36%
SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS · World Bank WDI · 2025
Population ages 65 and above (% of total)
Compare 217 countries in the newest same-year snapshot that meets World Discovery's coverage rule. You can now switch to every available historical year below.
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Population ages 65 and above (% of total) by country in 2025
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| Rank | Country | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco MCO · Europe & Central Asia | 36% |
| 2 | Japan JPN · East Asia & Pacific | 30% |
| 3 | Puerto Rico (US) PRI · Latin America & Caribbean | 25.3% |
| 4 | Italy ITA · Europe & Central Asia | 25.1% |
| 5 | Portugal PRT · Europe & Central Asia | 24.9% |
| 6 | Greece GRC · Europe & Central Asia | 24.4% |
| 7 | Finland FIN · Europe & Central Asia | 24.2% |
| 8 | Germany DEU · Europe & Central Asia | 23.7% |
| 9 | Hong Kong SAR, China HKG · East Asia & Pacific | 23.7% |
| 10 | Croatia HRV · Europe & Central Asia | 23.6% |
| 11 | Isle of Man IMN · Europe & Central Asia | 23.6% |
| 12 | San Marino SMR · Europe & Central Asia | 23.1% |
| 13 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) VIR · Latin America & Caribbean | 23.1% |
| 14 | Serbia SRB · Europe & Central Asia | 23.1% |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH · Europe & Central Asia | 22.9% |
| 16 | Bermuda BMU · North America | 22.6% |
| 17 | France FRA · Europe & Central Asia | 22.5% |
| 18 | Bulgaria BGR · Europe & Central Asia | 22.2% |
| 19 | Slovenia SVN · Europe & Central Asia | 22.2% |
| 20 | Latvia LVA · Europe & Central Asia | 22.2% |
| 21 | Estonia EST · Europe & Central Asia | 21.8% |
| 22 | Spain ESP · Europe & Central Asia | 21.6% |
| 23 | Liechtenstein LIE · Europe & Central Asia | 21.4% |
| 24 | Czechia CZE · Europe & Central Asia | 21.2% |
| 25 | Hungary HUN · Europe & Central Asia | 21.2% |
| 26 | Denmark DNK · Europe & Central Asia | 21.1% |
| 27 | Austria AUT · Europe & Central Asia | 21.1% |
| 28 | Belgium BEL · Europe & Central Asia | 21% |
| 29 | Sweden SWE · Europe & Central Asia | 20.9% |
| 30 | Netherlands NLD · Europe & Central Asia | 20.9% |
| 31 | Poland POL · Europe & Central Asia | 20.8% |
| 32 | Lithuania LTU · Europe & Central Asia | 20.7% |
| 33 | Malta MLT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20.5% |
| 34 | Switzerland CHE · Europe & Central Asia | 20.4% |
| 35 | Channel Islands CHI · Europe & Central Asia | 20.4% |
| 36 | Korea, Rep. KOR · East Asia & Pacific | 20.3% |
| 37 | Canada CAN · North America | 20.3% |
| 38 | Romania ROU · Europe & Central Asia | 20.1% |
| 39 | United Kingdom GBR · Europe & Central Asia | 19.7% |
| 40 | St. Martin (French part) MAF · Latin America & Caribbean | 19.6% |
| 41 | Norway NOR · Europe & Central Asia | 19.1% |
| 42 | Slovak Republic SVK · Europe & Central Asia | 19% |
| 43 | Ukraine UKR · Europe & Central Asia | 19% |
| 44 | North Macedonia MKD · Europe & Central Asia | 18.5% |
| 45 | United States USA · North America | 18.4% |
| 46 | Montenegro MNE · Europe & Central Asia | 18.3% |
| 47 | Belarus BLR · Europe & Central Asia | 18.3% |
| 48 | Australia AUS · East Asia & Pacific | 18.1% |
| 49 | Gibraltar GIB · Europe & Central Asia | 17.8% |
| 50 | Russian Federation RUS · Europe & Central Asia | 17.8% |
| 51 | Faroe Islands FRO · Europe & Central Asia | 17.8% |
| 52 | Aruba ABW · Latin America & Caribbean | 17.8% |
| 53 | Albania ALB · Europe & Central Asia | 17.6% |
| 54 | New Zealand NZL · East Asia & Pacific | 17.6% |
| 55 | Curacao CUW · Latin America & Caribbean | 17.3% |
| 56 | Barbados BRB · Latin America & Caribbean | 17.1% |
| 57 | Cuba CUB · Latin America & Caribbean | 17% |
| 58 | Moldova MDA · Europe & Central Asia | 16.9% |
| 59 | Andorra AND · Europe & Central Asia | 16.6% |
| 60 | Uruguay URY · Latin America & Caribbean | 16.3% |
| 61 | Ireland IRL · Europe & Central Asia | 16.2% |
| 62 | Thailand THA · East Asia & Pacific | 16% |
| 63 | Georgia GEO · Europe & Central Asia | 16% |
| 64 | Iceland ISL · Europe & Central Asia | 16% |
| 65 | Luxembourg LUX · Europe & Central Asia | 15.8% |
| 66 | Macao SAR, China MAC · East Asia & Pacific | 15.1% |
| 67 | Cyprus CYP · Europe & Central Asia | 14.9% |
| 68 | China CHN · East Asia & Pacific | 14.9% |
| 69 | Chile CHL · Latin America & Caribbean | 14.6% |
| 70 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) SXM · Latin America & Caribbean | 14.5% |
| 71 | Armenia ARM · Europe & Central Asia | 14.4% |
| 72 | Singapore SGP · East Asia & Pacific | 14.2% |
| 73 | Mauritius MUS · Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.1% |
| 74 | Dominica DMA · Latin America & Caribbean | 13.2% |
| 75 | Guam GUM · East Asia & Pacific | 13.1% |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago TTO · Latin America & Caribbean | 12.9% |
| 77 | Costa Rica CRI · Latin America & Caribbean | 12.8% |
| 78 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. PRK · East Asia & Pacific | 12.7% |
| 79 | Israel ISR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.7% |
| 80 | Argentina ARG · Latin America & Caribbean | 12.6% |
| 81 | Grenada GRD · Latin America & Caribbean | 12.6% |
| 82 | Sri Lanka LKA · South Asia | 12.5% |
| 83 | Antigua and Barbuda ATG · Latin America & Caribbean | 12.3% |
| 84 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines VCT · Latin America & Caribbean | 12.3% |
| 85 | Bahamas, The BHS · Latin America & Caribbean | 12.1% |
| 86 | French Polynesia PYF · East Asia & Pacific | 11.9% |
| 87 | Palau PLW · East Asia & Pacific | 11.8% |
| 88 | New Caledonia NCL · East Asia & Pacific | 11.8% |
| 89 | St. Kitts and Nevis KNA · Latin America & Caribbean | 11.7% |
| 90 | Turks and Caicos Islands TCA · Latin America & Caribbean | 11.7% |
| 91 | Greenland GRL · Europe & Central Asia | 11.5% |
| 92 | Brazil BRA · Latin America & Caribbean | 11.5% |
| 93 | Northern Mariana Islands MNP · East Asia & Pacific | 10.8% |
| 94 | Turkiye TUR · Europe & Central Asia | 10.6% |
| 95 | Kosovo XKX · Europe & Central Asia | 10.5% |
| 96 | Lebanon LBN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.4% |
| 97 | Colombia COL · Latin America & Caribbean | 10.2% |
| 98 | British Virgin Islands VGB · Latin America & Caribbean | 10.1% |
| 99 | Venezuela, RB VEN · Latin America & Caribbean | 10% |
| 100 | St. Lucia LCA · Latin America & Caribbean | 10% |
| 101 | Tunisia TUN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.9% |
| 102 | Panama PAN · Latin America & Caribbean | 9.7% |
| 103 | Cayman Islands CYM · Latin America & Caribbean | 9.5% |
| 104 | Viet Nam VNM · East Asia & Pacific | 9.5% |
| 105 | Peru PER · Latin America & Caribbean | 9.5% |
| 106 | Azerbaijan AZE · Europe & Central Asia | 9.2% |
| 107 | Kazakhstan KAZ · Europe & Central Asia | 9% |
| 108 | Seychelles SYC · Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.8% |
| 109 | Ecuador ECU · Latin America & Caribbean | 8.6% |
| 110 | Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.6% |
| 111 | Jamaica JAM · Latin America & Caribbean | 8.6% |
| 112 | American Samoa ASM · East Asia & Pacific | 8.5% |
| 113 | Mexico MEX · Latin America & Caribbean | 8.5% |
| 114 | Morocco MAR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.4% |
| 115 | El Salvador SLV · Latin America & Caribbean | 8.3% |
| 116 | Suriname SUR · Latin America & Caribbean | 8.2% |
| 117 | Dominican Republic DOM · Latin America & Caribbean | 8.2% |
| 118 | Malaysia MYS · East Asia & Pacific | 8% |
| 119 | Indonesia IDN · East Asia & Pacific | 7.5% |
| 120 | Myanmar MMR · East Asia & Pacific | 7.5% |
| 121 | India IND · South Asia | 7.4% |
| 122 | Brunei Darussalam BRN · East Asia & Pacific | 7.2% |
| 123 | Cabo Verde CPV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.2% |
| 124 | Tuvalu TUV · East Asia & Pacific | 7% |
| 125 | Guyana GUY · Latin America & Caribbean | 7% |
| 126 | South Africa ZAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.9% |
| 127 | Tonga TON · East Asia & Pacific | 6.8% |
| 128 | Algeria DZA · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.8% |
| 129 | Paraguay PRY · Latin America & Caribbean | 6.7% |
| 130 | Bangladesh BGD · South Asia | 6.7% |
| 131 | Fiji FJI · East Asia & Pacific | 6.6% |
| 132 | Bhutan BTN · South Asia | 6.6% |
| 133 | Nepal NPL · South Asia | 6.6% |
| 134 | Cambodia KHM · East Asia & Pacific | 6.4% |
| 135 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. FSM · East Asia & Pacific | 6.2% |
| 136 | Uzbekistan UZB · Europe & Central Asia | 6.1% |
| 137 | Samoa WSM · East Asia & Pacific | 6.1% |
| 138 | Kyrgyz Republic KGZ · Europe & Central Asia | 6% |
| 139 | Bolivia BOL · Latin America & Caribbean | 5.7% |
| 140 | Philippines PHL · East Asia & Pacific | 5.7% |
| 141 | Nicaragua NIC · Latin America & Caribbean | 5.7% |
| 142 | Mongolia MNG · East Asia & Pacific | 5.4% |
| 143 | Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.3% |
| 144 | Timor-Leste TLS · East Asia & Pacific | 5.2% |
| 145 | Belize BLZ · Latin America & Caribbean | 5.2% |
| 146 | Libya LBY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.2% |
| 147 | Djibouti DJI · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5% |
| 148 | Guatemala GTM · Latin America & Caribbean | 5% |
| 149 | Maldives MDV · South Asia | 5% |
| 150 | Marshall Islands MHL · East Asia & Pacific | 4.9% |
| 151 | Syrian Arab Republic SYR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.8% |
| 152 | Lao PDR LAO · East Asia & Pacific | 4.8% |
| 153 | Turkmenistan TKM · Europe & Central Asia | 4.8% |
| 154 | Haiti HTI · Latin America & Caribbean | 4.8% |
| 155 | Jordan JOR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.8% |
| 156 | Honduras HND · Latin America & Caribbean | 4.5% |
| 157 | Comoros COM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.5% |
| 158 | Vanuatu VUT · East Asia & Pacific | 4.4% |
| 159 | Kiribati KIR · East Asia & Pacific | 4.4% |
| 160 | Pakistan PAK · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.4% |
| 161 | Eswatini SWZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.3% |
| 162 | Eritrea ERI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.3% |
| 163 | Gabon GAB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.1% |
| 164 | Botswana BWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.1% |
| 165 | Tajikistan TJK · Europe & Central Asia | 4.1% |
| 166 | Rwanda RWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4% |
| 167 | Bahrain BHR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4% |
| 168 | Sao Tome and Principe STP · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.9% |
| 169 | Lesotho LSO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.9% |
| 170 | West Bank and Gaza PSE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.9% |
| 171 | Namibia NAM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.8% |
| 172 | Ghana GHA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.8% |
| 173 | Equatorial Guinea GNQ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.8% |
| 174 | Solomon Islands SLB · East Asia & Pacific | 3.7% |
| 175 | Senegal SEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.6% |
| 176 | Papua New Guinea PNG · East Asia & Pacific | 3.6% |
| 177 | Zimbabwe ZWE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.6% |
| 178 | Togo TGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.5% |
| 179 | Guinea GIN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.5% |
| 180 | Madagascar MDG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.5% |
| 181 | Iraq IRQ · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.5% |
| 182 | Sudan SDN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.4% |
| 183 | Liberia LBR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.3% |
| 184 | Ethiopia ETH · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.3% |
| 185 | Sierra Leone SLE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.3% |
| 186 | Mauritania MRT · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.3% |
| 187 | Guinea-Bissau GNB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.2% |
| 188 | Gambia, The GMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.2% |
| 189 | Kuwait KWT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.2% |
| 190 | Benin BEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.1% |
| 191 | Congo, Dem. Rep. COD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.1% |
| 192 | South Sudan SSD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.1% |
| 193 | Nigeria NGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.1% |
| 194 | Congo, Rep. COG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.1% |
| 195 | Saudi Arabia SAU · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.1% |
| 196 | Tanzania TZA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3% |
| 197 | Kenya KEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3% |
| 198 | Naoero NRU · East Asia & Pacific | 3% |
| 199 | Angola AGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9% |
| 200 | Cameroon CMR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.8% |
| 201 | Mozambique MOZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.7% |
| 202 | Oman OMN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.7% |
| 203 | Burkina Faso BFA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.7% |
| 204 | Cote d'Ivoire CIV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.6% |
| 205 | Niger NER · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.6% |
| 206 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. SOM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.6% |
| 207 | Malawi MWI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.6% |
| 208 | Burundi BDI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.5% |
| 209 | Yemen, Rep. YEM · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% |
| 210 | Afghanistan AFG · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.4% |
| 211 | Mali MLI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.4% |
| 212 | Uganda UGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.2% |
| 213 | Central African Republic CAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.2% |
| 214 | Chad TCD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.1% |
| 215 | Zambia ZMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2% |
| 216 | United Arab Emirates ARE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.8% |
| 217 | Qatar QAT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.7% |
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2025
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