EU countries by share of population aged 65 and over

Name: EU countries by share of population aged 65 and over, 2014
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)

Italy had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 26 EU countries in 2014, at 21.5%. Ireland had the lowest, at 12.6%. The median was 18.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest21.5Italy

Lowest12.6Ireland

Median18.226 EU countries

All EU countries, 2014

CSV Chart (SVG)

%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2014 (%)
1	Italy	21.5
2	Germany	20.9
3	Greece	20.4
4	Portugal	20
5	Bulgaria	19.9
6	Finland	19.4
6	Sweden	19.4
8	Latvia	19.1
9	Croatia	18.5
10	Estonia	18.4
10	Lithuania	18.4
12	Austria	18.3
13	Denmark	18.2
14	Spain	18.1
15	France	18
16	Belgium	17.8
17	Malta	17.6
18	Hungary	17.5
18	Slovenia	17.5
20	Czechia	17.4
21	Romania	16.5
22	Poland	14.9
23	Luxembourg	14.1
24	Cyprus	14
25	Slovakia	13.5
26	Ireland	12.6

Other periods

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 EU countries are compared on one definition. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

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

Italy, with 21.5% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Ireland, with 12.6% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). Retrieved 2026-10-07. 1 EU countries have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.