Share aged 65+ by country, 2050
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+ | 2040 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 45.7% | 36.9% |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | 39.4% | 33.4% |
| 3 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 38.4% | 31.2% |
| 4 | Japan | 37.2% | 35.0% |
| 5 | San Marino | 36.8% | 34.6% |
| 6 | Italy | 36.7% | 33.9% |
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 36.5% | 32.7% |
| 8 | Andorra | 36.3% | 29.1% |
| 9 | Spain | 35.9% | 30.8% |
| 10 | Bermuda | 35.8% | 32.1% |
| 11 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 35.4% | 31.7% |
| 12 | Martinique | 35.3% | 37.0% |
| 13 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 35.1% | 27.5% |
| 14 | Greece | 34.5% | 30.7% |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33.8% | 28.7% |
| 16 | China, Macao SAR | 33.5% | 26.9% |
| 17 | Portugal | 33.0% | 30.6% |
| 18 | Guadeloupe | 32.9% | 33.7% |
| 19 | Saint Martin (French part) | 32.7% | 33.8% |
| 20 | Saint Helena | 32.4% | 33.0% |
| 21 | Slovenia | 31.6% | 28.2% |
| 22 | Isle of Man | 31.6% | 30.7% |
| 23 | Poland | 31.4% | 25.4% |
| 24 | Austria | 30.7% | 28.5% |
| 25 | Croatia | 30.6% | 27.9% |
| 26 | China | 30.6% | 26.4% |
| 27 | Guernsey | 30.5% | 29.2% |
| 28 | Germany | 30.2% | 29.6% |
| 29 | Switzerland | 30.1% | 27.4% |
| 30 | Malta | 30.1% | 24.5% |
| 31 | Cuba | 30.0% | 28.3% |
| 32 | Slovakia | 29.8% | 24.5% |
| 33 | Liechtenstein | 29.7% | 28.8% |
| 34 | Estonia | 29.6% | 26.3% |
| 35 | Thailand | 29.4% | 25.3% |
| 36 | Czechia | 29.4% | 25.6% |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 29.3% | 25.8% |
| 38 | Serbia | 28.9% | 26.0% |
| 39 | Jersey | 28.7% | 26.2% |
| 40 | Latvia | 28.7% | 26.5% |
| 41 | Ukraine | 28.6% | 23.9% |
| 42 | Monaco | 28.6% | 32.8% |
| 43 | Lithuania | 28.4% | 26.4% |
| 44 | Anguilla | 28.1% | 22.7% |
| 45 | Finland | 28.1% | 26.9% |
| 46 | French Polynesia | 28.1% | 22.2% |
| 47 | Cook Islands | 27.7% | 26.6% |
| 48 | Belgium | 27.7% | 26.1% |
| 49 | Romania | 27.7% | 24.7% |
| 50 | British Virgin Islands | 27.7% | 19.1% |
| 51 | Albania | 27.6% | 25.1% |
| 52 | France | 27.5% | 26.9% |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 27.4% | 24.0% |
| 54 | Hungary | 27.3% | 24.2% |
| 55 | Belarus | 27.2% | 23.6% |
| 56 | Northern Mariana Islands | 26.8% | 25.6% |
| 57 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 26.7% | 23.4% |
| 58 | Norway | 26.7% | 24.6% |
| 59 | Réunion | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| 60 | Singapore | 26.4% | 21.2% |
| 61 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 26.4% | 20.1% |
| 62 | Montenegro | 26.4% | 22.9% |
| 63 | Chile | 26.3% | 21.6% |
| 64 | Netherlands | 26.2% | 25.7% |
| 65 | Cyprus | 26.1% | 20.2% |
| 66 | United States Virgin Islands | 26.1% | 26.8% |
| 67 | Ireland | 26.0% | 21.6% |
| 68 | Saint Barthélemy | 25.9% | 24.7% |
| 69 | Mauritius | 25.9% | 21.0% |
| 70 | Luxembourg | 25.8% | 22.2% |
| 71 | Montserrat | 25.7% | 24.6% |
| 72 | Denmark | 25.6% | 25.1% |
| 73 | Canada | 25.5% | 24.3% |
| 74 | Sweden | 25.5% | 24.3% |
| 75 | Aruba | 25.2% | 24.6% |
| 76 | Cayman Islands | 25.0% | 19.5% |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 24.9% | 19.8% |
| 78 | United Kingdom | 24.5% | 23.4% |
| 79 | Barbados | 24.3% | 22.7% |
| 80 | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.2% | 20.5% |
| 81 | Gibraltar | 24.0% | 21.5% |
| 82 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 24.0% | 22.5% |
| 83 | New Zealand | 23.9% | 22.6% |
| 84 | Iceland | 23.8% | 20.5% |
| 85 | Armenia | 23.7% | 20.0% |
| 86 | Australia | 23.7% | 22.2% |
| 87 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 23.7% | 20.9% |
| 88 | Curaçao | 23.7% | 22.8% |
| 89 | Russian Federation | 23.6% | 21.2% |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.5% | 18.5% |
| 91 | Uruguay | 23.3% | 20.1% |
| 92 | United States of America | 23.0% | 22.0% |
| 93 | Holy See | 22.6% | 26.2% |
| 94 | Brazil | 22.2% | 17.5% |
| 95 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 21.9% | 14.7% |
| 96 | Türkiye | 21.9% | 16.4% |
| 97 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 21.6% | 17.1% |
| 98 | New Caledonia | 21.4% | 18.3% |
| 99 | Republic of Moldova | 21.4% | 19.5% |
| 100 | Faroe Islands | 21.3% | 20.3% |
| 101 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 21.3% | 20.1% |
| 102 | Bahamas | 21.0% | 18.3% |
| 103 | Maldives | 20.8% | 11.3% |
| 104 | Georgia | 20.6% | 18.9% |
| 105 | Colombia | 20.3% | 16.2% |
| 106 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 20.3% | 17.0% |
| 107 | Palau | 20.3% | 18.3% |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | 20.2% | 16.2% |
| 109 | Tunisia | 20.2% | 15.8% |
| 110 | Sri Lanka | 20.1% | 16.8% |
| 111 | Grenada | 19.8% | 16.4% |
| 112 | Argentina | 19.7% | 15.9% |
| 113 | Viet Nam | 19.7% | 15.6% |
| 114 | Jamaica | 19.1% | 14.2% |
| 115 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.1% | 17.0% |
| 116 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.0% | 13.7% |
| 117 | American Samoa | 18.8% | 16.5% |
| 118 | Seychelles | 18.7% | 14.1% |
| 119 | Guam | 18.4% | 18.2% |
| 120 | Dominica | 18.4% | 17.6% |
| 121 | Panama | 18.3% | 15.0% |
| 122 | Azerbaijan | 17.9% | 14.9% |
| 123 | Greenland | 17.6% | 18.0% |
| 124 | Peru | 17.5% | 13.8% |
| 125 | Ecuador | 17.0% | 13.0% |
| 126 | Mexico | 16.8% | 13.3% |
| 127 | Malaysia | 16.5% | 12.2% |
| 128 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 16.3% | 14.2% |
| 129 | Lebanon | 16.3% | 14.6% |
| 130 | Cabo Verde | 16.2% | 11.7% |
| 131 | Morocco | 16.2% | 12.7% |
| 132 | Algeria | 15.9% | 11.6% |
| 133 | Libya | 15.7% | 11.0% |
| 134 | Israel | 15.6% | 14.3% |
| 135 | Bhutan | 15.6% | 10.1% |
| 136 | Western Sahara | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| 137 | Indonesia | 15.0% | 12.0% |
| 138 | Dominican Republic | 14.9% | 12.3% |
| 139 | Suriname | 14.8% | 12.7% |
| 140 | India | 14.5% | 11.0% |
| 141 | El Salvador | 14.5% | 11.7% |
| 142 | Niue | 13.8% | 14.7% |
| 143 | Kazakhstan | 13.7% | 12.2% |
| 144 | Myanmar | 13.4% | 10.9% |
| 145 | Bangladesh | 13.3% | 9.7% |
| 146 | Marshall Islands | 12.8% | 9.7% |
| 147 | Nicaragua | 12.6% | 9.1% |
| 148 | Belize | 12.6% | 9.0% |
| 149 | Mongolia | 12.4% | 9.8% |
| 150 | Tokelau | 12.2% | 10.8% |
| 151 | Paraguay | 12.2% | 9.7% |
| 152 | French Guiana | 12.2% | 10.6% |
| 153 | Jordan | 11.9% | 9.1% |
| 154 | Cambodia | 11.4% | 8.9% |
| 155 | Guyana | 11.1% | 10.1% |
| 156 | South Africa | 11.1% | 8.9% |
| 157 | Philippines | 11.0% | 8.7% |
| 158 | Nepal | 10.9% | 8.5% |
| 159 | Turkmenistan | 10.7% | 8.8% |
| 160 | Tonga | 10.6% | 9.6% |
| 161 | Fiji | 10.5% | 8.3% |
| 162 | Uzbekistan | 10.2% | 8.7% |
| 163 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.0% | 8.7% |
| 164 | Honduras | 10.0% | 6.9% |
| 165 | Djibouti | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| 166 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 9.7% | 7.7% |
| 167 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9.7% | 7.2% |
| 168 | Egypt | 9.6% | 7.5% |
| 169 | Guatemala | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 170 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9.2% | 7.1% |
| 171 | Tuvalu | 8.7% | 10.6% |
| 172 | Bahrain | 8.4% | 6.5% |
| 173 | Haiti | 8.3% | 6.4% |
| 174 | Samoa | 8.1% | 8.1% |
| 175 | Saudi Arabia | 8.0% | 5.2% |
| 176 | State of Palestine | 7.8% | 5.8% |
| 177 | Tajikistan | 7.7% | 6.4% |
| 178 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 7.7% | 7.5% |
| 179 | Botswana | 7.6% | 5.8% |
| 180 | Iraq | 7.3% | 5.6% |
| 181 | Eswatini | 7.3% | 5.3% |
| 182 | Ghana | 7.3% | 5.7% |
| 183 | Kiribati | 7.3% | 6.3% |
| 184 | Papua New Guinea | 7.3% | 5.7% |
| 185 | Gabon | 7.1% | 5.5% |
| 186 | Solomon Islands | 7.0% | 5.3% |
| 187 | Namibia | 6.9% | 5.3% |
| 188 | Timor-Leste | 6.9% | 5.9% |
| 189 | Vanuatu | 6.7% | 5.8% |
| 190 | Mayotte | 6.7% | 4.5% |
| 191 | Kuwait | 6.6% | 5.0% |
| 192 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.6% | 5.0% |
| 193 | Comoros | 6.5% | 5.1% |
| 194 | Oman | 6.3% | 3.8% |
| 195 | Pakistan | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| 196 | Nauru | 6.1% | 4.5% |
| 197 | Rwanda | 6.1% | 4.5% |
| 198 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.1% | 5.0% |
| 199 | Senegal | 5.9% | 4.5% |
| 200 | South Sudan | 5.9% | 4.8% |
| 201 | Eritrea | 5.8% | 5.2% |
| 202 | Lesotho | 5.8% | 4.0% |
| 203 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.6% | 4.2% |
| 204 | Kenya | 5.6% | 4.3% |
| 205 | Congo | 5.4% | 4.5% |
| 206 | Sierra Leone | 5.4% | 4.3% |
| 207 | Ethiopia | 5.3% | 4.4% |
| 208 | Gambia | 5.3% | 4.6% |
| 209 | Madagascar | 5.3% | 4.4% |
| 210 | Zimbabwe | 5.2% | 3.2% |
| 211 | Sudan | 5.2% | 4.4% |
| 212 | Togo | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| 213 | Yemen | 5.1% | 3.6% |
| 214 | Liberia | 4.9% | 4.0% |
| 215 | Malawi | 4.8% | 3.2% |
| 216 | Cameroon | 4.7% | 3.6% |
| 217 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.7% | 3.5% |
| 218 | Zambia | 4.7% | 3.3% |
| 219 | Benin | 4.7% | 4.0% |
| 220 | Guinea | 4.6% | 3.9% |
| 221 | Burkina Faso | 4.6% | 3.4% |
| 222 | Mauritania | 4.6% | 3.9% |
| 223 | Nigeria | 4.5% | 3.6% |
| 224 | Burundi | 4.5% | 3.0% |
| 225 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.4% | 3.5% |
| 226 | Uganda | 4.2% | 3.2% |
| 227 | Afghanistan | 4.0% | 3.2% |
| 228 | Angola | 4.0% | 3.5% |
| 229 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| 230 | Somalia | 3.5% | 2.9% |
| 231 | Niger | 3.5% | 3.0% |
| 232 | Mozambique | 3.5% | 2.8% |
| 233 | Mali | 3.4% | 2.6% |
| 234 | Chad | 3.2% | 2.7% |
| 235 | Qatar | 2.9% | 1.9% |
| 236 | United Arab Emirates | 2.1% | 2.7% |
| 237 | Central African Republic | 2.0% | 2.2% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.