Share aged 65+ by country, 2036
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+ | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martinique | 35.5% | 26.8% |
| 2 | Monaco | 34.3% | 35.4% |
| 3 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 33.6% | 24.0% |
| 4 | Japan | 32.8% | 30.0% |
| 5 | Saint Helena | 32.7% | 28.2% |
| 6 | Guadeloupe | 32.0% | 25.1% |
| 7 | San Marino | 32.0% | 23.5% |
| 8 | Saint Martin (French part) | 31.9% | 20.3% |
| 9 | Italy | 31.5% | 25.3% |
| 10 | Puerto Rico | 31.0% | 25.5% |
| 11 | Holy See | 30.4% | 41.6% |
| 12 | Bermuda | 30.0% | 23.0% |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 30.0% | 20.9% |
| 14 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 29.4% | 21.1% |
| 15 | Isle of Man | 29.2% | 23.8% |
| 16 | Germany | 29.1% | 24.0% |
| 17 | Portugal | 29.0% | 25.1% |
| 18 | Greece | 28.8% | 24.5% |
| 19 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 28.7% | 20.5% |
| 20 | Spain | 28.2% | 21.9% |
| 21 | Guernsey | 27.9% | 22.4% |
| 22 | Liechtenstein | 27.6% | 21.7% |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27.4% | 23.2% |
| 24 | Austria | 27.1% | 21.3% |
| 25 | Croatia | 26.9% | 23.8% |
| 26 | Finland | 26.9% | 24.3% |
| 27 | Slovenia | 26.7% | 22.4% |
| 28 | United States Virgin Islands | 26.6% | 23.3% |
| 29 | France | 26.0% | 22.7% |
| 30 | Switzerland | 25.9% | 20.6% |
| 31 | Cuba | 25.5% | 17.3% |
| 32 | Latvia | 25.4% | 22.4% |
| 33 | Andorra | 25.3% | 16.9% |
| 34 | Serbia | 25.2% | 23.2% |
| 35 | Belgium | 25.1% | 21.1% |
| 36 | Lithuania | 25.1% | 21.0% |
| 37 | Estonia | 25.0% | 22.1% |
| 38 | Netherlands | 25.0% | 21.0% |
| 39 | Jersey | 24.8% | 19.5% |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 24.5% | 22.3% |
| 41 | Denmark | 24.3% | 21.2% |
| 42 | Cook Islands | 24.2% | 15.1% |
| 43 | Poland | 23.9% | 21.0% |
| 44 | Canada | 23.8% | 20.5% |
| 45 | Aruba | 23.7% | 18.1% |
| 46 | Albania | 23.7% | 18.0% |
| 47 | Czechia | 23.7% | 21.4% |
| 48 | Montserrat | 23.6% | 19.9% |
| 49 | Saint Barthélemy | 23.5% | 18.3% |
| 50 | Sweden | 23.5% | 21.0% |
| 51 | China, Macao SAR | 23.3% | 15.5% |
| 52 | China | 23.3% | 15.0% |
| 53 | Norway | 23.2% | 19.2% |
| 54 | Malta | 23.2% | 20.7% |
| 55 | Réunion | 23.2% | 16.5% |
| 56 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 23.1% | 13.5% |
| 57 | Romania | 23.1% | 20.2% |
| 58 | Ukraine | 23.0% | 18.9% |
| 59 | Thailand | 23.0% | 16.3% |
| 60 | Hungary | 22.8% | 21.2% |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 22.8% | 18.8% |
| 62 | Slovakia | 22.7% | 19.3% |
| 63 | Northern Mariana Islands | 22.7% | 11.3% |
| 64 | United Kingdom | 22.5% | 19.8% |
| 65 | Belarus | 22.4% | 18.6% |
| 66 | Curaçao | 21.8% | 17.6% |
| 67 | Montenegro | 21.8% | 18.6% |
| 68 | United States of America | 21.6% | 18.6% |
| 69 | New Zealand | 21.5% | 17.8% |
| 70 | Barbados | 21.4% | 17.4% |
| 71 | Australia | 21.3% | 18.3% |
| 72 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 21.2% | 14.8% |
| 73 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 20.9% | 15.5% |
| 74 | Gibraltar | 20.6% | 17.9% |
| 75 | Luxembourg | 20.6% | 16.0% |
| 76 | Russian Federation | 20.5% | 18.1% |
| 77 | Ireland | 20.0% | 16.4% |
| 78 | Anguilla | 20.0% | 13.1% |
| 79 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 19.8% | 15.0% |
| 80 | Chile | 19.7% | 14.8% |
| 81 | Faroe Islands | 19.6% | 17.8% |
| 82 | Mauritius | 19.6% | 14.4% |
| 83 | French Polynesia | 19.5% | 12.3% |
| 84 | Iceland | 19.3% | 16.1% |
| 85 | Armenia | 19.2% | 14.8% |
| 86 | Singapore | 19.2% | 14.5% |
| 87 | Republic of Moldova | 19.2% | 17.2% |
| 88 | Uruguay | 19.0% | 16.3% |
| 89 | Antigua and Barbuda | 18.7% | 12.6% |
| 90 | Cyprus | 18.6% | 15.1% |
| 91 | Greenland | 18.5% | 11.9% |
| 92 | Georgia | 18.4% | 16.2% |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 18.1% | 13.0% |
| 94 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 18.1% | 12.9% |
| 95 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 17.4% | 11.9% |
| 96 | Guam | 17.3% | 13.3% |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.3% | 13.2% |
| 98 | Dominica | 16.8% | 13.3% |
| 99 | Palau | 16.8% | 12.1% |
| 100 | Cayman Islands | 16.7% | 9.8% |
| 101 | Bahamas | 16.7% | 12.2% |
| 102 | New Caledonia | 16.4% | 12.0% |
| 103 | British Virgin Islands | 16.3% | 10.4% |
| 104 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 16.1% | 12.4% |
| 105 | Brazil | 15.9% | 11.7% |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 15.8% | 12.7% |
| 107 | Grenada | 15.7% | 12.8% |
| 108 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15.7% | 11.9% |
| 109 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 15.2% | 10.7% |
| 110 | Niue | 15.2% | 17.1% |
| 111 | Argentina | 14.8% | 12.7% |
| 112 | Colombia | 14.8% | 10.4% |
| 113 | Türkiye | 14.7% | 10.7% |
| 114 | American Samoa | 14.7% | 8.8% |
| 115 | Saint Lucia | 14.6% | 10.1% |
| 116 | Tunisia | 14.3% | 10.1% |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 14.1% | 9.5% |
| 118 | Viet Nam | 14.0% | 9.7% |
| 119 | Lebanon | 13.8% | 10.6% |
| 120 | Israel | 13.7% | 12.7% |
| 121 | Panama | 13.5% | 9.8% |
| 122 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 13.2% | 10.2% |
| 123 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 12.8% | 8.8% |
| 124 | Jamaica | 12.6% | 8.8% |
| 125 | Seychelles | 12.4% | 8.8% |
| 126 | Peru | 12.4% | 9.6% |
| 127 | Mexico | 11.9% | 8.7% |
| 128 | Ecuador | 11.7% | 8.7% |
| 129 | Brunei Darussalam | 11.7% | 7.4% |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 11.6% | 9.2% |
| 131 | Suriname | 11.6% | 8.3% |
| 132 | Morocco | 11.5% | 8.6% |
| 133 | Dominican Republic | 11.2% | 8.3% |
| 134 | Tokelau | 11.0% | 8.6% |
| 135 | Malaysia | 11.0% | 8.2% |
| 136 | Indonesia | 10.7% | 7.7% |
| 137 | Cabo Verde | 10.7% | 7.3% |
| 138 | Tuvalu | 10.7% | 7.3% |
| 139 | El Salvador | 10.6% | 8.4% |
| 140 | Algeria | 10.1% | 6.9% |
| 141 | Myanmar | 10.0% | 7.6% |
| 142 | India | 9.9% | 7.5% |
| 143 | French Guiana | 9.8% | 7.4% |
| 144 | Guyana | 9.3% | 7.1% |
| 145 | Western Sahara | 9.2% | 6.9% |
| 146 | Maldives | 9.1% | 5.1% |
| 147 | Paraguay | 9.0% | 6.8% |
| 148 | Tonga | 8.9% | 6.9% |
| 149 | Bhutan | 8.9% | 6.7% |
| 150 | Libya | 8.9% | 5.3% |
| 151 | Bangladesh | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 152 | Mongolia | 8.7% | 5.6% |
| 153 | Cambodia | 8.5% | 6.5% |
| 154 | South Africa | 8.4% | 7.0% |
| 155 | Marshall Islands | 8.3% | 5.0% |
| 156 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.2% | 6.1% |
| 157 | Uzbekistan | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| 158 | Fiji | 8.1% | 6.7% |
| 159 | Nicaragua | 8.0% | 5.8% |
| 160 | Philippines | 8.0% | 5.8% |
| 161 | Nepal | 7.8% | 6.7% |
| 162 | Belize | 7.8% | 5.3% |
| 163 | Jordan | 7.8% | 4.9% |
| 164 | Samoa | 7.7% | 6.2% |
| 165 | Turkmenistan | 7.7% | 4.9% |
| 166 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 7.4% | 6.3% |
| 167 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 7.1% | 5.8% |
| 168 | Egypt | 6.9% | 5.3% |
| 169 | Djibouti | 6.8% | 5.0% |
| 170 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.5% | 4.9% |
| 171 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.3% | 4.9% |
| 172 | Guatemala | 6.2% | 5.0% |
| 173 | Kiribati | 6.1% | 4.5% |
| 174 | Honduras | 6.1% | 4.6% |
| 175 | Tajikistan | 6.0% | 4.2% |
| 176 | Bahrain | 5.9% | 4.1% |
| 177 | Haiti | 5.9% | 4.8% |
| 178 | Timor-Leste | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| 179 | Vanuatu | 5.3% | 4.4% |
| 180 | State of Palestine | 5.3% | 3.9% |
| 181 | Ghana | 5.2% | 3.8% |
| 182 | Botswana | 5.2% | 4.1% |
| 183 | Eswatini | 5.1% | 4.4% |
| 184 | Pakistan | 5.1% | 4.4% |
| 185 | Papua New Guinea | 5.1% | 3.7% |
| 186 | Gabon | 5.0% | 4.2% |
| 187 | Iraq | 4.9% | 3.5% |
| 188 | Eritrea | 4.9% | 4.3% |
| 189 | Comoros | 4.8% | 4.4% |
| 190 | Namibia | 4.8% | 3.9% |
| 191 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.7% | 3.8% |
| 192 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.6% | 4.0% |
| 193 | Solomon Islands | 4.6% | 3.7% |
| 194 | Kuwait | 4.5% | 3.2% |
| 195 | Saudi Arabia | 4.5% | 3.1% |
| 196 | Rwanda | 4.4% | 4.1% |
| 197 | Gambia | 4.3% | 3.2% |
| 198 | Nauru | 4.3% | 3.1% |
| 199 | Sudan | 4.2% | 3.4% |
| 200 | Senegal | 4.2% | 3.7% |
| 201 | South Sudan | 4.2% | 3.1% |
| 202 | Ethiopia | 4.1% | 3.3% |
| 203 | Congo | 4.1% | 3.1% |
| 204 | Madagascar | 4.1% | 3.5% |
| 205 | Kenya | 3.9% | 3.0% |
| 206 | Sierra Leone | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| 207 | Togo | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| 208 | Mayotte | 3.9% | 2.8% |
| 209 | Lesotho | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| 210 | Guinea | 3.8% | 3.5% |
| 211 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.8% | 3.3% |
| 212 | Liberia | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| 213 | Benin | 3.7% | 3.2% |
| 214 | Mauritania | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| 215 | Nigeria | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| 216 | Angola | 3.3% | 2.9% |
| 217 | Oman | 3.3% | 2.7% |
| 218 | Cameroon | 3.3% | 2.8% |
| 219 | Yemen | 3.2% | 2.6% |
| 220 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.2% | 2.7% |
| 221 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.2% | 3.1% |
| 222 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.2% | 3.0% |
| 223 | Burkina Faso | 3.2% | 2.7% |
| 224 | Zimbabwe | 3.1% | 3.5% |
| 225 | Afghanistan | 2.9% | 2.4% |
| 226 | Uganda | 2.9% | 2.2% |
| 227 | Niger | 2.9% | 2.6% |
| 228 | Malawi | 2.9% | 2.6% |
| 229 | Zambia | 2.8% | 2.0% |
| 230 | Somalia | 2.8% | 2.6% |
| 231 | Burundi | 2.8% | 2.6% |
| 232 | Mozambique | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| 233 | United Arab Emirates | 2.6% | 1.8% |
| 234 | Chad | 2.5% | 2.1% |
| 235 | Mali | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| 236 | Central African Republic | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| 237 | Qatar | 1.8% | 1.7% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.