Share aged 65+ by country, 2016
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+ | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holy See | 47.4% | 33.3% |
| 2 | Monaco | 34.1% | 23.0% |
| 3 | Japan | 27.2% | 20.6% |
| 4 | Italy | 22.1% | 19.8% |
| 5 | Greece | 21.2% | 18.4% |
| 6 | Saint Helena | 21.1% | 14.4% |
| 7 | Germany | 21.0% | 19.1% |
| 8 | Portugal | 20.8% | 17.4% |
| 9 | Finland | 20.5% | 16.0% |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 20.4% | 17.4% |
| 11 | Isle of Man | 20.4% | 17.0% |
| 12 | Sweden | 19.8% | 17.3% |
| 13 | Latvia | 19.6% | 17.0% |
| 14 | Croatia | 19.5% | 17.6% |
| 15 | Guernsey | 19.1% | 16.2% |
| 16 | Serbia | 19.1% | 17.4% |
| 17 | France | 19.1% | 16.4% |
| 18 | Estonia | 19.0% | 16.9% |
| 19 | Lithuania | 19.0% | 16.3% |
| 20 | Denmark | 18.8% | 15.2% |
| 21 | San Marino | 18.6% | 16.3% |
| 22 | Spain | 18.6% | 16.6% |
| 23 | Malta | 18.5% | 13.6% |
| 24 | Austria | 18.4% | 16.5% |
| 25 | Puerto Rico | 18.4% | 13.9% |
| 26 | Slovenia | 18.3% | 15.5% |
| 27 | Czechia | 18.3% | 14.1% |
| 28 | Hungary | 18.2% | 15.6% |
| 29 | Belgium | 18.2% | 17.2% |
| 30 | Martinique | 18.2% | 13.5% |
| 31 | Switzerland | 18.0% | 15.9% |
| 32 | Netherlands | 17.9% | 14.1% |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 17.8% | 15.9% |
| 34 | United States Virgin Islands | 17.7% | 10.8% |
| 35 | Gibraltar | 17.5% | 15.8% |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.5% | 13.7% |
| 37 | Romania | 17.4% | 15.0% |
| 38 | Faroe Islands | 17.0% | 13.4% |
| 39 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 16.7% | 13.6% |
| 40 | Liechtenstein | 16.6% | 11.6% |
| 41 | Guadeloupe | 16.5% | 11.8% |
| 42 | Jersey | 16.5% | 14.3% |
| 43 | Norway | 16.4% | 14.7% |
| 44 | Bermuda | 16.4% | 12.4% |
| 45 | Canada | 16.2% | 13.1% |
| 46 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 15.7% | 12.5% |
| 47 | Poland | 15.6% | 13.3% |
| 48 | Ukraine | 15.3% | 15.4% |
| 49 | Australia | 15.0% | 12.9% |
| 50 | Montserrat | 14.7% | 13.3% |
| 51 | Uruguay | 14.6% | 13.7% |
| 52 | New Zealand | 14.6% | 12.1% |
| 53 | Montenegro | 14.6% | 13.0% |
| 54 | United States of America | 14.4% | 12.1% |
| 55 | Slovakia | 14.4% | 11.8% |
| 56 | Belarus | 14.4% | 14.8% |
| 57 | Cuba | 14.3% | 11.3% |
| 58 | Georgia | 14.2% | 14.7% |
| 59 | Luxembourg | 14.2% | 14.1% |
| 60 | Curaçao | 14.1% | 10.3% |
| 61 | Iceland | 13.8% | 11.7% |
| 62 | Russian Federation | 13.7% | 13.8% |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 13.6% | 10.7% |
| 64 | Ireland | 13.2% | 10.9% |
| 65 | Republic of Korea | 13.2% | 9.2% |
| 66 | Barbados | 13.1% | 11.3% |
| 67 | Andorra | 12.9% | 11.8% |
| 68 | Albania | 12.7% | 9.1% |
| 69 | Cyprus | 12.6% | 10.4% |
| 70 | Niue | 12.6% | 11.3% |
| 71 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 12.6% | 9.8% |
| 72 | Republic of Moldova | 12.0% | 10.7% |
| 73 | Aruba | 11.9% | 8.3% |
| 74 | Chile | 11.4% | 9.2% |
| 75 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 11.2% | 7.8% |
| 76 | Argentina | 11.1% | 10.0% |
| 77 | Israel | 11.1% | 9.9% |
| 78 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 11.1% | 8.4% |
| 79 | Armenia | 11.0% | 11.2% |
| 80 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 81 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 10.6% | 6.8% |
| 82 | Thailand | 10.5% | 7.6% |
| 83 | Réunion | 10.5% | 7.7% |
| 84 | Bahamas | 10.3% | 8.0% |
| 85 | China | 10.3% | 8.0% |
| 86 | Grenada | 10.1% | 9.3% |
| 87 | Cook Islands | 9.9% | 7.1% |
| 88 | Saint Barthélemy | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 89 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.6% | 7.7% |
| 90 | Dominica | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| 91 | Singapore | 9.2% | 7.1% |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 9.2% | 6.7% |
| 93 | Mauritius | 9.1% | 6.5% |
| 94 | Tokelau | 9.0% | 8.2% |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 8.9% | 6.5% |
| 96 | New Caledonia | 8.9% | 6.4% |
| 97 | Guam | 8.8% | 6.1% |
| 98 | China, Macao SAR | 8.8% | 6.9% |
| 99 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.5% | 4.8% |
| 100 | Peru | 8.3% | 5.9% |
| 101 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.2% | 7.1% |
| 102 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.2% | 5.4% |
| 103 | Anguilla | 8.1% | 6.9% |
| 104 | Brazil | 8.1% | 5.8% |
| 105 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 8.0% | 3.6% |
| 106 | Saint Lucia | 8.0% | 6.6% |
| 107 | Greenland | 7.8% | 5.8% |
| 108 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 7.7% | 6.7% |
| 109 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.7% | 7.3% |
| 110 | Türkiye | 7.7% | 6.7% |
| 111 | Palau | 7.7% | 5.6% |
| 112 | French Polynesia | 7.4% | 5.2% |
| 113 | Saint Martin (French part) | 7.3% | 4.3% |
| 114 | Panama | 7.3% | 5.6% |
| 115 | El Salvador | 7.2% | 6.3% |
| 116 | Colombia | 7.2% | 5.0% |
| 117 | Seychelles | 7.1% | 7.3% |
| 118 | Tunisia | 7.1% | 6.2% |
| 119 | Lebanon | 7.1% | 5.6% |
| 120 | British Virgin Islands | 6.9% | 5.0% |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 6.8% | 7.5% |
| 122 | Ecuador | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| 123 | Mexico | 6.7% | 5.7% |
| 124 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 6.6% | 5.2% |
| 125 | Jamaica | 6.5% | 5.7% |
| 126 | Viet Nam | 6.5% | 6.2% |
| 127 | Cayman Islands | 6.3% | 5.4% |
| 128 | Suriname | 6.2% | 5.6% |
| 129 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6.1% | 4.7% |
| 130 | Indonesia | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 131 | Tonga | 6.0% | 5.7% |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 133 | Morocco | 5.9% | 4.8% |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 5.8% | 4.8% |
| 135 | Malaysia | 5.8% | 4.4% |
| 136 | Bhutan | 5.7% | 4.7% |
| 137 | Myanmar | 5.7% | 5.1% |
| 138 | India | 5.6% | 4.7% |
| 139 | Paraguay | 5.6% | 4.4% |
| 140 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| 141 | Nepal | 5.5% | 4.2% |
| 142 | Guyana | 5.4% | 4.1% |
| 143 | Tuvalu | 5.4% | 5.7% |
| 144 | South Africa | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| 145 | Algeria | 5.3% | 4.8% |
| 146 | Fiji | 5.3% | 4.0% |
| 147 | Timor-Leste | 5.3% | 2.9% |
| 148 | American Samoa | 5.3% | 3.8% |
| 149 | Cabo Verde | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| 150 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.0% | 5.4% |
| 151 | Bangladesh | 5.0% | 3.8% |
| 152 | Samoa | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| 153 | Uzbekistan | 4.8% | 5.0% |
| 154 | French Guiana | 4.8% | 3.7% |
| 155 | Cambodia | 4.7% | 3.4% |
| 156 | Nicaragua | 4.7% | 4.2% |
| 157 | Northern Mariana Islands | 4.7% | 2.4% |
| 158 | Western Sahara | 4.6% | 3.2% |
| 159 | Libya | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| 160 | Comoros | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| 161 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.3% | 3.1% |
| 162 | Egypt | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| 163 | Guatemala | 4.2% | 3.8% |
| 164 | Djibouti | 4.2% | 3.4% |
| 165 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.2% | 3.4% |
| 166 | Haiti | 4.1% | 3.8% |
| 167 | Belize | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| 168 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.1% | 3.4% |
| 169 | Gabon | 4.0% | 4.5% |
| 170 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 4.0% | 3.4% |
| 171 | Maldives | 4.0% | 4.7% |
| 172 | Eritrea | 3.9% | 3.4% |
| 173 | Philippines | 3.9% | 3.2% |
| 174 | Mongolia | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| 175 | Lesotho | 3.9% | 4.7% |
| 176 | Pakistan | 3.8% | 3.6% |
| 177 | Vanuatu | 3.8% | 2.9% |
| 178 | Kiribati | 3.7% | 3.5% |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| 180 | Turkmenistan | 3.6% | 4.2% |
| 181 | Botswana | 3.6% | 3.4% |
| 182 | Guinea | 3.5% | 3.8% |
| 183 | Senegal | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| 184 | Solomon Islands | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| 185 | Namibia | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| 186 | Honduras | 3.5% | 3.0% |
| 187 | Mauritania | 3.5% | 3.1% |
| 188 | Eswatini | 3.4% | 2.7% |
| 189 | Ghana | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| 190 | Jordan | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| 191 | Zimbabwe | 3.3% | 3.2% |
| 192 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.3% | 3.6% |
| 193 | State of Palestine | 3.2% | 2.6% |
| 194 | Liberia | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| 195 | Iraq | 3.1% | 3.0% |
| 196 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.1% | 3.0% |
| 197 | Sierra Leone | 3.1% | 3.4% |
| 198 | Tajikistan | 3.0% | 3.6% |
| 199 | Nigeria | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| 200 | Benin | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| 201 | Malawi | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| 202 | Rwanda | 3.0% | 2.6% |
| 203 | Ethiopia | 2.9% | 2.6% |
| 204 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.9% | 2.7% |
| 205 | Togo | 2.9% | 2.7% |
| 206 | Papua New Guinea | 2.9% | 2.6% |
| 207 | Marshall Islands | 2.9% | 2.2% |
| 208 | Cameroon | 2.8% | 3.2% |
| 209 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.8% | 3.1% |
| 210 | Madagascar | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| 211 | Angola | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| 212 | Yemen | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| 213 | Congo | 2.7% | 3.0% |
| 214 | Sudan | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| 215 | Mozambique | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| 216 | Oman | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| 217 | Gambia | 2.6% | 2.7% |
| 218 | Burkina Faso | 2.6% | 2.8% |
| 219 | Mayotte | 2.6% | 2.4% |
| 220 | Mali | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| 221 | Kuwait | 2.5% | 1.7% |
| 222 | Kenya | 2.5% | 2.2% |
| 223 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.5% | 2.3% |
| 224 | Niger | 2.5% | 2.3% |
| 225 | Bahrain | 2.5% | 2.1% |
| 226 | South Sudan | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 227 | Afghanistan | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| 228 | Somalia | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| 229 | Saudi Arabia | 2.2% | 2.3% |
| 230 | Burundi | 2.2% | 2.3% |
| 231 | Chad | 2.1% | 2.5% |
| 232 | Central African Republic | 2.0% | 2.2% |
| 233 | Uganda | 1.9% | 2.2% |
| 234 | Zambia | 1.7% | 2.0% |
| 235 | Nauru | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| 236 | United Arab Emirates | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| 237 | Qatar | 1.1% | 1.2% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.