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Share aged 65+ by country, 1955

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

1955
#Country / areaShare aged 65+1945
1Monaco17.3%—
2Isle of Man15.1%—
3Jersey12.6%—
4Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba12.5%—
5Guernsey12.5%—
6Belgium11.5%—
7France11.4%—
8United Kingdom11.3%—
9Austria11.3%—
10Ireland10.9%—
11San Marino10.8%—
12Sweden10.8%—
13Andorra10.7%—
14Latvia10.4%—
15Estonia10.2%—
16Germany10.2%—
17Luxembourg10.2%—
18Norway10.1%—
19Switzerland9.8%—
20Denmark9.7%—
21New Zealand9.1%—
22Italy8.7%—
23Seychelles8.7%—
24Czechia8.6%—
25Sint Maarten (Dutch part)8.5%—
26United States of America8.4%—
27Australia8.4%—
28Netherlands8.3%—
29Uruguay8.2%—
30Georgia8.2%—
31Hungary8.2%—
32Liechtenstein8.0%—
33Canada7.8%—
34Gibraltar7.7%—
35Spain7.7%—
36Faroe Islands7.7%—
37Iceland7.6%—
38Gabon7.6%—
39Slovenia7.6%—
40Montserrat7.6%—
41Armenia7.5%—
42Kyrgyzstan7.5%—
43Saint Helena7.5%—
44Portugal7.4%—
45Ukraine7.3%—
46Saint Barthélemy7.3%—
47Cayman Islands7.1%—
48United States Virgin Islands7.1%—
49Croatia7.0%—
50Bulgaria7.0%—
51Belarus7.0%—
52Montenegro7.0%—
53Lithuania7.0%—
54Greece6.9%—
55Finland6.9%—
56French Guiana6.9%—
57Benin6.8%—
58Malta6.8%—
59Romania6.8%—
60Slovakia6.6%—
61Falkland Islands (Malvinas)6.6%—
62British Virgin Islands6.6%—
63Lebanon6.5%—
64Dominica6.3%—
65Kazakhstan6.2%—
66Syrian Arab Republic6.2%—
67Serbia6.2%—
68Cyprus6.1%—
69Saint Pierre and Miquelon6.1%—
70Albania6.0%—
71Kiribati6.0%—
72Uzbekistan5.9%—
73Nauru5.9%—
74Marshall Islands5.9%—
75Turkmenistan5.8%—
76Palau5.8%—
77Bolivia (Plurinational State of)5.7%—
78Equatorial Guinea5.7%—
79Azerbaijan5.5%—
80Bermuda5.5%—
81Mayotte5.5%—
82North Macedonia5.5%—
83Poland5.4%—
84Russian Federation5.4%—
85Sri Lanka5.3%—
86Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5.3%—
87Turks and Caicos Islands5.3%—
88Lesotho5.3%—
89Holy See5.2%—
90Japan5.2%—
91Saint Kitts and Nevis5.0%—
92Barbados5.0%—
93Martinique5.0%—
94Libya5.0%—
95Ecuador4.9%—
96Guinea4.9%—
97Iran (Islamic Republic of)4.8%—
98Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)4.8%—
99Vanuatu4.8%—
100Republic of Moldova4.8%—
101Central African Republic4.7%—
102Argentina4.6%—
103Tajikistan4.6%—
104Niue4.6%—
105Fiji4.6%—
106Jordan4.6%—
107Curaçao4.5%—
108Guadeloupe4.5%—
109Grenada4.5%—
110Tokelau4.5%—
111Viet Nam4.5%—
112China4.5%—
113Cuba4.4%—
114Namibia4.4%—
115State of Palestine4.4%—
116Botswana4.4%—
117Mongolia4.4%—
118Kenya4.3%—
119Israel4.2%—
120Suriname4.2%—
121Chad4.2%—
122Tuvalu4.2%—
123Bahamas4.2%—
124Brunei Darussalam4.2%—
125Saint Martin (French part)4.1%—
126Antigua and Barbuda4.0%—
127Tunisia4.0%—
128Togo4.0%—
129New Caledonia4.0%—
130Paraguay4.0%—
131Puerto Rico4.0%—
132Yemen3.9%—
133Cabo Verde3.9%—
134Türkiye3.9%—
135Belize3.9%—
136Guinea-Bissau3.8%—
137Jamaica3.8%—
138Ghana3.7%—
139Cameroon3.7%—
140Solomon Islands3.7%—
141Bosnia and Herzegovina3.7%—
142Malaysia3.7%—
143Micronesia (Fed. States of)3.7%—
144Réunion3.7%—
145South Africa3.7%—
146El Salvador3.6%—
147Qatar3.6%—
148Comoros3.6%—
149Tonga3.6%—
150Aruba3.5%—
151Congo3.5%—
152Sao Tome and Principe3.5%—
153Sierra Leone3.5%—
154Peru3.5%—
155Honduras3.5%—
156China, Macao SAR3.5%—
157Guyana3.4%—
158Saudi Arabia3.4%—
159Haiti3.4%—
160Algeria3.3%—
161India3.3%—
162Egypt3.3%—
163Oman3.3%—
164Zimbabwe3.3%—
165Saint Lucia3.3%—
166Trinidad and Tobago3.3%—
167Panama3.3%—
168Madagascar3.3%—
169Myanmar3.3%—
170Democratic Republic of the Congo3.2%—
171Nigeria3.2%—
172Bangladesh3.2%—
173Burundi3.2%—
174Maldives3.2%—
175South Sudan3.2%—
176Anguilla3.1%—
177Eritrea3.1%—
178Costa Rica3.1%—
179Senegal3.1%—
180Chile3.1%—
181Malawi3.1%—
182Mauritius3.1%—
183Mozambique3.1%—
184Rwanda3.1%—
185Timor-Leste3.1%—
186Angola3.0%—
187Ethiopia3.0%—
188Colombia3.0%—
189Sudan3.0%—
190Thailand3.0%—
191Afghanistan2.9%—
192United Arab Emirates2.9%—
193Cook Islands2.9%—
194Zambia2.9%—
195Somalia2.9%—
196Philippines2.9%—
197Mexico2.9%—
198Liberia2.9%—
199Republic of Korea2.9%—
200Eswatini2.8%—
201Kuwait2.8%—
202Nepal2.8%—
203Bahrain2.8%—
204Northern Mariana Islands2.8%—
205Dem. People's Republic of Korea2.8%—
206Iraq2.7%—
207Samoa2.7%—
208Nicaragua2.7%—
209Mali2.7%—
210Morocco2.7%—
211Gambia2.6%—
212Cambodia2.6%—
213Dominican Republic2.6%—
214American Samoa2.6%—
215Bhutan2.5%—
216French Polynesia2.5%—
217Brazil2.4%—
218Lao People's Democratic Republic2.4%—
219Western Sahara2.4%—
220China, Taiwan Province of China2.4%—
221Uganda2.3%—
222Côte d'Ivoire2.3%—
223United Republic of Tanzania2.3%—
224Burkina Faso2.3%—
225China, Hong Kong SAR2.3%—
226Guatemala2.2%—
227Djibouti2.2%—
228Pakistan2.2%—
229Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)2.2%—
230Indonesia2.1%—
231Singapore2.1%—
232Wallis and Futuna Islands1.9%—
233Mauritania1.9%—
234Greenland1.8%—
235Guam1.3%—
236Papua New Guinea1.1%—
237Niger0.8%—

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