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Countries by Elderly Population (%)

Complete ranking of 215 countries • % • Updated 2026

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About Population Ages 65+ Rankings

Monaco leads all 215 countries in Population Ages 65+ with a value of 36.17%, while Qatar ranks last at 1.68%. This represents a 22-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.

What Population Ages 65+ Measures

Share of the population ages 65 and older, from World Bank Open Data.

Why This Ranking Matters

Examining Population Ages 65+ across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.

Global Range

Values range from 1.68% (Qatar) to 36.17% (Monaco) — a 22-fold difference across 215 countries.

Regional Patterns

European countries dominate this ranking, holding 15 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.

Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 4.04% to 16.78%. The overall spread from 1.68% to 36.17% reflects significant global variation.

Notable Outliers

Monaco holds a significant lead over Japan, with a 21% gap between first and second place. While several countries cluster near the top, the leader's margin is notable.

Continental Leaders

Europe

Monaco

36.17%

Asia

Japan

29.78%

North America

Puerto Rico

24.72%

Oceania

Australia

17.73%

South America

Uruguay

16.05%

Africa

Mauritius

13.53%

Highest Population Ages 65+

The 5 strongest Population Ages 65+ reads.

Monaco36.17%Japan29.78%Puerto Rico24.72%Italy24.62%Portugal24.53%

Lowest Population Ages 65+

The 5 lowest Population Ages 65+ reads.

Qatar1.68%United Arab Emirates1.77%Zambia1.95%Chad2.10%Central African Republic2.15%

Data Note

Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Open Data, covering 215 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.

Top 10 Countries

1stMonaco36.17%
2ndJapan29.78%
3rdPuerto Rico24.72%
4thItaly24.62%
5thPortugal24.53%
6thGreece23.94%
7thFinland23.9%
8thGermany23.2%
9thCroatia23.19%
10thIsle of Man23.15%

Country Ladder

1stMonacoEurope36.17%2ndJapanAsia29.78%3rdPuerto RicoNorth America24.72%4thItalyEurope24.62%5thPortugalEurope24.53%6thGreeceEurope23.94%7thFinlandEurope23.9%8thGermanyEurope23.2%9thCroatiaEurope23.19%10thIsle of ManEurope23.15%11thU.S. Virgin IslandsNorth America22.69%12thSerbiaEurope22.69%13thHong KongAsia22.67%14thSan MarinoEurope22.41%15thBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope22.23%16thFranceEurope22.15%17thBulgariaEurope22.03%18thSloveniaEurope21.77%19thBermudaNorth America21.74%20thLatviaEurope21.74%21stEstoniaEurope21.3%22ndSpainEurope21.15%23rdHungaryEurope20.99%24thDenmarkEurope20.87%25thCzechiaEurope20.85%26thSwedenEurope20.75%27thLiechtensteinEurope20.73%28thAustriaEurope20.61%29thBelgiumEurope20.56%30thNetherlandsEurope20.5%31stMaltaEurope20.21%32ndLithuaniaEurope20.17%33rdPolandEurope20.14%34thSwitzerlandEurope20.02%35thRomaniaEurope19.98%36thCanadaNorth America19.8%37thUnited KingdomEurope19.5%38thSouth KoreaAsia19.27%39thUkraineEurope18.96%40thNorwayEurope18.79%41stSlovakiaEurope18.54%42ndSaint MartinNorth America18.41%43rdNorth MacedoniaEurope18.02%44thUnited StatesNorth America17.93%45thMontenegroEurope17.83%46thFaroe IslandsEurope17.74%47thAustraliaOceania17.73%48thBelarusEurope17.67%49thGibraltarEurope17.62%50thNew ZealandOceania17.2%51stRussiaEurope17.18%52ndArubaNorth America17.06%53rdAlbaniaEurope16.92%54thCuraçaoNorth America16.78%55thCubaNorth America16.57%56thBarbadosNorth America16.55%57thMoldovaEurope16.21%58thUruguaySouth America16.05%59thAndorraEurope15.95%60thIrelandEurope15.89%61stIcelandEurope15.64%62ndGeorgiaEurope15.64%63rdLuxembourgEurope15.48%64thThailandAsia15.36%65thChinaAsia14.67%66thCyprusEurope14.62%67thMacaoAsia14.27%68thChileSouth America14.14%69thSint MaartenNorth America13.94%70thArmeniaEurope13.7%71stSingaporeAsia13.66%72ndMauritiusAfrica13.53%73rdDominicaNorth America12.96%74thGuamOceania12.6%75thIsraelAsia12.55%76thArgentinaSouth America12.42%77thNorth KoreaAsia12.4%78thTrinidad and TobagoNorth America12.38%79thGrenadaNorth America12.24%80thCosta RicaNorth America12.23%81stSri LankaAsia12.1%82ndSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America11.89%83rdAntigua and BarbudaNorth America11.78%84thBahamasNorth America11.78%85thNew CaledoniaOceania11.43%86thPalauOceania11.34%87thFrench PolynesiaOceania11.32%88thTurks and Caicos IslandsNorth America11.25%89thSaint Kitts and NevisNorth America11.23%90thBrazilSouth America11.05%91stGreenlandNorth America10.81%92ndTurkeyEurope10.28%93rdLebanonAsia10.14%94thColombiaNorth America9.8%95thNorthern Mariana IslandsOceania9.8%96thVenezuelaNorth America9.7%97thBritish Virgin IslandsNorth America9.6%98thSaint LuciaNorth America9.6%99thTunisiaAfrica9.5%100thPanamaNorth America9.4%101stPeruSouth America9.2%102ndVietnamAsia9.0%103rdCayman IslandsNorth America9.0%104thKazakhstanAsia8.7%105thAzerbaijanEurope8.6%106thSeychellesAfrica8.5%107thEcuadorSouth America8.3%108thMexicoNorth America8.2%109thIranAsia8.2%110thJamaicaNorth America8.2%111stEl SalvadorNorth America8.1%112ndMoroccoAfrica8.1%113rdAmerican SamoaOceania8.0%114thSurinameNorth America7.9%115thDominican RepublicNorth America7.9%116thMalaysiaAsia7.7%117thMyanmarAsia7.3%118thIndonesiaAsia7.3%119thIndiaAsia7.1%120thBruneiAsia6.9%121stCabo VerdeAfrica6.9%122ndGuyanaNorth America6.7%123rdTongaOceania6.7%124thSouth AfricaAfrica6.7%125thTuvaluOceania6.7%126thAlgeriaAfrica6.6%127thParaguaySouth America6.5%128thNepalAsia6.5%129thBangladeshAsia6.5%130thBhutanAsia6.5%131stFijiOceania6.5%132ndCambodiaAsia6.2%133rdMicronesiaOceania5.9%134thSamoaOceania5.9%135thUzbekistanAsia5.9%136thKyrgyzstanAsia5.7%137thBoliviaSouth America5.6%138thNicaraguaNorth America5.5%139thPhilippinesAsia5.5%140thTimor-LesteAsia5.3%141stMongoliaAsia5.1%142ndEgyptAfrica5.1%143rdBelizeNorth America5.0%144thLibyaAfrica5.0%145thDjiboutiAfrica4.9%146thGuatemalaNorth America4.8%147thSyriaAsia4.7%148thHaitiNorth America4.7%149thLaosAsia4.7%150thMarshall IslandsOceania4.6%151stMaldivesAsia4.6%152ndTurkmenistanAsia4.5%153rdJordanAsia4.5%154thComorosAfrica4.5%155thHondurasNorth America4.4%156thVanuatuOceania4.3%157thPakistanAsia4.3%158thEswatiniAfrica4.3%159thKiribatiOceania4.2%160thEritreaAfrica4.2%161stGabonAfrica4.1%162ndBotswanaAfrica4.0%163rdRwandaAfrica3.9%164thSao Tome and PrincipeAfrica3.9%165thLesothoAfrica3.9%166thBahrainAsia3.9%167thTajikistanAsia3.9%168thPalestineAsia3.8%169thGhanaAfrica3.7%170thEquatorial GuineaAfrica3.7%171stNamibiaAfrica3.7%172ndSolomon IslandsOceania3.6%173rdSenegalAfrica3.6%174thZimbabweAfrica3.6%175thPapua New GuineaOceania3.5%176thGuineaAfrica3.5%177thIraqAsia3.4%178thMadagascarAfrica3.4%179thLiberiaAfrica3.3%180thSudanAfrica3.3%181stSierra LeoneAfrica3.2%182ndEthiopiaAfrica3.2%183rdMauritaniaAfrica3.2%184thTogoAfrica3.2%185thGuinea-BissauAfrica3.2%186thBeninAfrica3.1%187thKuwaitAsia3.1%188thGambiaAfrica3.1%189thCongo, Democratic RepublicAfrica3.1%190thNigeriaAfrica3.0%191stTanzaniaAfrica3.0%192ndSouth SudanAfrica3.0%193rdCongoAfrica3.0%194thKenyaAfrica3.0%195thSaudi ArabiaAsia3.0%196thAngolaAfrica2.9%197thNauruOceania2.9%198thCameroonAfrica2.8%199thMozambiqueAfrica2.8%200thBurkina FasoAfrica2.7%201stOmanAsia2.6%202ndCôte d'IvoireAfrica2.6%203rdNigerAfrica2.6%204thSomaliaAfrica2.6%205thMalawiAfrica2.6%206thBurundiAfrica2.5%207thYemenAsia2.5%208thAfghanistanAsia2.4%209thMaliAfrica2.4%210thUgandaAfrica2.2%211stCentral African RepublicAfrica2.2%212ndChadAfrica2.1%213rdZambiaAfrica1.9%214thUnited Arab EmiratesAsia1.8%215thQatarAsia1.7%
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