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Share aged 65+ by country, 1956

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

1956
#Country / areaShare aged 65+1946
1Monaco17.9%—
2Isle of Man15.4%—
3Guernsey12.6%—
4Jersey12.6%—
5Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba12.1%—
6Austria11.5%—
7Belgium11.5%—
8France11.4%—
9United Kingdom11.3%—
10Ireland11.0%—
11Sweden11.0%—
12San Marino10.8%—
13Germany10.4%—
14Latvia10.4%—
15Luxembourg10.3%—
16Norway10.2%—
17Estonia10.1%—
18Andorra9.9%—
19Switzerland9.8%—
20Denmark9.8%—
21New Zealand9.1%—
22Italy8.9%—
23Czechia8.7%—
24United States of America8.4%—
25Australia8.4%—
26Netherlands8.4%—
27Sint Maarten (Dutch part)8.3%—
28Seychelles8.3%—
29Uruguay8.2%—
30Hungary8.2%—
31Georgia8.1%—
32Liechtenstein8.0%—
33Canada7.8%—
34Gibraltar7.8%—
35Spain7.8%—
36Faroe Islands7.8%—
37Montserrat7.7%—
38Iceland7.6%—
39Gabon7.6%—
40Portugal7.6%—
41Slovenia7.5%—
42Saint Helena7.5%—
43Kyrgyzstan7.4%—
44Armenia7.3%—
45Ukraine7.3%—
46Saint Barthélemy7.2%—
47Cayman Islands7.1%—
48Bulgaria7.1%—
49United States Virgin Islands7.1%—
50Croatia7.0%—
51Belarus7.0%—
52Lithuania7.0%—
53Greece6.9%—
54Finland6.9%—
55Montenegro6.9%—
56Malta6.8%—
57Benin6.7%—
58Romania6.7%—
59French Guiana6.7%—
60Slovakia6.6%—
61Falkland Islands (Malvinas)6.6%—
62Lebanon6.4%—
63British Virgin Islands6.3%—
64Serbia6.2%—
65Kazakhstan6.1%—
66Cyprus6.1%—
67Saint Pierre and Miquelon6.1%—
68Albania6.0%—
69Syrian Arab Republic6.0%—
70Dominica6.0%—
71Uzbekistan5.9%—
72Marshall Islands5.9%—
73Kiribati5.7%—
74Turkmenistan5.7%—
75Equatorial Guinea5.7%—
76Palau5.6%—
77Bolivia (Plurinational State of)5.6%—
78Bermuda5.5%—
79Russian Federation5.5%—
80Nauru5.4%—
81Holy See5.4%—
82Poland5.4%—
83North Macedonia5.4%—
84Azerbaijan5.3%—
85Turks and Caicos Islands5.3%—
86Mayotte5.3%—
87Japan5.3%—
88Sri Lanka5.1%—
89Lesotho5.1%—
90Saint Kitts and Nevis5.0%—
91Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5.0%—
92Ecuador4.9%—
93Niue4.9%—
94Barbados4.9%—
95Martinique4.9%—
96Libya4.9%—
97Guinea4.8%—
98Republic of Moldova4.8%—
99Argentina4.7%—
100Iran (Islamic Republic of)4.7%—
101Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)4.7%—
102Central African Republic4.7%—
103Tajikistan4.6%—
104Vanuatu4.6%—
105Tokelau4.5%—
106Viet Nam4.5%—
107Mongolia4.5%—
108Jordan4.5%—
109Cuba4.4%—
110Curaçao4.4%—
111Guadeloupe4.4%—
112Grenada4.4%—
113Namibia4.4%—
114Botswana4.4%—
115Israel4.3%—
116State of Palestine4.3%—
117Fiji4.3%—
118China4.3%—
119Saint Martin (French part)4.2%—
120Suriname4.2%—
121Chad4.1%—
122Tuvalu4.1%—
123Bahamas4.1%—
124Paraguay4.1%—
125Puerto Rico4.1%—
126Kenya4.0%—
127Tunisia4.0%—
128Türkiye4.0%—
129Brunei Darussalam4.0%—
130Antigua and Barbuda3.9%—
131Yemen3.9%—
132Cabo Verde3.9%—
133Jamaica3.9%—
134Togo3.9%—
135Belize3.9%—
136Anguilla3.8%—
137Cameroon3.8%—
138Guinea-Bissau3.8%—
139New Caledonia3.8%—
140China, Macao SAR3.8%—
141Micronesia (Fed. States of)3.7%—
142Ghana3.6%—
143Qatar3.6%—
144Comoros3.6%—
145Peru3.6%—
146Bosnia and Herzegovina3.6%—
147Réunion3.6%—
148South Africa3.6%—
149El Salvador3.5%—
150Congo3.5%—
151Sao Tome and Principe3.5%—
152Sierra Leone3.5%—
153Solomon Islands3.5%—
154Honduras3.5%—
155Malaysia3.5%—
156Egypt3.4%—
157Saudi Arabia3.4%—
158Zimbabwe3.4%—
159Saint Lucia3.4%—
160Tonga3.4%—
161Myanmar3.4%—
162Algeria3.3%—
163Aruba3.3%—
164India3.3%—
165Oman3.3%—
166Guyana3.3%—
167Haiti3.3%—
168Panama3.3%—
169Madagascar3.3%—
170Democratic Republic of the Congo3.2%—
171Trinidad and Tobago3.2%—
172Nigeria3.2%—
173Burundi3.2%—
174Maldives3.2%—
175Costa Rica3.1%—
176Chile3.1%—
177Bangladesh3.1%—
178Malawi3.1%—
179Mauritius3.1%—
180Mozambique3.1%—
181Rwanda3.1%—
182South Sudan3.1%—
183Angola3.0%—
184Eritrea3.0%—
185Cook Islands3.0%—
186Colombia3.0%—
187Sudan3.0%—
188Senegal3.0%—
189Thailand3.0%—
190Republic of Korea3.0%—
191Timor-Leste3.0%—
192Northern Mariana Islands3.0%—
193Afghanistan2.9%—
194Ethiopia2.9%—
195Zambia2.9%—
196Somalia2.9%—
197Mexico2.9%—
198Liberia2.9%—
199Dem. People's Republic of Korea2.9%—
200United Arab Emirates2.8%—
201Eswatini2.8%—
202Samoa2.8%—
203Nepal2.8%—
204Bahrain2.8%—
205Iraq2.7%—
206Cambodia2.7%—
207Kuwait2.7%—
208Nicaragua2.7%—
209Philippines2.7%—
210Mali2.7%—
211Morocco2.7%—
212American Samoa2.7%—
213Gambia2.6%—
214Dominican Republic2.6%—
215Bhutan2.5%—
216French Polynesia2.5%—
217Brazil2.4%—
218Burkina Faso2.4%—
219Lao People's Democratic Republic2.4%—
220Western Sahara2.4%—
221China, Taiwan Province of China2.4%—
222Côte d'Ivoire2.3%—
223United Republic of Tanzania2.3%—
224China, Hong Kong SAR2.3%—
225Wallis and Futuna Islands2.2%—
226Uganda2.2%—
227Guatemala2.2%—
228Djibouti2.2%—
229Pakistan2.2%—
230Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)2.2%—
231Indonesia2.1%—
232Singapore2.1%—
233Mauritania1.9%—
234Greenland1.8%—
235Guam1.4%—
236Papua New Guinea1.1%—
237Niger0.9%—

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