Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) by country
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Countries reporting
217
Highest
36.0%
Monaco
Lowest
1.7%
Qatar
Median
8.6%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
17,490
What the numbers show
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) is currently reported for 217 countries. The highest value is 36.0% in Monaco; the lowest is 1.7% in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.6%, and the mean is 10.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 207 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Martin (French part) (up 179.4%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 15.7%).
Population ages 65 and above: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 36.0% | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 2 | Japan | 30.0% | 2025 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 25.3% | 2025 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 25.1% | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 5 | Portugal | 24.9% | 2025 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 24.4% | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 24.2% | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 23.7% | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 23.7% | 2025 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Croatia | 23.6% | 2025 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 11 | Isle of Man | 23.6% | 2025 | up 16.6% | flat |
| 12 | San Marino | 23.1% | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 13 | United States Virgin Islands | 23.1% | 2025 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Serbia | 23.1% | 2025 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.9% | 2025 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Bermuda | 22.6% | 2025 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 17 | France | 22.5% | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 22.2% | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 19 | Slovenia | 22.2% | 2025 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 20 | Latvia | 22.2% | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 21 | Estonia | 21.8% | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 21.6% | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 23 | Liechtenstein | 21.4% | 2025 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 24 | Czechia | 21.2% | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 21.2% | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 26 | Denmark | 21.1% | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 21.1% | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 28 | Belgium | 21.0% | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 29 | Sweden | 20.9% | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 30 | Netherlands | 20.9% | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 20.8% | 2025 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 20.7% | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 33 | Malta | 20.5% | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 34 | Switzerland | 20.4% | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 35 | South Korea | 20.3% | 2025 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Canada | 20.3% | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 37 | Romania | 20.1% | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 19.7% | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 39 | Saint Martin (French part) | 19.7% | 2025 | up 179.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Norway | 19.1% | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 41 | Slovakia | 19.0% | 2025 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 42 | Ukraine | 19.0% | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 18.5% | 2025 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 44 | United States | 18.4% | 2025 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 45 | Montenegro | 18.3% | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 46 | Belarus | 18.3% | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 47 | Australia | 18.1% | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 48 | Gibraltar | 17.8% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 49 | Russia | 17.8% | 2025 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 50 | Faroe Islands | 17.8% | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 51 | Aruba | 17.8% | 2025 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 52 | Albania | 17.6% | 2025 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 53 | New Zealand | 17.6% | 2025 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 54 | Curacao | 17.3% | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 55 | Barbados | 17.1% | 2025 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 56 | Cuba | 17.0% | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 57 | Moldova | 16.9% | 2025 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 58 | Andorra | 16.6% | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 59 | Uruguay | 16.3% | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 60 | Ireland | 16.2% | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 61 | Thailand | 16.0% | 2025 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Georgia | 16.0% | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 63 | Iceland | 16.0% | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 64 | Luxembourg | 15.8% | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 65 | Macao | 15.1% | 2025 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 66 | Cyprus | 14.9% | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 67 | China | 14.9% | 2025 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 68 | Chile | 14.6% | 2025 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 69 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 14.5% | 2025 | up 89.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Armenia | 14.4% | 2025 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 71 | Singapore | 14.2% | 2025 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 72 | Mauritius | 14.1% | 2025 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 73 | Dominica | 13.2% | 2025 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 74 | Guam | 13.1% | 2025 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.9% | 2025 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 12.8% | 2025 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 77 | North Korea | 12.7% | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 78 | Israel | 12.7% | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 79 | Argentina | 12.6% | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 80 | Grenada | 12.6% | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 12.5% | 2025 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 82 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.3% | 2025 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 83 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.3% | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 84 | Bahamas | 12.1% | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 85 | French Polynesia | 11.9% | 2025 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Palau | 11.8% | 2025 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 87 | New Caledonia | 11.8% | 2025 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 88 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11.7% | 2025 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 89 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.7% | 2025 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 90 | Greenland | 11.5% | 2025 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 91 | Brazil | 11.5% | 2025 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 92 | Northern Mariana Islands | 10.8% | 2025 | up 139.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Turkey | 10.6% | 2025 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 94 | Kosovo | 10.5% | 2025 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 94 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 10.5% | 2025 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 96 | Lebanon | 10.4% | 2025 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 97 | Colombia | 10.2% | 2025 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 98 | British Virgin Islands | 10.1% | 2025 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 99 | Venezuela | 10.0% | 2025 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 100 | Saint Lucia | 10.0% | 2025 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 101 | Tunisia | 9.9% | 2025 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 102 | Panama | 9.7% | 2025 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 103 | Cayman Islands | 9.5% | 2025 | up 54.5% | flat |
| 104 | Vietnam | 9.5% | 2025 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 105 | Peru | 9.5% | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 9.2% | 2025 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 107 | Kazakhstan | 9.0% | 2025 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 108 | Seychelles | 8.7% | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 109 | Ecuador | 8.6% | 2025 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 110 | Iran | 8.6% | 2025 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 111 | Jamaica | 8.6% | 2025 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 112 | American Samoa | 8.5% | 2025 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 113 | Mexico | 8.5% | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 114 | Morocco | 8.5% | 2025 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 115 | El Salvador | 8.3% | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 116 | Suriname | 8.2% | 2025 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 8.2% | 2025 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 118 | Malaysia | 8.0% | 2025 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 119 | Indonesia | 7.5% | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 120 | Myanmar | 7.5% | 2025 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 121 | India | 7.4% | 2025 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 122 | Brunei | 7.2% | 2025 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 123 | Cape Verde | 7.2% | 2025 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 124 | Tuvalu | 7.0% | 2025 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 125 | Guyana | 7.0% | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 126 | South Africa | 6.9% | 2025 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 127 | Tonga | 6.9% | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 128 | Algeria | 6.8% | 2025 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 129 | Paraguay | 6.7% | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 130 | Bangladesh | 6.7% | 2025 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 131 | Fiji | 6.6% | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 132 | Bhutan | 6.6% | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 133 | Nepal | 6.6% | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 134 | Cambodia | 6.4% | 2025 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 135 | Micronesia (country) | 6.2% | 2025 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 136 | Uzbekistan | 6.1% | 2025 | up 28.3% | flat |
| 137 | Samoa | 6.1% | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.0% | 2025 | up 20.1% | flat |
| 139 | Bolivia | 5.7% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 140 | Philippines | 5.7% | 2025 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 141 | Nicaragua | 5.7% | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 142 | Mongolia | 5.4% | 2025 | up 41.5% | falling |
| 143 | Egypt | 5.3% | 2025 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 144 | East Timor | 5.2% | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 145 | Belize | 5.2% | 2025 | up 28.3% | flat |
| 146 | Libya | 5.2% | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 147 | Djibouti | 5.0% | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 148 | Guatemala | 5.0% | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 149 | Maldives | 5.0% | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 150 | Marshall Islands | 4.9% | 2025 | up 74.1% | falling |
| 151 | Syria | 4.8% | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 152 | Laos | 4.8% | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 153 | Turkmenistan | 4.8% | 2025 | up 34.8% | falling |
| 154 | Haiti | 4.8% | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 155 | Jordan | 4.8% | 2025 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 156 | Honduras | 4.5% | 2025 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 157 | Comoros | 4.5% | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 4.4% | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 159 | Kiribati | 4.4% | 2025 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 160 | Pakistan | 4.4% | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 161 | Eswatini | 4.3% | 2025 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 162 | Eritrea | 4.3% | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 163 | Gabon | 4.1% | 2025 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 164 | Botswana | 4.1% | 2025 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 165 | Tajikistan | 4.1% | 2025 | up 37.6% | falling |
| 166 | Rwanda | 4.0% | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 167 | Bahrain | 4.0% | 2025 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 168 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.9% | 2025 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 169 | Lesotho | 3.9% | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 170 | Palestine | 3.9% | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 171 | Namibia | 3.8% | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 172 | Ghana | 3.8% | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 173 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.8% | 2025 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 3.7% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 175 | Senegal | 3.6% | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 176 | Papua New Guinea | 3.6% | 2025 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 177 | Zimbabwe | 3.6% | 2025 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 178 | Togo | 3.5% | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 179 | Guinea | 3.5% | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 180 | Madagascar | 3.5% | 2025 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 181 | Iraq | 3.4% | 2025 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 182 | Sudan | 3.4% | 2025 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 183 | Liberia | 3.3% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 184 | Ethiopia | 3.3% | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 185 | Sierra Leone | 3.3% | 2025 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 186 | Mauritania | 3.2% | 2025 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 187 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.2% | 2025 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 188 | Gambia | 3.2% | 2025 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 189 | Kuwait | 3.2% | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 190 | Benin | 3.2% | 2025 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 191 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.1% | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 192 | South Sudan | 3.1% | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 193 | Nigeria | 3.1% | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 194 | Congo | 3.1% | 2025 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 195 | Saudi Arabia | 3.1% | 2025 | up 37.2% | falling |
| 196 | Tanzania | 3.0% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 197 | Kenya | 3.0% | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 198 | Nauru | 3.0% | 2025 | up 101.1% | falling |
| 199 | Angola | 2.9% | 2025 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 200 | Cameroon | 2.8% | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 201 | Mozambique | 2.7% | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 202 | Oman | 2.7% | 2025 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 203 | Burkina Faso | 2.7% | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 204 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.7% | 2025 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 205 | Niger | 2.6% | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 206 | Somalia | 2.6% | 2025 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 207 | Malawi | 2.6% | 2025 | down 15.7% | flat |
| 208 | Burundi | 2.5% | 2025 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 209 | Yemen | 2.5% | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 210 | Afghanistan | 2.4% | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 211 | Mali | 2.4% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 212 | Uganda | 2.2% | 2025 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 213 | Central African Republic | 2.2% | 2025 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 214 | Chad | 2.1% | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 215 | Zambia | 2.0% | 2025 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 216 | United Arab Emirates | 1.8% | 2025 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 217 | Qatar | 1.7% | 2025 | up 61.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 22.9%
- Post-demographic dividend 21.4%
- European Union 22.4%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 20.9%
- Chagai 20.4%
- High income 20.0%
- OECD members 19.0%
- North America 18.6%
- Europe & Central Asia 18.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 14.8%
- Late-demographic dividend 14.1%
- East Asia & Pacific 13.9%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 12.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 12.7%
- Upper middle income 11.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 11.5%
- Other small states 10.6%
- IBRD only 10.6%
- Caribbean Small States 10.5%
- World 10.4%
- Latin America & Caribbean 10.2%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 10.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 9.9%
- Small states 9.8%
- Middle income 9.0%
- IDA & IBRD total 8.7%
- Low & middle income 8.4%
- South Asia 7.4%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 7.4%
- Early-demographic dividend 6.8%
- Lower middle income 6.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 5.3%
- Pacific island small states 5.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 5.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 5.2%
- Arab World 4.8%
- IDA only 4.1%
- IDA total 4.0%
- Least developed countries 3.9%
- IDA blend 3.7%
About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.