| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 13.03 | 2021 | 1 | 12.52 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 9.19 | 2021 | 2 | 8.87 |
| 3 | Seychelles | 8.4 | 2021 | 3 | 8.07 |
| 4 | Morocco | 7.93 | 2021 | 4 | 7.61 |
| 5 | Algeria | 6.92 | 2021 | 5 | 6.74 |
| 6 | South Africa | 5.63 | 2021 | 6 | 5.51 |
| 7 | Egypt | 5.43 | 2021 | 7 | 5.33 |
| 8 | Lesotho | 5.02 | 2021 | 8 | 4.95 |
| 9 | Cape Verde | 4.92 | 2021 | 9 | 4.79 |
| 10 | Djibouti | 4.83 | 2021 | 10 | 4.71 |
| 11 ↑ | Botswana | 4.66 | 2021 | 12 | 4.51 |
| 12 ↓ | Libya | 4.62 | 2021 | 11 | 4.53 |
| 13 ↑ | Eritrea | 4.08 | 2011 | 14 | 4 |
| 14 ↓ | Swaziland | 4.01 | 2021 | 13 | 4.01 |
| 15 | Sudan | 3.72 | 2021 | 15 | 3.67 |
| 16 | Namibia | 3.62 | 2021 | 16 | 3.59 |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 3.56 | 2021 | 17 | 3.54 |
| 18 | Gabon | 3.53 | 2021 | 18 | 3.53 |
| 19 | Liberia | 3.36 | 2021 | 19 | 3.32 |
| 20 | Benin | 3.3 | 2021 | 20 | 3.28 |
| 21 | Mauritania | 3.22 | 2021 | 21 | 3.18 |
| 22 | Ghana | 3.21 | 2021 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 22 ↑ | Rwanda | 3.21 | 2021 | 23 | 3.12 |
| 24 | Comoros | 3.18 | 2021 | 24 | 3.11 |
| 25 ↑ | Madagascar | 3.16 | 2021 | 26 | 3.1 |
| 26 ↓ | Senegal | 3.13 | 2021 | 24 | 3.11 |
| 27 ↑ | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.09 | 2021 | 28 | 3.01 |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 3.06 | 2021 | 28 | 3.01 |
| 29 ↓ | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.03 | 2021 | 27 | 3.02 |
| 30 | Guinea | 2.97 | 2021 | 30 | 2.95 |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 2.94 | 2021 | 31 | 2.93 |
| 31 ↑ | Togo | 2.94 | 2021 | 32 | 2.91 |
| 33 | Somalia | 2.92 | 2021 | 33 | 2.9 |
| 33 ↑ | Guinea-Bissau | 2.92 | 2021 | 34 | 2.89 |
| 35 | Ivory Coast | 2.91 | 2021 | 35 | 2.88 |
| 36 | Mozambique | 2.86 | 2021 | 36 | 2.86 |
| 37 | Central African Republic | 2.82 | 2021 | 37 | 2.8 |
| 38 | Republic of the Congo | 2.81 | 2021 | 38 | 2.76 |
| 39 | Nigeria | 2.76 | 2021 | 39 | 2.74 |
| 40 | Cameroon | 2.73 | 2021 | 40 | 2.72 |
| 41 | Tanzania | 2.67 | 2021 | 41 | 2.64 |
| 42 ↓ | Malawi | 2.65 | 2021 | 41 | 2.64 |
| 43 ↑ | Kenya | 2.6 | 2021 | 45 | 2.51 |
| 44 ↓ | Niger | 2.59 | 2021 | 43 | 2.6 |
| 45 ↓ | Gambia | 2.51 | 2021 | 44 | 2.53 |
| 45 ↑ | Chad | 2.51 | 2021 | 46 | 2.5 |
| 47 | Mali | 2.47 | 2021 | 47 | 2.48 |
| 48 ↑ | Burundi | 2.46 | 2021 | 49 | 2.38 |
| 49 ↓ | Burkina Faso | 2.43 | 2021 | 48 | 2.41 |
| 50 ↓ | Equatorial Guinea | 2.37 | 2021 | 49 | 2.38 |
| 51 | Zambia | 2.16 | 2021 | 51 | 2.13 |
| 52 | Uganda | 2.01 | 2021 | 52 | 1.99 |
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
