Share aged 65+ by country, 2022
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+ | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holy See | 45.4% | 43.9% |
| 2 | Monaco | 37.0% | 29.3% |
| 3 | Japan | 29.3% | 24.0% |
| 4 | Saint Helena | 25.8% | 18.9% |
| 5 | Italy | 23.8% | 20.8% |
| 6 | Puerto Rico | 23.5% | 16.3% |
| 7 | Portugal | 23.5% | 19.0% |
| 8 | Greece | 23.1% | 19.7% |
| 9 | Finland | 23.0% | 18.1% |
| 10 | Martinique | 23.0% | 15.7% |
| 11 | Croatia | 22.3% | 18.1% |
| 12 | Germany | 22.3% | 20.5% |
| 13 | Isle of Man | 22.1% | 18.2% |
| 14 | Serbia | 22.0% | 17.4% |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 21.7% | 18.7% |
| 16 | United States Virgin Islands | 21.6% | 14.8% |
| 17 | Guadeloupe | 21.3% | 14.0% |
| 18 | France | 21.2% | 17.2% |
| 19 | Latvia | 20.9% | 18.6% |
| 20 | Guernsey | 20.8% | 17.5% |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.8% | 15.6% |
| 22 | San Marino | 20.7% | 17.5% |
| 23 | Slovenia | 20.6% | 16.6% |
| 24 | Czechia | 20.6% | 16.2% |
| 25 | Estonia | 20.5% | 17.7% |
| 26 | Hungary | 20.5% | 16.8% |
| 27 | Sweden | 20.3% | 18.8% |
| 28 | Denmark | 20.3% | 17.3% |
| 29 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 20.1% | 13.6% |
| 30 | Spain | 20.0% | 17.3% |
| 31 | Lithuania | 19.9% | 18.1% |
| 32 | Netherlands | 19.8% | 16.0% |
| 33 | Bermuda | 19.8% | 14.2% |
| 34 | Austria | 19.6% | 17.8% |
| 35 | Belgium | 19.6% | 17.4% |
| 36 | Romania | 19.4% | 16.2% |
| 37 | Liechtenstein | 19.3% | 14.5% |
| 38 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 19.1% | 14.6% |
| 39 | Switzerland | 19.0% | 17.2% |
| 40 | Malta | 19.0% | 16.2% |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 18.8% | 16.7% |
| 42 | Canada | 18.7% | 14.6% |
| 43 | Poland | 18.7% | 13.8% |
| 44 | Montserrat | 18.7% | 13.5% |
| 45 | Jersey | 18.2% | 15.1% |
| 46 | Norway | 18.2% | 15.4% |
| 47 | Faroe Islands | 17.8% | 15.5% |
| 48 | Ukraine | 17.5% | 14.5% |
| 49 | Slovakia | 17.3% | 12.7% |
| 50 | Gibraltar | 17.2% | 16.2% |
| 51 | Republic of Korea | 17.1% | 11.5% |
| 52 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 17.1% | 11.0% |
| 53 | Montenegro | 17.0% | 13.4% |
| 54 | Australia | 16.9% | 13.9% |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 16.9% | 11.9% |
| 56 | United States of America | 16.7% | 13.2% |
| 57 | Saint Barthélemy | 16.7% | 9.5% |
| 58 | New Zealand | 16.3% | 13.5% |
| 59 | Belarus | 16.2% | 13.7% |
| 60 | Saint Martin (French part) | 16.1% | 5.8% |
| 61 | Russian Federation | 15.8% | 12.6% |
| 62 | Cuba | 15.7% | 13.1% |
| 63 | Albania | 15.5% | 11.4% |
| 64 | Uruguay | 15.5% | 14.3% |
| 65 | Curaçao | 15.5% | 12.6% |
| 66 | Niue | 15.5% | 12.5% |
| 67 | Barbados | 15.5% | 12.0% |
| 68 | Aruba | 15.4% | 10.0% |
| 69 | Iceland | 15.0% | 12.6% |
| 70 | Ireland | 15.0% | 11.9% |
| 71 | Georgia | 15.0% | 13.6% |
| 72 | Republic of Moldova | 14.9% | 10.5% |
| 73 | Luxembourg | 14.8% | 13.9% |
| 74 | Andorra | 14.7% | 12.6% |
| 75 | Cyprus | 14.0% | 11.7% |
| 76 | Réunion | 14.0% | 9.0% |
| 77 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 13.8% | 9.8% |
| 78 | Thailand | 13.8% | 9.0% |
| 79 | China | 13.5% | 9.0% |
| 80 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 13.2% | 8.9% |
| 81 | Chile | 13.1% | 10.3% |
| 82 | Armenia | 12.7% | 10.6% |
| 83 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 12.7% | 5.7% |
| 84 | Singapore | 12.5% | 7.6% |
| 85 | Dominica | 12.5% | 10.6% |
| 86 | China, Macao SAR | 12.4% | 7.3% |
| 87 | Israel | 12.2% | 10.2% |
| 88 | Mauritius | 12.1% | 7.5% |
| 89 | Argentina | 12.0% | 10.6% |
| 90 | Anguilla | 11.7% | 7.5% |
| 91 | Cook Islands | 11.7% | 8.9% |
| 92 | Guam | 11.4% | 7.0% |
| 93 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 94 | Grenada | 11.3% | 9.7% |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 11.2% | 7.8% |
| 96 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 97 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.1% | 8.9% |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.1% | 6.7% |
| 99 | Bahamas | 11.1% | 9.5% |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 11.0% | 7.7% |
| 101 | New Caledonia | 10.7% | 7.9% |
| 102 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.5% | 7.4% |
| 103 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.5% | 7.1% |
| 104 | Palau | 10.2% | 6.5% |
| 105 | Brazil | 10.1% | 7.0% |
| 106 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.0% | 7.3% |
| 107 | French Polynesia | 9.9% | 6.5% |
| 108 | Türkiye | 9.6% | 7.3% |
| 109 | Greenland | 9.4% | 7.2% |
| 110 | Lebanon | 9.4% | 6.1% |
| 111 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 9.1% | 6.9% |
| 112 | Saint Lucia | 8.9% | 7.6% |
| 113 | Colombia | 8.8% | 6.2% |
| 114 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 8.8% | 6.0% |
| 115 | Tunisia | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 116 | Peru | 8.7% | 7.5% |
| 117 | British Virgin Islands | 8.7% | 6.2% |
| 118 | Panama | 8.6% | 6.5% |
| 119 | Seychelles | 8.1% | 7.1% |
| 120 | Viet Nam | 8.0% | 6.1% |
| 121 | Cayman Islands | 7.9% | 5.5% |
| 122 | El Salvador | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 123 | Kazakhstan | 7.8% | 6.4% |
| 124 | Ecuador | 7.7% | 6.0% |
| 125 | Tokelau | 7.6% | 9.1% |
| 126 | Mexico | 7.6% | 6.2% |
| 127 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 7.5% | 5.4% |
| 128 | Jamaica | 7.4% | 6.1% |
| 129 | Morocco | 7.4% | 5.3% |
| 130 | Azerbaijan | 7.3% | 5.7% |
| 131 | Northern Mariana Islands | 7.3% | 3.4% |
| 132 | Suriname | 7.2% | 5.9% |
| 133 | Dominican Republic | 7.1% | 5.2% |
| 134 | Malaysia | 7.1% | 5.2% |
| 135 | American Samoa | 6.9% | 4.3% |
| 136 | Myanmar | 6.8% | 5.3% |
| 137 | Indonesia | 6.7% | 6.0% |
| 138 | India | 6.6% | 5.0% |
| 139 | Tonga | 6.5% | 5.9% |
| 140 | French Guiana | 6.5% | 4.2% |
| 141 | South Africa | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| 142 | Cabo Verde | 6.2% | 4.9% |
| 143 | Paraguay | 6.2% | 5.1% |
| 144 | Bhutan | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| 145 | Algeria | 6.1% | 4.9% |
| 146 | Guyana | 6.1% | 4.9% |
| 147 | Nepal | 6.1% | 4.9% |
| 148 | Fiji | 6.1% | 4.7% |
| 149 | Brunei Darussalam | 6.1% | 3.5% |
| 150 | Bangladesh | 6.0% | 4.4% |
| 151 | Western Sahara | 6.0% | 3.9% |
| 152 | Cambodia | 5.7% | 4.1% |
| 153 | Tuvalu | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| 154 | Uzbekistan | 5.5% | 4.7% |
| 155 | Samoa | 5.5% | 4.9% |
| 156 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 5.4% | 5.5% |
| 157 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 5.4% | 3.3% |
| 158 | Timor-Leste | 5.4% | 4.8% |
| 159 | Nicaragua | 5.2% | 4.4% |
| 160 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.1% | 4.4% |
| 161 | Philippines | 4.9% | 3.4% |
| 162 | Egypt | 4.8% | 4.0% |
| 163 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.7% | 3.5% |
| 164 | Belize | 4.7% | 4.0% |
| 165 | Libya | 4.7% | 4.4% |
| 166 | Guatemala | 4.6% | 4.0% |
| 167 | Djibouti | 4.6% | 3.8% |
| 168 | Haiti | 4.5% | 3.9% |
| 169 | Mongolia | 4.5% | 3.8% |
| 170 | Comoros | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| 171 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.4% | 3.9% |
| 172 | Eritrea | 4.1% | 3.7% |
| 173 | Pakistan | 4.1% | 3.7% |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 4.1% | 3.4% |
| 175 | Honduras | 4.1% | 3.1% |
| 176 | Jordan | 4.1% | 3.5% |
| 177 | Gabon | 4.0% | 4.2% |
| 178 | Kiribati | 4.0% | 3.6% |
| 179 | Marshall Islands | 4.0% | 2.1% |
| 180 | Maldives | 4.0% | 4.3% |
| 181 | Eswatini | 3.9% | 3.1% |
| 182 | Turkmenistan | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| 183 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.8% | 3.6% |
| 184 | Botswana | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| 185 | Lesotho | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| 186 | State of Palestine | 3.7% | 3.0% |
| 187 | Rwanda | 3.7% | 2.8% |
| 188 | Zimbabwe | 3.6% | 3.1% |
| 189 | Solomon Islands | 3.6% | 3.4% |
| 190 | Ghana | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| 191 | Senegal | 3.5% | 3.6% |
| 192 | Namibia | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| 193 | Bahrain | 3.5% | 2.3% |
| 194 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| 195 | Iraq | 3.4% | 3.0% |
| 196 | Guinea | 3.4% | 3.6% |
| 197 | Tajikistan | 3.4% | 3.0% |
| 198 | Sierra Leone | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| 199 | Papua New Guinea | 3.2% | 2.7% |
| 200 | Madagascar | 3.2% | 2.7% |
| 201 | Mauritania | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| 202 | Liberia | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| 203 | Ethiopia | 3.1% | 2.8% |
| 204 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.1% | 2.8% |
| 205 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| 206 | Sudan | 3.1% | 2.6% |
| 207 | Togo | 3.1% | 2.8% |
| 208 | Benin | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| 209 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| 210 | Nigeria | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| 211 | Angola | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| 212 | Cameroon | 2.8% | 3.0% |
| 213 | Gambia | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| 214 | Kenya | 2.8% | 2.2% |
| 215 | Congo | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| 216 | Mozambique | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| 217 | South Sudan | 2.8% | 2.6% |
| 218 | Kuwait | 2.7% | 1.9% |
| 219 | Saudi Arabia | 2.7% | 2.4% |
| 220 | Oman | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| 221 | Burkina Faso | 2.6% | 2.7% |
| 222 | Mayotte | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| 223 | Malawi | 2.6% | 3.4% |
| 224 | Yemen | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| 225 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.5% | 2.4% |
| 226 | Somalia | 2.5% | 2.4% |
| 227 | Niger | 2.5% | 2.4% |
| 228 | Burundi | 2.5% | 2.2% |
| 229 | Mali | 2.4% | 2.8% |
| 230 | Afghanistan | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| 231 | Nauru | 2.3% | 1.2% |
| 232 | Central African Republic | 2.2% | 1.9% |
| 233 | Uganda | 2.1% | 1.9% |
| 234 | Chad | 2.0% | 2.2% |
| 235 | Zambia | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| 236 | United Arab Emirates | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| 237 | Qatar | 1.3% | 1.0% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.