Metric briefing
Elderly Population (%) by Country
215 countries • % • World Bank Open Data
- Top country
- Monaco
- Lowest country
- Qatar
- Source
- World Bank Open Data
What It Measures
Share of the population ages 65 and older, from World Bank Open Data.
At a Glance
World average
10.53
Middle country
8.25
Low end
1.68
High end
36.167
Countries
215
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Elderly Population (%)
Highest Elderly Population (%)
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #1 Monaco is 6.39% higher than #2 Japan (36.17% vs 29.78%).
Another sharp ranking jump: #2 Japan is 5.06% higher than #3 Puerto Rico (29.78% vs 24.72%).
Another sharp ranking jump: #7 Finland is 0.70% higher than #8 Germany (23.9% vs 23.2%).