Share aged 65+ by country, 2086
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+ | 2076 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 60.0% | 58.3% |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 54.5% | 52.5% |
| 3 | China, Macao SAR | 49.0% | 46.7% |
| 4 | Republic of Korea | 47.6% | 46.9% |
| 5 | China | 47.6% | 42.1% |
| 6 | Saint Barthélemy | 43.6% | 36.5% |
| 7 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 43.6% | 42.4% |
| 8 | Albania | 43.5% | 41.8% |
| 9 | Andorra | 43.3% | 44.0% |
| 10 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 42.6% | 37.8% |
| 11 | Ukraine | 42.2% | 39.0% |
| 12 | Chile | 41.9% | 39.4% |
| 13 | Singapore | 41.5% | 43.7% |
| 14 | French Polynesia | 41.0% | 38.7% |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 40.2% | 37.6% |
| 16 | Malta | 39.8% | 40.0% |
| 17 | Mauritius | 39.1% | 39.0% |
| 18 | Lithuania | 39.0% | 36.4% |
| 19 | Anguilla | 38.9% | 37.9% |
| 20 | Poland | 38.6% | 37.0% |
| 21 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 38.4% | 32.3% |
| 22 | Bermuda | 38.3% | 37.3% |
| 23 | Cuba | 37.7% | 35.4% |
| 24 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 37.7% | 34.7% |
| 25 | Italy | 37.5% | 36.6% |
| 26 | Japan | 37.2% | 36.5% |
| 27 | Uruguay | 37.0% | 34.0% |
| 28 | Cabo Verde | 37.0% | 31.5% |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.8% | 36.5% |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 36.7% | 33.5% |
| 31 | Belarus | 36.6% | 32.4% |
| 32 | Türkiye | 36.3% | 32.9% |
| 33 | Spain | 36.1% | 35.5% |
| 34 | Curaçao | 36.0% | 34.0% |
| 35 | Jamaica | 35.9% | 35.2% |
| 36 | Latvia | 35.9% | 32.5% |
| 37 | Thailand | 35.6% | 34.6% |
| 38 | Greece | 35.4% | 33.9% |
| 39 | Estonia | 35.0% | 33.0% |
| 40 | Isle of Man | 35.0% | 33.6% |
| 41 | Grenada | 34.9% | 33.0% |
| 42 | Maldives | 34.9% | 36.6% |
| 43 | Croatia | 34.8% | 33.7% |
| 44 | British Virgin Islands | 34.6% | 35.1% |
| 45 | Iceland | 34.0% | 33.2% |
| 46 | Argentina | 34.0% | 30.3% |
| 47 | San Marino | 34.0% | 32.7% |
| 48 | Colombia | 33.9% | 32.6% |
| 49 | Antigua and Barbuda | 33.8% | 33.2% |
| 50 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 33.8% | 30.9% |
| 51 | Finland | 33.8% | 32.4% |
| 52 | Montenegro | 33.7% | 31.1% |
| 53 | Saint Helena | 33.6% | 31.3% |
| 54 | Slovakia | 33.3% | 32.1% |
| 55 | Guernsey | 33.2% | 32.4% |
| 56 | Serbia | 33.1% | 32.0% |
| 57 | Cyprus | 32.7% | 32.6% |
| 58 | Austria | 32.6% | 32.0% |
| 59 | Norway | 32.6% | 31.6% |
| 60 | Ireland | 32.3% | 30.1% |
| 61 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 32.2% | 31.4% |
| 62 | Brazil | 32.1% | 30.4% |
| 63 | Saint Lucia | 31.9% | 31.6% |
| 64 | Tunisia | 31.9% | 27.5% |
| 65 | Bhutan | 31.9% | 30.8% |
| 66 | Belgium | 31.9% | 30.4% |
| 67 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 31.7% | 31.1% |
| 68 | Sweden | 31.7% | 30.0% |
| 69 | Netherlands | 31.5% | 30.9% |
| 70 | Martinique | 31.5% | 30.1% |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 31.4% | 29.7% |
| 72 | Montserrat | 31.4% | 29.8% |
| 73 | Aruba | 31.3% | 28.8% |
| 74 | Slovenia | 31.3% | 30.2% |
| 75 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 31.2% | 28.8% |
| 76 | Romania | 31.2% | 29.5% |
| 77 | Ecuador | 31.1% | 28.4% |
| 78 | Guadeloupe | 31.1% | 29.2% |
| 79 | Armenia | 31.0% | 29.5% |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 31.0% | 30.4% |
| 81 | Switzerland | 30.9% | 30.5% |
| 82 | Barbados | 30.9% | 29.5% |
| 83 | El Salvador | 30.8% | 28.1% |
| 84 | Gibraltar | 30.7% | 30.0% |
| 85 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 30.7% | 30.7% |
| 86 | United Kingdom | 30.4% | 28.5% |
| 87 | Czechia | 30.3% | 28.7% |
| 88 | Denmark | 30.3% | 29.5% |
| 89 | Germany | 30.3% | 29.6% |
| 90 | Bulgaria | 30.3% | 29.5% |
| 91 | Portugal | 30.2% | 30.3% |
| 92 | Réunion | 30.2% | 27.7% |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 30.1% | 27.5% |
| 94 | France | 30.0% | 28.6% |
| 95 | New Zealand | 29.9% | 28.6% |
| 96 | Liechtenstein | 29.9% | 29.1% |
| 97 | Canada | 29.8% | 29.4% |
| 98 | Jersey | 29.7% | 28.7% |
| 99 | Cook Islands | 29.5% | 20.1% |
| 100 | Viet Nam | 29.4% | 26.1% |
| 101 | Peru | 29.4% | 27.3% |
| 102 | Malaysia | 29.4% | 27.3% |
| 103 | Mexico | 29.4% | 26.5% |
| 104 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 29.1% | 27.5% |
| 105 | Belize | 28.9% | 25.9% |
| 106 | Georgia | 28.7% | 25.1% |
| 107 | Panama | 28.7% | 26.0% |
| 108 | Faroe Islands | 28.6% | 26.8% |
| 109 | Cayman Islands | 28.4% | 27.9% |
| 110 | Bahamas | 28.4% | 27.5% |
| 111 | Hungary | 28.4% | 27.5% |
| 112 | Republic of Moldova | 28.0% | 23.2% |
| 113 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 28.0% | 26.5% |
| 114 | New Caledonia | 27.9% | 26.3% |
| 115 | Bangladesh | 27.8% | 25.0% |
| 116 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 27.7% | 24.1% |
| 117 | United States of America | 27.6% | 26.7% |
| 118 | Northern Mariana Islands | 27.6% | 22.8% |
| 119 | India | 27.5% | 25.1% |
| 120 | Brunei Darussalam | 27.5% | 26.2% |
| 121 | Dominica | 27.4% | 25.3% |
| 122 | Morocco | 27.4% | 24.3% |
| 123 | Australia | 27.2% | 26.5% |
| 124 | Lebanon | 27.1% | 23.4% |
| 125 | Azerbaijan | 27.0% | 24.4% |
| 126 | United States Virgin Islands | 26.7% | 25.0% |
| 127 | Russian Federation | 26.2% | 23.8% |
| 128 | Holy See | 26.1% | 23.8% |
| 129 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 26.0% | 22.3% |
| 130 | Libya | 25.7% | 22.2% |
| 131 | Nicaragua | 25.6% | 22.7% |
| 132 | Nepal | 25.6% | 22.0% |
| 133 | Algeria | 25.5% | 20.7% |
| 134 | American Samoa | 25.3% | 19.5% |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 25.2% | 22.4% |
| 136 | Monaco | 25.1% | 24.2% |
| 137 | Seychelles | 25.0% | 25.2% |
| 138 | Philippines | 24.9% | 21.3% |
| 139 | Saint Martin (French part) | 24.5% | 17.7% |
| 140 | Suriname | 24.2% | 21.8% |
| 141 | Guam | 24.1% | 20.7% |
| 142 | Greenland | 23.6% | 21.8% |
| 143 | Tokelau | 23.5% | 22.8% |
| 144 | Indonesia | 23.4% | 20.9% |
| 145 | Guatemala | 23.3% | 20.2% |
| 146 | Palau | 23.3% | 21.3% |
| 147 | Jordan | 22.6% | 19.5% |
| 148 | Paraguay | 22.3% | 19.8% |
| 149 | Honduras | 21.6% | 19.1% |
| 150 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 21.6% | 18.6% |
| 151 | Western Sahara | 21.2% | 19.2% |
| 152 | Israel | 21.0% | 18.5% |
| 153 | Myanmar | 21.0% | 19.1% |
| 154 | Mongolia | 21.0% | 16.0% |
| 155 | Guyana | 20.9% | 17.8% |
| 156 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20.8% | 20.3% |
| 157 | Timor-Leste | 20.6% | 16.9% |
| 158 | Cambodia | 20.3% | 17.5% |
| 159 | State of Palestine | 20.2% | 16.1% |
| 160 | Turkmenistan | 19.9% | 16.1% |
| 161 | Egypt | 19.1% | 15.6% |
| 162 | Kazakhstan | 18.8% | 15.9% |
| 163 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.8% | 15.1% |
| 164 | Fiji | 18.6% | 15.8% |
| 165 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 18.4% | 16.4% |
| 166 | Tonga | 18.0% | 13.1% |
| 167 | Niue | 17.5% | 15.6% |
| 168 | Botswana | 17.4% | 15.7% |
| 169 | French Guiana | 17.4% | 15.1% |
| 170 | Marshall Islands | 17.0% | 9.2% |
| 171 | Djibouti | 16.7% | 15.0% |
| 172 | Tajikistan | 16.5% | 13.1% |
| 173 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 16.5% | 14.2% |
| 174 | South Africa | 16.3% | 15.1% |
| 175 | Iraq | 16.2% | 13.4% |
| 176 | Haiti | 16.1% | 14.1% |
| 177 | Eswatini | 15.8% | 13.5% |
| 178 | Eritrea | 15.2% | 12.6% |
| 179 | Uganda | 14.9% | 11.5% |
| 180 | Uzbekistan | 14.9% | 13.1% |
| 181 | Namibia | 14.7% | 12.0% |
| 182 | Solomon Islands | 14.6% | 12.0% |
| 183 | Tuvalu | 14.6% | 10.0% |
| 184 | Gambia | 14.5% | 11.4% |
| 185 | Saudi Arabia | 14.5% | 12.9% |
| 186 | Rwanda | 14.5% | 11.8% |
| 187 | Lesotho | 14.5% | 11.8% |
| 188 | Senegal | 14.3% | 12.2% |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.2% | 11.5% |
| 190 | Bahrain | 14.1% | 12.7% |
| 191 | Ghana | 14.0% | 11.6% |
| 192 | Vanuatu | 13.9% | 11.1% |
| 193 | Samoa | 13.8% | 9.5% |
| 194 | Pakistan | 13.6% | 11.2% |
| 195 | Ethiopia | 13.4% | 10.9% |
| 196 | Oman | 13.4% | 11.0% |
| 197 | Kiribati | 13.2% | 11.0% |
| 198 | Kenya | 13.2% | 11.1% |
| 199 | Papua New Guinea | 13.2% | 11.4% |
| 200 | Comoros | 13.1% | 10.5% |
| 201 | Malawi | 12.9% | 10.6% |
| 202 | Sierra Leone | 12.7% | 10.6% |
| 203 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.6% | 10.3% |
| 204 | Mayotte | 12.5% | 9.7% |
| 205 | Gabon | 12.4% | 9.9% |
| 206 | Yemen | 12.0% | 9.6% |
| 207 | Sudan | 12.0% | 10.1% |
| 208 | Burkina Faso | 11.9% | 9.3% |
| 209 | Zimbabwe | 11.8% | 9.0% |
| 210 | Mauritania | 11.4% | 8.8% |
| 211 | Guinea | 11.3% | 9.3% |
| 212 | Zambia | 11.1% | 9.0% |
| 213 | South Sudan | 11.1% | 9.5% |
| 214 | Liberia | 11.0% | 9.0% |
| 215 | Afghanistan | 10.8% | 8.6% |
| 216 | Madagascar | 10.7% | 9.1% |
| 217 | Cameroon | 10.6% | 8.4% |
| 218 | Nauru | 10.6% | 8.0% |
| 219 | Burundi | 10.6% | 8.0% |
| 220 | Congo | 10.5% | 8.3% |
| 221 | Equatorial Guinea | 10.5% | 8.3% |
| 222 | United Arab Emirates | 10.2% | 8.6% |
| 223 | Nigeria | 10.0% | 7.8% |
| 224 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.9% | 8.0% |
| 225 | Benin | 9.7% | 7.9% |
| 226 | Togo | 9.6% | 8.0% |
| 227 | Kuwait | 9.4% | 8.4% |
| 228 | Niger | 9.4% | 7.1% |
| 229 | Mozambique | 9.1% | 7.0% |
| 230 | Angola | 8.5% | 6.5% |
| 231 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.4% | 6.7% |
| 232 | Mali | 8.2% | 6.2% |
| 233 | Somalia | 7.9% | 6.3% |
| 234 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.8% | 6.0% |
| 235 | Qatar | 7.4% | 5.3% |
| 236 | Central African Republic | 7.4% | 5.5% |
| 237 | Chad | 7.2% | 5.8% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.