Metric briefing
Elderly Population (%) by Country
215 countries • % • World Bank Open Data
Top country
Monaco
Lowest country
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Source
World Bank Open Data
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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
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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%).