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Countries by share of population aged 65 and over, 2025

Monaco had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 215 countries in 2025, at 36%. Qatar had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 8.6% and the figure for the World was 10.4%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest36Monaco
Lowest1.7Qatar
Median8.6215 countries
World10.4History

Top 40 countries, 2025

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MonacoMonaco: 36 %36JapanJapan: 30 %30Puerto RicoPuerto Rico: 25.3 %25.3ItalyItaly: 25.1 %25.1PortugalPortugal: 24.9 %24.9GreeceGreece: 24.4 %24.4FinlandFinland: 24.2 %24.2GermanyGermany: 23.7 %23.7Hong KongHong Kong: 23.7 %23.7CroatiaCroatia: 23.6 %23.6Isle of ManIsle of Man: 23.6 %23.6San MarinoSan Marino: 23.1 %23.1U.S. Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands: 23.1 %23.1SerbiaSerbia: 23.1 %23.1Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina: 22.9 %22.9BermudaBermuda: 22.6 %22.6FranceFrance: 22.5 %22.5BulgariaBulgaria: 22.2 %22.2SloveniaSlovenia: 22.2 %22.2LatviaLatvia: 22.2 %22.2EstoniaEstonia: 21.8 %21.8SpainSpain: 21.6 %21.6LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 21.4 %21.4CzechiaCzechia: 21.2 %21.2HungaryHungary: 21.2 %21.2DenmarkDenmark: 21.1 %21.1AustriaAustria: 21.1 %21.1BelgiumBelgium: 21 %21SwedenSweden: 20.9 %20.9NetherlandsNetherlands: 20.9 %20.9PolandPoland: 20.8 %20.8LithuaniaLithuania: 20.7 %20.7MaltaMalta: 20.5 %20.5SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 20.4 %20.4South KoreaSouth Korea: 20.3 %20.3CanadaCanada: 20.3 %20.3RomaniaRomania: 20.1 %20.1United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 19.7 %19.7Saint MartinSaint Martin: 19.7 %19.7NorwayNorway: 19.1 %19.1
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Monaco36-0.2 pts
2Japan30+0.2 pts
3Puerto Rico25.3+0.6 pts
4Italy25.1+0.5 pts
5Portugal24.9+0.4 pts
6Greece24.4+0.5 pts
7Finland24.2+0.3 pts
8Germany23.7+0.5 pts
9Hong Kong23.7+1 pts
10Croatia23.6+0.4 pts
11Isle of Man23.6+0.5 pts
12San Marino23.1+0.7 pts
13U.S. Virgin Islands23.1+0.4 pts
14Serbia23.1+0.4 pts
15Bosnia and Herzegovina22.9+0.6 pts
16Bermuda22.6+0.9 pts
17France22.5+0.4 pts
18Bulgaria22.2+0.2 pts
19Slovenia22.2+0.4 pts
20Latvia22.2+0.5 pts
21Estonia21.8+0.5 pts
22Spain21.6+0.5 pts
23Liechtenstein21.4+0.6 pts
24Czechia21.2+0.3 pts
25Hungary21.2+0.2 pts
26Denmark21.1+0.3 pts
27Austria21.1+0.5 pts
28Belgium21+0.4 pts
29Sweden20.9+0.2 pts
30Netherlands20.9+0.4 pts
31Poland20.8+0.6 pts
32Lithuania20.7+0.6 pts
33Malta20.5+0.3 pts
34Switzerland20.4+0.4 pts
35South Korea20.3+1.1 pts
36Canada20.3+0.5 pts
37Romania20.1+0.2 pts
38United Kingdom19.7+0.2 pts
39Saint Martin19.7+1.2 pts
40Norway19.1+0.3 pts
41Slovakia19+0.5 pts
42Ukraine190 pts
43North Macedonia18.5+0.5 pts
44United States18.4+0.5 pts
45Montenegro18.3+0.5 pts
46Belarus18.3+0.6 pts
47Australia18.1+0.4 pts
48Gibraltar17.8+0.2 pts
49Russia17.8+0.6 pts
50Faroe Islands17.80 pts
51Aruba17.8+0.7 pts
52Albania17.6+0.7 pts
53New Zealand17.6+0.4 pts
54Curaçao17.3+0.5 pts
55Barbados17.1+0.5 pts
56Cuba17+0.5 pts
57Moldova16.9+0.6 pts
58Andorra16.6+0.6 pts
59Uruguay16.3+0.2 pts
60Ireland16.2+0.3 pts
61Thailand16+0.7 pts
62Georgia16+0.4 pts
63Iceland16+0.3 pts
64Luxembourg15.8+0.3 pts
65Macao15.1+0.8 pts
66Cyprus14.9+0.3 pts
67China14.9+0.2 pts
68Chile14.6+0.5 pts
69Sint Maarten14.5+0.5 pts
70Armenia14.4+0.7 pts
71Singapore14.2+0.6 pts
72Mauritius14.1+0.6 pts
73Dominica13.2+0.2 pts
74Guam13.1+0.5 pts
75Trinidad and Tobago12.9+0.5 pts
76Costa Rica12.8+0.5 pts
77North Korea12.7+0.3 pts
78Israel12.7+0.1 pts
79Argentina12.6+0.2 pts
80Grenada12.6+0.4 pts
81Sri Lanka12.5+0.4 pts
82Antigua and Barbuda12.3+0.6 pts
83Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12.3+0.4 pts
84Bahamas12.1+0.3 pts
85French Polynesia11.9+0.6 pts
86Palau11.8+0.5 pts
87New Caledonia11.8+0.4 pts
88Saint Kitts and Nevis11.7+0.5 pts
89Turks and Caicos Islands11.7+0.4 pts
90Greenland11.5+0.7 pts
91Brazil11.5+0.4 pts
92Northern Mariana Islands10.8+1 pts
93Türkiye10.6+0.3 pts
94Lebanon10.4+0.3 pts
95Colombia10.2+0.4 pts
96British Virgin Islands10.1+0.5 pts
97Venezuela10+0.3 pts
98Saint Lucia10+0.3 pts
99Tunisia9.9+0.4 pts
100Panama9.7+0.3 pts
101Cayman Islands9.5+0.5 pts
102Vietnam9.5+0.4 pts
103Peru9.5+0.2 pts
104Azerbaijan9.2+0.6 pts
105Kazakhstan9+0.3 pts
106Seychelles8.7+0.2 pts
107Ecuador8.6+0.3 pts
108Iran8.6+0.3 pts
109Jamaica8.6+0.4 pts
110American Samoa8.5+0.5 pts
111Mexico8.5+0.3 pts
112Morocco8.5+0.3 pts
113El Salvador8.3+0.2 pts
114Suriname8.2+0.3 pts
115Dominican Republic8.2+0.3 pts
116Malaysia8+0.3 pts
117Indonesia7.5+0.3 pts
118Myanmar7.5+0.2 pts
119India7.4+0.2 pts
120Brunei7.2+0.4 pts
121Cape Verde7.2+0.3 pts
122Tuvalu7+0.4 pts
123Guyana7+0.2 pts
124South Africa6.9+0.2 pts
125Tonga6.9+0.1 pts
126Algeria6.8+0.2 pts
127Paraguay6.7+0.2 pts
128Bangladesh6.7+0.2 pts
129Fiji6.6+0.1 pts
130Bhutan6.6+0.1 pts
131Nepal6.6+0.1 pts
132Cambodia6.4+0.2 pts
133Micronesia6.2+0.2 pts
134Uzbekistan6.1+0.2 pts
135Samoa6.1+0.2 pts
136Kyrgyzstan6+0.3 pts
137Bolivia5.7+0.1 pts
138Philippines5.7+0.2 pts
139Nicaragua5.7+0.2 pts
140Mongolia5.4+0.3 pts
141Egypt5.3+0.2 pts
142Timor-Leste5.2-0 pts
143Belize5.2+0.2 pts
144Libya5.2+0.2 pts
145Djibouti5+0.1 pts
146Guatemala5+0.1 pts
147Maldives5+0.3 pts
148Marshall Islands4.9+0.2 pts
149Syria4.8+0.1 pts
150Laos4.8+0.1 pts
151Turkmenistan4.8+0.3 pts
152Haiti4.8+0.1 pts
153Jordan4.8+0.2 pts
154Honduras4.5+0.1 pts
155Comoros4.5-0 pts
156Vanuatu4.4+0.1 pts
157Kiribati4.4+0.1 pts
158Pakistan4.4+0.1 pts
159Eswatini4.3+0.1 pts
160Eritrea4.3+0.1 pts
161Gabon4.10 pts
162Botswana4.10 pts
163Tajikistan4.1+0.2 pts
164Rwanda4+0.1 pts
165Bahrain4+0.2 pts
166São Tomé and Príncipe3.90 pts
167Lesotho3.90 pts
168Palestine3.90 pts
169Namibia3.8+0.1 pts
170Ghana3.8+0.1 pts
171Equatorial Guinea3.8+0.1 pts
172Solomon Islands3.70 pts
173Senegal3.60 pts
174Papua New Guinea3.6+0.1 pts
175Zimbabwe3.6-0 pts
176Togo3.5-0.1 pts
177Guinea3.50 pts
178Madagascar3.5+0.1 pts
179Iraq3.40 pts
180Sudan3.4+0.1 pts
181Liberia3.30 pts
182Ethiopia3.3+0.1 pts
183Sierra Leone3.30 pts
184Mauritania3.20 pts
185Guinea-Bissau3.20 pts
186Gambia3.2+0.1 pts
187Kuwait3.2+0.1 pts
188Benin3.20 pts
189Democratic Republic of the Congo3.10 pts
190South Sudan3.1+0.1 pts
191Nigeria3.10 pts
192Republic of the Congo3.1+0.1 pts
193Saudi Arabia3.1+0.1 pts
194Tanzania3-0 pts
195Kenya3+0.1 pts
196Nauru3+0.2 pts
197Angola2.90 pts
198Cameroon2.80 pts
199Mozambique2.7-0 pts
200Oman2.70 pts
201Burkina Faso2.70 pts
202Côte d’Ivoire2.70 pts
203Niger2.60 pts
204Somalia2.60 pts
205Malawi2.60 pts
206Burundi2.50 pts
207Yemen2.50 pts
208Afghanistan2.40 pts
209Mali2.4-0 pts
210Uganda2.20 pts
211Central African Republic2.20 pts
212Chad2.10 pts
213Zambia2+0.1 pts
214United Arab Emirates1.80 pts
215Qatar1.70 pts

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About this ranking

Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population ages 65 and above, % of total population (SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which country has the highest share of population aged 65 and over?

Monaco, with 36% in 2025, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest share of population aged 65 and over?

Qatar, with 1.7% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Population ages 65 and above, % of total population (SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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