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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 2017, at 35.6%. Qatar had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 6.6% and the figure for the World was 8.7%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest35.6Monaco
Lowest1.1Qatar
Median6.6215 countries
World8.7History

Top 40 countries, 2017

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MonacoMonaco: 35.6 %35.6JapanJapan: 28 %28ItalyItaly: 22.6 %22.6GreeceGreece: 21.7 %21.7PortugalPortugal: 21.5 %21.5GermanyGermany: 21.3 %21.3FinlandFinland: 21.1 %21.1Isle of ManIsle of Man: 21 %21BulgariaBulgaria: 20.9 %20.9CroatiaCroatia: 20.1 %20.1LatviaLatvia: 20 %20Puerto RicoPuerto Rico: 19.9 %19.9SerbiaSerbia: 19.9 %19.9SwedenSweden: 19.8 %19.8FranceFrance: 19.7 %19.7LithuaniaLithuania: 19.5 %19.5EstoniaEstonia: 19.5 %19.5DenmarkDenmark: 19.2 %19.2CzechiaCzechia: 19.1 %19.1SloveniaSlovenia: 19 %19San MarinoSan Marino: 19 %19SpainSpain: 19 %19U.S. Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands: 18.9 %18.9MaltaMalta: 18.8 %18.8HungaryHungary: 18.8 %18.8AustriaAustria: 18.6 %18.6BelgiumBelgium: 18.6 %18.6NetherlandsNetherlands: 18.4 %18.4Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina: 18.3 %18.3SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 18.2 %18.2United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 18.1 %18.1RomaniaRomania: 17.9 %17.9GibraltarGibraltar: 17.5 %17.5LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 17.4 %17.4Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands: 17.3 %17.3BermudaBermuda: 17.2 %17.2NorwayNorway: 16.8 %16.8CanadaCanada: 16.8 %16.8Hong KongHong Kong: 16.6 %16.6PolandPoland: 16.5 %16.5
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Monaco35.6+0.6 pts
2Japan28+0.5 pts
3Italy22.6+0.2 pts
4Greece21.7+0.3 pts
5Portugal21.5+0.5 pts
6Germany21.3+0.2 pts
7Finland21.1+0.5 pts
8Isle of Man21+0.3 pts
9Bulgaria20.9+0.3 pts
10Croatia20.1+0.5 pts
11Latvia20+0.2 pts
12Puerto Rico19.9+1 pts
13Serbia19.9+0.5 pts
14Sweden19.80 pts
15France19.7+0.4 pts
16Lithuania19.5+0.3 pts
17Estonia19.5+0.3 pts
18Denmark19.2+0.2 pts
19Czechia19.1+0.5 pts
20Slovenia19+0.5 pts
21San Marino19+0.3 pts
22Spain19+0.2 pts
23U.S. Virgin Islands18.9+0.8 pts
24Malta18.8+0.2 pts
25Hungary18.8+0.3 pts
26Austria18.6+0.1 pts
27Belgium18.6+0.2 pts
28Netherlands18.4+0.3 pts
29Bosnia and Herzegovina18.3+0.6 pts
30Switzerland18.2+0.2 pts
31United Kingdom18.1+0.2 pts
32Romania17.9+0.3 pts
33Gibraltar17.50 pts
34Liechtenstein17.4+0.5 pts
35Faroe Islands17.3+0.2 pts
36Bermuda17.2+0.5 pts
37Norway16.8+0.3 pts
38Canada16.8+0.4 pts
39Hong Kong16.6+0.6 pts
40Poland16.5+0.6 pts
41Ukraine16+0.4 pts
42Australia15.4+0.2 pts
43Montenegro15.2+0.4 pts
44Slovakia15.2+0.5 pts
45United States14.9+0.3 pts
46New Zealand14.9+0.2 pts
47Uruguay14.8+0.1 pts
48Belarus14.8+0.3 pts
49Curaçao14.8+0.4 pts
50Cuba14.8+0.3 pts
51North Macedonia14.5+0.6 pts
52Georgia14.4+0.1 pts
53Luxembourg14.3+0.1 pts
54Russia14.2+0.4 pts
55Iceland14+0.1 pts
56South Korea13.9+0.5 pts
57Ireland13.7+0.3 pts
58Barbados13.5+0.3 pts
59Albania13.3+0.4 pts
60Andorra13.2+0.2 pts
61Cyprus13+0.2 pts
62Moldova12.8+0.5 pts
63Aruba12.7+0.6 pts
64Chile11.8+0.3 pts
65Dominica11.7+1.1 pts
66Israel11.5+0.2 pts
67Armenia11.4+0.3 pts
68Argentina11.3+0.1 pts
69Thailand11.3+0.5 pts
70China11+0.5 pts
71North Korea10.9-0.1 pts
72Bahamas10.5+0.1 pts
73Grenada10.4+0.2 pts
74Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10+0.2 pts
75Singapore10+0.5 pts
76Mauritius9.9+0.5 pts
77Sri Lanka9.7+0.3 pts
78Macao9.5+0.5 pts
79Guam9.4+0.4 pts
80Costa Rica9.4+0.3 pts
81New Caledonia9.4+0.3 pts
82Sint Maarten9.1+0.7 pts
83Turks and Caicos Islands9.1+0.4 pts
84Trinidad and Tobago8.9+0.5 pts
85Antigua and Barbuda8.8+0.4 pts
86Brazil8.6+0.3 pts
87Peru8.4+0.1 pts
88Palau8.3+0.4 pts
89Saint Lucia8.2+0.1 pts
90Greenland8.2+0.2 pts
91Saint Kitts and Nevis8.2+0.3 pts
92Saint Martin8.1+0.6 pts
93Türkiye7.9+0.2 pts
94French Polynesia7.9+0.3 pts
95Lebanon7.8+0.5 pts
96Colombia7.7+0.3 pts
97British Virgin Islands7.6+0.4 pts
98Panama7.6+0.2 pts
99Tunisia7.4+0.2 pts
100El Salvador7.4+0.1 pts
101Seychelles7.10 pts
102Kazakhstan7.1+0.2 pts
103Ecuador7+0.2 pts
104Venezuela7+0.3 pts
105Mexico7+0.2 pts
106Vietnam6.8+0.2 pts
107Jamaica6.6+0.1 pts
108Cayman Islands6.6+0.2 pts
109Iran6.5+0.2 pts
110Suriname6.4+0.2 pts
111Indonesia6.2+0.1 pts
112Morocco6.2+0.2 pts
113Azerbaijan6.1+0.2 pts
114Dominican Republic6.1+0.2 pts
115Tonga6.10 pts
116Malaysia6.1+0.2 pts
117Myanmar6+0.2 pts
118Bhutan5.8+0.1 pts
119India5.8+0.2 pts
120Nepal5.8+0.2 pts
121Paraguay5.8+0.1 pts
122South Africa5.6+0.2 pts
123Bolivia5.60 pts
124Guyana5.6+0.2 pts
125American Samoa5.6+0.2 pts
126Timor-Leste5.5+0.1 pts
127Fiji5.5+0.1 pts
128Algeria5.5+0.1 pts
129Cape Verde5.5+0.2 pts
130Tuvalu5.40 pts
131Bangladesh5.3+0.2 pts
132Northern Mariana Islands5.1+0.3 pts
133Kyrgyzstan5.10 pts
134Samoa4.9+0.1 pts
135Uzbekistan4.9+0.1 pts
136Cambodia4.9+0.2 pts
137Nicaragua4.9+0.1 pts
138Brunei4.7+0.3 pts
139Libya4.60 pts
140Comoros4.40 pts
141Syria4.4+0.1 pts
142Egypt4.4+0.1 pts
143Micronesia4.3+0.2 pts
144Guatemala4.3+0.1 pts
145Djibouti4.3+0.1 pts
146Haiti4.2+0.1 pts
147Belize4.2+0.1 pts
148Philippines4.1+0.2 pts
149Laos4.10 pts
150Eritrea40 pts
151Gabon4-0 pts
152Mongolia4+0.1 pts
153Pakistan3.90 pts
154Vanuatu3.9+0.1 pts
155Maldives3.9-0.1 pts
156Lesotho3.8-0 pts
157Kiribati3.8+0.1 pts
158Botswana3.7+0.1 pts
159São Tomé and Príncipe3.7+0.1 pts
160Honduras3.7+0.1 pts
161Solomon Islands3.6+0.1 pts
162Turkmenistan3.60 pts
163Togo3.6+0.1 pts
164Eswatini3.6+0.1 pts
165Namibia3.60 pts
166Jordan3.5+0.1 pts
167Senegal3.5-0 pts
168Guinea3.5-0 pts
169Zimbabwe3.4+0.1 pts
170Mauritania3.4-0.1 pts
171Ghana3.40 pts
172Palestine3.4+0.1 pts
173Equatorial Guinea3.30 pts
174Marshall Islands3.2+0.2 pts
175Liberia3.20 pts
176Iraq3.2+0.1 pts
177Rwanda3.1+0.1 pts
178Sierra Leone3.1-0 pts
179Democratic Republic of the Congo3.1-0 pts
180Tajikistan3+0.1 pts
181Benin3-0 pts
182Ethiopia30 pts
183Tanzania30 pts
184Nigeria3-0 pts
185Madagascar2.9+0.1 pts
186Papua New Guinea2.90 pts
187Kuwait2.9+0.3 pts
188Malawi2.9-0.1 pts
189Guinea-Bissau2.90 pts
190Cameroon2.8-0 pts
191Sudan2.8+0.1 pts
192Mozambique2.80 pts
193Angola2.70 pts
194Republic of the Congo2.70 pts
195Gambia2.60 pts
196Yemen2.6-0 pts
197Bahrain2.6+0.1 pts
198Mali2.6-0 pts
199Burkina Faso2.6-0 pts
200Oman2.60 pts
201Kenya2.50 pts
202South Sudan2.50 pts
203Côte d’Ivoire2.5-0 pts
204Niger2.50 pts
205Somalia2.50 pts
206Afghanistan2.40 pts
207Burundi2.30 pts
208Saudi Arabia2.3+0.1 pts
209Central African Republic2.1+0.1 pts
210Chad2-0 pts
211Uganda20 pts
212Nauru1.8+0.1 pts
213Zambia1.80 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 35.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.

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

Qatar, with 1.1% in 2017.

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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