Share aged 65+ by country, 1972
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+ | 1962 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 22.2% | 19.7% |
| 2 | Isle of Man | 20.1% | 18.2% |
| 3 | Guernsey | 14.4% | 13.5% |
| 4 | Austria | 14.3% | 12.5% |
| 5 | Sweden | 14.1% | 12.0% |
| 6 | Germany | 14.0% | 11.8% |
| 7 | Jersey | 13.8% | 13.1% |
| 8 | Belgium | 13.5% | 12.2% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 13.4% | 11.8% |
| 10 | Norway | 13.1% | 11.3% |
| 11 | France | 13.0% | 11.7% |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 12.7% | 10.9% |
| 13 | Denmark | 12.6% | 10.9% |
| 14 | Czechia | 12.4% | 9.8% |
| 15 | Latvia | 12.3% | 10.7% |
| 16 | Estonia | 11.9% | 10.8% |
| 17 | Hungary | 11.8% | 9.4% |
| 18 | Switzerland | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 19 | Italy | 11.4% | 9.7% |
| 20 | Ireland | 11.1% | 11.3% |
| 21 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 10.9% | 10.4% |
| 22 | Greece | 10.9% | 7.7% |
| 23 | Montserrat | 10.9% | 8.5% |
| 24 | Lithuania | 10.5% | 8.2% |
| 25 | Netherlands | 10.3% | 9.2% |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 10.0% | 7.8% |
| 27 | Slovenia | 9.9% | 7.8% |
| 28 | United States of America | 9.8% | 9.0% |
| 29 | Croatia | 9.8% | 7.4% |
| 30 | Spain | 9.8% | 8.4% |
| 31 | Portugal | 9.8% | 8.1% |
| 32 | Ukraine | 9.6% | 7.5% |
| 33 | Finland | 9.5% | 7.5% |
| 34 | Slovakia | 9.4% | 7.2% |
| 35 | Uruguay | 9.2% | 8.2% |
| 36 | Belarus | 9.2% | 7.4% |
| 37 | San Marino | 9.1% | 9.9% |
| 38 | Serbia | 9.1% | 6.7% |
| 39 | Iceland | 9.0% | 8.2% |
| 40 | Gibraltar | 9.0% | 8.5% |
| 41 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 9.0% | 6.8% |
| 42 | Malta | 9.0% | 7.4% |
| 43 | Saint Helena | 8.9% | 7.7% |
| 44 | Romania | 8.9% | 7.0% |
| 45 | Faroe Islands | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 46 | Cyprus | 8.7% | 6.0% |
| 47 | New Zealand | 8.6% | 8.5% |
| 48 | Poland | 8.6% | 6.1% |
| 49 | Australia | 8.4% | 8.5% |
| 50 | Liechtenstein | 8.1% | 8.0% |
| 51 | Canada | 8.0% | 7.6% |
| 52 | Russian Federation | 8.0% | 6.2% |
| 53 | Georgia | 7.9% | 7.2% |
| 54 | Holy See | 7.7% | 4.4% |
| 55 | Anguilla | 7.5% | 7.6% |
| 56 | Gabon | 7.5% | 7.8% |
| 57 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.4% | 5.1% |
| 58 | Japan | 7.3% | 5.9% |
| 59 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 7.2% | 6.7% |
| 60 | Puerto Rico | 7.1% | 5.2% |
| 61 | Montenegro | 7.1% | 6.5% |
| 62 | Israel | 6.9% | 5.3% |
| 63 | Argentina | 6.8% | 5.5% |
| 64 | Saint Barthélemy | 6.8% | 7.2% |
| 65 | Cayman Islands | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 66 | Republic of Moldova | 6.5% | 5.1% |
| 67 | Bermuda | 6.4% | 5.5% |
| 68 | Jamaica | 6.3% | 4.5% |
| 69 | Seychelles | 6.0% | 5.8% |
| 70 | Tokelau | 5.9% | 4.6% |
| 71 | Dominica | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| 72 | Barbados | 5.7% | 4.6% |
| 73 | Cabo Verde | 5.6% | 4.2% |
| 74 | Mongolia | 5.6% | 6.1% |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| 76 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| 77 | Cuba | 5.4% | 4.3% |
| 78 | Martinique | 5.4% | 4.7% |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 5.4% | 4.8% |
| 80 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.3% | 4.1% |
| 81 | Guadeloupe | 5.3% | 4.5% |
| 82 | Viet Nam | 5.3% | 4.9% |
| 83 | Andorra | 5.1% | 6.3% |
| 84 | Armenia | 5.0% | 5.3% |
| 85 | Curaçao | 5.0% | 4.3% |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.0% | 5.9% |
| 87 | Benin | 5.0% | 5.8% |
| 88 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.0% | 5.6% |
| 89 | Albania | 4.9% | 5.3% |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.9% | 3.5% |
| 91 | French Guiana | 4.9% | 5.9% |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 4.8% | 5.0% |
| 93 | Niue | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| 94 | Lebanon | 4.8% | 5.6% |
| 95 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.7% | 3.9% |
| 96 | Türkiye | 4.7% | 4.2% |
| 97 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.6% | 3.8% |
| 98 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 4.6% | 2.8% |
| 99 | Tuvalu | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| 100 | British Virgin Islands | 4.5% | 5.0% |
| 101 | Aruba | 4.4% | 2.9% |
| 102 | Iraq | 4.4% | 3.6% |
| 103 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.4% | 4.1% |
| 104 | Saint Lucia | 4.4% | 3.9% |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 4.4% | 4.7% |
| 106 | Palau | 4.4% | 4.7% |
| 107 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.3% | 3.1% |
| 109 | Peru | 4.3% | 3.7% |
| 110 | China, Macao SAR | 4.3% | 5.3% |
| 111 | Kiribati | 4.2% | 4.5% |
| 112 | Tajikistan | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| 113 | Namibia | 4.2% | 4.4% |
| 114 | Belize | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| 115 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4.2% | 4.9% |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| 117 | Comoros | 4.1% | 3.6% |
| 118 | Sierra Leone | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| 119 | Suriname | 4.1% | 5.5% |
| 120 | Central African Republic | 4.1% | 4.3% |
| 121 | Egypt | 4.0% | 3.7% |
| 122 | Cameroon | 4.0% | 3.9% |
| 123 | Guinea | 4.0% | 4.3% |
| 124 | Chile | 4.0% | 3.4% |
| 125 | Paraguay | 4.0% | 3.9% |
| 126 | Botswana | 4.0% | 4.2% |
| 127 | Ecuador | 3.9% | 4.5% |
| 128 | Saint Martin (French part) | 3.9% | 3.8% |
| 129 | Sri Lanka | 3.9% | 4.0% |
| 130 | Chad | 3.9% | 4.0% |
| 131 | Haiti | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| 132 | Myanmar | 3.9% | 3.5% |
| 133 | Lesotho | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| 134 | Grenada | 3.8% | 3.8% |
| 135 | China | 3.8% | 3.9% |
| 136 | India | 3.7% | 3.4% |
| 137 | Mauritius | 3.7% | 3.2% |
| 138 | Algeria | 3.6% | 3.4% |
| 139 | Guyana | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| 140 | Congo | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| 141 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3.6% | 7.4% |
| 142 | Marshall Islands | 3.6% | 5.7% |
| 143 | Madagascar | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| 144 | South Africa | 3.6% | 3.4% |
| 145 | United States Virgin Islands | 3.6% | 5.3% |
| 146 | Singapore | 3.5% | 2.5% |
| 147 | Tunisia | 3.5% | 3.9% |
| 148 | Bahamas | 3.5% | 3.6% |
| 149 | Republic of Korea | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| 150 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| 151 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3.4% | 4.0% |
| 152 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.4% | 4.8% |
| 153 | Somalia | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | 3.4% | 2.9% |
| 155 | Panama | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| 156 | Réunion | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| 157 | Yemen | 3.3% | 3.6% |
| 158 | Oman | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| 159 | Costa Rica | 3.3% | 3.0% |
| 160 | Nigeria | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| 161 | New Caledonia | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 162 | Nepal | 3.3% | 3.0% |
| 163 | Mayotte | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| 164 | Indonesia | 3.2% | 2.5% |
| 165 | Zimbabwe | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| 166 | Tonga | 3.2% | 3.1% |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 3.2% | 3.6% |
| 168 | Burkina Faso | 3.2% | 2.7% |
| 169 | Burundi | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| 170 | Mali | 3.2% | 2.7% |
| 171 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.2% | 2.8% |
| 172 | Libya | 3.2% | 4.1% |
| 173 | El Salvador | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| 174 | Cambodia | 3.1% | 2.7% |
| 175 | Cook Islands | 3.1% | 2.8% |
| 176 | Morocco | 3.1% | 2.9% |
| 177 | Western Sahara | 3.1% | 2.1% |
| 178 | Eswatini | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| 179 | Ghana | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| 180 | Zambia | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| 181 | Togo | 3.0% | 3.4% |
| 182 | Brazil | 3.0% | 2.6% |
| 183 | Honduras | 3.0% | 3.2% |
| 184 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 3.0% | 3.4% |
| 185 | Mozambique | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| 186 | Jordan | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| 187 | Colombia | 2.9% | 2.8% |
| 188 | Samoa | 2.9% | 2.8% |
| 189 | Thailand | 2.9% | 2.8% |
| 190 | Pakistan | 2.9% | 2.4% |
| 191 | Bangladesh | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| 192 | Malawi | 2.9% | 3.0% |
| 193 | Malaysia | 2.9% | 2.7% |
| 194 | Mauritania | 2.9% | 2.4% |
| 195 | Liberia | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| 196 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 2.9% | 2.3% |
| 197 | Angola | 2.8% | 3.2% |
| 198 | Ethiopia | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| 199 | Gambia | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| 200 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.8% | 3.0% |
| 201 | Saudi Arabia | 2.8% | 3.2% |
| 202 | Dominican Republic | 2.8% | 2.6% |
| 203 | Bahrain | 2.8% | 2.6% |
| 204 | Rwanda | 2.8% | 3.1% |
| 205 | Greenland | 2.7% | 2.1% |
| 206 | Senegal | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| 207 | State of Palestine | 2.7% | 3.7% |
| 208 | Mexico | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| 209 | Timor-Leste | 2.7% | 2.5% |
| 210 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.7% | 2.9% |
| 211 | Afghanistan | 2.6% | 2.8% |
| 212 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 2.6% | 4.9% |
| 213 | Uganda | 2.6% | 2.1% |
| 214 | Djibouti | 2.6% | 2.4% |
| 215 | Sudan | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| 216 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.6% | 2.4% |
| 217 | Fiji | 2.6% | 3.2% |
| 218 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.6% | 3.6% |
| 219 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| 220 | Eritrea | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| 221 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.5% | 2.4% |
| 222 | Nicaragua | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| 223 | French Polynesia | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| 224 | American Samoa | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 225 | Bhutan | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| 226 | Guatemala | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| 227 | Philippines | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| 228 | Maldives | 2.3% | 3.2% |
| 229 | South Sudan | 2.3% | 2.8% |
| 230 | Kenya | 2.2% | 3.0% |
| 231 | Qatar | 2.1% | 3.2% |
| 232 | Guam | 1.8% | 1.5% |
| 233 | Kuwait | 1.8% | 2.2% |
| 234 | Niger | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| 235 | United Arab Emirates | 1.5% | 2.2% |
| 236 | Nauru | 1.1% | 3.5% |
| 237 | Papua New Guinea | 1.1% | 1.1% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.