Highest and lowest
In 2025, the share of population aged 65 and over was highest in Holy See, Monaco, and Japan, while the lowest values were recorded in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Zambia. The full ranking is shown below.
Full ranking
Elderly population
Share of total population aged 65 and over
RankEconomyYear
1Holy See42.32025
2Monaco36.02025
3Japan30.02025
4Saint Helena27.92025
5Martinique26.32025
6Puerto Rico25.32025
7Italy25.12025
8Portugal24.92025
9Guadeloupe24.72025
10Greece24.42025
11Finland24.22025
12Germany23.72025
13Hong Kong (China)23.72025
14Croatia23.62025
15Isle of Man23.62025
16San Marino23.22025
17Virgin Islands (U.S.)23.12025
18Serbia23.12025
19Bosnia and Herzegovina22.92025
20Bermuda22.62025
21France22.52025
22Bulgaria22.22025
23Slovenia22.22025
24Latvia22.22025
25Bailiwick of Guernsey22.22025
26Estonia21.82025
27Spain21.62025
28Liechtenstein21.42025
29Czechia21.22025
30Hungary21.22025
31Denmark21.12025
32Austria21.12025
33Belgium21.02025
34Sweden20.92025
35Netherlands20.92025
36Saint Pierre and Miquelon20.82025
37Poland20.82025
38Lithuania20.72025
39Malta20.52025
40Switzerland20.42025
41Korea20.32025
42Canada20.32025
43Romania20.12025
44Chinese Taipei20.12025
45Montserrat19.72025
46United Kingdom19.72025
47Saint Martin19.72025
48Jersey19.32025
49Norway19.12025
50Slovak Republic19.02025
51Ukraine19.02025
52North Macedonia18.52025
53United States18.42025
54Montenegro18.32025
55Belarus18.32025
56Saint Barthélemy18.12025
57Australia18.12025
58Gibraltar17.82025
59Russia17.82025
60Faroe Islands17.82025
61Aruba17.82025
62Albania17.62025
63New Zealand17.62025
64Curaçao17.32025
65Barbados17.12025
66Cuba17.02025
67Niue16.92025
68Moldova16.92025
69Andorra16.62025
70Uruguay16.32025
71Ireland16.22025
72Réunion16.22025
73Thailand16.02025
74Georgia16.02025
75Iceland16.02025
76Luxembourg15.82025
77Wallis and Futuna15.22025
78Macau (China)15.12025
79Cyprus14.92025
80China14.92025
81Bonaire - Saba - Saint Eustatius14.82025
82Cook Islands14.62025
83Chile14.62025
84Sint Maarten14.52025
85Armenia14.42025
86Singapore14.22025
87Mauritius14.12025
88Falkland Islands (Malvinas)13.22025
89Dominica13.22025
90Guam13.12025
91Anguilla12.92025
92Trinidad and Tobago12.92025
93Costa Rica12.82025
94North Korea12.72025
95Israel12.72025
96Argentina12.62025
97Grenada12.62025
98Sri Lanka12.52025
99Antigua and Barbuda12.32025
100Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12.32025
101Bahamas12.12025
102French Polynesia11.92025
103Palau11.82025
104New Caledonia11.82025
105Saint Kitts and Nevis11.72025
106Turks and Caicos Islands11.72025
107Greenland11.52025
108Brazil11.52025
109Northern Mariana Islands10.82025
110Türkiye10.62025
111Lebanon10.42025
112Colombia10.22025
113British Virgin Islands10.12025
114Venezuela10.02025
115Saint Lucia10.02025
116Tunisia9.92025
117Panama9.72025
118Cayman Islands9.52025
119Viet Nam9.52025
120Peru9.52025
121Azerbaijan9.22025
122Kazakhstan9.02025
123Seychelles8.72025
124Ecuador8.62025
125Iran8.62025
126Jamaica8.62025
127American Samoa8.52025
128Mexico8.52025
129Tokelau8.52025
130Morocco8.52025
131El Salvador8.32025
132Suriname8.22025
133Dominican Republic8.22025
134Malaysia8.02025
135Indonesia7.52025
136Myanmar7.52025
137India7.42025
138French Guiana7.32025
139Brunei Darussalam7.22025
140Cabo Verde7.22025
141Tuvalu7.12025
142Guyana7.02025
143South Africa6.92025
144Tonga6.92025
145Algeria6.82025
146Western Sahara6.82025
147Paraguay6.72025
148Bangladesh6.72025
149Fiji6.62025
150Bhutan6.62025
151Nepal6.62025
152Cambodia6.42025
153Micronesia6.22025
154Samoa6.12025
155Uzbekistan6.12025
156Kyrgyzstan6.02025
157Bolivia5.72025
158Philippines5.72025
159Nicaragua5.72025
160Mongolia5.42025
161Egypt5.32025
162Timor-Leste5.22025
163Belize5.22025
164Libya5.22025
165Djibouti5.02025
166Guatemala5.02025
167Maldives5.02025
168Marshall Islands4.92025
169Syrian Arab Republic4.82025
170Lao PDR4.82025
171Turkmenistan4.82025
172Haiti4.82025
173Jordan4.82025
174Honduras4.52025
175Comoros4.52025
176Vanuatu4.42025
177Kiribati4.42025
178Pakistan4.42025
179Eswatini4.32025
180Eritrea4.32025
181Gabon4.12025
182Botswana4.12025
183Tajikistan4.12025
184Rwanda4.02025
185Bahrain4.02025
186Sao Tome and Principe3.92025
187Lesotho3.92025
188West Bank and Gaza3.92025
189Namibia3.82025
190Ghana3.82025
191Equatorial Guinea3.82025
192Solomon Islands3.72025
193Senegal3.62025
194Papua New Guinea3.62025
195Zimbabwe3.62025
196Madagascar3.52025
197Guinea3.52025
198Iraq3.52025
199Sudan3.42025
200Liberia3.32025
201Ethiopia3.32025
202Sierra Leone3.32025
203Togo3.32025
204Mauritania3.22025
205Guinea-Bissau3.22025
206Gambia3.22025
207Kuwait3.22025
208Benin3.22025
209Congo DR3.12025
210South Sudan3.12025
211Nigeria3.12025
212Congo Republic3.12025
213Saudi Arabia3.12025
214Tanzania3.02025
215Nauru3.02025
216Kenya3.02025
217Angola2.92025
218Cameroon2.82025
219Mayotte2.82025
220Mozambique2.72025
221Oman2.72025
222Burkina Faso2.72025
223Côte d'Ivoire2.72025
224Somalia2.62025
225Niger2.62025
226Malawi2.62025
227Burundi2.52025
228Yemen2.52025
229Afghanistan2.42025
230Mali2.42025
231Uganda2.22025
232Central African Republic2.22025
233Chad2.12025
234Zambia2.02025
235United Arab Emirates1.82025
236Qatar1.72025
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Data sources

The data for this indicator are drawn from the United Nations (UN) World Population Prospects database.

Last update

This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.
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