Population aged 65+
Which countries are the oldest?
Japan leads with 30.0 %; 217 countries have data.
No data for -6 of 211 countries
| # | Country | Value · % | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 36.0 | 2025 |
| 2 | Japan | 30.0 | 2025 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico (US) | 25.3 | 2025 |
| 4 | Italy | 25.1 | 2025 |
| 5 | Portugal | 24.9 | 2025 |
| 6 | Greece | 24.4 | 2025 |
| 7 | Finland | 24.2 | 2025 |
| 8 | Germany | 23.7 | 2025 |
| 9 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 23.7 | 2025 |
| 10 | Croatia | 23.6 | 2025 |
| 11 | Isle of Man | 23.6 | 2025 |
| 12 | San Marino | 23.1 | 2025 |
| 13 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 23.1 | 2025 |
| 14 | Serbia | 23.1 | 2025 |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.9 | 2025 |
| 16 | Bermuda | 22.6 | 2025 |
| 17 | France | 22.5 | 2025 |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 22.2 | 2025 |
| 19 | Slovenia | 22.2 | 2025 |
| 20 | Latvia | 22.2 | 2025 |
| 21 | Estonia | 21.8 | 2025 |
| 22 | Spain | 21.6 | 2025 |
| 23 | Liechtenstein | 21.4 | 2025 |
| 24 | Czechia | 21.2 | 2025 |
| 25 | Hungary | 21.2 | 2025 |
| 26 | Denmark | 21.1 | 2025 |
| 27 | Austria | 21.1 | 2025 |
| 28 | Belgium | 21.0 | 2025 |
| 29 | Sweden | 20.9 | 2025 |
| 30 | Netherlands | 20.9 | 2025 |
| 31 | Poland | 20.8 | 2025 |
| 32 | Lithuania | 20.7 | 2025 |
| 33 | Malta | 20.5 | 2025 |
| 34 | Switzerland | 20.4 | 2025 |
| 35 | Channel Islands | 20.4 | 2025 |
| 36 | Korea, Rep. | 20.3 | 2025 |
| 37 | Canada | 20.3 | 2025 |
| 38 | Romania | 20.1 | 2025 |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 19.7 | 2025 |
| 40 | St. Martin (French part) | 19.7 | 2025 |
| 41 | Norway | 19.1 | 2025 |
| 42 | Slovak Republic | 19.0 | 2025 |
| 43 | Ukraine | 19.0 | 2025 |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 18.5 | 2025 |
| 45 | United States | 18.4 | 2025 |
| 46 | Montenegro | 18.3 | 2025 |
| 47 | Belarus | 18.3 | 2025 |
| 48 | Australia | 18.1 | 2025 |
| 49 | Gibraltar | 17.8 | 2025 |
| 50 | Russian Federation | 17.8 | 2025 |
| 51 | Faroe Islands | 17.8 | 2025 |
| 52 | Aruba | 17.8 | 2025 |
| 53 | Albania | 17.6 | 2025 |
| 54 | New Zealand | 17.6 | 2025 |
| 55 | Curacao | 17.3 | 2025 |
| 56 | Barbados | 17.1 | 2025 |
| 57 | Cuba | 17.0 | 2025 |
| 58 | Moldova | 16.9 | 2025 |
| 59 | Andorra | 16.6 | 2025 |
| 60 | Uruguay | 16.3 | 2025 |
| 61 | Ireland | 16.2 | 2025 |
| 62 | Thailand | 16.0 | 2025 |
| 63 | Georgia | 16.0 | 2025 |
| 64 | Iceland | 16.0 | 2025 |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 15.8 | 2025 |
| 66 | Macao SAR, China | 15.1 | 2025 |
| 67 | Cyprus | 14.9 | 2025 |
| 68 | China | 14.9 | 2025 |
| 69 | Chile | 14.6 | 2025 |
| 70 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 14.5 | 2025 |
| 71 | Armenia | 14.4 | 2025 |
| 72 | Singapore | 14.2 | 2025 |
| 73 | Mauritius | 14.1 | 2025 |
| 74 | Dominica | 13.2 | 2025 |
| 75 | Guam | 13.1 | 2025 |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.9 | 2025 |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 12.8 | 2025 |
| 78 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 12.7 | 2025 |
| 79 | Israel | 12.7 | 2025 |
| 80 | Argentina | 12.6 | 2025 |
| 81 | Grenada | 12.6 | 2025 |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 12.5 | 2025 |
| 83 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.3 | 2025 |
| 84 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.3 | 2025 |
| 85 | Bahamas, The | 12.1 | 2025 |
| 86 | French Polynesia | 11.9 | 2025 |
| 87 | Palau | 11.8 | 2025 |
| 88 | New Caledonia | 11.8 | 2025 |
| 89 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 11.7 | 2025 |
| 90 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.7 | 2025 |
| 91 | Greenland | 11.5 | 2025 |
| 92 | Brazil | 11.5 | 2025 |
| 93 | Northern Mariana Islands | 10.8 | 2025 |
| 94 | Turkiye | 10.6 | 2025 |
| 95 | Kosovo | 10.5 | 2025 |
| 96 | Lebanon | 10.4 | 2025 |
| 97 | Colombia | 10.2 | 2025 |
| 98 | British Virgin Islands | 10.1 | 2025 |
| 99 | Venezuela, RB | 10.0 | 2025 |
| 100 | St. Lucia | 10.0 | 2025 |
| 101 | Tunisia | 9.9 | 2025 |
| 102 | Panama | 9.7 | 2025 |
| 103 | Cayman Islands | 9.5 | 2025 |
| 104 | Viet Nam | 9.5 | 2025 |
| 105 | Peru | 9.5 | 2025 |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 9.2 | 2025 |
| 107 | Kazakhstan | 9.0 | 2025 |
| 108 | Seychelles | 8.7 | 2025 |
| 109 | Ecuador | 8.6 | 2025 |
| 110 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 8.6 | 2025 |
| 111 | Jamaica | 8.6 | 2025 |
| 112 | American Samoa | 8.5 | 2025 |
| 113 | Mexico | 8.5 | 2025 |
| 114 | Morocco | 8.5 | 2025 |
| 115 | El Salvador | 8.3 | 2025 |
| 116 | Suriname | 8.2 | 2025 |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 8.2 | 2025 |
| 118 | Malaysia | 8.0 | 2025 |
| 119 | Indonesia | 7.5 | 2025 |
| 120 | Myanmar | 7.5 | 2025 |
| 121 | India | 7.4 | 2025 |
| 122 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.2 | 2025 |
| 123 | Cabo Verde | 7.2 | 2025 |
| 124 | Tuvalu | 7.0 | 2025 |
| 125 | Guyana | 7.0 | 2025 |
| 126 | South Africa | 6.9 | 2025 |
| 127 | Tonga | 6.9 | 2025 |
| 128 | Algeria | 6.8 | 2025 |
| 129 | Paraguay | 6.7 | 2025 |
| 130 | Bangladesh | 6.7 | 2025 |
| 131 | Fiji | 6.6 | 2025 |
| 132 | Bhutan | 6.6 | 2025 |
| 133 | Nepal | 6.6 | 2025 |
| 134 | Cambodia | 6.4 | 2025 |
| 135 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 6.2 | 2025 |
| 136 | Uzbekistan | 6.1 | 2025 |
| 137 | Samoa | 6.1 | 2025 |
| 138 | Kyrgyz Republic | 6.0 | 2025 |
| 139 | Bolivia | 5.7 | 2025 |
| 140 | Philippines | 5.7 | 2025 |
| 141 | Nicaragua | 5.7 | 2025 |
| 142 | Mongolia | 5.4 | 2025 |
| 143 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 5.3 | 2025 |
| 144 | Timor-Leste | 5.2 | 2025 |
| 145 | Belize | 5.2 | 2025 |
| 146 | Libya | 5.2 | 2025 |
| 147 | Djibouti | 5.0 | 2025 |
| 148 | Guatemala | 5.0 | 2025 |
| 149 | Maldives | 5.0 | 2025 |
| 150 | Marshall Islands | 4.9 | 2025 |
| 151 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.8 | 2025 |
| 152 | Lao PDR | 4.8 | 2025 |
| 153 | Turkmenistan | 4.8 | 2025 |
| 154 | Haiti | 4.8 | 2025 |
| 155 | Jordan | 4.8 | 2025 |
| 156 | Honduras | 4.5 | 2025 |
| 157 | Comoros | 4.5 | 2025 |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 4.4 | 2025 |
| 159 | Kiribati | 4.4 | 2025 |
| 160 | Pakistan | 4.4 | 2025 |
| 161 | Eswatini | 4.3 | 2025 |
| 162 | Eritrea | 4.3 | 2025 |
| 163 | Gabon | 4.1 | 2025 |
| 164 | Botswana | 4.1 | 2025 |
| 165 | Tajikistan | 4.1 | 2025 |
| 166 | Rwanda | 4.0 | 2025 |
| 167 | Bahrain | 4.0 | 2025 |
| 168 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.9 | 2025 |
| 169 | Lesotho | 3.9 | 2025 |
| 170 | West Bank and Gaza | 3.9 | 2025 |
| 171 | Namibia | 3.8 | 2025 |
| 172 | Ghana | 3.8 | 2025 |
| 173 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.8 | 2025 |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 3.7 | 2025 |
| 175 | Senegal | 3.6 | 2025 |
| 176 | Papua New Guinea | 3.6 | 2025 |
| 177 | Zimbabwe | 3.6 | 2025 |
| 178 | Togo | 3.5 | 2025 |
| 179 | Guinea | 3.5 | 2025 |
| 180 | Madagascar | 3.5 | 2025 |
| 181 | Iraq | 3.4 | 2025 |
| 182 | Sudan | 3.4 | 2025 |
| 183 | Liberia | 3.3 | 2025 |
| 184 | Ethiopia | 3.3 | 2025 |
| 185 | Sierra Leone | 3.3 | 2025 |
| 186 | Mauritania | 3.2 | 2025 |
| 187 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.2 | 2025 |
| 188 | Gambia, The | 3.2 | 2025 |
| 189 | Kuwait | 3.2 | 2025 |
| 190 | Benin | 3.2 | 2025 |
| 191 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 3.1 | 2025 |
| 192 | South Sudan | 3.1 | 2025 |
| 193 | Nigeria | 3.1 | 2025 |
| 194 | Congo, Rep. | 3.1 | 2025 |
| 195 | Saudi Arabia | 3.1 | 2025 |
| 196 | Tanzania | 3.0 | 2025 |
| 197 | Kenya | 3.0 | 2025 |
| 198 | Naoero | 3.0 | 2025 |
| 199 | Angola | 2.9 | 2025 |
| 200 | Cameroon | 2.8 | 2025 |
| 201 | Mozambique | 2.7 | 2025 |
| 202 | Oman | 2.7 | 2025 |
| 203 | Burkina Faso | 2.7 | 2025 |
| 204 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.7 | 2025 |
| 205 | Niger | 2.6 | 2025 |
| 206 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 2.6 | 2025 |
| 207 | Malawi | 2.6 | 2025 |
| 208 | Burundi | 2.5 | 2025 |
| 209 | Yemen, Rep. | 2.5 | 2025 |
| 210 | Afghanistan | 2.4 | 2025 |
| 211 | Mali | 2.4 | 2025 |
| 212 | Uganda | 2.2 | 2025 |
| 213 | Central African Republic | 2.2 | 2025 |
| 214 | Chad | 2.1 | 2025 |
| 215 | Zambia | 2.0 | 2025 |
| 216 | United Arab Emirates | 1.8 | 2025 |
| 217 | Qatar | 1.7 | 2025 |
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
- Gabon-4 pts1960 to 2025
- Benin-3 pts1960 to 2025
- Central African Republic-2 pts1960 to 2025
- Chad-2 pts1960 to 2025
- Equatorial Guinea-2 pts1960 to 2025
Rose the most
- Japan+24 pts1960 to 2025
- Hong Kong SAR, China+21 pts1960 to 2025
- Puerto Rico (US)+20 pts1960 to 2025
- Bosnia and Herzegovina+19 pts1960 to 2025
- 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