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 4
NORTHERN AFRICA 6
Algeria 7
Egypt 6
Libya 5
Morocco 8
Sudan 3
Tunisia 10
Western Sahara 7
WESTERN AFRICA 3
Benin 3
Burkina Faso 3
Cabo Verde 7
Cote d'Ivoire 3
Gambia 3
Ghana 4
Guinea 3
Guinea-Bissau 3
Liberia 3
Mali 2
Mauritania 4
Niger 3
Nigeria 3
Senegal 4
Sierra Leone 3
Togo 4
EASTERN AFRICA 3
Burundi 3
Comoros 5
Djibouti 4
Eritrea 4
Ethiopia 3
Kenya 3
Madagascar 3
Malawi 3
Mauritius 14
Mayotte 3
Mozambique 3
Reunion 15
Rwanda 4
Seychelles 9
Somalia 3
South Sudan 3
Tanzania 4
Uganda 2
Zambia 2
Zimbabwe 5
MIDDLE AFRICA 3
Angola 3
Cameroon 3
Central African Republic 2
Chad 2
Congo 4
Congo, Dem. Rep. 3
Equatorial Guinea 4
Gabon 4
Sao Tome and Principe 4
SOUTHERN AFRICA 9
Botswana 6
eSwatini 4
Lesotho 4
Namibia 4
South Africa 10
NORTHERN AMERICA 10
Canada 19
United States 18
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 10
CENTRAL AMERICA 9
Belize 6
Costa Rica 10
El Salvador 8
Guatemala 6
Honduras 6
Mexico 10
Nicaragua 6
Panama 9
CARIBBEAN 11
Antigua and Barbuda 10
Bahamas 9
Barbados 17
Cuba 17
Curacao 21
Dominica 13
Dominican Republic 8
Grenada 12
Guadeloupe 22
Haiti 4
Jamaica 8
Martinique 23
Puerto Rico 25
St. Kitts and Nevis 11
St. Lucia 10
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 9
Trinidad and Tobago 9
SOUTH AMERICA 11
Argentina 12
Bolivia 8
Brazil 11
Chile 14
Colombia 10
Ecuador 9
French Guiana 7
Guyana 7
Paraguay 7
Peru 9
Suriname 8
Uruguay 16
Venezuela 10
ASIA 10
WESTERN ASIA 6
Armenia 13
Azerbaijan 9
Bahrain 4
Cyprus 15
Georgia 16
Iraq 3
Israel 12
Jordan 4
Kuwait 3
Lebanon 10
Oman 3
Palestinian Territory 4
Qatar 2
Saudi Arabia 3
Syria 5
Turkey 10
United Arab Emirates 2
Yemen 2
CENTRAL ASIA 6
Kazakhstan 8
Kyrgyzstan 4
Tajikistan 4
Turkmenistan 5
Uzbekistan 6
SOUTH ASIA 7
Afghanistan 2
Bangladesh 7
Bhutan 7
India 7
Iran 8
Maldives 4
Nepal 7
Pakistan 4
Sri Lanka 8
SOUTHEAST ASIA 8
Brunei 6
Cambodia 6
Indonesia 7
Laos 5
Malaysia 7
Myanmar 7
Philippines 6
Singapore 17
Thailand 14
Timor-Leste 3
Vietnam 9
EAST ASIA 17
China 15
China, Hong Kong SAR 22
China, Macao SAR 14
Japan 29
Korea, North 11
Korea, South 19
Mongolia 5
Taiwan 18
EUROPE 20
NORTHERN EUROPE 20
Channel Islands 20
Denmark 21
Estonia 20
Finland 23
Iceland 16
Ireland 15
Latvia 21
Lithuania 22
Norway 19
Sweden 21
United Kingdom 20
WESTERN EUROPE 21
Austria 20
Belgium 20
France 21
Germany 22
Liechtenstein 19
Luxembourg 15
Monaco 36
Netherlands 20
Switzerland 19
EASTERN EUROPE 18
Belarus 16
Bulgaria 24
Czechia 21
Hungary 21
Moldova 16
Poland 19
Romania 20
Russia 16
Slovakia 18
Ukraine 19
SOUTHERN EUROPE 22
Albania 16
Andorra 15
Bosnia-Herzegovina 22
Croatia 23
Greece 23
Italy 24
Kosovo 10
Malta 20
Montenegro 16
North Macedonia 18
Portugal 24
San Marino 20
Serbia 22
Slovenia 21
Spain 20
OCEANIA 13
Australia 17
Federated States of Micronesia 3
Fiji 6
French Polynesia 10
Guam 11
Kiribati 4
Marshall Islands 5
Nauru 3
New Caledonia 11
New Zealand 17
Palau 11
Papua New Guinea 3
Samoa 6
Solomon Islands 4
Tonga 7
Tuvalu 7
Vanuatu 4
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Geography Percent of Population Ages 65 and Older
WORLD 10
AFRICA 4
NORTHERN AFRICA 6
Algeria 7
Egypt 6
Libya 5
Morocco 8
Sudan 3
Tunisia 10
Western Sahara 7
WESTERN AFRICA 3
Benin 3
Burkina Faso 3
Cabo Verde 7
Cote d'Ivoire 3
Gambia 3
Ghana 4
Guinea 3
Guinea-Bissau 3
Liberia 3
Mali 2
Mauritania 4
Niger 3
Nigeria 3
Senegal 4
Sierra Leone 3
Togo 4
EASTERN AFRICA 3
Burundi 3
Comoros 5
Djibouti 4
Eritrea 4
Ethiopia 3
Kenya 3
Madagascar 3
Malawi 3
Mauritius 14
Mayotte 3
Mozambique 3
Reunion 15
Rwanda 4
Seychelles 9
Somalia 3
South Sudan 3
Tanzania 4
Uganda 2
Zambia 2
Zimbabwe 5
MIDDLE AFRICA 3
Angola 3
Cameroon 3
Central African Republic 2
Chad 2
Congo 4
Congo, Dem. Rep. 3
Equatorial Guinea 4
Gabon 4
Sao Tome and Principe 4
SOUTHERN AFRICA 9
Botswana 6
eSwatini 4
Lesotho 4
Namibia 4
South Africa 10
NORTHERN AMERICA 10
Canada 19
United States 18
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 10
CENTRAL AMERICA 9
Belize 6
Costa Rica 10
El Salvador 8
Guatemala 6
Honduras 6
Mexico 10
Nicaragua 6
Panama 9
CARIBBEAN 11
Antigua and Barbuda 10
Bahamas 9
Barbados 17
Cuba 17
Curacao 21
Dominica 13
Dominican Republic 8
Grenada 12
Guadeloupe 22
Haiti 4
Jamaica 8
Martinique 23
Puerto Rico 25
St. Kitts and Nevis 11
St. Lucia 10
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 9
Trinidad and Tobago 9
SOUTH AMERICA 11
Argentina 12
Bolivia 8
Brazil 11
Chile 14
Colombia 10
Ecuador 9
French Guiana 7
Guyana 7
Paraguay 7
Peru 9
Suriname 8
Uruguay 16
Venezuela 10
ASIA 10
WESTERN ASIA 6
Armenia 13
Azerbaijan 9
Bahrain 4
Cyprus 15
Georgia 16
Iraq 3
Israel 12
Jordan 4
Kuwait 3
Lebanon 10
Oman 3
Palestinian Territory 4
Qatar 2
Saudi Arabia 3
Syria 5
Turkey 10
United Arab Emirates 2
Yemen 2
CENTRAL ASIA 6
Kazakhstan 8
Kyrgyzstan 4
Tajikistan 4
Turkmenistan 5
Uzbekistan 6
SOUTH ASIA 7
Afghanistan 2
Bangladesh 7
Bhutan 7
India 7
Iran 8
Maldives 4
Nepal 7
Pakistan 4
Sri Lanka 8
SOUTHEAST ASIA 8
Brunei 6
Cambodia 6
Indonesia 7
Laos 5
Malaysia 7
Myanmar 7
Philippines 6
Singapore 17
Thailand 14
Timor-Leste 3
Vietnam 9
EAST ASIA 17
China 15
China, Hong Kong SAR 22
China, Macao SAR 14
Japan 29
Korea, North 11
Korea, South 19
Mongolia 5
Taiwan 18
EUROPE 20
NORTHERN EUROPE 20
Channel Islands 20
Denmark 21
Estonia 20
Finland 23
Iceland 16
Ireland 15
Latvia 21
Lithuania 22
Norway 19
Sweden 21
United Kingdom 20
WESTERN EUROPE 21
Austria 20
Belgium 20
France 21
Germany 22
Liechtenstein 19
Luxembourg 15
Monaco 36
Netherlands 20
Switzerland 19
EASTERN EUROPE 18
Belarus 16
Bulgaria 24
Czechia 21
Hungary 21
Moldova 16
Poland 19
Romania 20
Russia 16
Slovakia 18
Ukraine 19
SOUTHERN EUROPE 22
Albania 16
Andorra 15
Bosnia-Herzegovina 22
Croatia 23
Greece 23
Italy 24
Kosovo 10
Malta 20
Montenegro 16
North Macedonia 18
Portugal 24
San Marino 20
Serbia 22
Slovenia 21
Spain 20
OCEANIA 13
Australia 17
Federated States of Micronesia 3
Fiji 6
French Polynesia 10
Guam 11
Kiribati 4
Marshall Islands 5
Nauru 3
New Caledonia 11
New Zealand 17
Palau 11
Papua New Guinea 3
Samoa 6
Solomon Islands 4
Tonga 7
Tuvalu 7
Vanuatu 4

Endnotes

Updated

9/11/2024

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