Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) by country
Male population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Countries reporting
218
Highest
34.9%
Monaco
Lowest
1.5%
Qatar
Median
7.8%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
17,556
What the numbers show
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 34.9% in Monaco; the lowest is 1.5% in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.8%, and the mean is 9.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 203 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Martin (French Part) (up 170.2%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 21.6%).
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 34.9% | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 2 | Japan | 27.1% | 2025 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 24.6% | 2025 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 22.9% | 2025 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 22.7% | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 6 | Isle of Man | 22.5% | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 7 | Portugal | 22.4% | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 8 | San Marino | 21.9% | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 9 | Greece | 21.8% | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 21.7% | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 21.3% | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 12 | United States Virgin Islands | 20.3% | 2025 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 13 | France | 20.2% | 2025 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 14 | Croatia | 20.1% | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 15 | Liechtenstein | 20.1% | 2025 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 20.1% | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 17 | Bermuda | 19.8% | 2025 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 19.6% | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 19.6% | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 20 | Slovenia | 19.5% | 2025 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 19.5% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 19.3% | 2025 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 19.1% | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 24 | Austria | 18.9% | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 25 | Channel Islands | 18.9% | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 26 | Canada | 18.9% | 2025 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 27 | Switzerland | 18.7% | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.5% | 2025 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Malta | 18.3% | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 18.3% | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 18.2% | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 32 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 18.2% | 2025 | up 170.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Czechia | 18.2% | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 34 | Korea | 17.9% | 2025 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Norway | 17.9% | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 36 | Poland | 17.4% | 2025 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 37 | Australia | 17.0% | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 38 | Hungary | 17.0% | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 39 | United States | 16.8% | 2025 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 40 | Faroe Islands | 16.7% | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 41 | Albania | 16.7% | 2025 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Gibraltar | 16.6% | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 43 | New Zealand | 16.6% | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 44 | Romania | 16.5% | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 45 | Estonia | 16.4% | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 46 | Latvia | 16.4% | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 16.4% | 2025 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 48 | Andorra | 15.9% | 2025 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 49 | Slovak Republic | 15.9% | 2025 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 50 | Aruba | 15.8% | 2025 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 51 | Macao | 15.6% | 2025 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 52 | Montenegro | 15.4% | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 53 | Ireland | 15.4% | 2025 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 54 | Cuba | 15.3% | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 55 | Lithuania | 15.3% | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 56 | Iceland | 15.1% | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 57 | Barbados | 15.1% | 2025 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 58 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 14.6% | 2025 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Luxembourg | 14.5% | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 60 | Thailand | 14.3% | 2025 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Ukraine | 14.1% | 2025 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 62 | Cyprus | 13.7% | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 63 | Curacao | 13.5% | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 64 | Chile | 13.4% | 2025 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 65 | Belarus | 13.4% | 2025 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 66 | Uruguay | 13.2% | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 67 | China | 13.1% | 2025 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 68 | Russia | 13.1% | 2025 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 69 | Moldova | 12.9% | 2025 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 70 | Mauritius | 12.8% | 2025 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 71 | Singapore | 12.7% | 2025 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 72 | Dominica | 12.6% | 2025 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 73 | Georgia | 12.1% | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 74 | Greenland | 12.0% | 2025 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Guam | 11.9% | 2025 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 11.7% | 2025 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 77 | French Polynesia | 11.5% | 2025 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.5% | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 79 | Grenada | 11.4% | 2025 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 80 | Israel | 11.4% | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 81 | Armenia | 11.4% | 2025 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.3% | 2025 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 83 | New Caledonia | 11.1% | 2025 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 84 | North Korea | 10.9% | 2025 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Argentina | 10.8% | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 86 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.8% | 2025 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 10.7% | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 88 | Bahamas | 10.7% | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 89 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.6% | 2025 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 90 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.6% | 2025 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 91 | Northern Mariana Islands | 10.5% | 2025 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Brazil | 10.3% | 2025 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 93 | Palau | 10.3% | 2025 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 94 | British Virgin Islands | 9.7% | 2025 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 95 | Lebanon | 9.4% | 2025 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 96 | Türkiye | 9.3% | 2025 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 97 | Kosovo | 9.3% | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 97 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 9.3% | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 99 | Colombia | 9.2% | 2025 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 100 | Tunisia | 9.1% | 2025 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 101 | Peru | 8.8% | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 102 | Cayman Islands | 8.7% | 2025 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 103 | Panama | 8.7% | 2025 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 104 | Venezuela | 8.7% | 2025 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 105 | Saint Lucia | 8.7% | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 106 | Iran | 8.2% | 2025 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 107 | Morocco | 7.9% | 2025 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 108 | American Samoa | 7.9% | 2025 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 109 | Mexico | 7.8% | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 7.8% | 2025 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 111 | Ecuador | 7.7% | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 112 | Vietnam | 7.6% | 2025 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 113 | Jamaica | 7.5% | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 114 | Seychelles | 7.4% | 2025 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 115 | Malaysia | 7.4% | 2025 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 7.2% | 2025 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 117 | Kazakhstan | 6.8% | 2025 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 118 | India | 6.8% | 2025 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 119 | El Salvador | 6.8% | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 120 | Suriname | 6.8% | 2025 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 121 | Bangladesh | 6.6% | 2025 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 122 | Indonesia | 6.5% | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 123 | Myanmar | 6.5% | 2025 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 124 | Algeria | 6.5% | 2025 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 125 | Brunei | 6.4% | 2025 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 126 | Nepal | 6.3% | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 127 | Bhutan | 6.1% | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 128 | Tonga | 6.1% | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 129 | Guyana | 6.0% | 2025 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 130 | Paraguay | 5.9% | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 131 | Fiji | 5.7% | 2025 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 132 | Cape Verde | 5.6% | 2025 | up 47.6% | flat |
| 133 | Samoa | 5.6% | 2025 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 134 | South Africa | 5.5% | 2025 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 135 | Tuvalu | 5.3% | 2025 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 136 | Micronesia (country) | 5.1% | 2025 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 137 | Bolivia | 5.1% | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 138 | Cambodia | 5.1% | 2025 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 139 | Uzbekistan | 5.0% | 2025 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.0% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 141 | Belize | 4.9% | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 142 | Nicaragua | 4.8% | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 143 | East Timor | 4.8% | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 144 | Philippines | 4.8% | 2025 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 145 | Libya | 4.7% | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 146 | Marshall Islands | 4.7% | 2025 | up 65.4% | falling |
| 147 | Egypt | 4.5% | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 148 | Djibouti | 4.5% | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 149 | Guatemala | 4.5% | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 150 | Jordan | 4.5% | 2025 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 151 | Laos | 4.4% | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 152 | Syria | 4.3% | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 153 | Mongolia | 4.2% | 2025 | up 34.7% | falling |
| 154 | Vanuatu | 4.2% | 2025 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 155 | Maldives | 4.2% | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 156 | Haiti | 4.1% | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 157 | Comoros | 4.0% | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 158 | Honduras | 4.0% | 2025 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 159 | Pakistan | 4.0% | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 160 | Gabon | 3.8% | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 161 | Tajikistan | 3.7% | 2025 | up 38.1% | falling |
| 162 | Eritrea | 3.7% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 163 | Botswana | 3.6% | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 164 | Papua New Guinea | 3.6% | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 165 | Solomon Islands | 3.5% | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 166 | Kiribati | 3.5% | 2025 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 167 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.5% | 2025 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 168 | Turkmenistan | 3.5% | 2025 | up 38.2% | falling |
| 169 | Eswatini | 3.5% | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 170 | Sudan | 3.5% | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 171 | Senegal | 3.5% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 172 | Palestine | 3.4% | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 173 | Ghana | 3.4% | 2025 | up 15.2% | flat |
| 174 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.4% | 2025 | up 20.8% | falling |
| 175 | Bahrain | 3.4% | 2025 | up 54.4% | flat |
| 176 | Rwanda | 3.3% | 2025 | up 40.1% | flat |
| 177 | Madagascar | 3.2% | 2025 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 178 | Liberia | 3.1% | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 179 | Mauritania | 3.0% | 2025 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 180 | Togo | 3.0% | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 181 | Guinea | 3.0% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 182 | Zimbabwe | 3.0% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 183 | Ethiopia | 2.9% | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 184 | Sierra Leone | 2.9% | 2025 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 185 | Namibia | 2.9% | 2025 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 186 | Nigeria | 2.9% | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 187 | Benin | 2.8% | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 188 | Gambia | 2.8% | 2025 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 189 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.8% | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 190 | Lesotho | 2.8% | 2025 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 191 | Iraq | 2.8% | 2025 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 192 | Congo | 2.8% | 2025 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 193 | Saudi Arabia | 2.8% | 2025 | up 38.6% | falling |
| 194 | Kuwait | 2.8% | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 195 | Kenya | 2.6% | 2025 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 196 | South Sudan | 2.6% | 2025 | up 18.7% | flat |
| 197 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.6% | 2025 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 198 | Angola | 2.6% | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 199 | Cameroon | 2.5% | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 200 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.5% | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 201 | Tanzania | 2.4% | 2025 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 202 | Niger | 2.4% | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 203 | Somalia | 2.3% | 2025 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 204 | Burundi | 2.2% | 2025 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 205 | Yemen | 2.2% | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 206 | Burkina Faso | 2.2% | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 207 | Nauru | 2.2% | 2025 | up 63.0% | falling |
| 208 | Malawi | 2.2% | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 209 | Mali | 2.1% | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 210 | Oman | 2.1% | 2025 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 211 | Afghanistan | 2.0% | 2025 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 212 | Chad | 1.9% | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 213 | Central African Republic | 1.9% | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 214 | Mozambique | 1.8% | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 215 | Uganda | 1.8% | 2025 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 216 | Zambia | 1.6% | 2025 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 217 | United Arab Emirates | 1.6% | 2025 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 218 | Qatar | 1.5% | 2025 | up 61.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 20.5%
- Chagai 18.9%
- European Union 19.9%
- Post-demographic dividend 19.3%
- High income 17.6%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 17.3%
- OECD members 17.2%
- North America 17.0%
- Europe & Central Asia 15.9%
- East Asia & Pacific 12.3%
- Late-demographic dividend 12.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 11.6%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 11.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 11.1%
- Upper middle income 10.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 9.3%
- IBRD only 9.3%
- World 9.2%
- Caribbean Small States 9.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean 9.1%
- Other small states 9.0%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 8.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 8.8%
- Small states 8.5%
- Middle income 8.0%
- IDA & IBRD total 7.7%
- Low & middle income 7.5%
- South Asia 6.8%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 6.8%
- Early-demographic dividend 6.2%
- Lower middle income 5.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 4.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 4.8%
- Pacific island small states 4.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 4.7%
- Arab World 4.2%
- IDA only 3.7%
- IDA total 3.6%
- Least developed countries 3.5%
- IDA blend 3.4%
About this data
Male population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.