Share aged 65+ by country, 1961
7%, 14% and 21% are the usual thresholds for an ageing, aged and super-aged society. Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Share aged 65+ | 1951 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 19.2% | 15.8% |
| 2 | Isle of Man | 17.9% | 13.9% |
| 3 | Guernsey | 13.5% | 11.9% |
| 4 | Jersey | 13.0% | 12.4% |
| 5 | Austria | 12.3% | 10.5% |
| 6 | Belgium | 12.0% | 11.1% |
| 7 | Sweden | 11.8% | 10.2% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 11.7% | 10.9% |
| 9 | Germany | 11.5% | 9.1% |
| 10 | France | 11.5% | 11.4% |
| 11 | Ireland | 11.3% | 10.9% |
| 12 | Norway | 11.1% | 9.6% |
| 13 | Estonia | 10.7% | 10.5% |
| 14 | Denmark | 10.7% | 9.1% |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 10.7% | 9.8% |
| 16 | Latvia | 10.6% | 10.1% |
| 17 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 10.5% | 13.8% |
| 18 | Switzerland | 10.3% | 9.6% |
| 19 | San Marino | 10.0% | 10.2% |
| 20 | Italy | 9.6% | 8.2% |
| 21 | Czechia | 9.5% | 8.3% |
| 22 | Netherlands | 9.1% | 7.8% |
| 23 | Hungary | 9.1% | 7.9% |
| 24 | United States of America | 8.9% | 8.0% |
| 25 | New Zealand | 8.6% | 9.1% |
| 26 | Australia | 8.5% | 8.2% |
| 27 | Montserrat | 8.5% | 7.9% |
| 28 | Gibraltar | 8.4% | 7.2% |
| 29 | Uruguay | 8.2% | 8.2% |
| 30 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 8.2% | 11.6% |
| 31 | Spain | 8.2% | 7.3% |
| 32 | Iceland | 8.1% | 7.5% |
| 33 | Faroe Islands | 8.0% | 7.5% |
| 34 | Lithuania | 8.0% | 7.3% |
| 35 | Liechtenstein | 8.0% | 7.9% |
| 36 | Portugal | 7.9% | 7.1% |
| 37 | Anguilla | 7.8% | 3.6% |
| 38 | Gabon | 7.8% | 7.3% |
| 39 | Canada | 7.6% | 7.7% |
| 40 | Slovenia | 7.6% | 7.5% |
| 41 | Saint Helena | 7.6% | 8.3% |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 7.5% | 6.4% |
| 43 | Ukraine | 7.4% | 7.5% |
| 44 | Saint Barthélemy | 7.4% | 7.3% |
| 45 | Georgia | 7.4% | 8.8% |
| 46 | Finland | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 47 | Greece | 7.3% | 6.7% |
| 48 | Croatia | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 49 | Belarus | 7.3% | 7.4% |
| 50 | Malta | 7.3% | 7.1% |
| 51 | Slovakia | 7.0% | 6.7% |
| 52 | Cayman Islands | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 53 | Romania | 6.9% | 7.2% |
| 54 | Andorra | 6.8% | 9.9% |
| 55 | Serbia | 6.6% | 6.1% |
| 56 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 6.5% | 6.4% |
| 57 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 6.5% | 8.0% |
| 58 | Montenegro | 6.5% | 7.7% |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.2% | 7.9% |
| 60 | Russian Federation | 6.0% | 5.1% |
| 61 | French Guiana | 6.0% | 7.8% |
| 62 | Seychelles | 5.9% | 10.7% |
| 63 | Benin | 5.9% | 7.7% |
| 64 | Poland | 5.9% | 5.3% |
| 65 | Cyprus | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| 66 | Marshall Islands | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| 67 | Mongolia | 5.8% | 4.0% |
| 68 | Lebanon | 5.8% | 7.2% |
| 69 | Japan | 5.8% | 4.9% |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 5.7% | 5.9% |
| 71 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| 72 | United States Virgin Islands | 5.6% | 7.0% |
| 73 | Armenia | 5.5% | 8.1% |
| 74 | Bermuda | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| 75 | Albania | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 76 | Dominica | 5.4% | 7.5% |
| 77 | China, Macao SAR | 5.4% | 3.1% |
| 78 | Argentina | 5.3% | 4.1% |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 5.2% | 6.4% |
| 80 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.2% | 5.6% |
| 81 | British Virgin Islands | 5.2% | 8.4% |
| 82 | Israel | 5.1% | 4.0% |
| 83 | Suriname | 5.1% | 3.3% |
| 84 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.1% | 5.3% |
| 85 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 5.1% | 6.1% |
| 86 | Puerto Rico | 5.0% | 3.6% |
| 87 | Republic of Moldova | 5.0% | 4.8% |
| 88 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.9% | 7.2% |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 4.9% | 5.6% |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 4.9% | 6.4% |
| 91 | Niue | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| 92 | Palau | 4.8% | 8.0% |
| 93 | Viet Nam | 4.8% | 4.2% |
| 94 | Kiribati | 4.7% | 7.0% |
| 95 | Martinique | 4.7% | 5.8% |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 4.6% | 6.2% |
| 97 | Ecuador | 4.6% | 5.2% |
| 98 | Guadeloupe | 4.6% | 5.3% |
| 99 | Barbados | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| 100 | Guinea | 4.4% | 5.3% |
| 101 | Namibia | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| 102 | Holy See | 4.4% | 3.5% |
| 103 | Mayotte | 4.4% | 6.5% |
| 104 | Lesotho | 4.4% | 6.2% |
| 105 | Central African Republic | 4.4% | 5.0% |
| 106 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 4.3% | 1.8% |
| 107 | Cuba | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| 108 | Jamaica | 4.3% | 3.8% |
| 109 | Tajikistan | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| 110 | Tokelau | 4.3% | 4.7% |
| 111 | Botswana | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| 112 | Libya | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| 113 | Cabo Verde | 4.2% | 3.7% |
| 114 | Curaçao | 4.2% | 4.9% |
| 115 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 4.2% | 5.4% |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 4.2% | 7.2% |
| 117 | Türkiye | 4.2% | 3.8% |
| 118 | Belize | 4.2% | 3.6% |
| 119 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4.1% | 5.2% |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.1% | 3.5% |
| 121 | Jordan | 4.1% | 5.0% |
| 122 | Chad | 4.0% | 4.3% |
| 123 | Tuvalu | 4.0% | 4.8% |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| 125 | Cameroon | 3.9% | 3.5% |
| 126 | Grenada | 3.9% | 5.0% |
| 127 | Saint Martin (French part) | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| 128 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.9% | 7.3% |
| 129 | Saint Lucia | 3.9% | 3.2% |
| 130 | Tunisia | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| 131 | Paraguay | 3.9% | 3.8% |
| 132 | State of Palestine | 3.9% | 4.7% |
| 133 | China | 3.9% | 5.0% |
| 134 | Sierra Leone | 3.8% | 3.1% |
| 135 | Nauru | 3.8% | 8.3% |
| 136 | Yemen | 3.7% | 4.0% |
| 137 | Egypt | 3.7% | 3.0% |
| 138 | Vanuatu | 3.7% | 5.5% |
| 139 | Bahamas | 3.7% | 4.6% |
| 140 | Peru | 3.7% | 3.4% |
| 141 | Comoros | 3.6% | 3.8% |
| 142 | Congo | 3.6% | 3.4% |
| 143 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.6% | 3.8% |
| 144 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.6% | 4.7% |
| 145 | Guyana | 3.5% | 3.8% |
| 146 | Togo | 3.5% | 4.3% |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.5% | 4.0% |
| 148 | Myanmar | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| 149 | Iraq | 3.4% | 2.8% |
| 150 | Oman | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| 151 | Qatar | 3.4% | 3.5% |
| 152 | Zimbabwe | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| 153 | Chile | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| 154 | New Caledonia | 3.4% | 4.9% |
| 155 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 3.4% | 4.0% |
| 156 | Réunion | 3.4% | 3.8% |
| 157 | South Africa | 3.4% | 4.0% |
| 158 | India | 3.3% | 3.1% |
| 159 | El Salvador | 3.3% | 3.9% |
| 160 | Saudi Arabia | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 161 | Nigeria | 3.3% | 3.0% |
| 162 | Haiti | 3.3% | 3.6% |
| 163 | Panama | 3.3% | 3.5% |
| 164 | Fiji | 3.3% | 6.0% |
| 165 | Madagascar | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 166 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 3.3% | 2.6% |
| 167 | Angola | 3.2% | 3.0% |
| 168 | Somalia | 3.2% | 2.6% |
| 169 | Burundi | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| 170 | Honduras | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| 171 | Maldives | 3.2% | 3.1% |
| 172 | Algeria | 3.1% | 3.4% |
| 173 | Kenya | 3.1% | 5.2% |
| 174 | Tonga | 3.1% | 4.5% |
| 175 | Mozambique | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| 176 | Rwanda | 3.1% | 2.8% |
| 177 | Republic of Korea | 3.1% | 2.7% |
| 178 | Costa Rica | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| 179 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.0% | 3.7% |
| 180 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.0% | 3.9% |
| 181 | Nepal | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| 182 | Malawi | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| 183 | Mauritius | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| 184 | Aruba | 2.9% | 5.3% |
| 185 | Eswatini | 2.9% | 2.7% |
| 186 | Ghana | 2.9% | 4.5% |
| 187 | Zambia | 2.9% | 2.8% |
| 188 | Sudan | 2.9% | 3.0% |
| 189 | Solomon Islands | 2.9% | 4.4% |
| 190 | Bangladesh | 2.9% | 3.8% |
| 191 | Liberia | 2.9% | 3.0% |
| 192 | South Sudan | 2.9% | 3.4% |
| 193 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.9% | 3.0% |
| 194 | Afghanistan | 2.8% | 2.9% |
| 195 | Ethiopia | 2.8% | 3.0% |
| 196 | Eritrea | 2.8% | 3.2% |
| 197 | Cook Islands | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| 198 | Colombia | 2.8% | 3.2% |
| 199 | Samoa | 2.8% | 2.5% |
| 200 | Senegal | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| 201 | Thailand | 2.8% | 3.2% |
| 202 | Malaysia | 2.8% | 4.7% |
| 203 | Mexico | 2.8% | 3.0% |
| 204 | Morocco | 2.8% | 2.9% |
| 205 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2.8% | 2.4% |
| 206 | Gambia | 2.7% | 2.5% |
| 207 | Cambodia | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| 208 | Burkina Faso | 2.7% | 2.0% |
| 209 | Mali | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| 210 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.7% | 2.2% |
| 211 | Dominican Republic | 2.6% | 2.7% |
| 212 | Nicaragua | 2.6% | 2.7% |
| 213 | Bahrain | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| 214 | French Polynesia | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| 215 | American Samoa | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| 216 | Indonesia | 2.5% | 1.8% |
| 217 | Brazil | 2.5% | 2.4% |
| 218 | Timor-Leste | 2.5% | 3.1% |
| 219 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.4% | 2.2% |
| 220 | Djibouti | 2.4% | 2.0% |
| 221 | Singapore | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| 222 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.4% | 2.2% |
| 223 | Pakistan | 2.4% | 1.8% |
| 224 | Bhutan | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| 225 | United Arab Emirates | 2.3% | 3.3% |
| 226 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| 227 | Mauritania | 2.3% | 1.5% |
| 228 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| 229 | Guatemala | 2.2% | 2.3% |
| 230 | Kuwait | 2.2% | 2.9% |
| 231 | Philippines | 2.2% | 3.7% |
| 232 | Uganda | 2.1% | 2.8% |
| 233 | Greenland | 2.1% | 1.9% |
| 234 | Western Sahara | 2.1% | 2.8% |
| 235 | Guam | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| 236 | Niger | 1.1% | 0.9% |
| 237 | Papua New Guinea | 1.1% | 1.1% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.