Share aged 65+ by country, 2001
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+ | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holy See | 26.3% | 16.3% |
| 2 | Monaco | 22.2% | 21.9% |
| 3 | Italy | 18.4% | 15.1% |
| 4 | Japan | 17.7% | 12.4% |
| 5 | Sweden | 17.2% | 17.8% |
| 6 | Greece | 17.1% | 13.8% |
| 7 | Belgium | 16.9% | 15.0% |
| 8 | Spain | 16.7% | 13.7% |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 16.7% | 13.4% |
| 10 | Isle of Man | 16.7% | 19.3% |
| 11 | Germany | 16.6% | 14.9% |
| 12 | Portugal | 16.3% | 13.7% |
| 13 | Serbia | 16.2% | 11.5% |
| 14 | Croatia | 16.1% | 11.7% |
| 15 | France | 16.1% | 14.1% |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 15.9% | 15.9% |
| 17 | San Marino | 15.6% | 13.8% |
| 18 | Austria | 15.4% | 15.0% |
| 19 | Guernsey | 15.4% | 15.5% |
| 20 | Switzerland | 15.4% | 14.6% |
| 21 | Gibraltar | 15.2% | 12.9% |
| 22 | Estonia | 15.1% | 11.7% |
| 23 | Norway | 15.1% | 16.3% |
| 24 | Latvia | 15.1% | 11.7% |
| 25 | Hungary | 15.0% | 13.5% |
| 26 | Finland | 15.0% | 13.5% |
| 27 | Montserrat | 14.9% | 12.9% |
| 28 | Denmark | 14.8% | 15.6% |
| 29 | Slovenia | 14.0% | 10.8% |
| 30 | Lithuania | 14.0% | 11.0% |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 13.9% | 13.4% |
| 32 | Jersey | 13.8% | 13.9% |
| 33 | Czechia | 13.8% | 12.6% |
| 34 | Belarus | 13.6% | 10.8% |
| 35 | Romania | 13.6% | 10.7% |
| 36 | Ukraine | 13.5% | 12.1% |
| 37 | Netherlands | 13.5% | 12.8% |
| 38 | Faroe Islands | 13.5% | 12.0% |
| 39 | Uruguay | 13.1% | 11.7% |
| 40 | Canada | 12.6% | 11.3% |
| 41 | Georgia | 12.6% | 9.0% |
| 42 | Andorra | 12.5% | 9.7% |
| 43 | Australia | 12.4% | 11.1% |
| 44 | Russian Federation | 12.4% | 10.1% |
| 45 | Poland | 12.3% | 10.2% |
| 46 | Malta | 12.3% | 10.6% |
| 47 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 12.2% | 10.1% |
| 48 | United States of America | 12.1% | 12.3% |
| 49 | New Zealand | 11.8% | 11.1% |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | 11.7% | 9.4% |
| 51 | Iceland | 11.6% | 10.7% |
| 52 | Saint Helena | 11.6% | 9.1% |
| 53 | Martinique | 11.6% | 9.9% |
| 54 | Slovakia | 11.4% | 10.3% |
| 55 | Montenegro | 11.3% | 8.1% |
| 56 | Ireland | 11.2% | 11.4% |
| 57 | Barbados | 11.2% | 10.8% |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.2% | 6.7% |
| 59 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 11.2% | 8.7% |
| 60 | Bermuda | 11.0% | 9.0% |
| 61 | Liechtenstein | 10.4% | 10.0% |
| 62 | Guadeloupe | 10.2% | 7.9% |
| 63 | Republic of Moldova | 10.2% | 8.5% |
| 64 | Cyprus | 10.0% | 9.7% |
| 65 | Dominica | 10.0% | 9.1% |
| 66 | Cuba | 9.9% | 8.4% |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 9.9% | 7.2% |
| 68 | Argentina | 9.7% | 8.7% |
| 69 | Israel | 9.7% | 9.3% |
| 70 | Armenia | 9.3% | 5.2% |
| 71 | Curaçao | 9.3% | 6.9% |
| 72 | Niue | 9.1% | 8.3% |
| 73 | Saint Barthélemy | 8.8% | 4.3% |
| 74 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 8.7% | 6.1% |
| 75 | United States Virgin Islands | 8.7% | 6.1% |
| 76 | Grenada | 8.6% | 7.2% |
| 77 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 8.4% | 10.1% |
| 78 | Chile | 8.3% | 6.1% |
| 79 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| 80 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 7.6% | 8.5% |
| 81 | Albania | 7.5% | 5.4% |
| 82 | Seychelles | 7.4% | 7.0% |
| 83 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.3% | 9.0% |
| 84 | Republic of Korea | 7.3% | 4.9% |
| 85 | China, Macao SAR | 7.2% | 6.5% |
| 86 | Anguilla | 7.1% | 8.7% |
| 87 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.1% | 6.4% |
| 88 | Réunion | 7.1% | 5.8% |
| 89 | China | 7.1% | 5.4% |
| 90 | Aruba | 6.9% | 7.0% |
| 91 | Bahamas | 6.8% | 5.3% |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 6.7% | 5.8% |
| 93 | Saint Lucia | 6.5% | 5.5% |
| 94 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 6.5% | 4.6% |
| 95 | Singapore | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| 96 | Thailand | 6.3% | 4.0% |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 6.2% | 5.7% |
| 98 | Tokelau | 6.2% | 6.4% |
| 99 | Mauritius | 6.2% | 5.4% |
| 100 | Cook Islands | 6.0% | 4.7% |
| 101 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 6.0% | 4.2% |
| 102 | Jamaica | 6.0% | 7.3% |
| 103 | Viet Nam | 6.0% | 5.5% |
| 104 | Tuvalu | 5.9% | 5.6% |
| 105 | Türkiye | 5.9% | 4.8% |
| 106 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 5.7% | 4.9% |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 5.6% | 4.0% |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 5.6% | 4.6% |
| 109 | Tunisia | 5.6% | 4.2% |
| 110 | Cayman Islands | 5.5% | 6.0% |
| 111 | New Caledonia | 5.5% | 4.3% |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.4% | 4.9% |
| 113 | Tonga | 5.4% | 4.5% |
| 114 | Guam | 5.3% | 3.9% |
| 115 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 5.3% | 4.1% |
| 116 | Palau | 5.2% | 5.9% |
| 117 | Brazil | 5.2% | 4.2% |
| 118 | Lebanon | 5.2% | 4.1% |
| 119 | Indonesia | 5.1% | 4.1% |
| 120 | Greenland | 5.1% | 3.9% |
| 121 | Mexico | 5.1% | 4.1% |
| 122 | Panama | 5.0% | 4.3% |
| 123 | Myanmar | 5.0% | 4.5% |
| 124 | Cabo Verde | 4.9% | 4.7% |
| 125 | Gabon | 4.9% | 5.7% |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.9% | 4.5% |
| 127 | Ecuador | 4.8% | 3.7% |
| 128 | El Salvador | 4.8% | 2.8% |
| 129 | South Africa | 4.8% | 3.9% |
| 130 | Uzbekistan | 4.7% | 3.5% |
| 131 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4.7% | 3.8% |
| 132 | Colombia | 4.6% | 3.9% |
| 133 | Suriname | 4.6% | 3.1% |
| 134 | Lesotho | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| 135 | British Virgin Islands | 4.6% | 5.2% |
| 136 | Samoa | 4.5% | 3.8% |
| 137 | Algeria | 4.4% | 3.2% |
| 138 | India | 4.4% | 4.0% |
| 139 | Peru | 4.4% | 3.6% |
| 140 | Morocco | 4.4% | 3.1% |
| 141 | Dominican Republic | 4.3% | 3.5% |
| 142 | French Polynesia | 4.3% | 3.2% |
| 143 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| 144 | Comoros | 4.2% | 4.1% |
| 145 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| 146 | Egypt | 4.0% | 3.9% |
| 147 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.0% | 4.8% |
| 148 | Turkmenistan | 4.0% | 3.6% |
| 149 | Paraguay | 4.0% | 3.8% |
| 150 | Belize | 4.0% | 4.1% |
| 151 | Guyana | 3.9% | 4.0% |
| 152 | Guinea | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| 153 | Bhutan | 3.9% | 2.9% |
| 154 | Malaysia | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| 155 | Saint Martin (French part) | 3.8% | 2.2% |
| 156 | Nepal | 3.8% | 3.6% |
| 157 | Maldives | 3.8% | 2.7% |
| 158 | Guatemala | 3.7% | 3.4% |
| 159 | Libya | 3.7% | 2.8% |
| 160 | French Guiana | 3.7% | 3.8% |
| 161 | Tajikistan | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| 162 | Nicaragua | 3.6% | 2.8% |
| 163 | Haiti | 3.6% | 3.8% |
| 164 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| 165 | Sierra Leone | 3.5% | 3.9% |
| 166 | Pakistan | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| 167 | Bangladesh | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| 168 | Fiji | 3.5% | 3.0% |
| 169 | Kiribati | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| 170 | Zimbabwe | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| 171 | Solomon Islands | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| 172 | Botswana | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| 173 | Malawi | 3.4% | 3.8% |
| 174 | Mongolia | 3.4% | 3.8% |
| 175 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| 176 | Cameroon | 3.3% | 3.6% |
| 177 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.3% | 3.0% |
| 178 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.3% | 3.8% |
| 179 | American Samoa | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 180 | Eritrea | 3.2% | 2.8% |
| 181 | Ghana | 3.2% | 2.6% |
| 182 | Djibouti | 3.2% | 3.0% |
| 183 | Senegal | 3.2% | 3.0% |
| 184 | Mali | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| 185 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 3.2% | 2.7% |
| 186 | Iraq | 3.1% | 3.6% |
| 187 | Congo | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| 188 | Namibia | 3.1% | 3.4% |
| 189 | Benin | 3.1% | 3.6% |
| 190 | Mauritania | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| 191 | Liberia | 3.1% | 3.0% |
| 192 | Gambia | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| 193 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| 194 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| 195 | Nigeria | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| 196 | Philippines | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| 197 | Honduras | 3.0% | 3.2% |
| 198 | Cambodia | 2.9% | 3.0% |
| 199 | Sudan | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| 200 | Burkina Faso | 2.9% | 3.4% |
| 201 | Yemen | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| 202 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.8% | 3.0% |
| 203 | Chad | 2.8% | 3.4% |
| 204 | Togo | 2.8% | 2.9% |
| 205 | Vanuatu | 2.8% | 3.6% |
| 206 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.8% | 2.6% |
| 207 | Madagascar | 2.8% | 2.9% |
| 208 | Western Sahara | 2.8% | 2.2% |
| 209 | Angola | 2.7% | 2.3% |
| 210 | Mozambique | 2.7% | 3.0% |
| 211 | Jordan | 2.7% | 2.3% |
| 212 | Uganda | 2.6% | 3.0% |
| 213 | Ethiopia | 2.6% | 2.7% |
| 214 | Somalia | 2.6% | 3.0% |
| 215 | Oman | 2.5% | 2.4% |
| 216 | Papua New Guinea | 2.5% | 2.2% |
| 217 | Eswatini | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| 218 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| 219 | Burundi | 2.4% | 2.8% |
| 220 | Mayotte | 2.4% | 2.6% |
| 221 | Timor-Leste | 2.4% | 2.2% |
| 222 | South Sudan | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| 223 | Afghanistan | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| 224 | Zambia | 2.3% | 2.9% |
| 225 | Niger | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| 226 | State of Palestine | 2.3% | 2.1% |
| 227 | Central African Republic | 2.3% | 2.9% |
| 228 | Kenya | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| 229 | Saudi Arabia | 2.2% | 2.0% |
| 230 | Bahrain | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| 231 | Marshall Islands | 2.2% | 2.8% |
| 232 | Rwanda | 2.2% | 2.3% |
| 233 | Kuwait | 1.6% | 2.0% |
| 234 | Nauru | 1.6% | 2.4% |
| 235 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| 236 | United Arab Emirates | 1.3% | 1.0% |
| 237 | Qatar | 1.2% | 1.1% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.