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

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
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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

2022 World Population Data

For more than 60 years, PRB’s World Population Data Sheet has been one of the most trusted sources for vital demographic data used by government leaders, policymakers, researchers, academics, and decisionmakers around the world. It offers the latest population, health, and environment indicators for more than 200 countries and territories, each carefully researched and vetted by PRB’s expert team of demographers and analysts.  This year features as special focus on the Demographic Impacts of COVID-19.