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Share aged 65+ by country, 1954

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

1954
#Country / areaShare aged 65+1944
1Monaco16.7%—
2Isle of Man14.8%—
3Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba12.5%—
4Jersey12.5%—
5Guernsey12.3%—
6Andorra11.7%—
7France11.4%—
8Belgium11.4%—
9United Kingdom11.2%—
10Austria11.2%—
11Ireland10.9%—
12San Marino10.7%—
13Sweden10.7%—
14Latvia10.3%—
15Estonia10.2%—
16Luxembourg10.1%—
17Germany10.0%—
18Norway10.0%—
19Switzerland9.7%—
20Denmark9.5%—
21Sint Maarten (Dutch part)9.2%—
22Seychelles9.2%—
23New Zealand9.1%—
24Italy8.5%—
25Czechia8.5%—
26United States of America8.3%—
27Australia8.3%—
28Georgia8.3%—
29Uruguay8.2%—
30Netherlands8.2%—
31Hungary8.2%—
32Liechtenstein8.0%—
33Canada7.8%—
34Armenia7.7%—
35Kyrgyzstan7.7%—
36Montserrat7.7%—
37Iceland7.6%—
38Spain7.6%—
39Slovenia7.6%—
40Saint Helena7.6%—
41Faroe Islands7.6%—
42Gabon7.5%—
43Gibraltar7.5%—
44Portugal7.4%—
45Ukraine7.3%—
46Montenegro7.2%—
47Belarus7.1%—
48British Virgin Islands7.1%—
49French Guiana7.1%—
50United States Virgin Islands7.1%—
51Cayman Islands7.0%—
52Benin7.0%—
53Lithuania7.0%—
54Greece6.9%—
55Croatia6.9%—
56Bulgaria6.9%—
57Romania6.9%—
58Saint Barthélemy6.8%—
59Finland6.8%—
60Malta6.8%—
61Slovakia6.7%—
62Falkland Islands (Malvinas)6.7%—
63Lebanon6.7%—
64Dominica6.5%—
65Nauru6.5%—
66Syrian Arab Republic6.4%—
67Kazakhstan6.3%—
68Kiribati6.2%—
69Palau6.2%—
70Saint Pierre and Miquelon6.1%—
71Serbia6.1%—
72Albania6.0%—
73Cyprus6.0%—
74Uzbekistan5.9%—
75Turkmenistan5.8%—
76Bolivia (Plurinational State of)5.8%—
77Marshall Islands5.8%—
78Sri Lanka5.7%—
79Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5.7%—
80Mayotte5.7%—
81Azerbaijan5.6%—
82Equatorial Guinea5.6%—
83North Macedonia5.6%—
84Turks and Caicos Islands5.5%—
85Bermuda5.5%—
86Lesotho5.5%—
87Poland5.4%—
88Russian Federation5.4%—
89Saint Kitts and Nevis5.1%—
90Martinique5.1%—
91Libya5.1%—
92Japan5.1%—
93Ecuador5.0%—
94Guinea5.0%—
95Barbados5.0%—
96Iran (Islamic Republic of)4.9%—
97Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)4.9%—
98Vanuatu4.9%—
99Fiji4.9%—
100Holy See4.8%—
101Republic of Moldova4.8%—
102Central African Republic4.8%—
103Grenada4.7%—
104Jordan4.7%—
105Guadeloupe4.6%—
106Tajikistan4.6%—
107Tokelau4.6%—
108Niue4.6%—
109China4.6%—
110Curaçao4.5%—
111Kenya4.5%—
112State of Palestine4.5%—
113Argentina4.4%—
114Cuba4.4%—
115Namibia4.4%—
116Viet Nam4.4%—
117Botswana4.4%—
118Brunei Darussalam4.3%—
119Mongolia4.3%—
120Israel4.2%—
121Chad4.2%—
122Tuvalu4.2%—
123New Caledonia4.2%—
124Bahamas4.2%—
125Suriname4.1%—
126Tunisia4.1%—
127Togo4.1%—
128Antigua and Barbuda4.0%—
129Yemen4.0%—
130Saint Martin (French part)4.0%—
131Paraguay4.0%—
132Ghana3.9%—
133Türkiye3.9%—
134Malaysia3.9%—
135Aruba3.8%—
136Cabo Verde3.8%—
137Jamaica3.8%—
138Solomon Islands3.8%—
139Tonga3.8%—
140Puerto Rico3.8%—
141Belize3.8%—
142Bosnia and Herzegovina3.8%—
143Micronesia (Fed. States of)3.8%—
144El Salvador3.7%—
145Cameroon3.7%—
146Guinea-Bissau3.7%—
147Comoros3.7%—
148Réunion3.7%—
149South Africa3.7%—
150Qatar3.6%—
151Sao Tome and Principe3.6%—
152Honduras3.6%—
153Congo3.5%—
154Trinidad and Tobago3.5%—
155Peru3.5%—
156Algeria3.4%—
157Guyana3.4%—
158Saudi Arabia3.4%—
159Sierra Leone3.4%—
160Haiti3.4%—
161Panama3.4%—
162Oman3.3%—
163Democratic Republic of the Congo3.3%—
164Zimbabwe3.3%—
165Saint Lucia3.3%—
166Bangladesh3.3%—
167Madagascar3.3%—
168Myanmar3.3%—
169China, Macao SAR3.3%—
170Anguilla3.2%—
171India3.2%—
172Egypt3.2%—
173Burundi3.2%—
174Mauritius3.2%—
175Maldives3.2%—
176South Sudan3.2%—
177Eritrea3.1%—
178Costa Rica3.1%—
179Colombia3.1%—
180Senegal3.1%—
181Chile3.1%—
182Nigeria3.1%—
183Philippines3.1%—
184Malawi3.1%—
185Mozambique3.1%—
186Timor-Leste3.1%—
187United Arab Emirates3.0%—
188Angola3.0%—
189Ethiopia3.0%—
190Sudan3.0%—
191Thailand3.0%—
192Rwanda3.0%—
193Afghanistan2.9%—
194Cook Islands2.9%—
195Zambia2.9%—
196Mexico2.9%—
197Liberia2.9%—
198Northern Mariana Islands2.9%—
199Eswatini2.8%—
200Kuwait2.8%—
201Somalia2.8%—
202Nepal2.8%—
203Bahrain2.8%—
204Morocco2.8%—
205Republic of Korea2.8%—
206Iraq2.7%—
207Samoa2.7%—
208Nicaragua2.7%—
209Mali2.7%—
210Dem. People's Republic of Korea2.7%—
211Gambia2.6%—
212Cambodia2.6%—
213Dominican Republic2.6%—
214French Polynesia2.6%—
215Bhutan2.5%—
216Western Sahara2.5%—
217American Samoa2.5%—
218Uganda2.4%—
219Brazil2.4%—
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%—
230Pakistan2.1%—
231Indonesia2.0%—
232Greenland1.9%—
233Mauritania1.8%—
234Wallis and Futuna Islands1.6%—
235Guam1.3%—
236Papua New Guinea1.1%—
237Niger0.8%—

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