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Population aged 65+

Which countries are the oldest?

Japan leads with 30.0 %; 217 countries have data.

No data for -6 of 211 countries

#CountryValue · %Year
1Monaco36.02025
2Japan30.02025
3Puerto Rico (US)25.32025
4Italy25.12025
5Portugal24.92025
6Greece24.42025
7Finland24.22025
8Germany23.72025
9Hong Kong SAR, China23.72025
10Croatia23.62025
11Isle of Man23.62025
12San Marino23.12025
13Virgin Islands (U.S.)23.12025
14Serbia23.12025
15Bosnia and Herzegovina22.92025
16Bermuda22.62025
17France22.52025
18Bulgaria22.22025
19Slovenia22.22025
20Latvia22.22025
21Estonia21.82025
22Spain21.62025
23Liechtenstein21.42025
24Czechia21.22025
25Hungary21.22025
26Denmark21.12025
27Austria21.12025
28Belgium21.02025
29Sweden20.92025
30Netherlands20.92025
31Poland20.82025
32Lithuania20.72025
33Malta20.52025
34Switzerland20.42025
35Channel Islands20.42025
36Korea, Rep.20.32025
37Canada20.32025
38Romania20.12025
39United Kingdom19.72025
40St. Martin (French part)19.72025
41Norway19.12025
42Slovak Republic19.02025
43Ukraine19.02025
44North Macedonia18.52025
45United States18.42025
46Montenegro18.32025
47Belarus18.32025
48Australia18.12025
49Gibraltar17.82025
50Russian Federation17.82025
51Faroe Islands17.82025
52Aruba17.82025
53Albania17.62025
54New Zealand17.62025
55Curacao17.32025
56Barbados17.12025
57Cuba17.02025
58Moldova16.92025
59Andorra16.62025
60Uruguay16.32025
61Ireland16.22025
62Thailand16.02025
63Georgia16.02025
64Iceland16.02025
65Luxembourg15.82025
66Macao SAR, China15.12025
67Cyprus14.92025
68China14.92025
69Chile14.62025
70Sint Maarten (Dutch part)14.52025
71Armenia14.42025
72Singapore14.22025
73Mauritius14.12025
74Dominica13.22025
75Guam13.12025
76Trinidad and Tobago12.92025
77Costa Rica12.82025
78Korea, Dem. People's Rep.12.72025
79Israel12.72025
80Argentina12.62025
81Grenada12.62025
82Sri Lanka12.52025
83Antigua and Barbuda12.32025
84St. Vincent and the Grenadines12.32025
85Bahamas, The12.12025
86French Polynesia11.92025
87Palau11.82025
88New Caledonia11.82025
89St. Kitts and Nevis11.72025
90Turks and Caicos Islands11.72025
91Greenland11.52025
92Brazil11.52025
93Northern Mariana Islands10.82025
94Turkiye10.62025
95Kosovo10.52025
96Lebanon10.42025
97Colombia10.22025
98British Virgin Islands10.12025
99Venezuela, RB10.02025
100St. Lucia10.02025
101Tunisia9.92025
102Panama9.72025
103Cayman Islands9.52025
104Viet Nam9.52025
105Peru9.52025
106Azerbaijan9.22025
107Kazakhstan9.02025
108Seychelles8.72025
109Ecuador8.62025
110Iran, Islamic Rep.8.62025
111Jamaica8.62025
112American Samoa8.52025
113Mexico8.52025
114Morocco8.52025
115El Salvador8.32025
116Suriname8.22025
117Dominican Republic8.22025
118Malaysia8.02025
119Indonesia7.52025
120Myanmar7.52025
121India7.42025
122Brunei Darussalam7.22025
123Cabo Verde7.22025
124Tuvalu7.02025
125Guyana7.02025
126South Africa6.92025
127Tonga6.92025
128Algeria6.82025
129Paraguay6.72025
130Bangladesh6.72025
131Fiji6.62025
132Bhutan6.62025
133Nepal6.62025
134Cambodia6.42025
135Micronesia, Fed. Sts.6.22025
136Uzbekistan6.12025
137Samoa6.12025
138Kyrgyz Republic6.02025
139Bolivia5.72025
140Philippines5.72025
141Nicaragua5.72025
142Mongolia5.42025
143Egypt, Arab Rep.5.32025
144Timor-Leste5.22025
145Belize5.22025
146Libya5.22025
147Djibouti5.02025
148Guatemala5.02025
149Maldives5.02025
150Marshall Islands4.92025
151Syrian Arab Republic4.82025
152Lao PDR4.82025
153Turkmenistan4.82025
154Haiti4.82025
155Jordan4.82025
156Honduras4.52025
157Comoros4.52025
158Vanuatu4.42025
159Kiribati4.42025
160Pakistan4.42025
161Eswatini4.32025
162Eritrea4.32025
163Gabon4.12025
164Botswana4.12025
165Tajikistan4.12025
166Rwanda4.02025
167Bahrain4.02025
168Sao Tome and Principe3.92025
169Lesotho3.92025
170West Bank and Gaza3.92025
171Namibia3.82025
172Ghana3.82025
173Equatorial Guinea3.82025
174Solomon Islands3.72025
175Senegal3.62025
176Papua New Guinea3.62025
177Zimbabwe3.62025
178Togo3.52025
179Guinea3.52025
180Madagascar3.52025
181Iraq3.42025
182Sudan3.42025
183Liberia3.32025
184Ethiopia3.32025
185Sierra Leone3.32025
186Mauritania3.22025
187Guinea-Bissau3.22025
188Gambia, The3.22025
189Kuwait3.22025
190Benin3.22025
191Congo, Dem. Rep.3.12025
192South Sudan3.12025
193Nigeria3.12025
194Congo, Rep.3.12025
195Saudi Arabia3.12025
196Tanzania3.02025
197Kenya3.02025
198Naoero3.02025
199Angola2.92025
200Cameroon2.82025
201Mozambique2.72025
202Oman2.72025
203Burkina Faso2.72025
204Cote d'Ivoire2.72025
205Niger2.62025
206Somalia, Fed. Rep.2.62025
207Malawi2.62025
208Burundi2.52025
209Yemen, Rep.2.52025
210Afghanistan2.42025
211Mali2.42025
212Uganda2.22025
213Central African Republic2.22025
214Chad2.12025
215Zambia2.02025
216United Arab Emirates1.82025
217Qatar1.72025

By region

Europe & Central Asia

Monaco

36.0%

58 countries

Sub-Saharan Africa

Mauritius

14.1%

48 countries

Latin America & Caribbean

Puerto Rico (US)

25.3%

42 countries

East Asia & Pacific

Japan

30.0%

37 countries

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Malta

20.5%

23 countries

South Asia

Sri Lanka

12.5%

6 countries

North America

Bermuda

22.6%

3 countries

What changed

Fell the most

  1. Gabon-4 pts1960 to 2025
  2. Benin-3 pts1960 to 2025
  3. Central African Republic-2 pts1960 to 2025
  4. Chad-2 pts1960 to 2025
  5. Equatorial Guinea-2 pts1960 to 2025

Rose the most

  1. Japan+24 pts1960 to 2025
  2. Hong Kong SAR, China+21 pts1960 to 2025
  3. Puerto Rico (US)+20 pts1960 to 2025
  4. Bosnia and Herzegovina+19 pts1960 to 2025
  5. Korea, Rep.+17 pts1960 to 2025

Every number carries its source and year. Where a country is missing, it is missing — we do not interpolate.
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2025–2025