Share aged 65+ by country, 2083
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+ | 2073 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 59.9% | 57.8% |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 54.8% | 50.7% |
| 3 | China, Macao SAR | 48.4% | 46.9% |
| 4 | Republic of Korea | 48.1% | 46.4% |
| 5 | China | 46.7% | 40.6% |
| 6 | Andorra | 44.1% | 43.5% |
| 7 | Albania | 43.6% | 41.4% |
| 8 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 43.5% | 42.7% |
| 9 | Singapore | 42.2% | 43.9% |
| 10 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 42.1% | 35.3% |
| 11 | Ukraine | 41.8% | 37.8% |
| 12 | Saint Barthélemy | 41.5% | 33.9% |
| 13 | Chile | 41.5% | 38.4% |
| 14 | French Polynesia | 41.0% | 37.2% |
| 15 | Malta | 39.9% | 40.1% |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 39.7% | 36.5% |
| 17 | Mauritius | 39.1% | 38.4% |
| 18 | Anguilla | 39.0% | 35.9% |
| 19 | Lithuania | 38.3% | 35.9% |
| 20 | Bermuda | 38.1% | 36.7% |
| 21 | Poland | 38.0% | 36.6% |
| 22 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 37.7% | 29.4% |
| 23 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 37.5% | 32.8% |
| 24 | Italy | 37.4% | 36.1% |
| 25 | Cuba | 37.3% | 34.8% |
| 26 | Japan | 37.2% | 36.4% |
| 27 | Uruguay | 36.7% | 32.9% |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.5% | 36.2% |
| 29 | Curaçao | 36.1% | 33.3% |
| 30 | Spain | 36.1% | 35.1% |
| 31 | Belarus | 36.0% | 31.6% |
| 32 | Jamaica | 35.9% | 34.2% |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 35.9% | 32.8% |
| 34 | Maldives | 35.8% | 36.7% |
| 35 | Thailand | 35.6% | 34.0% |
| 36 | Cabo Verde | 35.5% | 29.8% |
| 37 | Türkiye | 35.5% | 31.9% |
| 38 | Greece | 35.1% | 33.1% |
| 39 | Latvia | 35.1% | 31.8% |
| 40 | Isle of Man | 35.0% | 32.6% |
| 41 | British Virgin Islands | 35.0% | 34.4% |
| 42 | Grenada | 34.7% | 31.8% |
| 43 | Croatia | 34.6% | 33.0% |
| 44 | Estonia | 34.2% | 32.3% |
| 45 | Antigua and Barbuda | 33.8% | 32.2% |
| 46 | San Marino | 33.8% | 32.1% |
| 47 | Iceland | 33.7% | 32.4% |
| 48 | Finland | 33.7% | 31.7% |
| 49 | Argentina | 33.5% | 29.0% |
| 50 | Colombia | 33.5% | 31.8% |
| 51 | Saint Helena | 33.5% | 30.5% |
| 52 | Guernsey | 33.3% | 31.9% |
| 53 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 33.1% | 30.5% |
| 54 | Montenegro | 33.0% | 30.3% |
| 55 | Slovakia | 32.7% | 32.1% |
| 56 | Serbia | 32.7% | 31.9% |
| 57 | Cyprus | 32.5% | 32.8% |
| 58 | Austria | 32.4% | 32.0% |
| 59 | Norway | 32.4% | 31.0% |
| 60 | Bhutan | 32.1% | 29.9% |
| 61 | Ireland | 31.8% | 29.1% |
| 62 | Saint Lucia | 31.7% | 31.0% |
| 63 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 31.6% | 31.2% |
| 64 | Brazil | 31.6% | 29.9% |
| 65 | Belgium | 31.6% | 29.7% |
| 66 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 31.5% | 30.5% |
| 67 | Netherlands | 31.4% | 30.4% |
| 68 | Sweden | 31.3% | 29.3% |
| 69 | Martinique | 31.2% | 29.2% |
| 70 | Aruba | 31.0% | 27.9% |
| 71 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 31.0% | 27.4% |
| 72 | Slovenia | 31.0% | 29.8% |
| 73 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 31.0% | 31.1% |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 30.9% | 29.4% |
| 75 | Luxembourg | 30.9% | 30.2% |
| 76 | Tunisia | 30.8% | 26.5% |
| 77 | Armenia | 30.7% | 29.3% |
| 78 | Guadeloupe | 30.7% | 28.5% |
| 79 | Switzerland | 30.7% | 30.5% |
| 80 | Gibraltar | 30.6% | 29.4% |
| 81 | Romania | 30.6% | 29.0% |
| 82 | Ecuador | 30.5% | 27.2% |
| 83 | Barbados | 30.5% | 28.8% |
| 84 | El Salvador | 30.3% | 26.9% |
| 85 | Montserrat | 30.2% | 28.3% |
| 86 | Denmark | 30.1% | 28.9% |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 30.1% | 29.3% |
| 88 | Portugal | 30.1% | 30.3% |
| 89 | United Kingdom | 30.0% | 27.7% |
| 90 | Germany | 29.9% | 29.6% |
| 91 | Canada | 29.8% | 29.0% |
| 92 | New Zealand | 29.7% | 28.0% |
| 93 | France | 29.7% | 27.9% |
| 94 | Jersey | 29.6% | 28.4% |
| 95 | Czechia | 29.6% | 28.3% |
| 96 | Liechtenstein | 29.6% | 29.0% |
| 97 | Réunion | 29.6% | 26.7% |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 29.5% | 26.5% |
| 99 | Malaysia | 29.1% | 26.6% |
| 100 | Peru | 28.9% | 26.3% |
| 101 | Viet Nam | 28.8% | 25.5% |
| 102 | Mexico | 28.7% | 25.5% |
| 103 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 28.6% | 27.8% |
| 104 | Bahamas | 28.3% | 26.7% |
| 105 | Cayman Islands | 28.2% | 27.7% |
| 106 | Faroe Islands | 28.1% | 26.1% |
| 107 | Belize | 28.1% | 25.0% |
| 108 | Panama | 28.0% | 25.1% |
| 109 | Hungary | 28.0% | 27.3% |
| 110 | Georgia | 27.9% | 24.2% |
| 111 | United States of America | 27.4% | 26.1% |
| 112 | New Caledonia | 27.4% | 25.8% |
| 113 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 27.4% | 26.2% |
| 114 | Cook Islands | 27.3% | 17.1% |
| 115 | Australia | 27.1% | 26.2% |
| 116 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 27.1% | 23.0% |
| 117 | Brunei Darussalam | 27.1% | 26.0% |
| 118 | Dominica | 27.0% | 24.5% |
| 119 | Bangladesh | 27.0% | 23.7% |
| 120 | India | 26.9% | 24.1% |
| 121 | Republic of Moldova | 26.9% | 22.6% |
| 122 | Azerbaijan | 26.6% | 23.5% |
| 123 | Lebanon | 26.6% | 21.9% |
| 124 | Morocco | 26.5% | 23.2% |
| 125 | Northern Mariana Islands | 26.4% | 20.8% |
| 126 | United States Virgin Islands | 26.1% | 24.4% |
| 127 | Holy See | 25.8% | 22.8% |
| 128 | Russian Federation | 25.8% | 23.5% |
| 129 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 25.5% | 20.8% |
| 130 | Seychelles | 24.8% | 25.6% |
| 131 | Nicaragua | 24.8% | 21.6% |
| 132 | Libya | 24.8% | 21.1% |
| 133 | Nepal | 24.7% | 20.7% |
| 134 | Monaco | 24.7% | 24.1% |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 24.4% | 21.6% |
| 136 | Philippines | 24.2% | 19.9% |
| 137 | Algeria | 24.0% | 19.8% |
| 138 | American Samoa | 23.9% | 17.7% |
| 139 | Suriname | 23.6% | 20.9% |
| 140 | Tokelau | 23.4% | 21.7% |
| 141 | Guam | 23.1% | 20.1% |
| 142 | Palau | 23.0% | 20.5% |
| 143 | Indonesia | 22.8% | 20.1% |
| 144 | Guatemala | 22.6% | 19.1% |
| 145 | Greenland | 22.6% | 21.8% |
| 146 | Saint Martin (French part) | 22.6% | 16.2% |
| 147 | Jordan | 21.8% | 18.2% |
| 148 | Paraguay | 21.5% | 19.2% |
| 149 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.0% | 18.8% |
| 150 | Honduras | 20.8% | 18.3% |
| 151 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20.7% | 17.8% |
| 152 | Western Sahara | 20.5% | 18.8% |
| 153 | Myanmar | 20.4% | 18.6% |
| 154 | Israel | 20.3% | 17.9% |
| 155 | Guyana | 19.9% | 17.0% |
| 156 | Mongolia | 19.8% | 14.9% |
| 157 | Timor-Leste | 19.5% | 15.7% |
| 158 | Cambodia | 19.3% | 16.8% |
| 159 | State of Palestine | 19.0% | 15.0% |
| 160 | Turkmenistan | 18.7% | 15.7% |
| 161 | Egypt | 18.3% | 14.7% |
| 162 | Fiji | 17.9% | 15.1% |
| 163 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 17.9% | 15.7% |
| 164 | Kazakhstan | 17.8% | 15.2% |
| 165 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.6% | 14.3% |
| 166 | Niue | 17.4% | 14.1% |
| 167 | Tonga | 17.0% | 11.5% |
| 168 | Botswana | 16.8% | 15.2% |
| 169 | French Guiana | 16.7% | 14.3% |
| 170 | Djibouti | 16.3% | 14.4% |
| 171 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 15.9% | 13.3% |
| 172 | South Africa | 15.7% | 14.8% |
| 173 | Iraq | 15.6% | 12.5% |
| 174 | Tajikistan | 15.5% | 12.3% |
| 175 | Haiti | 15.5% | 13.5% |
| 176 | Eswatini | 15.1% | 12.8% |
| 177 | Marshall Islands | 14.9% | 6.4% |
| 178 | Eritrea | 14.6% | 11.5% |
| 179 | Saudi Arabia | 14.2% | 12.3% |
| 180 | Uzbekistan | 14.1% | 12.9% |
| 181 | Solomon Islands | 13.9% | 11.3% |
| 182 | Bahrain | 13.9% | 12.0% |
| 183 | Uganda | 13.8% | 10.5% |
| 184 | Lesotho | 13.8% | 11.1% |
| 185 | Gambia | 13.7% | 10.5% |
| 186 | Senegal | 13.7% | 11.4% |
| 187 | Namibia | 13.7% | 11.5% |
| 188 | Rwanda | 13.7% | 11.0% |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13.5% | 10.5% |
| 190 | Ghana | 13.3% | 11.0% |
| 191 | Tuvalu | 13.3% | 9.2% |
| 192 | Vanuatu | 13.1% | 10.5% |
| 193 | Pakistan | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| 194 | Oman | 12.8% | 10.5% |
| 195 | Kenya | 12.7% | 10.3% |
| 196 | Ethiopia | 12.6% | 10.2% |
| 197 | Samoa | 12.6% | 8.4% |
| 198 | Papua New Guinea | 12.6% | 10.9% |
| 199 | Kiribati | 12.5% | 10.4% |
| 200 | Comoros | 12.3% | 9.8% |
| 201 | Malawi | 12.3% | 9.7% |
| 202 | Sierra Leone | 12.1% | 9.9% |
| 203 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.0% | 9.6% |
| 204 | Mayotte | 11.7% | 8.9% |
| 205 | Gabon | 11.6% | 9.3% |
| 206 | Sudan | 11.3% | 9.6% |
| 207 | Burkina Faso | 11.3% | 8.4% |
| 208 | Yemen | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| 209 | Zimbabwe | 11.1% | 8.1% |
| 210 | South Sudan | 11.0% | 8.4% |
| 211 | Guinea | 10.7% | 8.7% |
| 212 | Mauritania | 10.6% | 8.1% |
| 213 | Zambia | 10.5% | 8.4% |
| 214 | Liberia | 10.5% | 8.2% |
| 215 | Madagascar | 10.2% | 8.6% |
| 216 | Afghanistan | 10.1% | 8.1% |
| 217 | Nauru | 10.0% | 7.1% |
| 218 | Burundi | 10.0% | 7.1% |
| 219 | United Arab Emirates | 9.9% | 7.8% |
| 220 | Cameroon | 9.9% | 7.8% |
| 221 | Congo | 9.9% | 7.5% |
| 222 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| 223 | Nigeria | 9.5% | 7.1% |
| 224 | Kuwait | 9.3% | 7.9% |
| 225 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.3% | 7.5% |
| 226 | Benin | 9.2% | 7.4% |
| 227 | Togo | 9.1% | 7.4% |
| 228 | Niger | 8.7% | 6.4% |
| 229 | Mozambique | 8.5% | 6.5% |
| 230 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.0% | 6.2% |
| 231 | Angola | 7.9% | 6.0% |
| 232 | Mali | 7.6% | 5.7% |
| 233 | Somalia | 7.4% | 6.0% |
| 234 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.2% | 5.6% |
| 235 | Central African Republic | 6.9% | 4.9% |
| 236 | Qatar | 6.8% | 4.5% |
| 237 | Chad | 6.8% | 5.5% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.