International Data
Percent of Population Ages 65 and Older
The current estimated percentage of the total population ages 65 and older, which is often considered a “dependent age.”
Percent of Population Ages 65 and Older
| Geography | Percent of Population Ages 65 and Older |
|---|---|
| WORLD | 10 |
| AFRICA | 3 |
| NORTHERN AFRICA | 5 |
| Algeria | 6 |
| Egypt | 4 |
| Libya | 5 |
| Morocco | 8 |
| Sudan | 4 |
| Tunisia | 9 |
| Western Sahara | 6 |
| WESTERN AFRICA | 3 |
| Benin | 3 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 |
| Cape Verde | 6 |
| Cote dIvoire | 2 |
| Gambia | 2 |
| Ghana | 4 |
| Guinea | 3 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3 |
| Liberia | 3 |
| Mali | 2 |
| Mauritania | 3 |
| Niger | 2 |
| Nigeria | 3 |
| Senegal | 3 |
| Sierra Leone | 3 |
| Togo | 3 |
| EASTERN AFRICA | 3 |
| Burundi | 2 |
| Comoros | 4 |
| Djibouti | 5 |
| Eritrea | 4 |
| Ethiopia | 3 |
| Kenya | 3 |
| Madagascar | 3 |
| Malawi | 3 |
| Mauritius | 12 |
| Mayotte | 3 |
| Mozambique | 3 |
| Reunion | 14 |
| Rwanda | 3 |
| Seychelles | 12 |
| Somalia | 3 |
| South Sudan | 3 |
| Tanzania | 3 |
| Uganda | 2 |
| Zambia | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 |
| MIDDLE AFRICA | 3 |
| Angola | 3 |
| Cameroon | 3 |
| Central African Republic | 3 |
| Chad | 2 |
| Congo | 3 |
| Congo DR | 3 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 3 |
| Gabon | 4 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 4 |
| SOUTHERN AFRICA | 6 |
| Botswana | 4 |
| eSwatini | 4 |
| Lesotho | 4 |
| Namibia | 4 |
| South Africa | 6 |
| NORTHERN AMERICA | 17 |
| Canada | 19 |
| United States | 17 |
| LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 10 |
| CENTRAL AMERICA | 8 |
| Belize | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 9 |
| El Salvador | 8 |
| Guatemala | 5 |
| Honduras | 6 |
| Mexico | 8 |
| Nicaragua | 6 |
| Panama | 10 |
| CARIBBEAN | 10 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 |
| Bahamas | 9 |
| Barbados | 16 |
| Cuba | 16 |
| Curacao | 20 |
| Dominica | 10 |
| Dominican Republic | 7 |
| Grenada | 10 |
| Guadeloupe | 21 |
| Haiti | 5 |
| Jamaica | 7 |
| Martinique | 23 |
| Puerto Rico | 23 |
| St. Kitts-Nevis | 10 |
| Saint Lucia | 9 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 9 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 |
| SOUTH AMERICA | 10 |
| Argentina | 12 |
| Bolivia | 5 |
| Brazil | 10 |
| Chile | 13 |
| Colombia | 11 |
| Ecuador | 8 |
| French Guiana | 6 |
| Guyana | 6 |
| Paraguay | 6 |
| Peru | 9 |
| Suriname | 8 |
| Uruguay | 16 |
| Venezuela | 9 |
| ASIA | 10 |
| WESTERN ASIA | 6 |
| Armenia | 12 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 |
| Bahrain | 4 |
| Cyprus | 15 |
| Georgia | 15 |
| Iraq | 3 |
| Israel | 12 |
| Jordan | 4 |
| Kuwait | 4 |
| Lebanon | 11 |
| Oman | 3 |
| Palestinian Territory | 4 |
| Qatar | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 |
| Syria | 5 |
| Turkey | 10 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 |
| Yemen | 3 |
| CENTRAL ASIA | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 |
| Tajikistan | 3 |
| Turkmenistan | 5 |
| Uzbekistan | 5 |
| SOUTH ASIA | 6 |
| Afghanistan | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 6 |
| Bhutan | 6 |
| India | 7 |
| Iran | 8 |
| Maldives | 3 |
| Nepal | 6 |
| Pakistan | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 |
| SOUTHEAST ASIA | 8 |
| Brunei | 6 |
| Cambodia | 6 |
| Indonesia | 7 |
| Laos | 4 |
| Malaysia | 7 |
| Myanmar | 7 |
| Philippines | 5 |
| Singapore | 16 |
| Thailand | 12 |
| Timor-Leste | 5 |
| Vietnam | 9 |
| EAST ASIA | 15 |
| China | 14 |
| China, Hong Kong SAR | 20 |
| China, Macao SAR | 12 |
| Japan | 29 |
| Korea, North | 12 |
| Korea, South | 16 |
| Mongolia | 4 |
| Taiwan | 17 |
| EUROPE | 19 |
| NORTHERN EUROPE | 19 |
| Denmark | 20 |
| Estonia | 20 |
| Finland | 23 |
| Iceland | 15 |
| Ireland | 15 |
| Latvia | 21 |
| Lithuania | 20 |
| Norway | 18 |
| Sweden | 20 |
| United Kingdom | 19 |
| WESTERN EUROPE | 21 |
| Austria | 19 |
| Belgium | 20 |
| France | 21 |
| Germany | 22 |
| Liechtenstein | 19 |
| Luxembourg | 15 |
| Monaco | 36 |
| Netherlands | 20 |
| Switzerland | 19 |
| EASTERN EUROPE | 17 |
| Belarus | 16 |
| Bulgaria | 22 |
| Czechia | 21 |
| Hungary | 20 |
| Moldova | 12 |
| Poland | 19 |
| Romania | 19 |
| Russia | 16 |
| Slovakia | 17 |
| Ukraine | 17 |
| SOUTHERN EUROPE | 22 |
| Albania | 16 |
| Andorra | 15 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 18 |
| Croatia | 22 |
| Greece | 23 |
| Italy | 24 |
| Kosovo | 9 |
| Malta | 19 |
| Montenegro | 16 |
| North Macedonia | 17 |
| Portugal | 23 |
| San Marino | 19 |
| Serbia | 21 |
| Slovenia | 21 |
| Spain | 20 |
| OCEANIA | 13 |
| Australia | 17 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 6 |
| Fiji | 6 |
| French Polynesia | 10 |
| Guam | 10 |
| Kiribati | 4 |
| Marshall Islands | 5 |
| Nauru | 2 |
| New Caledonia | 11 |
| New Zealand | 16 |
| Palau | 10 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 |
| Samoa | 5 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 |
| Tonga | 6 |
| Tuvalu | 6 |
| Vanuatu | 4 |
| Geography | Percent of Population Ages 65 and Older |
|---|---|
| WORLD | 10 |
| AFRICA | 3 |
| NORTHERN AFRICA | 5 |
| Algeria | 6 |
| Egypt | 4 |
| Libya | 5 |
| Morocco | 8 |
| Sudan | 4 |
| Tunisia | 9 |
| Western Sahara | 6 |
| WESTERN AFRICA | 3 |
| Benin | 3 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 |
| Cape Verde | 6 |
| Cote dIvoire | 2 |
| Gambia | 2 |
| Ghana | 4 |
| Guinea | 3 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3 |
| Liberia | 3 |
| Mali | 2 |
| Mauritania | 3 |
| Niger | 2 |
| Nigeria | 3 |
| Senegal | 3 |
| Sierra Leone | 3 |
| Togo | 3 |
| EASTERN AFRICA | 3 |
| Burundi | 2 |
| Comoros | 4 |
| Djibouti | 5 |
| Eritrea | 4 |
| Ethiopia | 3 |
| Kenya | 3 |
| Madagascar | 3 |
| Malawi | 3 |
| Mauritius | 12 |
| Mayotte | 3 |
| Mozambique | 3 |
| Reunion | 14 |
| Rwanda | 3 |
| Seychelles | 12 |
| Somalia | 3 |
| South Sudan | 3 |
| Tanzania | 3 |
| Uganda | 2 |
| Zambia | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 |
| MIDDLE AFRICA | 3 |
| Angola | 3 |
| Cameroon | 3 |
| Central African Republic | 3 |
| Chad | 2 |
| Congo | 3 |
| Congo DR | 3 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 3 |
| Gabon | 4 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 4 |
| SOUTHERN AFRICA | 6 |
| Botswana | 4 |
| eSwatini | 4 |
| Lesotho | 4 |
| Namibia | 4 |
| South Africa | 6 |
| NORTHERN AMERICA | 17 |
| Canada | 19 |
| United States | 17 |
| LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 10 |
| CENTRAL AMERICA | 8 |
| Belize | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 9 |
| El Salvador | 8 |
| Guatemala | 5 |
| Honduras | 6 |
| Mexico | 8 |
| Nicaragua | 6 |
| Panama | 10 |
| CARIBBEAN | 10 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 |
| Bahamas | 9 |
| Barbados | 16 |
| Cuba | 16 |
| Curacao | 20 |
| Dominica | 10 |
| Dominican Republic | 7 |
| Grenada | 10 |
| Guadeloupe | 21 |
| Haiti | 5 |
| Jamaica | 7 |
| Martinique | 23 |
| Puerto Rico | 23 |
| St. Kitts-Nevis | 10 |
| Saint Lucia | 9 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 9 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 |
| SOUTH AMERICA | 10 |
| Argentina | 12 |
| Bolivia | 5 |
| Brazil | 10 |
| Chile | 13 |
| Colombia | 11 |
| Ecuador | 8 |
| French Guiana | 6 |
| Guyana | 6 |
| Paraguay | 6 |
| Peru | 9 |
| Suriname | 8 |
| Uruguay | 16 |
| Venezuela | 9 |
| ASIA | 10 |
| WESTERN ASIA | 6 |
| Armenia | 12 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 |
| Bahrain | 4 |
| Cyprus | 15 |
| Georgia | 15 |
| Iraq | 3 |
| Israel | 12 |
| Jordan | 4 |
| Kuwait | 4 |
| Lebanon | 11 |
| Oman | 3 |
| Palestinian Territory | 4 |
| Qatar | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 |
| Syria | 5 |
| Turkey | 10 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 |
| Yemen | 3 |
| CENTRAL ASIA | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 |
| Tajikistan | 3 |
| Turkmenistan | 5 |
| Uzbekistan | 5 |
| SOUTH ASIA | 6 |
| Afghanistan | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 6 |
| Bhutan | 6 |
| India | 7 |
| Iran | 8 |
| Maldives | 3 |
| Nepal | 6 |
| Pakistan | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 |
| SOUTHEAST ASIA | 8 |
| Brunei | 6 |
| Cambodia | 6 |
| Indonesia | 7 |
| Laos | 4 |
| Malaysia | 7 |
| Myanmar | 7 |
| Philippines | 5 |
| Singapore | 16 |
| Thailand | 12 |
| Timor-Leste | 5 |
| Vietnam | 9 |
| EAST ASIA | 15 |
| China | 14 |
| China, Hong Kong SAR | 20 |
| China, Macao SAR | 12 |
| Japan | 29 |
| Korea, North | 12 |
| Korea, South | 16 |
| Mongolia | 4 |
| Taiwan | 17 |
| EUROPE | 19 |
| NORTHERN EUROPE | 19 |
| Denmark | 20 |
| Estonia | 20 |
| Finland | 23 |
| Iceland | 15 |
| Ireland | 15 |
| Latvia | 21 |
| Lithuania | 20 |
| Norway | 18 |
| Sweden | 20 |
| United Kingdom | 19 |
| WESTERN EUROPE | 21 |
| Austria | 19 |
| Belgium | 20 |
| France | 21 |
| Germany | 22 |
| Liechtenstein | 19 |
| Luxembourg | 15 |
| Monaco | 36 |
| Netherlands | 20 |
| Switzerland | 19 |
| EASTERN EUROPE | 17 |
| Belarus | 16 |
| Bulgaria | 22 |
| Czechia | 21 |
| Hungary | 20 |
| Moldova | 12 |
| Poland | 19 |
| Romania | 19 |
| Russia | 16 |
| Slovakia | 17 |
| Ukraine | 17 |
| SOUTHERN EUROPE | 22 |
| Albania | 16 |
| Andorra | 15 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 18 |
| Croatia | 22 |
| Greece | 23 |
| Italy | 24 |
| Kosovo | 9 |
| Malta | 19 |
| Montenegro | 16 |
| North Macedonia | 17 |
| Portugal | 23 |
| San Marino | 19 |
| Serbia | 21 |
| Slovenia | 21 |
| Spain | 20 |
| OCEANIA | 13 |
| Australia | 17 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 6 |
| Fiji | 6 |
| French Polynesia | 10 |
| Guam | 10 |
| Kiribati | 4 |
| Marshall Islands | 5 |
| Nauru | 2 |
| New Caledonia | 11 |
| New Zealand | 16 |
| Palau | 10 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 |
| Samoa | 5 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 |
| Tonga | 6 |
| Tuvalu | 6 |
| Vanuatu | 4 |
Endnotes
Sources
2022 World Population Data Sheet
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