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Share aged 65+ by country, 1959

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

1959
#Country / areaShare aged 65+1949
1Monaco18.4%—
2Isle of Man16.8%—
3Guernsey13.2%—
4Jersey12.8%—
5Austria12.0%—
6Belgium11.8%—
7United Kingdom11.6%—
8Sweden11.5%—
9France11.4%—
10Germany11.2%—
11Ireland11.1%—
12Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba11.0%—
13Estonia10.7%—
14Norway10.7%—
15Latvia10.6%—
16Luxembourg10.6%—
17San Marino10.3%—
18Denmark10.3%—
19Switzerland10.1%—
20Italy9.3%—
21Czechia9.1%—
22Netherlands8.8%—
23New Zealand8.8%—
24Hungary8.8%—
25United States of America8.7%—
26Australia8.5%—
27Uruguay8.2%—
28Gibraltar8.2%—
29Sint Maarten (Dutch part)8.1%—
30Montserrat8.1%—
31Spain8.0%—
32Iceland7.9%—
33Liechtenstein7.9%—
34Andorra7.8%—
35Gabon7.8%—
36Faroe Islands7.8%—
37Portugal7.7%—
38Canada7.6%—
39Saint Barthélemy7.6%—
40Georgia7.6%—
41Saint Helena7.6%—
42Slovenia7.5%—
43Lithuania7.4%—
44Bulgaria7.3%—
45Ukraine7.1%—
46Greece7.1%—
47Croatia7.1%—
48Cayman Islands7.1%—
49Finland7.1%—
50Belarus7.1%—
51Malta7.0%—
52United States Virgin Islands6.9%—
53Romania6.8%—
54Slovakia6.7%—
55Seychelles6.7%—
56Anguilla6.6%—
57Kyrgyzstan6.6%—
58Falkland Islands (Malvinas)6.6%—
59Montenegro6.6%—
60Serbia6.4%—
61Saint Pierre and Miquelon6.3%—
62Armenia6.2%—
63Benin6.2%—
64French Guiana6.2%—
65Marshall Islands6.0%—
66Lebanon6.0%—
67Cyprus5.9%—
68Russian Federation5.8%—
69Uzbekistan5.7%—
70Albania5.6%—
71British Virgin Islands5.6%—
72Equatorial Guinea5.6%—
73Japan5.6%—
74Kazakhstan5.5%—
75Dominica5.5%—
76Bermuda5.5%—
77Poland5.5%—
78Syrian Arab Republic5.3%—
79Turks and Caicos Islands5.3%—
80Bolivia (Plurinational State of)5.3%—
81Mongolia5.3%—
82Turkmenistan5.2%—
83Palau5.2%—
84Argentina5.1%—
85Kiribati5.1%—
86North Macedonia5.0%—
87Saint Kitts and Nevis4.9%—
88Niue4.9%—
89Holy See4.9%—
90Republic of Moldova4.9%—
91Azerbaijan4.8%—
92Israel4.7%—
93Ecuador4.7%—
94Viet Nam4.7%—
95Mayotte4.7%—
96Martinique4.7%—
97China, Macao SAR4.7%—
98Suriname4.6%—
99Barbados4.6%—
100Puerto Rico4.6%—
101Lesotho4.6%—
102Guinea4.5%—
103Guadeloupe4.5%—
104Tokelau4.5%—
105Libya4.5%—
106Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)4.4%—
107Sri Lanka4.4%—
108Tajikistan4.4%—
109Namibia4.4%—
110Botswana4.4%—
111Central African Republic4.4%—
112Iran (Islamic Republic of)4.3%—
113Cuba4.3%—
114Nauru4.3%—
115Jordan4.3%—
116Curaçao4.2%—
117Cabo Verde4.1%—
118Jamaica4.1%—
119Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4.1%—
120Türkiye4.1%—
121State of Palestine4.1%—
122Belize4.1%—
123China4.1%—
124Guinea-Bissau4.0%—
125Grenada4.0%—
126Saint Martin (French part)4.0%—
127Chad4.0%—
128Tuvalu4.0%—
129Vanuatu4.0%—
130Paraguay4.0%—
131Cameroon3.9%—
132Tunisia3.9%—
133Antigua and Barbuda3.8%—
134Bahamas3.8%—
135Brunei Darussalam3.8%—
136Yemen3.7%—
137Sierra Leone3.7%—
138Saint Lucia3.7%—
139Togo3.7%—
140Fiji3.7%—
141Egypt3.6%—
142Sao Tome and Principe3.6%—
143Peru3.6%—
144Qatar3.5%—
145Kenya3.5%—
146Comoros3.5%—
147Congo3.5%—
148New Caledonia3.5%—
149Micronesia (Fed. States of)3.5%—
150Myanmar3.5%—
151Réunion3.5%—
152Wallis and Futuna Islands3.4%—
153El Salvador3.4%—
154Oman3.4%—
155Zimbabwe3.4%—
156Bosnia and Herzegovina3.4%—
157South Africa3.4%—
158India3.3%—
159Guyana3.3%—
160Saudi Arabia3.3%—
161Nigeria3.3%—
162Haiti3.3%—
163Panama3.3%—
164Honduras3.3%—
165Madagascar3.3%—
166Chile3.2%—
167Tonga3.2%—
168Burundi3.2%—
169Maldives3.2%—
170Dem. People's Republic of Korea3.2%—
171Algeria3.1%—
172Angola3.1%—
173Iraq3.1%—
174Ghana3.1%—
175Democratic Republic of the Congo3.1%—
176Somalia3.1%—
177Mozambique3.1%—
178Rwanda3.1%—
179Republic of Korea3.1%—
180Cook Islands3.0%—
181Costa Rica3.0%—
182Solomon Islands3.0%—
183Trinidad and Tobago3.0%—
184Bangladesh3.0%—
185Malawi3.0%—
186Malaysia3.0%—
187Mauritius3.0%—
188South Sudan3.0%—
189Northern Mariana Islands3.0%—
190Aruba2.9%—
191Eswatini2.9%—
192Ethiopia2.9%—
193Eritrea2.9%—
194Colombia2.9%—
195Zambia2.9%—
196Sudan2.9%—
197Senegal2.9%—
198Nepal2.9%—
199Liberia2.9%—
200Afghanistan2.8%—
201Samoa2.8%—
202Thailand2.8%—
203Mexico2.8%—
204Morocco2.8%—
205Gambia2.7%—
206Cambodia2.7%—
207Bahrain2.7%—
208Mali2.7%—
209American Samoa2.7%—
210Dominican Republic2.6%—
211Nicaragua2.6%—
212Burkina Faso2.6%—
213Lao People's Democratic Republic2.6%—
214Timor-Leste2.6%—
215French Polynesia2.6%—
216United Arab Emirates2.5%—
217Brazil2.5%—
218China, Hong Kong SAR2.5%—
219Côte d'Ivoire2.4%—
220United Republic of Tanzania2.4%—
221Pakistan2.4%—
222Bhutan2.4%—
223China, Taiwan Province of China2.4%—
224Indonesia2.3%—
225Kuwait2.3%—
226Djibouti2.3%—
227Singapore2.3%—
228Philippines2.3%—
229Guatemala2.2%—
230Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)2.2%—
231Mauritania2.2%—
232Western Sahara2.2%—
233Uganda2.1%—
234Greenland1.9%—
235Guam1.5%—
236Papua New Guinea1.1%—
237Niger1.0%—

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