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Share aged 65+ by country, 1953

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

1953
#Country / areaShare aged 65+1943
1Monaco16.3%—
2Isle of Man14.4%—
3Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba12.9%—
4Jersey12.5%—
5Guernsey12.2%—
6Andorra11.6%—
7France11.4%—
8Belgium11.3%—
9United Kingdom11.1%—
10Austria11.0%—
11Ireland10.8%—
12San Marino10.5%—
13Sweden10.5%—
14Estonia10.3%—
15Latvia10.2%—
16Luxembourg10.0%—
17Norway9.9%—
18Sint Maarten (Dutch part)9.8%—
19Switzerland9.7%—
20Seychelles9.7%—
21Germany9.7%—
22Denmark9.4%—
23New Zealand9.1%—
24Georgia8.5%—
25Czechia8.5%—
26Italy8.4%—
27United States of America8.2%—
28Uruguay8.2%—
29Australia8.2%—
30Netherlands8.1%—
31Hungary8.1%—
32Armenia7.9%—
33Liechtenstein7.9%—
34Canada7.8%—
35Kyrgyzstan7.7%—
36Montserrat7.7%—
37Iceland7.6%—
38Slovenia7.6%—
39Saint Helena7.6%—
40Faroe Islands7.6%—
41Spain7.5%—
42British Virgin Islands7.5%—
43Ukraine7.4%—
44Gabon7.4%—
45Gibraltar7.4%—
46French Guiana7.4%—
47Montenegro7.3%—
48Benin7.2%—
49Portugal7.2%—
50Lithuania7.1%—
51Cayman Islands7.0%—
52Belarus7.0%—
53Romania7.0%—
54United States Virgin Islands7.0%—
55Nauru6.9%—
56Falkland Islands (Malvinas)6.9%—
57Malta6.9%—
58Greece6.8%—
59Croatia6.8%—
60Dominica6.8%—
61Finland6.8%—
62Lebanon6.8%—
63Syrian Arab Republic6.7%—
64Slovakia6.7%—
65Palau6.7%—
66Bulgaria6.7%—
67Saint Barthélemy6.6%—
68Kiribati6.5%—
69Kazakhstan6.4%—
70Sri Lanka6.2%—
71Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6.2%—
72Saint Pierre and Miquelon6.1%—
73Serbia6.1%—
74Albania6.0%—
75Cyprus6.0%—
76Mayotte6.0%—
77Uzbekistan5.9%—
78Bolivia (Plurinational State of)5.9%—
79Azerbaijan5.8%—
80Turkmenistan5.8%—
81Marshall Islands5.8%—
82North Macedonia5.8%—
83Lesotho5.7%—
84Equatorial Guinea5.6%—
85Bermuda5.5%—
86Turks and Caicos Islands5.4%—
87Poland5.4%—
88Martinique5.3%—
89Saint Kitts and Nevis5.2%—
90Fiji5.2%—
91Russian Federation5.2%—
92Guinea5.1%—
93Vanuatu5.1%—
94Barbados5.1%—
95Libya5.1%—
96Japan5.1%—
97Iran (Islamic Republic of)5.0%—
98Ecuador5.0%—
99Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)5.0%—
100Tokelau5.0%—
101Central African Republic4.9%—
102Guadeloupe4.8%—
103Grenada4.8%—
104Republic of Moldova4.8%—
105Jordan4.8%—
106Curaçao4.7%—
107Kenya4.7%—
108China4.7%—
109Niue4.6%—
110Tajikistan4.5%—
111State of Palestine4.5%—
112Cuba4.4%—
113Tuvalu4.4%—
114New Caledonia4.4%—
115Holy See4.4%—
116Brunei Darussalam4.4%—
117Botswana4.4%—
118Argentina4.3%—
119Namibia4.3%—
120Bahamas4.3%—
121Viet Nam4.3%—
122Aruba4.2%—
123Chad4.2%—
124Tunisia4.2%—
125Malaysia4.2%—
126Mongolia4.2%—
127Israel4.1%—
128Ghana4.1%—
129Togo4.1%—
130Antigua and Barbuda4.0%—
131Yemen4.0%—
132Saint Martin (French part)4.0%—
133Solomon Islands4.0%—
134Tonga4.0%—
135Suriname3.9%—
136Paraguay3.9%—
137Bosnia and Herzegovina3.9%—
138Micronesia (Fed. States of)3.9%—
139Jamaica3.8%—
140Türkiye3.8%—
141South Africa3.8%—
142El Salvador3.7%—
143Cabo Verde3.7%—
144Comoros3.7%—
145Puerto Rico3.7%—
146Belize3.7%—
147Honduras3.7%—
148Réunion3.7%—
149Cameroon3.6%—
150Guinea-Bissau3.6%—
151Sao Tome and Principe3.6%—
152Trinidad and Tobago3.6%—
153Guyana3.5%—
154Qatar3.5%—
155Haiti3.5%—
156Bangladesh3.5%—
157Peru3.5%—
158Algeria3.4%—
159Congo3.4%—
160Democratic Republic of the Congo3.4%—
161Saudi Arabia3.4%—
162Panama3.4%—
163Sierra Leone3.3%—
164Zimbabwe3.3%—
165Philippines3.3%—
166Madagascar3.3%—
167Myanmar3.3%—
168South Sudan3.3%—
169Anguilla3.2%—
170India3.2%—
171Egypt3.2%—
172Eritrea3.2%—
173Oman3.2%—
174Costa Rica3.2%—
175Senegal3.2%—
176Saint Lucia3.2%—
177Burundi3.2%—
178Mauritius3.2%—
179Maldives3.2%—
180China, Macao SAR3.2%—
181United Arab Emirates3.1%—
182Colombia3.1%—
183Thailand3.1%—
184Chile3.1%—
185Nigeria3.1%—
186Malawi3.1%—
187Mozambique3.1%—
188Timor-Leste3.1%—
189Angola3.0%—
190Ethiopia3.0%—
191Sudan3.0%—
192Mexico3.0%—
193Rwanda3.0%—
194Afghanistan2.9%—
195Kuwait2.9%—
196Cook Islands2.9%—
197Liberia2.9%—
198Northern Mariana Islands2.9%—
199Eswatini2.8%—
200Zambia2.8%—
201Somalia2.8%—
202Nepal2.8%—
203Bahrain2.8%—
204Morocco2.8%—
205Republic of Korea2.8%—
206Iraq2.7%—
207Dominican Republic2.7%—
208Nicaragua2.7%—
209Mali2.7%—
210French Polynesia2.7%—
211Gambia2.6%—
212Cambodia2.6%—
213Samoa2.6%—
214Dem. People's Republic of Korea2.6%—
215Uganda2.5%—
216Bhutan2.5%—
217Western Sahara2.5%—
218Brazil2.4%—
219American Samoa2.4%—
220Côte d'Ivoire2.3%—
221United Republic of Tanzania2.3%—
222Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)2.3%—
223Lao People's Democratic Republic2.3%—
224China, Taiwan Province of China2.3%—
225China, Hong Kong SAR2.3%—
226Guatemala2.2%—
227Burkina Faso2.2%—
228Djibouti2.1%—
229Singapore2.1%—
230Pakistan2.0%—
231Indonesia1.9%—
232Greenland1.9%—
233Wallis and Futuna Islands1.7%—
234Mauritania1.7%—
235Guam1.2%—
236Papua New Guinea1.1%—
237Niger0.8%—

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