United Kingdom vs Vietnam

United Kingdom vs Vietnam: People aged 65 and over

People aged 65 and over in 2023: 19.2% in United Kingdom and 8.6% in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 10.6 percentage points, or 2.23 times that in Vietnam.

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% of people · UN

United Kingdom vs Vietnam: People aged 65 and overPeople aged 65 and over in 2023: 19.2% in United Kingdom and 8.6% in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 10.6 percentage points, or 2.23 times that in Vietnam.
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What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, United Kingdom ranked 41 and Vietnam ranked 115 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts United Kingdom at 31.3% and Vietnam at 31.4% in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearUnited KingdomVietnamWorld
202319.28.610
202218.98.29.8
202118.77.99.5
202018.67.69.3
201918.57.39.1
201818.378.9
201718.16.88.7
201617.96.68.5
201517.86.58.3
201417.66.38.1
201317.36.27.9
2012176.17.8
201116.66.17.7
201016.367.6
200916.26.17.5
2008166.17.5
2007166.27.4
200615.96.27.3
2005166.27.3
2004166.27.2
200315.96.27.1
200215.96.17
200115.96.16.9
200015.966.8
199915.95.96.8
1998165.86.7
1997165.76.6
1996165.66.5
1995165.66.5
1994165.56.4
1993165.56.3
1992165.56.2
199115.95.56.1
199015.95.56.1
198915.85.56
198815.75.46
198715.55.45.9
198615.35.35.9
198515.15.35.8
1984155.35.8
1983155.35.8
198215.15.35.8
198115.15.35.8
1980155.35.8
197914.95.35.8
197814.75.35.7
197714.55.25.6
197614.35.25.6
197514.15.25.5
197413.95.25.5
197313.75.25.4
197213.55.35.4
197113.35.35.3
197013.15.35.3
196912.95.35.2
196812.75.35.2
196712.55.25.2
196612.45.15.1
196512.25.15.1
196412.155
196311.955
196211.84.95
196111.84.95
196011.74.85
195911.64.85
195811.64.75
195711.54.75
195611.44.65
195511.34.55
195411.24.45
195311.14.45
1952114.35
195110.94.25
195010.84.15.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearUnited KingdomVietnamWorld
202419.5910.2
202519.79.510.4
202619.99.910.6
202720.210.310.8
202820.510.811.1
202920.711.311.5
20302111.811.8
203121.312.212
203221.612.612.3
203321.91312.6
203422.213.412.8
203522.413.913.1
203622.714.313.4
20372314.713.7
203823.21513.9
203923.315.414.1
204023.415.814.3
204123.516.114.5
204223.616.514.7
204323.616.814.9
204423.717.215
204523.917.615.2
204624.11815.4
204724.218.415.7
204824.418.915.9
204924.519.516.1
205024.72016.3
205124.920.516.6
2052252116.8
205325.121.517.1
205425.22217.3
205525.422.617.6
205625.623.117.8
205725.823.618
2058262418.2
205926.124.318.4
206026.324.618.5
206126.424.818.7
206226.524.918.8
206326.724.919
206426.824.919.1
206526.92519.3
206626.92519.4
2067272519.6
206827.125.119.7
206927.225.119.9
207027.325.220
207127.525.320.2
207227.725.520.3
207327.925.720.5
207428.225.920.7
207528.426.120.9
207628.726.421.1
207728.926.821.3
207829.227.321.5
207929.427.721.7
208029.628.121.9
208129.828.522.1
20823028.822.3
208330.22922.4
208430.329.222.6
208530.429.522.7
208630.529.722.8
208730.629.922.9
208830.73022.9
208930.730.223
209030.830.323.1
209130.930.423.2
209230.930.523.3
20933130.623.3
20943130.723.4
209531.130.823.5
209631.130.923.6
209731.23123.7
209831.231.123.7
209931.331.323.8
210031.331.423.9

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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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