EU countries by share of population aged 65 and over

Name: EU countries by share of population aged 65 and over, 2015
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 2015, at 21.9%. Ireland had the lowest, at 12.9%. The median was 18.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest21.9Italy

Lowest12.9Ireland

Median18.526 EU countries

All EU countries, 2015

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2015 (%)	Change on 2014
1	Italy	21.9	+0.4 pts
2	Germany	21	+0.1 pts
3	Greece	20.8	+0.4 pts
4	Bulgaria	20.5	+0.6 pts
5	Portugal	20.4	+0.4 pts
6	Finland	19.9	+0.5 pts
7	Sweden	19.6	+0.2 pts
8	Latvia	19.4	+0.3 pts
9	Croatia	19	+0.5 pts
10	Estonia Series break	18.8	+0.4 pts
11	Denmark	18.6	+0.4 pts
11	Lithuania	18.6	+0.2 pts
13	Austria	18.5	+0.2 pts
14	France	18.4	+0.4 pts
14	Spain	18.4	+0.3 pts
16	Belgium	18.1	+0.3 pts
17	Malta	18	+0.4 pts
18	Slovenia	17.9	+0.4 pts
19	Czechia	17.8	+0.4 pts
19	Hungary	17.8	+0.3 pts
21	Romania	17	+0.5 pts
22	Poland	15.4	+0.5 pts
23	Cyprus	14.5	+0.5 pts
24	Luxembourg	14.2	+0.1 pts
25	Slovakia	14	+0.5 pts
26	Ireland	12.9	+0.3 pts

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 2015 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 21.9% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Ireland, with 12.9% in 2015.

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 2015 and are not ranked.