Share aged 65+ by country, 2093
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+ | 2083 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 59.6% | 59.9% |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 53.0% | 54.8% |
| 3 | China, Macao SAR | 47.9% | 48.4% |
| 4 | China | 46.5% | 46.7% |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 45.5% | 48.1% |
| 6 | Saint Barthélemy | 44.5% | 41.5% |
| 7 | Albania | 42.9% | 43.6% |
| 8 | Andorra | 42.4% | 44.1% |
| 9 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 42.3% | 43.5% |
| 10 | Ukraine | 41.8% | 41.8% |
| 11 | Chile | 41.6% | 41.5% |
| 12 | French Polynesia | 41.1% | 41.0% |
| 13 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 40.7% | 42.1% |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 40.0% | 39.7% |
| 15 | Singapore | 40.0% | 42.2% |
| 16 | Anguilla | 39.2% | 39.0% |
| 17 | Malta | 39.2% | 39.9% |
| 18 | Mauritius | 39.0% | 39.1% |
| 19 | Lithuania | 39.0% | 38.3% |
| 20 | Bermuda | 38.8% | 38.1% |
| 21 | Poland | 38.8% | 38.0% |
| 22 | Cuba | 37.8% | 37.3% |
| 23 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 37.8% | 37.5% |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 37.4% | 35.9% |
| 25 | Italy | 37.3% | 37.4% |
| 26 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 37.0% | 37.7% |
| 27 | Japan | 37.0% | 37.2% |
| 28 | Türkiye | 36.9% | 35.5% |
| 29 | Uruguay | 36.8% | 36.7% |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.8% | 36.5% |
| 31 | Cabo Verde | 36.5% | 35.5% |
| 32 | Belarus | 36.4% | 36.0% |
| 33 | Latvia | 36.3% | 35.1% |
| 34 | Spain | 36.1% | 36.1% |
| 35 | Jamaica | 36.0% | 35.9% |
| 36 | Greece | 35.6% | 35.1% |
| 37 | Grenada | 35.4% | 34.7% |
| 38 | Curaçao | 35.3% | 36.1% |
| 39 | Croatia | 35.3% | 34.6% |
| 40 | Isle of Man | 35.3% | 35.0% |
| 41 | Estonia | 35.2% | 34.2% |
| 42 | Thailand | 35.2% | 35.6% |
| 43 | Montenegro | 35.0% | 33.0% |
| 44 | Iceland | 34.8% | 33.7% |
| 45 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 34.6% | 33.1% |
| 46 | Colombia | 34.6% | 33.5% |
| 47 | Antigua and Barbuda | 34.5% | 33.8% |
| 48 | Slovakia | 34.1% | 32.7% |
| 49 | British Virgin Islands | 34.1% | 35.0% |
| 50 | Argentina | 33.9% | 33.5% |
| 51 | San Marino | 33.9% | 33.8% |
| 52 | Serbia | 33.9% | 32.7% |
| 53 | Finland | 33.8% | 33.7% |
| 54 | Cyprus | 33.5% | 32.5% |
| 55 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 33.5% | 31.6% |
| 56 | Saint Helena | 33.4% | 33.5% |
| 57 | Ireland | 33.0% | 31.8% |
| 58 | Austria | 33.0% | 32.4% |
| 59 | Guernsey | 33.0% | 33.3% |
| 60 | Tunisia | 33.0% | 30.8% |
| 61 | Brazil | 32.8% | 31.6% |
| 62 | Norway | 32.7% | 32.4% |
| 63 | Maldives | 32.6% | 35.8% |
| 64 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 32.5% | 31.5% |
| 65 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 32.5% | 31.0% |
| 66 | Saint Lucia | 32.4% | 31.7% |
| 67 | Martinique | 32.4% | 31.2% |
| 68 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 32.3% | 31.0% |
| 69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 32.2% | 30.9% |
| 70 | Belgium | 32.2% | 31.6% |
| 71 | Guadeloupe | 32.1% | 30.7% |
| 72 | Sweden | 32.0% | 31.3% |
| 73 | Bhutan | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 74 | Montserrat | 32.0% | 30.2% |
| 75 | Romania | 32.0% | 30.6% |
| 76 | Armenia | 31.9% | 30.7% |
| 77 | Ecuador | 31.9% | 30.5% |
| 78 | Slovenia | 31.9% | 31.0% |
| 79 | Barbados | 31.8% | 30.5% |
| 80 | El Salvador | 31.7% | 30.3% |
| 81 | Netherlands | 31.7% | 31.4% |
| 82 | Luxembourg | 31.7% | 30.9% |
| 83 | Aruba | 31.5% | 31.0% |
| 84 | Switzerland | 31.5% | 30.7% |
| 85 | Réunion | 31.5% | 29.6% |
| 86 | Gibraltar | 31.4% | 30.6% |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 31.4% | 29.5% |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 31.4% | 30.1% |
| 89 | United Kingdom | 30.8% | 30.0% |
| 90 | Czechia | 30.8% | 29.6% |
| 91 | Denmark | 30.7% | 30.1% |
| 92 | Germany | 30.7% | 29.9% |
| 93 | Liechtenstein | 30.7% | 29.6% |
| 94 | Cook Islands | 30.6% | 27.3% |
| 95 | Peru | 30.6% | 28.9% |
| 96 | Mexico | 30.6% | 28.7% |
| 97 | New Zealand | 30.5% | 29.7% |
| 98 | Portugal | 30.5% | 30.1% |
| 99 | France | 30.4% | 29.7% |
| 100 | Viet Nam | 30.4% | 28.8% |
| 101 | Belize | 30.4% | 28.1% |
| 102 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 30.1% | 28.6% |
| 103 | Bangladesh | 30.1% | 27.0% |
| 104 | Canada | 30.0% | 29.8% |
| 105 | Jersey | 29.8% | 29.6% |
| 106 | Panama | 29.8% | 28.0% |
| 107 | Cayman Islands | 29.7% | 28.2% |
| 108 | Faroe Islands | 29.6% | 28.1% |
| 109 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 29.6% | 27.4% |
| 110 | Georgia | 29.5% | 27.9% |
| 111 | Malaysia | 29.5% | 29.1% |
| 112 | Hungary | 29.2% | 28.0% |
| 113 | New Caledonia | 29.1% | 27.4% |
| 114 | Northern Mariana Islands | 29.0% | 26.4% |
| 115 | Morocco | 28.9% | 26.5% |
| 116 | India | 28.6% | 26.9% |
| 117 | Bahamas | 28.5% | 28.3% |
| 118 | Republic of Moldova | 28.5% | 26.9% |
| 119 | Brunei Darussalam | 28.4% | 27.1% |
| 120 | Dominica | 28.2% | 27.0% |
| 121 | Holy See | 28.2% | 25.8% |
| 122 | United States Virgin Islands | 28.2% | 26.1% |
| 123 | Lebanon | 28.1% | 26.6% |
| 124 | United States of America | 27.9% | 27.4% |
| 125 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 27.9% | 27.1% |
| 126 | Algeria | 27.7% | 24.0% |
| 127 | Australia | 27.7% | 27.1% |
| 128 | Saint Martin (French part) | 27.7% | 22.6% |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | 27.3% | 26.6% |
| 130 | Nicaragua | 27.3% | 24.8% |
| 131 | Nepal | 27.3% | 24.7% |
| 132 | Libya | 27.0% | 24.8% |
| 133 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 26.8% | 25.5% |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 26.6% | 24.4% |
| 135 | Russian Federation | 26.4% | 25.8% |
| 136 | Seychelles | 26.0% | 24.8% |
| 137 | Monaco | 26.0% | 24.7% |
| 138 | Guam | 25.9% | 23.1% |
| 139 | American Samoa | 25.7% | 23.9% |
| 140 | Suriname | 25.6% | 23.6% |
| 141 | Philippines | 25.2% | 24.2% |
| 142 | Greenland | 25.1% | 22.6% |
| 143 | Indonesia | 24.6% | 22.8% |
| 144 | Guatemala | 24.6% | 22.6% |
| 145 | Tokelau | 24.6% | 23.4% |
| 146 | Paraguay | 24.0% | 21.5% |
| 147 | Jordan | 24.0% | 21.8% |
| 148 | Palau | 23.7% | 23.0% |
| 149 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 23.5% | 20.7% |
| 150 | Honduras | 23.4% | 20.8% |
| 151 | Guyana | 22.6% | 19.9% |
| 152 | Mongolia | 22.6% | 19.8% |
| 153 | Western Sahara | 22.6% | 20.5% |
| 154 | State of Palestine | 22.5% | 19.0% |
| 155 | Israel | 22.4% | 20.3% |
| 156 | Myanmar | 22.4% | 20.4% |
| 157 | Syrian Arab Republic | 22.2% | 21.0% |
| 158 | Cambodia | 22.1% | 19.3% |
| 159 | Turkmenistan | 22.0% | 18.7% |
| 160 | Timor-Leste | 21.9% | 19.5% |
| 161 | Kazakhstan | 20.8% | 17.8% |
| 162 | Egypt | 20.4% | 18.3% |
| 163 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.4% | 17.6% |
| 164 | Fiji | 20.1% | 17.9% |
| 165 | Tonga | 19.8% | 17.0% |
| 166 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 19.8% | 17.9% |
| 167 | Botswana | 19.5% | 16.8% |
| 168 | French Guiana | 19.2% | 16.7% |
| 169 | Tajikistan | 18.4% | 15.5% |
| 170 | Niue | 18.1% | 17.4% |
| 171 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 18.0% | 15.9% |
| 172 | Djibouti | 17.8% | 16.3% |
| 173 | Marshall Islands | 17.8% | 14.9% |
| 174 | Iraq | 17.6% | 15.6% |
| 175 | South Africa | 17.6% | 15.7% |
| 176 | Uganda | 17.5% | 13.8% |
| 177 | Uzbekistan | 17.5% | 14.1% |
| 178 | Eswatini | 17.2% | 15.1% |
| 179 | Haiti | 17.2% | 15.5% |
| 180 | Eritrea | 16.8% | 14.6% |
| 181 | Namibia | 16.4% | 13.7% |
| 182 | Gambia | 16.3% | 13.7% |
| 183 | Tuvalu | 16.2% | 13.3% |
| 184 | Rwanda | 16.2% | 13.7% |
| 185 | Solomon Islands | 16.1% | 13.9% |
| 186 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16.0% | 13.5% |
| 187 | Senegal | 15.7% | 13.7% |
| 188 | Lesotho | 15.7% | 13.8% |
| 189 | Saudi Arabia | 15.6% | 14.2% |
| 190 | Vanuatu | 15.5% | 13.1% |
| 191 | Ethiopia | 15.4% | 12.6% |
| 192 | Ghana | 15.3% | 13.3% |
| 193 | Samoa | 15.1% | 12.6% |
| 194 | Pakistan | 15.0% | 12.9% |
| 195 | Comoros | 14.8% | 12.3% |
| 196 | Oman | 14.7% | 12.8% |
| 197 | Bahrain | 14.6% | 13.9% |
| 198 | Mayotte | 14.6% | 11.7% |
| 199 | Malawi | 14.6% | 12.3% |
| 200 | Kiribati | 14.5% | 12.5% |
| 201 | Kenya | 14.5% | 12.7% |
| 202 | Yemen | 14.4% | 11.1% |
| 203 | Papua New Guinea | 14.4% | 12.6% |
| 204 | Sierra Leone | 14.1% | 12.1% |
| 205 | Gabon | 14.0% | 11.6% |
| 206 | Guinea-Bissau | 14.0% | 12.0% |
| 207 | Sudan | 13.7% | 11.3% |
| 208 | Zimbabwe | 13.4% | 11.1% |
| 209 | Mauritania | 13.3% | 10.6% |
| 210 | Burkina Faso | 12.9% | 11.3% |
| 211 | Guinea | 12.8% | 10.7% |
| 212 | Zambia | 12.6% | 10.5% |
| 213 | Afghanistan | 12.5% | 10.1% |
| 214 | Cameroon | 12.1% | 9.9% |
| 215 | Liberia | 12.1% | 10.5% |
| 216 | Equatorial Guinea | 12.1% | 9.8% |
| 217 | Madagascar | 12.0% | 10.2% |
| 218 | Congo | 11.7% | 9.9% |
| 219 | Burundi | 11.7% | 10.0% |
| 220 | South Sudan | 11.6% | 11.0% |
| 221 | United Republic of Tanzania | 11.4% | 9.3% |
| 222 | Nauru | 11.4% | 10.0% |
| 223 | Nigeria | 11.1% | 9.5% |
| 224 | Niger | 11.1% | 8.7% |
| 225 | Benin | 10.9% | 9.2% |
| 226 | Mozambique | 10.8% | 8.5% |
| 227 | United Arab Emirates | 10.6% | 9.9% |
| 228 | Togo | 10.6% | 9.1% |
| 229 | Angola | 9.9% | 7.9% |
| 230 | Kuwait | 9.7% | 9.3% |
| 231 | Mali | 9.6% | 7.6% |
| 232 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9.3% | 8.0% |
| 233 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9.3% | 7.2% |
| 234 | Somalia | 9.3% | 7.4% |
| 235 | Central African Republic | 9.1% | 6.9% |
| 236 | Qatar | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 237 | Chad | 8.6% | 6.8% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.