States of)4.0%—
136Holy See3.9%—
137South Africa3.9%—
138El Salvador3.8%—
139Jamaica3.8%—
140Türkiye3.8%—
141Paraguay3.8%—
142Honduras3.8%—
143Réunion3.8%—
144Cabo Verde3.7%—
145Comoros3.7%—
146Sao Tome and Principe3.7%—
147Suriname3.7%—
148Trinidad and Tobago3.7%—
149Belize3.7%—
150Guyana3.6%—
151Cameroon3.6%—
152Guinea-Bissau3.6%—
153Bangladesh3.6%—
154Puerto Rico3.6%—
155Qatar3.5%—
156Democratic Republic of the Congo3.5%—
157Haiti3.5%—
158Philippines3.5%—
159Peru3.5%—
160Algeria3.4%—
161Congo3.4%—
162Saudi Arabia3.4%—
163Panama3.4%—
164South Sudan3.4%—
165Senegal3.3%—
166Madagascar3.3%—
167Myanmar3.3%—
168Mauritius3.3%—
169United Arab Emirates3.2%—
170Anguilla3.2%—
171Eritrea3.2%—
172Costa Rica3.2%—
173Sierra Leone3.2%—
174Zimbabwe3.2%—
175Burundi3.2%—
176Maldives3.2%—
177India3.1%—
178Egypt3.1%—
179Oman3.1%—
180Colombia3.1%—
181Saint Lucia3.1%—
182Thailand3.1%—
183Chile3.1%—
184Nigeria3.1%—
185Malawi3.1%—
186Mozambique3.1%—
187China, Macao SAR3.1%—
188Timor-Leste3.1%—
189Angola3.0%—
190Ethiopia3.0%—
191Sudan3.0%—
192Mexico3.0%—
193Afghanistan2.9%—
194Kuwait2.9%—
195Liberia2.9%—
196Rwanda2.9%—
197Northern Mariana Islands2.9%—
198Cook Islands2.8%—
199Zambia2.8%—
200Bahrain2.8%—
201Mali2.8%—
202Morocco2.8%—
203French Polynesia2.8%—
204Iraq2.7%—
205Uganda2.7%—
206Eswatini2.7%—
207Somalia2.7%—
208Dominican Republic2.7%—
209Nicaragua2.7%—
210Nepal2.7%—
211Republic of Korea2.7%—
212Western Sahara2.7%—
213Cambodia2.6%—
214Samoa2.6%—
215Dem. People's Republic of Korea2.6%—
216Gambia2.5%—
217Bhutan2.5%—
218Brazil2.4%—
219China, Hong Kong SAR2.4%—
220Guatemala2.3%—
221Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)2.3%—
222American Samoa2.3%—
223Côte d'Ivoire2.2%—
224Singapore2.2%—
225United Republic of Tanzania2.2%—
226Lao People's Democratic Republic2.2%—
227China, Taiwan Province of China2.2%—
228Djibouti2.1%—
229Burkina Faso2.1%—
230Greenland2.0%—
231Indonesia1.9%—
232Pakistan1.9%—
233Wallis and Futuna Islands1.7%—
234Mauritania1.6%—
235Guam1.2%—
236Papua New Guinea1.1%—
237Niger0.9%—

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