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People aged 65 and over around the world
People aged 65 and over, 2023: highest in Vatican City, at 44.8%, and lowest in Qatar, at 1.6%, of 229 countries with a value. The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.
% of people · UN
Every country, by its latest figure
% of people · UN
| # | Country | Latest | Latest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatican City | 44.8 | 2023 | |
| 2 | Monaco | 36.4 | 2023 | |
| 3 | Japan | 29.6 | 2023 | |
| 4 | St. Helena | 26.4 | 2023 | |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 24.2 | 2023 | |
| 6 | Italy | 24.2 | 2023 | |
| 7 | Portugal | 24.1 | 2023 | |
| 8 | Finland | 23.6 | 2023 | |
| 9 | Greece | 23.5 | 2023 | |
| 10 | Croatia | 22.8 | 2023 | |
| 11 | Germany | 22.8 | 2023 | |
| 12 | Isle of Man | 22.7 | 2023 | |
| 13 | Serbia | 22.3 | 2023 | |
| 14 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 22.2 | 2023 | |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 21.8 | 2023 | |
| 16 | France | 21.8 | 2023 | |
| 17 | San Marino | 21.7 | 2023 | |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China | 21.7 | 2023 | |
| 19 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 21.6 | 2023 | |
| 20 | Latvia | 21.3 | 2023 | |
| 21 | Slovenia | 21.3 | 2023 | |
| 22 | Guernsey | 21.3 | 2023 | |
| 23 | Estonia | 20.9 | 2023 | |
| 24 | Bermuda | 20.9 | 2023 | |
| 25 | Hungary | 20.8 | 2023 | |
| 26 | Spain | 20.7 | 2023 | |
| 27 | Denmark | 20.6 | 2023 | |
| 28 | Czechia | 20.6 | 2023 | |
| 29 | Sweden | 20.5 | 2023 | |
| 30 | Liechtenstein | 20.2 | 2023 | |
| 31 | Netherlands | 20.2 | 2023 | |
| 32 | Austria | 20.2 | 2023 | |
| 33 | Belgium | 20.2 | 2023 | |
| 34 | Lithuania | 19.9 | 2023 | |
| 35 | Malta | 19.8 | 2023 | |
| 36 | St. Pierre & Miquelon | 19.8 | 2023 | |
| 37 | Romania | 19.8 | 2023 | |
| 38 | Switzerland | 19.6 | 2023 | |
| 39 | Poland | 19.6 | 2023 | |
| 40 | Canada | 19.4 | 2023 | |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 19.2 | 2023 | |
| 42 | Montserrat | 19.2 | 2023 | |
| 43 | Jersey | 18.7 | 2023 | |
| 44 | Ukraine | 18.6 | 2023 | |
| 45 | Norway | 18.5 | 2023 | |
| 46 | South Korea | 18.3 | 2023 | |
| 47 | Taiwan | 18.3 | 2023 | |
| 48 | Slovakia | 18.1 | 2023 | |
| 49 | Faroe Islands | 17.7 | 2023 | |
| 50 | North Macedonia | 17.5 | 2023 | |
| 51 | Montenegro | 17.5 | 2023 | |
| 52 | United States | 17.4 | 2023 | |
| 53 | Australia | 17.4 | 2023 | |
| 54 | St. Barthélemy | 17.3 | 2023 | |
| 55 | St. Martin | 17.2 | 2023 | |
| 56 | Belarus | 17.1 | 2023 | |
| 57 | New Zealand | 16.8 | 2023 | |
| 58 | Russia | 16.6 | 2023 | |
| 59 | Aruba | 16.4 | 2023 | |
| 60 | Albania | 16.3 | 2023 | |
| 61 | Curaçao | 16.3 | 2023 | |
| 62 | Cuba | 16.2 | 2023 | |
| 63 | Barbados | 16.1 | 2023 | |
| 64 | Niue | 15.9 | 2023 | |
| 65 | Uruguay | 15.8 | 2023 | |
| 66 | Moldova | 15.6 | 2023 | |
| 67 | Ireland | 15.5 | 2023 | |
| 68 | Andorra | 15.4 | 2023 | |
| 69 | Iceland | 15.4 | 2023 | |
| 70 | Georgia | 15.3 | 2023 | |
| 71 | Luxembourg | 15.1 | 2023 | |
| 72 | Thailand | 14.7 | 2023 | |
| 73 | Cyprus | 14.3 | 2023 | |
| 74 | China | 14.3 | 2023 | |
| 75 | Wallis & Futuna | 14 | 2023 | |
| 76 | Chile | 13.7 | 2023 | |
| 77 | Macao SAR China | 13.5 | 2023 | |
| 78 | Sint Maarten | 13.5 | 2023 | |
| 79 | Armenia | 13.2 | 2023 | |
| 80 | Singapore | 13.1 | 2023 | |
| 81 | Mauritius | 12.9 | 2023 | |
| 82 | Cook Islands | 12.9 | 2023 | |
| 83 | Dominica | 12.8 | 2023 | |
| 84 | Israel | 12.4 | 2023 | |
| 85 | Argentina | 12.2 | 2023 | |
| 86 | Anguilla | 12.2 | 2023 | |
| 87 | Guam | 12.1 | 2023 | |
| 88 | North Korea | 12 | 2023 | |
| 89 | Grenada | 11.9 | 2023 | |
| 90 | Trinidad & Tobago | 11.9 | 2023 | |
| 91 | Falkland Islands | 11.8 | 2023 | |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 11.7 | 2023 | |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 11.7 | 2023 | |
| 94 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 11.6 | 2023 | |
| 95 | Bahamas | 11.5 | 2023 | |
| 96 | Antigua & Barbuda | 11.2 | 2023 | |
| 97 | New Caledonia | 11.1 | 2023 | |
| 98 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 10.9 | 2023 | |
| 99 | Palau | 10.9 | 2023 | |
| 100 | French Polynesia | 10.7 | 2023 | |
| 101 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 10.7 | 2023 | |
| 102 | Brazil | 10.6 | 2023 | |
| 103 | Greenland | 10.1 | 2023 | |
| 104 | Türkiye | 10 | 2023 | |
| 105 | Lebanon | 9.8 | 2023 | |
| 106 | Kosovo | 9.6 | 2023 | |
| 107 | Colombia | 9.4 | 2023 | |
| 108 | Venezuela | 9.3 | 2023 | |
| 109 | St. Lucia | 9.3 | 2023 | |
| 110 | British Virgin Islands | 9.2 | 2023 | |
| 111 | Tunisia | 9.2 | 2023 | |
| 112 | Panama | 9.1 | 2023 | |
| 113 | Peru | 9 | 2023 | |
| 114 | Northern Mariana Islands | 8.7 | 2023 | |
| 115 | Vietnam | 8.6 | 2023 | |
| 116 | Cayman Islands | 8.5 | 2023 | |
| 117 | Seychelles | 8.3 | 2023 | |
| 118 | Kazakhstan | 8.3 | 2023 | |
| 119 | Ecuador | 8.1 | 2023 | |
| 120 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 2023 | |
| 121 | El Salvador | 8 | 2023 | |
| 122 | Mexico | 8 | 2023 | |
| 123 | Iran | 7.9 | 2023 | |
| 124 | Jamaica | 7.9 | 2023 | |
| 125 | Morocco | 7.8 | 2023 | |
| 126 | Suriname | 7.6 | 2023 | |
| 127 | Dominican Republic | 7.6 | 2023 | |
| 128 | American Samoa | 7.6 | 2023 | |
| 129 | Malaysia | 7.5 | 2023 | |
| 130 | Myanmar (Burma) | 7.1 | 2023 | |
| 131 | Indonesia | 7 | 2023 | |
| 132 | India | 6.9 | 2023 | |
| 133 | Tonga | 6.6 | 2023 | |
| 134 | Cape Verde | 6.6 | 2023 | |
| 135 | South Africa | 6.5 | 2023 | |
| 136 | Brunei | 6.5 | 2023 | |
| 137 | Guyana | 6.5 | 2023 | |
| 138 | Algeria | 6.4 | 2023 | |
| 139 | Bhutan | 6.4 | 2023 | |
| 140 | Paraguay | 6.4 | 2023 | |
| 141 | Nepal | 6.4 | 2023 | |
| 142 | Fiji | 6.3 | 2023 | |
| 143 | Western Sahara | 6.3 | 2023 | |
| 144 | Bangladesh | 6.3 | 2023 | |
| 145 | Tuvalu | 6.3 | 2023 | |
| 146 | Cambodia | 6 | 2023 | |
| 147 | Micronesia | 5.7 | 2023 | |
| 148 | Samoa | 5.7 | 2023 | |
| 149 | Uzbekistan | 5.7 | 2023 | |
| 150 | Bolivia | 5.6 | 2023 | |
| 151 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.4 | 2023 | |
| 152 | Nicaragua | 5.4 | 2023 | |
| 153 | Timor-Leste | 5.3 | 2023 | |
| 154 | Philippines | 5.3 | 2023 | |
| 155 | Egypt | 5 | 2023 | |
| 156 | Libya | 4.9 | 2023 | |
| 157 | Mongolia | 4.9 | 2023 | |
| 158 | Belize | 4.8 | 2023 | |
| 159 | Djibouti | 4.7 | 2023 | |
| 160 | Guatemala | 4.7 | 2023 | |
| 161 | Syria | 4.7 | 2023 | |
| 162 | Haiti | 4.6 | 2023 | |
| 163 | Laos | 4.5 | 2023 | |
| 164 | Comoros | 4.5 | 2023 | |
| 165 | Marshall Islands | 4.4 | 2023 | |
| 166 | Maldives | 4.3 | 2023 | |
| 167 | Jordan | 4.3 | 2023 | |
| 168 | Honduras | 4.3 | 2023 | |
| 169 | Turkmenistan | 4.3 | 2023 | |
| 170 | Vanuatu | 4.2 | 2023 | |
| 171 | Pakistan | 4.2 | 2023 | |
| 172 | Eritrea | 4.2 | 2023 | |
| 173 | Eswatini | 4.1 | 2023 | |
| 174 | Kiribati | 4.1 | 2023 | |
| 175 | Gabon | 4 | 2023 | |
| 176 | Botswana | 4 | 2023 | |
| 177 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 3.9 | 2023 | |
| 178 | Lesotho | 3.8 | 2023 | |
| 179 | Rwanda | 3.8 | 2023 | |
| 180 | Palestinian Territories | 3.8 | 2023 | |
| 181 | Tajikistan | 3.7 | 2023 | |
| 182 | Bahrain | 3.6 | 2023 | |
| 183 | Ghana | 3.6 | 2023 | |
| 184 | Solomon Islands | 3.6 | 2023 | |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.6 | 2023 | |
| 186 | Zimbabwe | 3.6 | 2023 | |
| 187 | Togo | 3.6 | 2023 | |
| 188 | Senegal | 3.6 | 2023 | |
| 189 | Namibia | 3.6 | 2023 | |
| 190 | Guinea | 3.4 | 2023 | |
| 191 | Iraq | 3.4 | 2023 | |
| 192 | Papua New Guinea | 3.3 | 2023 | |
| 193 | Madagascar | 3.3 | 2023 | |
| 194 | Liberia | 3.3 | 2023 | |
| 195 | Mauritania | 3.2 | 2023 | |
| 196 | Sudan | 3.2 | 2023 | |
| 197 | Sierra Leone | 3.2 | 2023 | |
| 198 | Ethiopia | 3.2 | 2023 | |
| 199 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.1 | 2023 | |
| 200 | Benin | 3.1 | 2023 | |
| 201 | Congo - Kinshasa | 3.1 | 2023 | |
| 202 | Tanzania | 3 | 2023 | |
| 203 | Nigeria | 3 | 2023 | |
| 204 | Gambia | 3 | 2023 | |
| 205 | Kuwait | 3 | 2023 | |
| 206 | Congo - Brazzaville | 2.9 | 2023 | |
| 207 | Kenya | 2.9 | 2023 | |
| 208 | South Sudan | 2.9 | 2023 | |
| 209 | Saudi Arabia | 2.8 | 2023 | |
| 210 | Angola | 2.8 | 2023 | |
| 211 | Cameroon | 2.8 | 2023 | |
| 212 | Mozambique | 2.8 | 2023 | |
| 213 | Nauru | 2.7 | 2023 | |
| 214 | Oman | 2.7 | 2023 | |
| 215 | Burkina Faso | 2.6 | 2023 | |
| 216 | Malawi | 2.6 | 2023 | |
| 217 | Niger | 2.6 | 2023 | |
| 218 | Côte d’Ivoire | 2.6 | 2023 | |
| 219 | Somalia | 2.6 | 2023 | |
| 220 | Burundi | 2.5 | 2023 | |
| 221 | Yemen | 2.5 | 2023 | |
| 222 | Mali | 2.4 | 2023 | |
| 223 | Afghanistan | 2.4 | 2023 | |
| 224 | Uganda | 2.2 | 2023 | |
| 225 | Central African Republic | 2.1 | 2023 | |
| 226 | Chad | 2.1 | 2023 | |
| 227 | Zambia | 1.9 | 2023 | |
| 228 | United Arab Emirates | 1.7 | 2023 | |
| 229 | Qatar | 1.6 | 2023 |
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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.
- The chart shows the 5 most populous countries with figures; the table ranks every country by its own latest year.
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