Share aged 65+ by country, 2008
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+ | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holy See | 36.0% | 22.5% |
| 2 | Monaco | 23.5% | 21.9% |
| 3 | Japan | 21.9% | 16.0% |
| 4 | Italy | 20.1% | 17.5% |
| 5 | Germany | 20.1% | 15.7% |
| 6 | Greece | 18.6% | 16.3% |
| 7 | Croatia | 17.9% | 14.8% |
| 8 | Portugal | 17.8% | 15.6% |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 17.6% | 15.8% |
| 10 | Latvia | 17.6% | 14.4% |
| 11 | Estonia | 17.5% | 14.5% |
| 12 | Sweden | 17.5% | 17.4% |
| 13 | Serbia | 17.5% | 15.0% |
| 14 | Austria | 17.1% | 15.4% |
| 15 | Isle of Man | 17.1% | 17.7% |
| 16 | Belgium | 17.0% | 16.5% |
| 17 | Lithuania | 17.0% | 13.1% |
| 18 | San Marino | 16.7% | 15.3% |
| 19 | Saint Helena | 16.7% | 10.6% |
| 20 | Finland | 16.5% | 14.6% |
| 21 | France | 16.5% | 15.6% |
| 22 | Spain | 16.4% | 15.9% |
| 23 | Guernsey | 16.3% | 15.4% |
| 24 | Switzerland | 16.3% | 15.0% |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 16.0% | 16.0% |
| 26 | Slovenia | 16.0% | 13.1% |
| 27 | Hungary | 16.0% | 14.6% |
| 28 | Ukraine | 15.6% | 13.6% |
| 29 | Denmark | 15.6% | 14.9% |
| 30 | Gibraltar | 15.4% | 14.4% |
| 31 | Romania | 15.3% | 12.8% |
| 32 | Puerto Rico | 14.9% | 11.0% |
| 33 | Georgia | 14.7% | 11.7% |
| 34 | Belarus | 14.7% | 13.2% |
| 35 | Netherlands | 14.6% | 13.4% |
| 36 | Czechia | 14.6% | 13.5% |
| 37 | Norway | 14.6% | 15.7% |
| 38 | Jersey | 14.4% | 13.7% |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.4% | 9.9% |
| 40 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 14.0% | 11.6% |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 14.0% | 14.1% |
| 42 | Uruguay | 13.9% | 12.8% |
| 43 | Faroe Islands | 13.9% | 13.7% |
| 44 | Martinique | 13.9% | 10.6% |
| 45 | Malta | 13.7% | 11.7% |
| 46 | Russian Federation | 13.7% | 12.4% |
| 47 | Canada | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 48 | Poland | 13.5% | 11.7% |
| 49 | Montenegro | 13.3% | 10.3% |
| 50 | Australia | 13.1% | 12.1% |
| 51 | Montserrat | 13.1% | 14.1% |
| 52 | Bermuda | 12.9% | 10.5% |
| 53 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 12.7% | 10.5% |
| 54 | New Zealand | 12.5% | 11.5% |
| 55 | Liechtenstein | 12.5% | 10.2% |
| 56 | United States of America | 12.4% | 12.3% |
| 57 | Guadeloupe | 12.3% | 9.1% |
| 58 | Slovakia | 12.1% | 11.2% |
| 59 | Andorra | 12.0% | 11.5% |
| 60 | Niue | 12.0% | 9.1% |
| 61 | United States Virgin Islands | 12.0% | 7.7% |
| 62 | Cuba | 11.9% | 9.3% |
| 63 | Iceland | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| 64 | Barbados | 11.4% | 11.1% |
| 65 | Armenia | 11.3% | 8.5% |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 11.1% | 9.2% |
| 67 | Curaçao | 11.0% | 8.3% |
| 68 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 10.9% | 8.3% |
| 69 | Republic of Moldova | 10.9% | 9.8% |
| 70 | Ireland | 10.8% | 11.3% |
| 71 | Cyprus | 10.7% | 9.8% |
| 72 | Dominica | 10.6% | 9.3% |
| 73 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 10.3% | 7.9% |
| 74 | Argentina | 10.1% | 9.5% |
| 75 | Republic of Korea | 10.1% | 6.3% |
| 76 | Albania | 10.0% | 6.7% |
| 77 | Israel | 9.9% | 9.8% |
| 78 | Chile | 9.5% | 7.7% |
| 79 | Grenada | 9.4% | 8.0% |
| 80 | Saint Barthélemy | 9.3% | 8.1% |
| 81 | Tokelau | 9.1% | 7.0% |
| 82 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 9.1% | 5.7% |
| 83 | Aruba | 8.8% | 6.5% |
| 84 | Bahamas | 8.5% | 6.2% |
| 85 | China | 8.3% | 6.5% |
| 86 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 8.2% | 7.3% |
| 87 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.0% | 6.8% |
| 88 | Thailand | 8.0% | 5.4% |
| 89 | Réunion | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 90 | Cook Islands | 7.5% | 5.3% |
| 91 | Kazakhstan | 7.3% | 6.7% |
| 92 | Seychelles | 7.3% | 7.4% |
| 93 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.3% | 8.1% |
| 94 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 7.2% | 5.3% |
| 95 | Singapore | 7.1% | 5.9% |
| 96 | Anguilla | 7.0% | 7.1% |
| 97 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.0% | 7.6% |
| 98 | Türkiye | 7.0% | 5.4% |
| 99 | New Caledonia | 7.0% | 5.0% |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 6.9% | 6.1% |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 6.8% | 5.3% |
| 102 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 6.8% | 4.9% |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 6.8% | 5.3% |
| 104 | China, Macao SAR | 6.8% | 7.0% |
| 105 | Mauritius | 6.7% | 5.9% |
| 106 | El Salvador | 6.6% | 4.0% |
| 107 | Peru | 6.6% | 4.0% |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| 109 | Tunisia | 6.4% | 5.0% |
| 110 | Guam | 6.3% | 4.9% |
| 111 | Greenland | 6.3% | 4.8% |
| 112 | Brazil | 6.2% | 4.9% |
| 113 | Viet Nam | 6.1% | 5.8% |
| 114 | Panama | 5.9% | 4.7% |
| 115 | Mexico | 5.9% | 4.7% |
| 116 | Jamaica | 5.8% | 6.3% |
| 117 | Palau | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| 118 | Indonesia | 5.7% | 4.7% |
| 119 | Suriname | 5.7% | 3.8% |
| 120 | Tuvalu | 5.7% | 6.2% |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.7% | 4.8% |
| 122 | Tonga | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| 123 | Lebanon | 5.7% | 4.9% |
| 124 | French Polynesia | 5.7% | 3.8% |
| 125 | Ecuador | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| 126 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.5% | 3.9% |
| 127 | Colombia | 5.4% | 4.4% |
| 128 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 5.4% | 4.4% |
| 129 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 5.4% | 5.0% |
| 130 | Cayman Islands | 5.3% | 5.5% |
| 131 | British Virgin Islands | 5.3% | 4.7% |
| 132 | Myanmar | 5.2% | 4.9% |
| 133 | South Africa | 5.2% | 4.5% |
| 134 | Cabo Verde | 5.1% | 4.8% |
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.1% | 5.5% |
| 136 | Uzbekistan | 5.0% | 4.4% |
| 137 | Morocco | 5.0% | 4.1% |
| 138 | Algeria | 4.9% | 4.2% |
| 139 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4.9% | 3.9% |
| 140 | Samoa | 4.9% | 4.4% |
| 141 | Dominican Republic | 4.9% | 4.1% |
| 142 | Bhutan | 4.9% | 3.4% |
| 143 | India | 4.8% | 4.3% |
| 144 | Saint Martin (French part) | 4.7% | 3.5% |
| 145 | Paraguay | 4.7% | 4.0% |
| 146 | Malaysia | 4.6% | 3.8% |
| 147 | Maldives | 4.6% | 3.4% |
| 148 | Lesotho | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| 149 | Gabon | 4.4% | 5.1% |
| 150 | Nepal | 4.4% | 3.7% |
| 151 | Guyana | 4.3% | 3.8% |
| 152 | Nicaragua | 4.3% | 3.2% |
| 153 | Comoros | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| 154 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 4.2% | 2.9% |
| 155 | Fiji | 4.2% | 3.2% |
| 156 | Turkmenistan | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| 157 | Belize | 4.0% | 3.8% |
| 158 | Malawi | 4.0% | 3.1% |
| 159 | Libya | 4.0% | 3.5% |
| 160 | Egypt | 3.9% | 4.0% |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| 162 | Bangladesh | 3.9% | 3.4% |
| 163 | American Samoa | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| 164 | Guatemala | 3.8% | 3.7% |
| 165 | Haiti | 3.8% | 3.6% |
| 166 | Guinea | 3.7% | 4.0% |
| 167 | Mongolia | 3.7% | 3.4% |
| 168 | French Guiana | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| 169 | Cambodia | 3.6% | 2.6% |
| 170 | Kiribati | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| 171 | Pakistan | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| 172 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.6% | 3.4% |
| 173 | Eritrea | 3.5% | 3.1% |
| 174 | Djibouti | 3.5% | 3.1% |
| 175 | Senegal | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| 177 | Tajikistan | 3.5% | 3.7% |
| 178 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| 179 | Ghana | 3.4% | 3.0% |
| 180 | Botswana | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| 181 | Western Sahara | 3.4% | 2.6% |
| 182 | Timor-Leste | 3.4% | 2.3% |
| 183 | Sierra Leone | 3.3% | 3.6% |
| 184 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 185 | Namibia | 3.3% | 3.2% |
| 186 | Philippines | 3.3% | 2.9% |
| 187 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.3% | 2.7% |
| 188 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 189 | Jordan | 3.3% | 2.5% |
| 190 | Mauritania | 3.2% | 3.1% |
| 191 | Liberia | 3.2% | 3.1% |
| 192 | Cameroon | 3.1% | 3.4% |
| 193 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.1% | 2.9% |
| 194 | Zimbabwe | 3.1% | 3.5% |
| 195 | Benin | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| 196 | Iraq | 3.0% | 3.2% |
| 197 | Nigeria | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| 198 | Vanuatu | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| 199 | Honduras | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| 200 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| 201 | Congo | 2.9% | 3.2% |
| 202 | Mali | 2.9% | 3.4% |
| 203 | Yemen | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| 204 | Eswatini | 2.8% | 2.4% |
| 205 | State of Palestine | 2.8% | 2.2% |
| 206 | Angola | 2.7% | 2.6% |
| 207 | Ethiopia | 2.7% | 2.6% |
| 208 | Gambia | 2.7% | 3.2% |
| 209 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| 210 | Togo | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| 211 | Papua New Guinea | 2.7% | 2.5% |
| 212 | Burkina Faso | 2.7% | 3.1% |
| 213 | Madagascar | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| 214 | Mozambique | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| 215 | Rwanda | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| 216 | Oman | 2.6% | 2.5% |
| 217 | Sudan | 2.6% | 3.0% |
| 218 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.6% | 1.7% |
| 219 | Somalia | 2.5% | 2.7% |
| 220 | South Sudan | 2.5% | 2.4% |
| 221 | Saudi Arabia | 2.4% | 2.1% |
| 222 | Chad | 2.4% | 3.0% |
| 223 | Mayotte | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| 224 | Afghanistan | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| 225 | Niger | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| 226 | Burundi | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| 227 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.2% | 2.5% |
| 228 | Uganda | 2.1% | 2.7% |
| 229 | Kenya | 2.1% | 2.2% |
| 230 | Bahrain | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| 231 | Marshall Islands | 2.1% | 2.4% |
| 232 | Central African Republic | 2.1% | 2.4% |
| 233 | Zambia | 1.9% | 2.5% |
| 234 | Kuwait | 1.7% | 1.4% |
| 235 | United Arab Emirates | 1.6% | 1.1% |
| 236 | Nauru | 1.5% | 1.9% |
| 237 | Qatar | 1.0% | 1.2% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.