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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 2016, at 35%. Qatar had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 6.4% and the figure for the World was 8.4%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest35Monaco
Lowest1.1Qatar
Median6.4215 countries
World8.4History

Top 40 countries, 2016

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MonacoMonaco: 35 %35JapanJapan: 27.5 %27.5ItalyItaly: 22.3 %22.3GreeceGreece: 21.4 %21.4GermanyGermany: 21.1 %21.1PortugalPortugal: 21 %21FinlandFinland: 20.7 %20.7Isle of ManIsle of Man: 20.7 %20.7BulgariaBulgaria: 20.6 %20.6LatviaLatvia: 19.8 %19.8SwedenSweden: 19.8 %19.8CroatiaCroatia: 19.7 %19.7SerbiaSerbia: 19.4 %19.4FranceFrance: 19.3 %19.3EstoniaEstonia: 19.2 %19.2LithuaniaLithuania: 19.2 %19.2DenmarkDenmark: 18.9 %18.9Puerto RicoPuerto Rico: 18.9 %18.9SpainSpain: 18.8 %18.8San MarinoSan Marino: 18.7 %18.7MaltaMalta: 18.7 %18.7CzechiaCzechia: 18.6 %18.6SloveniaSlovenia: 18.5 %18.5AustriaAustria: 18.5 %18.5HungaryHungary: 18.4 %18.4BelgiumBelgium: 18.4 %18.4NetherlandsNetherlands: 18.1 %18.1U.S. Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands: 18.1 %18.1SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 18 %18United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 17.9 %17.9Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina: 17.8 %17.8RomaniaRomania: 17.6 %17.6GibraltarGibraltar: 17.5 %17.5Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands: 17.1 %17.1LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 16.9 %16.9BermudaBermuda: 16.6 %16.6NorwayNorway: 16.5 %16.5CanadaCanada: 16.4 %16.4Hong KongHong Kong: 16 %16PolandPoland: 15.9 %15.9
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Monaco35+0.9 pts
2Japan27.5+0.6 pts
3Italy22.3+0.3 pts
4Greece21.4+0.3 pts
5Germany21.1+0.1 pts
6Portugal21+0.5 pts
7Finland20.7+0.5 pts
8Isle of Man20.7+0.4 pts
9Bulgaria20.6+0.4 pts
10Latvia19.8+0.3 pts
11Sweden19.8+0.1 pts
12Croatia19.7+0.4 pts
13Serbia19.4+0.5 pts
14France19.3+0.4 pts
15Estonia19.2+0.3 pts
16Lithuania19.2+0.3 pts
17Denmark18.9+0.2 pts
18Puerto Rico18.9+0.8 pts
19Spain18.8+0.2 pts
20San Marino18.7+0.3 pts
21Malta18.7+0.3 pts
22Czechia18.6+0.5 pts
23Slovenia18.5+0.5 pts
24Austria18.50 pts
25Hungary18.4+0.4 pts
26Belgium18.4+0.2 pts
27Netherlands18.1+0.3 pts
28U.S. Virgin Islands18.1+0.8 pts
29Switzerland18+0.1 pts
30United Kingdom17.9+0.1 pts
31Bosnia and Herzegovina17.8+0.5 pts
32Romania17.6+0.4 pts
33Gibraltar17.5+0.2 pts
34Faroe Islands17.1+0.2 pts
35Liechtenstein16.9+0.5 pts
36Bermuda16.6+0.5 pts
37Norway16.5+0.2 pts
38Canada16.4+0.4 pts
39Hong Kong16+0.6 pts
40Poland15.9+0.5 pts
41Ukraine15.5+0.4 pts
42Australia15.2+0.3 pts
43Montenegro14.8+0.4 pts
44New Zealand14.7+0.2 pts
45Uruguay14.7+0.1 pts
46Slovakia14.7+0.5 pts
47United States14.6+0.3 pts
48Belarus14.5+0.2 pts
49Cuba14.5+0.3 pts
50Curaçao14.4+0.4 pts
51Georgia14.3+0.1 pts
52Luxembourg14.20 pts
53Iceland13.9+0.2 pts
54North Macedonia13.9+0.5 pts
55Russia13.9+0.3 pts
56Ireland13.4+0.3 pts
57South Korea13.4+0.4 pts
58Barbados13.2+0.3 pts
59Andorra13+0.1 pts
60Albania12.9+0.4 pts
61Cyprus12.7+0.2 pts
62Moldova12.3+0.6 pts
63Aruba12.2+0.5 pts
64Chile11.5+0.3 pts
65Israel11.3+0.2 pts
66Argentina11.2+0.1 pts
67Armenia11.1+0.2 pts
68North Korea110 pts
69Thailand10.8+0.5 pts
70Dominica10.6+0.9 pts
71China10.5+0.4 pts
72Bahamas10.4+0.2 pts
73Grenada10.2+0.1 pts
74Saint Vincent and the Grenadines9.7+0.2 pts
75Singapore9.4+0.4 pts
76Mauritius9.4+0.5 pts
77Sri Lanka9.3+0.4 pts
78New Caledonia9.1+0.3 pts
79Costa Rica9.1+0.3 pts
80Macao9+0.4 pts
81Guam9+0.4 pts
82Turks and Caicos Islands8.7+0.4 pts
83Trinidad and Tobago8.5+0.5 pts
84Antigua and Barbuda8.4+0.3 pts
85Sint Maarten8.4+0.7 pts
86Peru8.3+0.1 pts
87Brazil8.3+0.3 pts
88Saint Lucia8.1+0.1 pts
89Greenland8+0.2 pts
90Saint Kitts and Nevis7.8+0.2 pts
91Palau7.8+0.3 pts
92Türkiye7.8+0.1 pts
93French Polynesia7.6+0.2 pts
94Saint Martin7.6+0.5 pts
95Panama7.4+0.2 pts
96Colombia7.4+0.3 pts
97Lebanon7.3+0.5 pts
98El Salvador7.2+0.1 pts
99British Virgin Islands7.2+0.3 pts
100Tunisia7.2+0.2 pts
101Seychelles7.10 pts
102Kazakhstan6.9+0.2 pts
103Ecuador6.8+0.2 pts
104Mexico6.8+0.2 pts
105Venezuela6.7+0.2 pts
106Vietnam6.6+0.2 pts
107Jamaica6.5+0.1 pts
108Cayman Islands6.4+0.2 pts
109Iran6.3+0.2 pts
110Suriname6.2+0.1 pts
111Indonesia6.1+0.1 pts
112Tonga60 pts
113Morocco6+0.2 pts
114Azerbaijan5.9+0.2 pts
115Dominican Republic5.9+0.2 pts
116Malaysia5.9+0.2 pts
117Myanmar5.8+0.2 pts
118Bhutan5.8+0.1 pts
119Paraguay5.7+0.1 pts
120India5.6+0.2 pts
121Nepal5.6+0.1 pts
122Bolivia5.60 pts
123South Africa5.5+0.1 pts
124Guyana5.5+0.2 pts
125Tuvalu5.4-0 pts
126Timor-Leste5.4+0.1 pts
127American Samoa5.4+0.2 pts
128Fiji5.3+0.1 pts
129Algeria5.3+0.1 pts
130Cape Verde5.3+0.1 pts
131Kyrgyzstan5.1+0.1 pts
132Bangladesh5.1+0.2 pts
133Samoa4.90 pts
134Uzbekistan4.8+0.1 pts
135Northern Mariana Islands4.8+0.3 pts
136Nicaragua4.8+0.1 pts
137Cambodia4.7+0.2 pts
138Libya4.5+0.1 pts
139Brunei4.4+0.2 pts
140Comoros4.4+0.1 pts
141Syria4.3+0.1 pts
142Egypt4.3+0.1 pts
143Guatemala4.2+0.1 pts
144Djibouti4.2+0.1 pts
145Haiti4.2+0.1 pts
146Belize4.1+0.1 pts
147Micronesia4.1+0.2 pts
148Laos4.1-0 pts
149Gabon4-0 pts
150Eritrea40 pts
151Philippines3.9+0.2 pts
152Maldives3.9-0.1 pts
153Mongolia3.90 pts
154Pakistan3.90 pts
155Lesotho3.8-0.1 pts
156Vanuatu3.8+0.1 pts
157Kiribati3.7+0.1 pts
158Botswana3.6+0.1 pts
159São Tomé and Príncipe3.60 pts
160Turkmenistan3.60 pts
161Solomon Islands3.6+0.1 pts
162Namibia3.50 pts
163Honduras3.5+0.1 pts
164Togo3.5+0.1 pts
165Senegal3.5-0 pts
166Guinea3.5-0 pts
167Eswatini3.5+0.1 pts
168Mauritania3.5-0.1 pts
169Jordan3.4+0.1 pts
170Ghana3.40 pts
171Zimbabwe3.3+0.1 pts
172Equatorial Guinea3.30 pts
173Palestine3.3+0.1 pts
174Liberia3.2-0 pts
175Sierra Leone3.1-0 pts
176Democratic Republic of the Congo3.1-0 pts
177Iraq3.10 pts
178Rwanda3+0.1 pts
179Benin3-0 pts
180Marshall Islands3+0.2 pts
181Tajikistan30 pts
182Malawi3-0.1 pts
183Nigeria3-0 pts
184Tanzania30 pts
185Ethiopia30 pts
186Papua New Guinea2.90 pts
187Madagascar2.9+0.1 pts
188Guinea-Bissau2.80 pts
189Cameroon2.8-0 pts
190Mozambique2.80 pts
191Sudan2.70 pts
192Angola2.7-0 pts
193Republic of the Congo2.70 pts
194Yemen2.7-0 pts
195Kuwait2.6+0.2 pts
196Gambia2.60 pts
197Mali2.6-0 pts
198Burkina Faso2.6-0 pts
199Oman2.6-0 pts
200Bahrain2.5-0.1 pts
201South Sudan2.5-0 pts
202Kenya2.5+0.1 pts
203Côte d’Ivoire2.5-0 pts
204Niger2.50 pts
205Somalia2.40 pts
206Afghanistan2.4-0 pts
207Burundi2.30 pts
208Saudi Arabia2.2-0 pts
209Chad2.1-0 pts
210Central African Republic2+0.1 pts
211Uganda20 pts
212Zambia1.70 pts
213Nauru1.7+0.2 pts
214United Arab Emirates1.5-0 pts
215Qatar1.10 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 35% in 2016, according to the World Bank.

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

Qatar, with 1.1% in 2016.

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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