Share aged 65+ by country, 2028
7%, 14% and 21% are the usual thresholds for an ageing, aged and super-aged society. Values are UN medium-variant projections.
| # | Country / area | Share aged 65+ | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holy See | 37.5% | 46.6% |
| 2 | Monaco | 35.3% | 35.2% |
| 3 | Japan | 30.4% | 28.1% |
| 4 | Saint Helena | 29.0% | 22.9% |
| 5 | Martinique | 28.9% | 20.2% |
| 6 | Guadeloupe | 26.7% | 17.7% |
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 26.7% | 20.5% |
| 8 | Italy | 26.4% | 22.6% |
| 9 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 26.2% | 16.8% |
| 10 | Portugal | 26.0% | 21.7% |
| 11 | Greece | 25.2% | 21.8% |
| 12 | San Marino | 25.0% | 19.1% |
| 13 | Germany | 25.0% | 21.4% |
| 14 | Finland | 25.0% | 21.4% |
| 15 | Isle of Man | 24.9% | 21.1% |
| 16 | Bermuda | 24.7% | 17.4% |
| 17 | Croatia | 24.6% | 20.4% |
| 18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24.4% | 18.6% |
| 19 | United States Virgin Islands | 24.2% | 19.3% |
| 20 | Serbia | 23.8% | 20.2% |
| 21 | Guernsey | 23.5% | 19.7% |
| 22 | Slovenia | 23.4% | 19.2% |
| 23 | France | 23.4% | 19.8% |
| 24 | Latvia | 23.2% | 20.1% |
| 25 | Saint Martin (French part) | 23.0% | 8.4% |
| 26 | Spain | 23.0% | 19.1% |
| 27 | Liechtenstein | 23.0% | 17.6% |
| 28 | Republic of Korea | 22.9% | 14.2% |
| 29 | Estonia | 22.8% | 19.6% |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 22.8% | 21.0% |
| 31 | Austria | 22.5% | 18.7% |
| 32 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 22.5% | 16.5% |
| 33 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 22.2% | 14.0% |
| 34 | Lithuania | 22.1% | 19.7% |
| 35 | Belgium | 22.0% | 18.7% |
| 36 | Netherlands | 21.9% | 18.6% |
| 37 | Denmark | 21.8% | 19.3% |
| 38 | Poland | 21.8% | 16.7% |
| 39 | Czechia | 21.7% | 19.3% |
| 40 | Switzerland | 21.6% | 18.3% |
| 41 | Canada | 21.4% | 16.9% |
| 42 | Sweden | 21.4% | 19.8% |
| 43 | Hungary | 21.4% | 18.9% |
| 44 | Malta | 21.4% | 18.8% |
| 45 | Montserrat | 20.7% | 15.9% |
| 46 | Jersey | 20.4% | 17.2% |
| 47 | United Kingdom | 20.3% | 18.1% |
| 48 | Romania | 20.3% | 18.1% |
| 49 | Slovakia | 20.1% | 15.5% |
| 50 | Ukraine | 19.9% | 16.2% |
| 51 | Norway | 19.9% | 16.9% |
| 52 | Belarus | 19.7% | 14.9% |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 19.6% | 14.8% |
| 54 | United States of America | 19.5% | 15.1% |
| 55 | Aruba | 19.5% | 13.0% |
| 56 | Saint Barthélemy | 19.4% | 9.9% |
| 57 | Montenegro | 19.4% | 15.5% |
| 58 | Albania | 19.3% | 13.5% |
| 59 | Australia | 19.0% | 15.5% |
| 60 | Russian Federation | 19.0% | 14.4% |
| 61 | Cuba | 18.7% | 14.9% |
| 62 | New Zealand | 18.7% | 14.9% |
| 63 | Curaçao | 18.6% | 15.0% |
| 64 | Gibraltar | 18.5% | 17.5% |
| 65 | Barbados | 18.4% | 13.7% |
| 66 | Andorra | 18.3% | 13.3% |
| 67 | Republic of Moldova | 18.1% | 13.1% |
| 68 | Faroe Islands | 18.0% | 17.3% |
| 69 | Réunion | 17.9% | 11.6% |
| 70 | Thailand | 17.7% | 11.5% |
| 71 | China, Macao SAR | 17.3% | 9.7% |
| 72 | Niue | 17.2% | 13.2% |
| 73 | Cook Islands | 17.1% | 10.5% |
| 74 | Ireland | 17.0% | 13.8% |
| 75 | Uruguay | 16.9% | 14.8% |
| 76 | Georgia | 16.9% | 14.4% |
| 77 | Iceland | 16.8% | 14.0% |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 16.8% | 14.3% |
| 79 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 16.7% | 11.4% |
| 80 | Armenia | 16.2% | 11.6% |
| 81 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 16.1% | 12.4% |
| 82 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 16.0% | 9.4% |
| 83 | China | 16.0% | 11.3% |
| 84 | Cyprus | 15.7% | 13.1% |
| 85 | Chile | 15.7% | 11.9% |
| 86 | Mauritius | 15.6% | 10.1% |
| 87 | Singapore | 15.5% | 10.2% |
| 88 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 14.7% | 10.8% |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.4% | 9.2% |
| 90 | Anguilla | 14.3% | 8.8% |
| 91 | Guam | 14.3% | 9.6% |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 14.1% | 9.6% |
| 93 | Dominica | 13.9% | 11.7% |
| 94 | Antigua and Barbuda | 13.7% | 9.0% |
| 95 | Grenada | 13.6% | 10.4% |
| 96 | French Polynesia | 13.6% | 8.1% |
| 97 | Greenland | 13.5% | 8.3% |
| 98 | Northern Mariana Islands | 13.5% | 5.3% |
| 99 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 13.5% | 10.8% |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 13.4% | 9.9% |
| 101 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.3% | 10.1% |
| 102 | Argentina | 13.2% | 11.4% |
| 103 | Palau | 13.2% | 8.5% |
| 104 | Bahamas | 13.0% | 10.6% |
| 105 | Israel | 12.9% | 11.6% |
| 106 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 12.9% | 9.3% |
| 107 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12.8% | 8.3% |
| 108 | New Caledonia | 12.8% | 9.5% |
| 109 | Brazil | 12.6% | 8.8% |
| 110 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 11.6% | 8.1% |
| 111 | Türkiye | 11.5% | 8.0% |
| 112 | British Virgin Islands | 11.5% | 7.8% |
| 113 | Colombia | 11.3% | 7.8% |
| 114 | Lebanon | 11.2% | 8.1% |
| 115 | Cayman Islands | 11.0% | 6.7% |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 11.0% | 8.3% |
| 117 | Tunisia | 10.9% | 7.5% |
| 118 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 10.8% | 7.2% |
| 119 | Azerbaijan | 10.6% | 6.2% |
| 120 | Viet Nam | 10.6% | 6.9% |
| 121 | Panama | 10.5% | 7.7% |
| 122 | Peru | 10.1% | 8.5% |
| 123 | American Samoa | 9.9% | 5.7% |
| 124 | Kazakhstan | 9.8% | 7.2% |
| 125 | Jamaica | 9.6% | 6.7% |
| 126 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 127 | Seychelles | 9.4% | 7.2% |
| 128 | Ecuador | 9.3% | 7.1% |
| 129 | Morocco | 9.3% | 6.3% |
| 130 | Mexico | 9.2% | 7.0% |
| 131 | Suriname | 9.0% | 6.5% |
| 132 | Dominican Republic | 8.9% | 6.2% |
| 133 | El Salvador | 8.8% | 7.4% |
| 134 | Malaysia | 8.8% | 6.2% |
| 135 | Tokelau | 8.7% | 9.2% |
| 136 | Indonesia | 8.2% | 6.3% |
| 137 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.2% | 4.8% |
| 138 | Myanmar | 8.1% | 6.0% |
| 139 | India | 8.0% | 5.9% |
| 140 | Cabo Verde | 8.0% | 5.6% |
| 141 | Tuvalu | 8.0% | 5.4% |
| 142 | French Guiana | 7.8% | 5.5% |
| 143 | Guyana | 7.6% | 5.7% |
| 144 | Algeria | 7.4% | 5.5% |
| 145 | Western Sahara | 7.3% | 5.1% |
| 146 | South Africa | 7.3% | 5.7% |
| 147 | Tonga | 7.2% | 6.1% |
| 148 | Paraguay | 7.2% | 5.8% |
| 149 | Bangladesh | 7.1% | 5.4% |
| 150 | Fiji | 7.0% | 5.6% |
| 151 | Bhutan | 7.0% | 5.8% |
| 152 | Cambodia | 6.9% | 5.0% |
| 153 | Nepal | 6.9% | 5.9% |
| 154 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.7% | 5.1% |
| 155 | Uzbekistan | 6.6% | 5.0% |
| 156 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 6.6% | 4.4% |
| 157 | Samoa | 6.5% | 5.0% |
| 158 | Philippines | 6.3% | 4.2% |
| 159 | Mongolia | 6.2% | 4.0% |
| 160 | Nicaragua | 6.1% | 5.0% |
| 161 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 6.0% | 5.6% |
| 162 | Belize | 5.8% | 4.2% |
| 163 | Maldives | 5.8% | 3.8% |
| 164 | Libya | 5.8% | 4.6% |
| 165 | Egypt | 5.7% | 4.4% |
| 166 | Turkmenistan | 5.5% | 3.6% |
| 167 | Marshall Islands | 5.5% | 3.3% |
| 168 | Jordan | 5.4% | 3.6% |
| 169 | Djibouti | 5.3% | 4.3% |
| 170 | Guatemala | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| 171 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.2% | 4.1% |
| 172 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5.1% | 4.5% |
| 173 | Timor-Leste | 5.1% | 5.5% |
| 174 | Haiti | 5.0% | 4.3% |
| 175 | Honduras | 4.9% | 3.7% |
| 176 | Kiribati | 4.8% | 3.8% |
| 177 | Tajikistan | 4.6% | 3.1% |
| 178 | Pakistan | 4.6% | 3.9% |
| 179 | Vanuatu | 4.6% | 3.9% |
| 180 | Eswatini | 4.5% | 3.6% |
| 181 | Bahrain | 4.5% | 2.7% |
| 182 | Eritrea | 4.4% | 4.0% |
| 183 | Comoros | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| 184 | Gabon | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| 185 | Botswana | 4.2% | 3.7% |
| 186 | Rwanda | 4.2% | 3.2% |
| 187 | Ghana | 4.1% | 3.4% |
| 188 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.1% | 3.7% |
| 189 | Namibia | 4.1% | 3.6% |
| 190 | State of Palestine | 4.1% | 3.4% |
| 191 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.0% | 3.4% |
| 192 | Papua New Guinea | 3.9% | 3.0% |
| 193 | Lesotho | 3.9% | 3.8% |
| 194 | Solomon Islands | 3.8% | 3.7% |
| 195 | Iraq | 3.7% | 3.2% |
| 196 | Senegal | 3.7% | 3.5% |
| 197 | Sudan | 3.6% | 2.8% |
| 198 | Madagascar | 3.6% | 3.0% |
| 199 | Ethiopia | 3.5% | 3.0% |
| 200 | Gambia | 3.5% | 2.7% |
| 201 | Guinea | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| 202 | Kuwait | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| 203 | Saudi Arabia | 3.4% | 2.3% |
| 204 | Sierra Leone | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| 205 | Zimbabwe | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| 206 | Togo | 3.4% | 2.9% |
| 207 | Nauru | 3.4% | 1.8% |
| 208 | Liberia | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| 209 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.3% | 2.9% |
| 210 | Congo | 3.3% | 2.7% |
| 211 | Benin | 3.3% | 3.0% |
| 212 | Mauritania | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| 213 | South Sudan | 3.3% | 2.5% |
| 214 | Kenya | 3.2% | 2.6% |
| 215 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| 216 | Nigeria | 3.1% | 3.0% |
| 217 | Angola | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| 218 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| 219 | Mayotte | 3.0% | 2.6% |
| 220 | Cameroon | 2.9% | 2.8% |
| 221 | Oman | 2.8% | 2.6% |
| 222 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.8% | 2.5% |
| 223 | Burkina Faso | 2.8% | 2.6% |
| 224 | Somalia | 2.7% | 2.5% |
| 225 | Niger | 2.7% | 2.5% |
| 226 | Mozambique | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| 227 | Yemen | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| 228 | Burundi | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| 229 | Malawi | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| 230 | Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2.4% |
| 231 | Uganda | 2.3% | 2.0% |
| 232 | Mali | 2.3% | 2.6% |
| 233 | Central African Republic | 2.3% | 2.1% |
| 234 | Chad | 2.2% | 2.0% |
| 235 | Zambia | 2.1% | 1.8% |
| 236 | United Arab Emirates | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| 237 | Qatar | 1.8% | 1.1% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.