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Aging Population by Country
Compare the share of population aged 65 and above by country or region. Tracks demographic ageing and its social and economic implications since 1960. Source: World Bank.
Oldest populations · % of population · Source: World Bank Open Data · View maps & charts →
Year2025
217 countries · 2025
| # | Country / Region | % of population▼ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MonacoMCO | 36.0% |
| 2 | JapanJPN | 30.0% |
| 3 | Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 25.3% |
| 4 | ItalyITA | 25.1% |
| 5 | PortugalPRT | 24.9% |
| 6 | GreeceGRC | 24.4% |
| 7 | FinlandFIN | 24.2% |
| 8 | GermanyDEU | 23.7% |
| 9 | Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 23.7% |
| 10 | CroatiaHRV | 23.6% |
| 11 | Isle of ManIMN | 23.6% |
| 12 | San MarinoSMR | 23.1% |
| 13 | Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 23.1% |
| 14 | SerbiaSRB | 23.1% |
| 15 | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 22.9% |
| 16 | BermudaBMU | 22.6% |
| 17 | FranceFRA | 22.5% |
| 18 | BulgariaBGR | 22.2% |
| 19 | SloveniaSVN | 22.2% |
| 20 | LatviaLVA | 22.2% |
| 21 | EstoniaEST | 21.8% |
| 22 | SpainESP | 21.6% |
| 23 | LiechtensteinLIE | 21.4% |
| 24 | CzechiaCZE | 21.2% |
| 25 | HungaryHUN | 21.2% |
| 26 | DenmarkDNK | 21.1% |
| 27 | AustriaAUT | 21.1% |
| 28 | BelgiumBEL | 21.0% |
| 29 | SwedenSWE | 20.9% |
| 30 | NetherlandsNLD | 20.9% |
| 31 | PolandPOL | 20.8% |
| 32 | LithuaniaLTU | 20.7% |
| 33 | MaltaMLT | 20.5% |
| 34 | SwitzerlandCHE | 20.4% |
| 35 | Channel IslandsCHI | 20.4% |
| 36 | Korea, Rep.KOR | 20.3% |
| 37 | CanadaCAN | 20.3% |
| 38 | RomaniaROU | 20.1% |
| 39 | United KingdomGBR | 19.7% |
| 40 | St. Martin (French part)MAF | 19.7% |
| 41 | NorwayNOR | 19.1% |
| 42 | Slovak RepublicSVK | 19.0% |
| 43 | UkraineUKR | 19.0% |
| 44 | North MacedoniaMKD | 18.5% |
| 45 | United StatesUSA | 18.4% |
| 46 | MontenegroMNE | 18.3% |
| 47 | BelarusBLR | 18.3% |
| 48 | AustraliaAUS | 18.1% |
| 49 | GibraltarGIB | 17.8% |
| 50 | Russian FederationRUS | 17.8% |
| 51 | Faroe IslandsFRO | 17.8% |
| 52 | ArubaABW | 17.8% |
| 53 | AlbaniaALB | 17.6% |
| 54 | New ZealandNZL | 17.6% |
| 55 | CuracaoCUW | 17.3% |
| 56 | BarbadosBRB | 17.1% |
| 57 | CubaCUB | 17.0% |
| 58 | MoldovaMDA | 16.9% |
| 59 | AndorraAND | 16.6% |
| 60 | UruguayURY | 16.3% |
| 61 | IrelandIRL | 16.2% |
| 62 | ThailandTHA | 16.0% |
| 63 | GeorgiaGEO | 16.0% |
| 64 | IcelandISL | 16.0% |
| 65 | LuxembourgLUX | 15.8% |
| 66 | Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 15.1% |
| 67 | CyprusCYP | 14.9% |
| 68 | ChinaCHN | 14.9% |
| 69 | ChileCHL | 14.6% |
| 70 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 14.5% |
| 71 | ArmeniaARM | 14.4% |
| 72 | SingaporeSGP | 14.2% |
| 73 | MauritiusMUS | 14.1% |
| 74 | DominicaDMA | 13.2% |
| 75 | GuamGUM | 13.1% |
| 76 | Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 12.9% |
| 77 | Costa RicaCRI | 12.8% |
| 78 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 12.7% |
| 79 | IsraelISR | 12.7% |
| 80 | ArgentinaARG | 12.6% |
| 81 | GrenadaGRD | 12.6% |
| 82 | Sri LankaLKA | 12.5% |
| 83 | Antigua and BarbudaATG | 12.3% |
| 84 | St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 12.3% |
| 85 | Bahamas, TheBHS | 12.1% |
| 86 | French PolynesiaPYF | 11.9% |
| 87 | PalauPLW | 11.8% |
| 88 | New CaledoniaNCL | 11.8% |
| 89 | St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 11.7% |
| 90 | Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 11.7% |
| 91 | GreenlandGRL | 11.5% |
| 92 | BrazilBRA | 11.5% |
| 93 | Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 10.8% |
| 94 | TurkiyeTUR | 10.6% |
| 95 | KosovoXKX | 10.5% |
| 96 | LebanonLBN | 10.4% |
| 97 | ColombiaCOL | 10.2% |
| 98 | British Virgin IslandsVGB | 10.1% |
| 99 | Venezuela, RBVEN | 10.0% |
| 100 | St. LuciaLCA | 10.0% |
| 101 | TunisiaTUN | 9.9% |
| 102 | PanamaPAN | 9.7% |
| 103 | Cayman IslandsCYM | 9.5% |
| 104 | Viet NamVNM | 9.5% |
| 105 | PeruPER | 9.5% |
| 106 | AzerbaijanAZE | 9.2% |
| 107 | KazakhstanKAZ | 9.0% |
| 108 | SeychellesSYC | 8.7% |
| 109 | EcuadorECU | 8.6% |
| 110 | Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 8.6% |
| 111 | JamaicaJAM | 8.6% |
| 112 | American SamoaASM | 8.5% |
| 113 | MexicoMEX | 8.5% |
| 114 | MoroccoMAR | 8.5% |
| 115 | El SalvadorSLV | 8.3% |
| 116 | SurinameSUR | 8.2% |
| 117 | Dominican RepublicDOM | 8.2% |
| 118 | MalaysiaMYS | 8.0% |
| 119 | IndonesiaIDN | 7.5% |
| 120 | MyanmarMMR | 7.5% |
| 121 | IndiaIND | 7.4% |
| 122 | Brunei DarussalamBRN | 7.2% |
| 123 | Cabo VerdeCPV | 7.2% |
| 124 | TuvaluTUV | 7.0% |
| 125 | GuyanaGUY | 7.0% |
| 126 | South AfricaZAF | 6.9% |
| 127 | TongaTON | 6.9% |
| 128 | AlgeriaDZA | 6.8% |
| 129 | ParaguayPRY | 6.7% |
| 130 | BangladeshBGD | 6.7% |
| 131 | FijiFJI | 6.6% |
| 132 | BhutanBTN | 6.6% |
| 133 | NepalNPL | 6.6% |
| 134 | CambodiaKHM | 6.4% |
| 135 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 6.2% |
| 136 | UzbekistanUZB | 6.1% |
| 137 | SamoaWSM | 6.1% |
| 138 | Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 6.0% |
| 139 | BoliviaBOL | 5.7% |
| 140 | PhilippinesPHL | 5.7% |
| 141 | NicaraguaNIC | 5.7% |
| 142 | MongoliaMNG | 5.4% |
| 143 | Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 5.3% |
| 144 | Timor-LesteTLS | 5.2% |
| 145 | BelizeBLZ | 5.2% |
| 146 | LibyaLBY | 5.2% |
| 147 | DjiboutiDJI | 5.0% |
| 148 | GuatemalaGTM | 5.0% |
| 149 | MaldivesMDV | 5.0% |
| 150 | Marshall IslandsMHL | 4.9% |
| 151 | Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 4.8% |
| 152 | Lao PDRLAO | 4.8% |
| 153 | TurkmenistanTKM | 4.8% |
| 154 | HaitiHTI | 4.8% |
| 155 | JordanJOR | 4.8% |
| 156 | HondurasHND | 4.5% |
| 157 | ComorosCOM | 4.5% |
| 158 | VanuatuVUT | 4.4% |
| 159 | KiribatiKIR | 4.4% |
| 160 | PakistanPAK | 4.4% |
| 161 | EswatiniSWZ | 4.3% |
| 162 | EritreaERI | 4.3% |
| 163 | GabonGAB | 4.1% |
| 164 | BotswanaBWA | 4.1% |
| 165 | TajikistanTJK | 4.1% |
| 166 | RwandaRWA | 4.0% |
| 167 | BahrainBHR | 4.0% |
| 168 | Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 3.9% |
| 169 | LesothoLSO | 3.9% |
| 170 | West Bank and GazaPSE | 3.9% |
| 171 | NamibiaNAM | 3.8% |
| 172 | GhanaGHA | 3.8% |
| 173 | Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 3.8% |
| 174 | Solomon IslandsSLB | 3.7% |
| 175 | SenegalSEN | 3.6% |
| 176 | Papua New GuineaPNG | 3.6% |
| 177 | ZimbabweZWE | 3.6% |
| 178 | TogoTGO | 3.5% |
| 179 | GuineaGIN | 3.5% |
| 180 | MadagascarMDG | 3.5% |
| 181 | IraqIRQ | 3.4% |
| 182 | SudanSDN | 3.4% |
| 183 | LiberiaLBR | 3.3% |
| 184 | EthiopiaETH | 3.3% |
| 185 | Sierra LeoneSLE | 3.3% |
| 186 | MauritaniaMRT | 3.2% |
| 187 | Guinea-BissauGNB | 3.2% |
| 188 | Gambia, TheGMB | 3.2% |
| 189 | KuwaitKWT | 3.2% |
| 190 | BeninBEN | 3.2% |
| 191 | Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 3.1% |
| 192 | South SudanSSD | 3.1% |
| 193 | NigeriaNGA | 3.1% |
| 194 | Congo, Rep.COG | 3.1% |
| 195 | Saudi ArabiaSAU | 3.1% |
| 196 | TanzaniaTZA | 3.0% |
| 197 | KenyaKEN | 3.0% |
| 198 | NaoeroNRU | 3.0% |
| 199 | AngolaAGO | 2.9% |
| 200 | CameroonCMR | 2.8% |
| 201 | MozambiqueMOZ | 2.7% |
| 202 | OmanOMN | 2.7% |
| 203 | Burkina FasoBFA | 2.7% |
| 204 | Cote d'IvoireCIV | 2.7% |
| 205 | NigerNER | 2.6% |
| 206 | Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 2.6% |
| 207 | MalawiMWI | 2.6% |
| 208 | BurundiBDI | 2.5% |
| 209 | Yemen, Rep.YEM | 2.5% |
| 210 | AfghanistanAFG | 2.4% |
| 211 | MaliMLI | 2.4% |
| 212 | UgandaUGA | 2.2% |
| 213 | Central African RepublicCAF | 2.2% |
| 214 | ChadTCD | 2.1% |
| 215 | ZambiaZMB | 2.0% |
| 216 | United Arab EmiratesARE | 1.8% |
| 217 | QatarQAT | 1.7% |
2025 · Source: World Bank Open Data · View interactive charts →
Key facts · Aging Population · 2025
- ›In 2025, Monaco leads all 217 ranked nations in aging population, recording 36.0% — followed by Japan (30.0%) and Puerto Rico (US) (25.3%).
- ›Monaco records 21× more than Qatar (1.7%), the lowest-ranked country with data for 2025.
- ›The median country scores 8.6%, highlighting the divide between global leaders and the typical nation's aging population in 2025.
- ›The five leading nations — Monaco, Japan, Puerto Rico (US), Italy and Portugal — dominate the global aging population ranking in 2025.
- ›217 countries and territories reported aging population data for 2025. Use the year slider to explore how rankings have shifted over time, or visit the Aging Population indicator page for interactive world maps and historical trend charts.
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