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Share aged 65+ by country, 1957

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

1957
#Country / areaShare aged 65+1947
1Monaco18.0%—
2Isle of Man15.8%—
3Guernsey12.8%—
4Jersey12.7%—
5Austria11.7%—
6Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba11.7%—
7Belgium11.6%—
8United Kingdom11.4%—
9France11.4%—
10Sweden11.2%—
11Ireland11.1%—
12San Marino10.7%—
13Germany10.6%—
14Norway10.4%—
15Latvia10.4%—
16Luxembourg10.4%—
17Estonia10.1%—
18Denmark10.0%—
19Switzerland9.9%—
20Andorra9.1%—
21Italy9.0%—
22New Zealand9.0%—
23Czechia8.8%—
24United States of America8.5%—
25Australia8.5%—
26Netherlands8.5%—
27Hungary8.4%—
28Uruguay8.2%—
29Sint Maarten (Dutch part)8.0%—
30Liechtenstein8.0%—
31Gibraltar7.9%—
32Georgia7.9%—
33Spain7.8%—
34Seychelles7.8%—
35Faroe Islands7.8%—
36Iceland7.7%—
37Canada7.7%—
38Gabon7.7%—
39Saint Helena7.7%—
40Montserrat7.7%—
41Slovenia7.5%—
42Portugal7.5%—
43Ukraine7.3%—
44Saint Barthélemy7.2%—
45Bulgaria7.2%—
46Kyrgyzstan7.1%—
47Lithuania7.1%—
48Greece7.0%—
49Croatia7.0%—
50Cayman Islands7.0%—
51Finland7.0%—
52Belarus7.0%—
53United States Virgin Islands7.0%—
54Armenia6.9%—
55Malta6.8%—
56Montenegro6.8%—
57Falkland Islands (Malvinas)6.7%—
58Romania6.7%—
59Slovakia6.6%—
60Benin6.5%—
61French Guiana6.5%—
62Saint Pierre and Miquelon6.3%—
63Serbia6.3%—
64Lebanon6.2%—
65Cyprus6.1%—
66Marshall Islands6.0%—
67British Virgin Islands6.0%—
68Uzbekistan5.9%—
69Kazakhstan5.9%—
70Albania5.8%—
71Dominica5.8%—
72Syrian Arab Republic5.7%—
73Equatorial Guinea5.7%—
74Turkmenistan5.6%—
75Kiribati5.5%—
76Bermuda5.5%—
77Palau5.5%—
78Poland5.5%—
79Bolivia (Plurinational State of)5.5%—
80Russian Federation5.5%—
81Japan5.4%—
82Holy See5.3%—
83Turks and Caicos Islands5.2%—
84North Macedonia5.2%—
85Azerbaijan5.1%—
86Nauru5.1%—
87Mayotte5.1%—
88Saint Kitts and Nevis4.9%—
89Niue4.9%—
90Martinique4.9%—
91Lesotho4.9%—
92Argentina4.8%—
93Ecuador4.8%—
94Sri Lanka4.8%—
95Barbados4.8%—
96Republic of Moldova4.8%—
97Mongolia4.8%—
98Libya4.8%—
99Guinea4.7%—
100Anguilla4.6%—
101Iran (Islamic Republic of)4.6%—
102Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)4.6%—
103Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4.6%—
104Tokelau4.6%—
105Viet Nam4.6%—
106Central African Republic4.6%—
107Tajikistan4.5%—
108Jordan4.5%—
109Israel4.4%—
110Cuba4.4%—
111Guadeloupe4.4%—
112Namibia4.4%—
113Vanuatu4.4%—
114Botswana4.4%—
115Curaçao4.3%—
116Grenada4.3%—
117Suriname4.3%—
118Puerto Rico4.3%—
119Saint Martin (French part)4.2%—
120Tuvalu4.2%—
121State of Palestine4.2%—
122China4.2%—
123Chad4.1%—
124Fiji4.1%—
125China, Macao SAR4.1%—
126Cabo Verde4.0%—
127Türkiye4.0%—
128Bahamas4.0%—
129Paraguay4.0%—
130Belize4.0%—
131Antigua and Barbuda3.9%—
132Guinea-Bissau3.9%—
133Jamaica3.9%—
134Tunisia3.9%—
135Brunei Darussalam3.9%—
136Yemen3.8%—
137Cameroon3.8%—
138Kenya3.8%—
139Togo3.8%—
140New Caledonia3.7%—
141Comoros3.6%—
142Sierra Leone3.6%—
143Peru3.6%—
144Micronesia (Fed. States of)3.6%—
145Réunion3.6%—
146El Salvador3.5%—
147Qatar3.5%—
148Congo3.5%—
149Sao Tome and Principe3.5%—
150Saint Lucia3.5%—
151Bosnia and Herzegovina3.5%—
152South Africa3.5%—
153Egypt3.4%—
154Ghana3.4%—
155Saudi Arabia3.4%—
156Zimbabwe3.4%—
157Honduras3.4%—
158Myanmar3.4%—
159India3.3%—
160Oman3.3%—
161Guyana3.3%—
162Solomon Islands3.3%—
163Tonga3.3%—
164Haiti3.3%—
165Panama3.3%—
166Madagascar3.3%—
167Malaysia3.3%—
168Algeria3.2%—
169Trinidad and Tobago3.2%—
170Nigeria3.2%—
171Burundi3.2%—
172Maldives3.2%—
173Aruba3.1%—
174Angola3.1%—
175Costa Rica3.1%—
176Democratic Republic of the Congo3.1%—
177Chile3.1%—
178Malawi3.1%—
179Mauritius3.1%—
180Mozambique3.1%—
181Rwanda3.1%—
182South Sudan3.1%—
183Eritrea3.0%—
184Cook Islands3.0%—
185Sudan3.0%—
186Senegal3.0%—
187Somalia3.0%—
188Bangladesh3.0%—
189Republic of Korea3.0%—
190Dem. People's Republic of Korea3.0%—
191Afghanistan2.9%—
192Eswatini2.9%—
193Ethiopia2.9%—
194Colombia2.9%—
195Zambia2.9%—
196Thailand2.9%—
197Nepal2.9%—
198Mexico2.9%—
199Liberia2.9%—
200Timor-Leste2.9%—
201Northern Mariana Islands2.9%—
202Iraq2.8%—
203Samoa2.8%—
204United Arab Emirates2.7%—
205Cambodia2.7%—
206Nicaragua2.7%—
207Bahrain2.7%—
208Mali2.7%—
209Morocco2.7%—
210American Samoa2.7%—
211Wallis and Futuna Islands2.6%—
212Gambia2.6%—
213Dominican Republic2.6%—
214Philippines2.6%—
215Kuwait2.5%—
216Bhutan2.5%—
217Brazil2.5%—
218Lao People's Democratic Republic2.5%—
219French Polynesia2.5%—
220Côte d'Ivoire2.4%—
221Burkina Faso2.4%—
222China, Taiwan Province of China2.4%—
223China, Hong Kong SAR2.4%—
224United Republic of Tanzania2.3%—
225Pakistan2.3%—
226Western Sahara2.3%—
227Indonesia2.2%—
228Guatemala2.2%—
229Djibouti2.2%—
230Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)2.2%—
231Uganda2.1%—
232Singapore2.1%—
233Mauritania2.0%—
234Greenland1.9%—
235Guam1.4%—
236Papua New Guinea1.1%—
237Niger0.9%—

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