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Countries by share of population aged 65 and over

Monaco had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 215 countries in 2014, at 32.9%. Qatar had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 6% and the figure for the World was 8.1%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest32.9Monaco
Lowest1.1Qatar
Median6215 countries
World8.1History

Top 40 countries, 2014

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MonacoMonaco: 32.9 %32.9JapanJapan: 26.2 %26.2ItalyItaly: 21.7 %21.7GermanyGermany: 21 %21GreeceGreece: 20.7 %20.7PortugalPortugal: 20.1 %20.1BulgariaBulgaria: 19.8 %19.8Isle of ManIsle of Man: 19.7 %19.7FinlandFinland: 19.7 %19.7SwedenSweden: 19.5 %19.5LatviaLatvia: 19.2 %19.2CroatiaCroatia: 18.8 %18.8LithuaniaLithuania: 18.6 %18.6EstoniaEstonia: 18.6 %18.6DenmarkDenmark: 18.4 %18.4SerbiaSerbia: 18.4 %18.4AustriaAustria: 18.4 %18.4FranceFrance: 18.4 %18.4SpainSpain: 18.3 %18.3San MarinoSan Marino: 18.2 %18.2BelgiumBelgium: 18 %18MaltaMalta: 17.9 %17.9SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 17.7 %17.7HungaryHungary: 17.7 %17.7CzechiaCzechia: 17.6 %17.6United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 17.6 %17.6SloveniaSlovenia: 17.5 %17.5Puerto RicoPuerto Rico: 17.5 %17.5NetherlandsNetherlands: 17.4 %17.4GibraltarGibraltar: 17 %17RomaniaRomania: 16.8 %16.8Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina: 16.8 %16.8U.S. Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands: 16.6 %16.6Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands: 16.5 %16.5NorwayNorway: 16 %16LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 15.9 %15.9CanadaCanada: 15.6 %15.6BermudaBermuda: 15.6 %15.6PolandPoland: 14.9 %14.9Hong KongHong Kong: 14.8 %14.8
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Monaco32.9+1.3 pts
2Japan26.2+0.8 pts
3Italy21.7+0.4 pts
4Germany21+0.1 pts
5Greece20.7+0.4 pts
6Portugal20.1+0.5 pts
7Bulgaria19.8+0.4 pts
8Isle of Man19.7+0.5 pts
9Finland19.7+0.6 pts
10Sweden19.5+0.2 pts
11Latvia19.2+0.3 pts
12Croatia18.8+0.3 pts
13Lithuania18.6+0.2 pts
14Estonia18.6+0.4 pts
15Denmark18.4+0.4 pts
16Serbia18.4+0.4 pts
17Austria18.4+0.2 pts
18France18.4+0.5 pts
19Spain18.3+0.4 pts
20San Marino18.2+0.3 pts
21Belgium18+0.2 pts
22Malta17.9+0.6 pts
23Switzerland17.7+0.2 pts
24Hungary17.7+0.4 pts
25Czechia17.6+0.5 pts
26United Kingdom17.6+0.3 pts
27Slovenia17.5+0.4 pts
28Puerto Rico17.5+0.5 pts
29Netherlands17.4+0.5 pts
30Gibraltar17+0.3 pts
31Romania16.8+0.3 pts
32Bosnia and Herzegovina16.8+0.5 pts
33U.S. Virgin Islands16.6+0.7 pts
34Faroe Islands16.5+0.4 pts
35Norway16+0.2 pts
36Liechtenstein15.9+0.5 pts
37Canada15.6+0.4 pts
38Bermuda15.6+0.6 pts
39Poland14.9+0.5 pts
40Hong Kong14.8+0.5 pts
41Ukraine14.8+0.1 pts
42Australia14.6+0.3 pts
43Uruguay14.5+0.1 pts
44New Zealand14.4+0.3 pts
45Luxembourg14.1+0.1 pts
46Belarus14.1+0.2 pts
47Georgia14+0.2 pts
48United States14+0.3 pts
49Montenegro14+0.3 pts
50Cuba13.9+0.3 pts
51Slovakia13.7+0.4 pts
52Curaçao13.5+0.4 pts
53Iceland13.4+0.3 pts
54Russia13.2+0.3 pts
55North Macedonia12.9+0.5 pts
56Andorra12.9+0.1 pts
57Ireland12.8+0.3 pts
58Barbados12.6+0.3 pts
59South Korea12.5+0.4 pts
60Cyprus12.3+0.2 pts
61Albania12.2+0.3 pts
62Aruba11.2+0.5 pts
63Moldova11.1+0.5 pts
64Chile11+0.3 pts
65Argentina10.9+0.1 pts
66Israel10.8+0.2 pts
67Armenia10.8+0.1 pts
68North Korea10.8+0.2 pts
69Bahamas10+0.2 pts
70Grenada10+0.1 pts
71Thailand9.9+0.4 pts
72China9.7+0.3 pts
73Dominica9.5-0.6 pts
74Saint Vincent and the Grenadines9.3+0.2 pts
75Sri Lanka8.6+0.3 pts
76Singapore8.6+0.4 pts
77New Caledonia8.5+0.2 pts
78Costa Rica8.5+0.3 pts
79Mauritius8.4+0.4 pts
80Macao8.2+0.4 pts
81Guam8.1+0.4 pts
82Peru8+0.2 pts
83Saint Lucia7.9+0.1 pts
84Turks and Caicos Islands7.9+0.3 pts
85Antigua and Barbuda7.9+0.2 pts
86Brazil7.7+0.3 pts
87Trinidad and Tobago7.6+0.4 pts
88Greenland7.5+0.1 pts
89Türkiye7.5+0.1 pts
90Saint Kitts and Nevis7.5+0.1 pts
91Palau7.3+0.3 pts
92French Polynesia7.1+0.2 pts
93Sint Maarten7+0.5 pts
94Seychelles7-0 pts
95El Salvador7+0.1 pts
96Panama7+0.2 pts
97Colombia6.8+0.3 pts
98Tunisia6.8+0.1 pts
99British Virgin Islands6.7+0.2 pts
100Saint Martin6.6+0.3 pts
101Kazakhstan6.6+0.1 pts
102Mexico6.5+0.1 pts
103Ecuador6.4+0.2 pts
104Lebanon6.4+0.2 pts
105Venezuela6.4+0.2 pts
106Jamaica6.3+0.1 pts
107Vietnam6.3+0.1 pts
108Indonesia60 pts
109Suriname6+0.1 pts
110Tonga60 pts
111Cayman Islands5.9+0.2 pts
112Iran5.8+0.2 pts
113Azerbaijan5.70 pts
114Morocco5.6+0.1 pts
115Dominican Republic5.6+0.2 pts
116Bolivia5.60 pts
117Malaysia5.5+0.2 pts
118Bhutan5.5+0.1 pts
119Myanmar5.5+0.1 pts
120Paraguay5.4+0.1 pts
121Tuvalu5.40 pts
122Nepal5.3+0.2 pts
123South Africa5.30 pts
124India5.3+0.1 pts
125Guyana5.2+0.1 pts
126Timor-Leste5.1+0.1 pts
127Algeria5.1+0.1 pts
128Fiji5.1+0.1 pts
129Cape Verde5+0.1 pts
130American Samoa4.9+0.2 pts
131Samoa4.9-0 pts
132Kyrgyzstan4.8+0.2 pts
133Bangladesh4.8+0.1 pts
134Uzbekistan4.7-0 pts
135Nicaragua4.6+0.1 pts
136Libya4.40 pts
137Cambodia4.4+0.1 pts
138Comoros4.20 pts
139Northern Mariana Islands4.2+0.3 pts
140Egypt4.1+0.1 pts
141Laos4.1+0.1 pts
142Maldives4.1-0.1 pts
143Guatemala4.1+0.1 pts
144Haiti4.10 pts
145Gabon4-0 pts
146Djibouti4+0.1 pts
147Belize40 pts
148Syria4+0.2 pts
149Brunei3.9+0.2 pts
150Lesotho3.9-0 pts
151Eritrea3.9+0.1 pts
152Mongolia3.80 pts
153Pakistan3.80 pts
154Micronesia3.7+0.2 pts
155Vanuatu3.6+0.1 pts
156Kiribati3.60 pts
157Mauritania3.6-0.1 pts
158Philippines3.6+0.1 pts
159Turkmenistan3.6-0 pts
160São Tomé and Príncipe3.6-0 pts
161Senegal3.5-0 pts
162Guinea3.5-0 pts
163Namibia3.50 pts
164Botswana3.5+0.1 pts
165Solomon Islands3.50 pts
166Togo3.40 pts
167Ghana3.40 pts
168Jordan3.4-0.2 pts
169Honduras3.3+0.1 pts
170Eswatini3.3+0.1 pts
171Equatorial Guinea3.3-0 pts
172Liberia3.2-0 pts
173Sierra Leone3.2-0 pts
174Malawi3.2-0.1 pts
175Palestine3.1+0.1 pts
176Zimbabwe3.10 pts
177Democratic Republic of the Congo3.1-0 pts
178Benin3-0 pts
179Iraq30 pts
180Nigeria3-0 pts
181Tajikistan2.9-0 pts
182Tanzania2.90 pts
183Ethiopia2.90 pts
184Rwanda2.9+0.1 pts
185Cameroon2.9-0 pts
186Papua New Guinea2.80 pts
187Guinea-Bissau2.80 pts
188Yemen2.7-0 pts
189Mozambique2.70 pts
190Madagascar2.70 pts
191Angola2.7-0 pts
192Mali2.7-0 pts
193Republic of the Congo2.7-0 pts
194Sudan2.60 pts
195Gambia2.6-0 pts
196Burkina Faso2.6-0 pts
197Bahrain2.6+0.2 pts
198Marshall Islands2.6+0.2 pts
199Oman2.6-0 pts
200South Sudan2.6-0 pts
201Côte d’Ivoire2.60 pts
202Niger2.40 pts
203Somalia2.40 pts
204Afghanistan2.40 pts
205Kenya2.3+0.1 pts
206Saudi Arabia2.3-0 pts
207Kuwait2.2+0.1 pts
208Burundi2.2-0 pts
209Chad2.1-0 pts
210Uganda1.90 pts
211Central African Republic1.90 pts
212Zambia1.7-0 pts
213United Arab Emirates1.50 pts
214Nauru1.40 pts
215Qatar1.1-0 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 32.9% in 2014, according to the World Bank.

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

Qatar, with 1.1% in 2014.

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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