Share aged 65+ by country, 2018
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+ | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holy See | 46.6% | 36.0% |
| 2 | Monaco | 35.2% | 23.5% |
| 3 | Japan | 28.1% | 21.9% |
| 4 | Saint Helena | 22.9% | 16.7% |
| 5 | Italy | 22.6% | 20.1% |
| 6 | Greece | 21.8% | 18.6% |
| 7 | Portugal | 21.7% | 17.8% |
| 8 | Germany | 21.4% | 20.1% |
| 9 | Finland | 21.4% | 16.5% |
| 10 | Isle of Man | 21.1% | 17.1% |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 21.0% | 17.6% |
| 12 | Puerto Rico | 20.5% | 14.9% |
| 13 | Croatia | 20.4% | 17.9% |
| 14 | Serbia | 20.2% | 17.5% |
| 15 | Martinique | 20.2% | 13.9% |
| 16 | Latvia | 20.1% | 17.6% |
| 17 | Sweden | 19.8% | 17.5% |
| 18 | France | 19.8% | 16.5% |
| 19 | Guernsey | 19.7% | 16.3% |
| 20 | Lithuania | 19.7% | 17.0% |
| 21 | Estonia | 19.6% | 17.5% |
| 22 | Czechia | 19.3% | 14.6% |
| 23 | Denmark | 19.3% | 15.6% |
| 24 | United States Virgin Islands | 19.3% | 12.0% |
| 25 | Slovenia | 19.2% | 16.0% |
| 26 | San Marino | 19.1% | 16.7% |
| 27 | Spain | 19.1% | 16.4% |
| 28 | Hungary | 18.9% | 16.0% |
| 29 | Malta | 18.8% | 13.7% |
| 30 | Austria | 18.7% | 17.1% |
| 31 | Belgium | 18.7% | 17.0% |
| 32 | Netherlands | 18.6% | 14.6% |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.6% | 14.4% |
| 34 | Switzerland | 18.3% | 16.3% |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 18.1% | 16.0% |
| 36 | Romania | 18.1% | 15.3% |
| 37 | Guadeloupe | 17.7% | 12.3% |
| 38 | Liechtenstein | 17.6% | 12.5% |
| 39 | Gibraltar | 17.5% | 15.4% |
| 40 | Bermuda | 17.4% | 12.9% |
| 41 | Faroe Islands | 17.3% | 13.9% |
| 42 | Jersey | 17.2% | 14.4% |
| 43 | Canada | 16.9% | 13.5% |
| 44 | Norway | 16.9% | 14.6% |
| 45 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 16.8% | 12.7% |
| 46 | Poland | 16.7% | 13.5% |
| 47 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 16.5% | 14.0% |
| 48 | Ukraine | 16.2% | 15.6% |
| 49 | Montserrat | 15.9% | 13.1% |
| 50 | Australia | 15.5% | 13.1% |
| 51 | Slovakia | 15.5% | 12.1% |
| 52 | Montenegro | 15.5% | 13.3% |
| 53 | United States of America | 15.1% | 12.4% |
| 54 | Curaçao | 15.0% | 11.0% |
| 55 | Cuba | 14.9% | 11.9% |
| 56 | New Zealand | 14.9% | 12.5% |
| 57 | Belarus | 14.9% | 14.7% |
| 58 | Uruguay | 14.8% | 13.9% |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 14.8% | 11.1% |
| 60 | Georgia | 14.4% | 14.7% |
| 61 | Russian Federation | 14.4% | 13.7% |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 14.3% | 14.0% |
| 63 | Republic of Korea | 14.2% | 10.1% |
| 64 | Iceland | 14.0% | 11.5% |
| 65 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 14.0% | 10.3% |
| 66 | Ireland | 13.8% | 10.8% |
| 67 | Barbados | 13.7% | 11.4% |
| 68 | Albania | 13.5% | 10.0% |
| 69 | Andorra | 13.3% | 12.0% |
| 70 | Niue | 13.2% | 12.0% |
| 71 | Cyprus | 13.1% | 10.7% |
| 72 | Republic of Moldova | 13.1% | 10.9% |
| 73 | Aruba | 13.0% | 8.8% |
| 74 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 12.4% | 8.2% |
| 75 | Chile | 11.9% | 9.5% |
| 76 | Dominica | 11.7% | 10.6% |
| 77 | Armenia | 11.6% | 11.3% |
| 78 | Israel | 11.6% | 9.9% |
| 79 | Réunion | 11.6% | 7.9% |
| 80 | Thailand | 11.5% | 8.0% |
| 81 | Argentina | 11.4% | 10.1% |
| 82 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 11.4% | 7.2% |
| 83 | China | 11.3% | 8.3% |
| 84 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 10.8% | 10.9% |
| 85 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 10.8% | 9.1% |
| 86 | Bahamas | 10.6% | 8.5% |
| 87 | Cook Islands | 10.5% | 7.5% |
| 88 | Grenada | 10.4% | 9.4% |
| 89 | Singapore | 10.2% | 7.1% |
| 90 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.1% | 8.0% |
| 91 | Mauritius | 10.1% | 6.7% |
| 92 | Saint Barthélemy | 9.9% | 9.3% |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 9.9% | 6.9% |
| 94 | China, Macao SAR | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 95 | Guam | 9.6% | 6.3% |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 97 | New Caledonia | 9.5% | 7.0% |
| 98 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 9.4% | 4.2% |
| 99 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 9.3% | 5.5% |
| 100 | Tokelau | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.2% | 5.7% |
| 102 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.0% | 7.0% |
| 103 | Anguilla | 8.8% | 7.0% |
| 104 | Brazil | 8.8% | 6.2% |
| 105 | Palau | 8.5% | 5.8% |
| 106 | Peru | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 107 | Saint Martin (French part) | 8.4% | 4.7% |
| 108 | Greenland | 8.3% | 6.3% |
| 109 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.3% | 7.3% |
| 110 | Saint Lucia | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 111 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 112 | Lebanon | 8.1% | 5.7% |
| 113 | French Polynesia | 8.1% | 5.7% |
| 114 | Türkiye | 8.0% | 7.0% |
| 115 | Colombia | 7.8% | 5.4% |
| 116 | British Virgin Islands | 7.8% | 5.3% |
| 117 | Panama | 7.7% | 5.9% |
| 118 | Tunisia | 7.5% | 6.4% |
| 119 | El Salvador | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 120 | Kazakhstan | 7.2% | 7.3% |
| 121 | Seychelles | 7.2% | 7.3% |
| 122 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 7.2% | 5.4% |
| 123 | Ecuador | 7.1% | 5.5% |
| 124 | Mexico | 7.0% | 5.9% |
| 125 | Viet Nam | 6.9% | 6.1% |
| 126 | Cayman Islands | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| 127 | Jamaica | 6.7% | 5.8% |
| 128 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6.6% | 4.9% |
| 129 | Suriname | 6.5% | 5.7% |
| 130 | Indonesia | 6.3% | 5.7% |
| 131 | Morocco | 6.3% | 5.0% |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | 6.2% | 6.4% |
| 133 | Dominican Republic | 6.2% | 4.9% |
| 134 | Malaysia | 6.2% | 4.6% |
| 135 | Tonga | 6.1% | 5.7% |
| 136 | Myanmar | 6.0% | 5.2% |
| 137 | India | 5.9% | 4.8% |
| 138 | Nepal | 5.9% | 4.4% |
| 139 | Paraguay | 5.8% | 4.7% |
| 140 | Bhutan | 5.8% | 4.9% |
| 141 | Guyana | 5.7% | 4.3% |
| 142 | South Africa | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| 143 | American Samoa | 5.7% | 3.9% |
| 144 | Cabo Verde | 5.6% | 5.1% |
| 145 | Fiji | 5.6% | 4.2% |
| 146 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| 147 | Algeria | 5.5% | 4.9% |
| 148 | Timor-Leste | 5.5% | 3.4% |
| 149 | French Guiana | 5.5% | 3.7% |
| 150 | Tuvalu | 5.4% | 5.7% |
| 151 | Bangladesh | 5.4% | 3.9% |
| 152 | Northern Mariana Islands | 5.3% | 2.6% |
| 153 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| 154 | Western Sahara | 5.1% | 3.4% |
| 155 | Uzbekistan | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| 156 | Cambodia | 5.0% | 3.6% |
| 157 | Samoa | 5.0% | 4.9% |
| 158 | Nicaragua | 5.0% | 4.3% |
| 159 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.8% | 3.3% |
| 160 | Libya | 4.6% | 4.0% |
| 161 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.5% | 3.3% |
| 162 | Egypt | 4.4% | 3.9% |
| 163 | Comoros | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| 164 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 4.4% | 3.3% |
| 165 | Guatemala | 4.3% | 3.8% |
| 166 | Djibouti | 4.3% | 3.5% |
| 167 | Haiti | 4.3% | 3.8% |
| 168 | Philippines | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| 169 | Belize | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| 170 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.1% | 3.6% |
| 171 | Eritrea | 4.0% | 3.5% |
| 172 | Gabon | 4.0% | 4.4% |
| 173 | Mongolia | 4.0% | 3.7% |
| 174 | Pakistan | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| 175 | Vanuatu | 3.9% | 3.0% |
| 176 | Kiribati | 3.8% | 3.6% |
| 177 | Maldives | 3.8% | 4.6% |
| 178 | Lesotho | 3.8% | 4.5% |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.7% | 3.9% |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 3.7% | 3.5% |
| 181 | Botswana | 3.7% | 3.4% |
| 182 | Honduras | 3.7% | 3.0% |
| 183 | Eswatini | 3.6% | 2.8% |
| 184 | Turkmenistan | 3.6% | 4.1% |
| 185 | Namibia | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| 186 | Jordan | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| 187 | Guinea | 3.5% | 3.7% |
| 188 | Senegal | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| 189 | Ghana | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| 190 | Zimbabwe | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| 191 | State of Palestine | 3.4% | 2.8% |
| 192 | Mauritania | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| 193 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.4% | 3.5% |
| 194 | Marshall Islands | 3.3% | 2.1% |
| 195 | Iraq | 3.2% | 3.0% |
| 196 | Liberia | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| 197 | Rwanda | 3.2% | 2.7% |
| 198 | Kuwait | 3.1% | 1.7% |
| 199 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| 200 | Sierra Leone | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| 201 | Tajikistan | 3.1% | 3.5% |
| 202 | Ethiopia | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| 203 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| 204 | Nigeria | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| 205 | Papua New Guinea | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| 206 | Benin | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| 207 | Madagascar | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| 208 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| 209 | Togo | 2.9% | 2.7% |
| 210 | Malawi | 2.9% | 4.0% |
| 211 | Cameroon | 2.8% | 3.1% |
| 212 | Sudan | 2.8% | 2.6% |
| 213 | Mozambique | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| 214 | Angola | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| 215 | Gambia | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| 216 | Congo | 2.7% | 2.9% |
| 217 | Bahrain | 2.7% | 2.1% |
| 218 | Yemen | 2.6% | 2.8% |
| 219 | Oman | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| 220 | Kenya | 2.6% | 2.1% |
| 221 | Burkina Faso | 2.6% | 2.7% |
| 222 | Mayotte | 2.6% | 2.4% |
| 223 | Mali | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| 224 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.5% | 2.2% |
| 225 | Somalia | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 226 | Niger | 2.5% | 2.3% |
| 227 | South Sudan | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 228 | Afghanistan | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| 229 | Saudi Arabia | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| 230 | Burundi | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| 231 | Central African Republic | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| 232 | Uganda | 2.0% | 2.1% |
| 233 | Chad | 2.0% | 2.4% |
| 234 | Zambia | 1.8% | 1.9% |
| 235 | Nauru | 1.8% | 1.5% |
| 236 | United Arab Emirates | 1.5% | 1.6% |
| 237 | Qatar | 1.1% | 1.0% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.