Population Ages 65 And Above

Global Ranking

percent of totalSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Japan	28.7	2021	1	28.4
2	Italy	23.61	2021	2	23.3
3	Portugal	23.15	2021	3	22.77
4	Finland	22.96	2021	4	22.55
5	Greece	22.64	2021	5	22.28
6	Germany	21.98	2021	6	21.69
7 ↑	Malta	21.81	2021	8	21.32
8 ↓	Bulgaria	21.75	2021	7	21.47
9	Croatia	21.66	2021	9	21.25
10 ↑	Slovenia	21.27	2021	12	20.74
10	Puerto Rico	21.27	2021	10	20.83
12 ↑	Lithuania	21.11	2021	14	20.62
13 ↓	France	21.09	2021	11	20.75
14 ↓	Latvia	21.05	2021	13	20.69
15	Estonia	20.76	2021	15	20.37
16 ↑	Hungary	20.6	2021	17	20.16
17 ↓	Sweden	20.47	2021	16	20.33
18 ↑	Netherlands	20.45	2021	20	20.03
19	Czech Republic	20.44	2021	19	20.14
20 ↓	Denmark	20.34	2021	17	20.16
21	Spain	20.32	2021	21	19.98
22 ↑	Romania	19.66	2021	23	19.23
23 ↓	Belgium	19.57	2021	22	19.25
24	Austria	19.48	2021	24	19.2
25 ↑	Serbia	19.41	2021	26	19.06
26 ↓	Switzerland	19.39	2021	25	19.1
27	Poland	19.37	2021	27	18.74
28 ↑	Hong Kong	18.9	2021	29	18.2
29 ↓	United Kingdom	18.85	2021	28	18.65
30	Canada	18.56	2021	30	18.1
31	Bosnia and Herzegovina	18.53	2021	31	17.92
32	Norway	17.79	2021	32	17.53
33	Ukraine	17.31	2021	33	16.95
34	Slovakia	17.22	2021	34	16.7
35 ↓	Barbados	17.19	2021	34	16.7
36	United States	17.04	2021	36	16.63
37	New Zealand	16.74	2021	37	16.37
38 ↑	South Korea	16.57	2021	39	15.79
39 ↓	Australia	16.5	2021	38	16.21
40	Montenegro	16.17	2021	40	15.77
41 ↑	Belarus	16.1	2021	42	15.58
42 ↓	Iceland	16.07	2021	41	15.62
43	Russia	16	2021	43	15.51
44	Georgia	15.56	2021	44	15.25
45	Uruguay	15.27	2021	45	15.09
46	Albania	15.24	2021	46	14.7
47	Aruba	15.14	2021	47	14.61
48	Ireland	14.9	2021	48	14.58
48 ↑	Macedonia	14.9	2021	49	14.48
50	Cyprus	14.74	2021	50	14.41
51	Luxembourg	14.65	2021	51	14.39
52	Singapore	14.27	2021	52	13.35
53	Thailand	13.54	2021	53	12.96
54	Mauritius	13.03	2021	54	12.52
55	Moldova	13.02	2021	55	12.49
56 ↑	Macao	12.73	2021	58	11.97
57	Chile	12.7	2021	57	12.24
58 ↓	Israel	12.58	2021	56	12.41
59 ↓	China	12.41	2021	58	11.97
60	Armenia	12.28	2021	60	11.8
61	Trinidad and Tobago	11.92	2021	61	11.51
62 ↑	Sri Lanka	11.63	2021	63	11.23
63 ↓	Argentina	11.5	2021	62	11.37
64 ↑	Costa Rica	10.64	2021	65	10.25
65 ↓	Saint Lucia	10.59	2021	64	10.3
66	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	10.15	2021	66	9.91
67	Grenada	10.02	2021	67	9.79
68	New Caledonia	9.97	2021	68	9.7
69	Brazil	9.94	2021	69	9.59
70 ↑	Antigua and Barbuda	9.66	2021	71	9.33
71 ↓	North Korea	9.63	2021	70	9.35
72 ↑	Colombia	9.39	2021	73	9.06
73 ↓	Jamaica	9.3	2021	72	9.08
74	Turkey	9.29	2021	74	8.98
75	Tunisia	9.19	2021	75	8.87
76	Peru	8.95	2021	76	8.73
77	El Salvador	8.83	2021	77	8.65
78	Panama	8.77	2021	78	8.54
79	Seychelles	8.4	2021	79	8.07
80 ↑	Vietnam	8.21	2021	82	7.87
81	Kazakhstan	8.17	2021	81	7.9
82 ↓	Venezuela	8.16	2021	80	7.97
83	Bahamas	8.03	2021	83	7.75
84 ↑	Morocco	7.93	2021	85	7.61
85 ↑	Lebanon	7.89	2021	87	7.55
86 ↓	Mexico	7.83	2021	84	7.62
87 ↓	Ecuador	7.82	2021	86	7.59
88	Dominican Republic	7.77	2021	88	7.53
89	Bolivia	7.62	2021	89	7.49
90	Malaysia	7.45	2021	90	7.18
91 ↑	Guyana	7.31	2021	92	7
92 ↓	Suriname	7.29	2021	91	7.13
93 ↑	Azerbaijan	7.12	2021	94	6.74
94 ↓	Paraguay	6.99	2021	93	6.81
95 ↓	Algeria	6.92	2021	94	6.74
96 ↑	Iran	6.8	2021	97	6.56
97 ↓	India	6.78	2021	96	6.57
98	Indonesia	6.51	2021	98	6.26
99	Burma (Myanmar)	6.47	2021	99	6.24
100	Bhutan	6.33	2021	100	6.2
101 ↑	Fiji	6.03	2021	103	5.82
102 ↑	Brunei	5.96	2021	105	5.57
102 ↓	Tonga	5.96	2021	101	5.92
104 ↓	Nepal	5.91	2021	102	5.83
105 ↓	Nicaragua	5.9	2021	104	5.68
106	Philippines	5.72	2021	106	5.51
107 ↓	South Africa	5.63	2021	106	5.51
108	Egypt	5.43	2021	108	5.33
109	Bangladesh	5.33	2021	109	5.23
110	Haiti	5.28	2021	110	5.17
111	Samoa	5.2	2021	111	5.08
112 ↑	Belize	5.16	2021	113	5.01
113 ↓	Guatemala	5.15	2021	112	5.04
114	Honduras	5.11	2021	114	4.97
115 ↑	Uzbekistan	5.03	2021	118	4.79
116 ↓	Lesotho	5.02	2021	115	4.95
117	Cambodia	4.99	2021	117	4.85
117 ↑	Turkmenistan	4.99	2021	120	4.77
119 ↑	Kyrgyzstan	4.94	2021	121	4.73
120 ↓	Cape Verde	4.92	2021	118	4.79
121 ↓	Syria	4.89	2021	116	4.87
122	Djibouti	4.83	2021	122	4.71
123 ↑	Botswana	4.66	2021	124	4.51
124 ↑	Micronesia	4.62	2021	125	4.39
124 ↓	Libya	4.62	2021	123	4.53
126 ↑	Mongolia	4.48	2021	127	4.31
127 ↓	Pakistan	4.4	2021	126	4.35
128	Laos	4.37	2021	128	4.26
129	Kiribati	4.35	2021	129	4.22
130 ↑	Eritrea	4.08	2011	131	4
131 ↑	Jordan	4.04	2021	132	3.95
132 ↓	Swaziland	4.01	2021	130	4.01
133 ↑	Maldives	3.8	2021	136	3.59
134 ↓	Solomon Islands	3.72	2021	133	3.67
134 ↓	Sudan	3.72	2021	133	3.67
136 ↑	Papua New Guinea	3.66	2021	138	3.57
137 ↑	Saudi Arabia	3.65	2021	141	3.5
138 ↓	Vanuatu	3.63	2021	135	3.61
139 ↓	Namibia	3.62	2021	136	3.59
140 ↓	Ethiopia	3.56	2021	139	3.54
141 ↓	Gabon	3.53	2021	140	3.53
142	Iraq	3.48	2021	142	3.44
143 ↑	Kuwait	3.38	2021	152	3.04
144 ↓	Liberia	3.36	2021	143	3.32
145	Tajikistan	3.33	2021	145	3.18
146 ↓	Benin	3.3	2021	144	3.28
147 ↓	Mauritania	3.22	2021	145	3.18
148 ↓	Ghana	3.21	2021	147	3.14
148	Rwanda	3.21	2021	148	3.12
150 ↓	Comoros	3.18	2021	149	3.11
151	Madagascar	3.16	2021	151	3.1
152 ↓	Senegal	3.13	2021	149	3.11
153 ↑	Sao Tome and Principe	3.09	2021	154	3.01
154	Zimbabwe	3.06	2021	154	3.01
155 ↓	Democratic Republic of the Congo	3.03	2021	153	3.02
156	Guinea	2.97	2021	156	2.95
156 ↑	Yemen	2.97	2021	157	2.93
158 ↓	Sierra Leone	2.94	2021	157	2.93
158 ↑	Togo	2.94	2021	159	2.91
160	Somalia	2.92	2021	160	2.9
160 ↑	Guinea-Bissau	2.92	2021	161	2.89
162	Ivory Coast	2.91	2021	162	2.88
163 ↑	Bahrain	2.89	2021	168	2.65
164 ↓	Mozambique	2.86	2021	163	2.86
165 ↓	Central African Republic	2.82	2021	164	2.8
166 ↓	Republic of the Congo	2.81	2021	165	2.76
167 ↓	Nigeria	2.76	2021	166	2.74
168 ↓	Cameroon	2.73	2021	167	2.72
169 ↓	Afghanistan	2.69	2021	168	2.65
170	Tanzania	2.67	2021	170	2.64
171 ↓	Malawi	2.65	2021	170	2.64
172 ↑	Oman	2.63	2021	174	2.51
173 ↑	Kenya	2.6	2021	174	2.51
174 ↓	Niger	2.59	2021	172	2.6
175 ↑	Chad	2.51	2021	176	2.5
175 ↓	Gambia	2.51	2021	173	2.53
177	Mali	2.47	2021	177	2.48
178 ↑	Burundi	2.46	2021	179	2.38
179 ↓	Burkina Faso	2.43	2021	178	2.41
180 ↓	Equatorial Guinea	2.37	2021	179	2.38
181	Angola	2.21	2021	181	2.19
182	Zambia	2.16	2021	182	2.13
183	Uganda	2.01	2021	183	1.99
184	Qatar	1.87	2021	184	1.69
185	United Arab Emirates	1.45	2021	185	1.26

Definition of Population Ages 65 And Above

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.