Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: People aged 65 and over

People aged 65 and over in 2023: 13.1% in Singapore and 1.7% in United Arab Emirates, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Singapore, by 11.4 percentage points, or 7.72 times that in United Arab Emirates.

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% of people · UN

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What the numbers say

Singapore has been higher since 1960, when it overtook United Arab Emirates.
In 2023, Singapore ranked 80 and United Arab Emirates ranked 228 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Singapore at 40.6% and United Arab Emirates at 11.4% in 2100.
The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.

Every year

% of people · UN

Year	Singapore	United Arab Emirates	World
2023	13.1	1.7	10
2022	12.7	1.6	9.8
2021	12.3	1.6	9.5
2020	11.6	1.6	9.3
2019	11	1.5	9.1
2018	10.5	1.5	8.9
2017	10	1.5	8.7
2016	9.4	1.5	8.5
2015	9	1.5	8.3
2014	8.6	1.5	8.1
2013	8.2	1.5	7.9
2012	7.8	1.5	7.8
2011	7.5	1.4	7.7
2010	7.3	1.4	7.6
2009	7.2	1.5	7.5
2008	7.2	1.6	7.5
2007	7.2	1.7	7.4
2006	7.2	1.8	7.3
2005	7	1.8	7.3
2004	6.8	1.7	7.2
2003	6.6	1.6	7.1
2002	6.4	1.5	7
2001	6.4	1.4	6.9
2000	6.3	1.3	6.8
1999	6.1	1.2	6.8
1998	5.9	1.1	6.7
1997	5.9	1.1	6.6
1996	5.8	1	6.5
1995	5.8	1	6.5
1994	5.8	1	6.4
1993	5.7	1	6.3
1992	5.7	1	6.2
1991	5.6	1	6.1
1990	5.6	1	6.1
1989	5.6	1	6
1988	5.5	1.1	6
1987	5.4	1.1	5.9
1986	5.3	1.1	5.9
1985	5.2	1.1	5.8
1984	5	1.1	5.8
1983	4.9	1.1	5.8
1982	4.8	1.1	5.8
1981	4.8	1.1	5.8
1980	4.7	1.2	5.8
1979	4.6	1.3	5.8
1978	4.5	1.5	5.7
1977	4.3	1.6	5.6
1976	4.2	1.8	5.6
1975	4	1.8	5.5
1974	3.9	1.7	5.5
1973	3.7	1.6	5.4
1972	3.6	1.5	5.4
1971	3.5	1.5	5.3
1970	3.4	1.5	5.3
1969	3.2	1.5	5.2
1968	3.1	1.6	5.2
1967	3	1.7	5.2
1966	2.9	1.8	5.1
1965	2.8	1.9	5.1
1964	2.7	2	5
1963	2.6	2	5
1962	2.5	2.1	5
1961	2.4	2.2	5
1960	2.4	2.4	5
1959	2.3	2.5	5
1958	2.2	2.5	5
1957	2.2	2.6	5
1956	2.1	2.7	5
1955	2.1	2.8	5
1954	2.1	2.9	5
1953	2.1	3	5
1952	2.2	3.1	5
1951	2.3	3.2	5
1950	2.4	3.3	5.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Singapore	United Arab Emirates	World
2024	13.7	1.8	10.2
2025	14.2	1.8	10.4
2026	14.8	1.8	10.6
2027	15.3	1.9	10.8
2028	15.8	2	11.1
2029	16.4	2.1	11.5
2030	16.9	2.3	11.8
2031	17.4	2.4	12
2032	17.8	2.5	12.3
2033	18.2	2.6	12.6
2034	18.7	2.6	12.8
2035	19.1	2.6	13.1
2036	19.5	2.7	13.4
2037	20	2.7	13.7
2038	20.5	2.7	13.9
2039	21	2.7	14.1
2040	21.4	2.7	14.3
2041	21.9	2.6	14.5
2042	22.4	2.6	14.7
2043	22.9	2.6	14.9
2044	23.3	2.6	15
2045	23.9	2.5	15.2
2046	24.4	2.5	15.4
2047	25	2.4	15.7
2048	25.6	2.3	15.9
2049	26.2	2.2	16.1
2050	26.8	2.1	16.3
2051	27.4	2	16.6
2052	28	2.1	16.8
2053	28.7	2.2	17.1
2054	29.6	2.3	17.3
2055	30.5	2.4	17.6
2056	31.4	2.5	17.8
2057	32.3	2.7	18
2058	33.2	2.9	18.2
2059	34.2	3.2	18.4
2060	35.2	3.5	18.5
2061	36.2	3.8	18.7
2062	37.2	4.1	18.8
2063	38.1	4.5	19
2064	39	4.8	19.1
2065	40	5.2	19.3
2066	40.9	5.6	19.4
2067	41.7	6	19.6
2068	42.4	6.4	19.7
2069	43	6.8	19.9
2070	43.5	7.1	20
2071	43.9	7.4	20.2
2072	44.1	7.7	20.3
2073	44.2	8	20.5
2074	44.1	8.3	20.7
2075	44	8.5	20.9
2076	43.9	8.8	21.1
2077	43.7	9	21.3
2078	43.5	9.2	21.5
2079	43.3	9.4	21.7
2080	43.1	9.6	21.9
2081	43	9.8	22.1
2082	42.8	9.9	22.3
2083	42.6	10	22.4
2084	42.3	10.1	22.6
2085	42.1	10.2	22.7
2086	41.9	10.3	22.8
2087	41.7	10.3	22.9
2088	41.5	10.4	22.9
2089	41.3	10.4	23
2090	41.2	10.5	23.1
2091	41	10.6	23.2
2092	40.9	10.6	23.3
2093	40.8	10.7	23.3
2094	40.7	10.8	23.4
2095	40.7	10.9	23.5
2096	40.7	11	23.6
2097	40.6	11.1	23.7
2098	40.6	11.2	23.7
2099	40.6	11.3	23.8
2100	40.6	11.4	23.9

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Good to know

The share of the population aged 65 or older.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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Deaths in conflictsSingapore: 0 deaths in 2022United Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022