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Population aged 65 and above (% of total) by country, 2000

Countries217

1. Monaco22.2

Median4.8

Japan17.43 / 217

World6.8

Top 20

Monaco22.2

Italy18.2

Japan17.4

Sweden17.3

Greece17.0

Isle of Man16.9

Belgium16.8

Bulgaria16.6

Spain16.5

Germany16.5

Portugal16.1

Serbia16.1

France16.0

Croatia15.9

United Kingdom15.9

San Marino15.5

Austria15.4

Switzerland15.3

Norway15.2

Gibraltar15.1

Bottom 10

Bahrain2.2

Marshall Islands2.2

Saudi Arabia2.2

Kenya2.2

Rwanda2.1

Nauru1.6

Northern Mariana Islands1.6

Kuwait1.5

United Arab Emirates1.3

Qatar1.2

Biggest increases since 1999

United Arab Emirates+7.2%

St. Lucia+7.1%

Suriname+7.0%

Rwanda+6.8%

Malawi+6.4%

Kosovo+5.9%

El Salvador+5.9%

Bhutan+5.5%

Thailand+5.1%

South Korea+4.9%

Biggest decreases since 1999

Nauru-3.6%

Guinea-Bissau-3.2%

Zambia-2.6%

Gambia-2.5%

Uganda-2.4%

Chad-2.2%

Mali-2.0%

Tuvalu-2.0%

Central African Republic-1.7%

Jamaica-1.7%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population aged 65 and above (% of total)	Prior-year rank
1	Monaco	22.2	1
2	Italy	18.2	2
3	Japan	17.4	5
4	Sweden	17.3	3
5	Greece	17.0	6
6	Isle of Man	16.9	4
7	Belgium	16.8	7
8	Bulgaria	16.6	8
9	Spain	16.5	9
10	Germany	16.5	10
11	Portugal	16.1	11
12	Serbia	16.1	14
13	France	16.0	13
14	Croatia	15.9	15
15	United Kingdom	15.9	12
16	San Marino	15.5	16
17	Austria	15.4	17
18	Switzerland	15.3	19
19	Norway	15.2	18
20	Gibraltar	15.1	20
21	Estonia	15.0	23
22	Latvia	15.0	25
23	Finland	14.9	24
24	Hungary	14.9	22
25	Denmark	14.8	21
26	Channel Islands	14.4	26
27	Luxembourg	14.0	27
28	Slovenia	13.9	29
29	Lithuania	13.8	31
30	Czechia	13.8	28
31	Faroe Islands	13.5	30
32	Belarus	13.5	34
33	Romania	13.5	35
34	Netherlands	13.5	32
35	Ukraine	13.4	33
36	Uruguay	13.1	36
37	Canada	12.5	37
38	Georgia	12.4	41
39	Australia	12.3	39
40	Russia	12.3	38
41	Andorra	12.3	44
42	Poland	12.2	42
43	United States	12.2	40
44	Malta	12.2	43
45	New Zealand	11.8	45
46	Iceland	11.6	46
47	Puerto Rico	11.6	47
48	Slovakia	11.3	48
49	Barbados	11.3	50
50	Ireland	11.2	49
51	Hong Kong	11.1	51
52	Montenegro	11.1	52
53	Bosnia & Herzegovina	11.0	54
54	Bermuda	10.8	53
55	Liechtenstein	10.4	55
56	Moldova	10.1	56
57	Cyprus	9.9	57
58	Dominica	9.9	60
59	Cuba	9.8	59
60	North Macedonia	9.8	62
61	Israel	9.7	58
62	Argentina	9.7	61
63	Armenia	9.1	63
64	Curaçao	9.1	64
65	U.S. Virgin Islands	8.5	66
66	Grenada	8.5	65
67	Chile	8.2	67
68	St. Kitts & Nevis	7.8	68
69	Seychelles	7.4	70
70	Antigua & Barbuda	7.4	69
71	Albania	7.3	71
72	Macau	7.1	72
73	South Korea	7.1	75
74	St. Vincent & Grenadines	7.0	73
75	China	7.0	74
76	Aruba	6.8	77
77	Bahamas	6.7	78
78	Kazakhstan	6.7	76
79	North Korea	6.4	83
80	St. Lucia	6.3	85
81	Singapore	6.2	82
82	Sri Lanka	6.2	80
83	Thailand	6.1	87
84	Mauritius	6.1	84
85	Jamaica	6.1	79
86	Vietnam	6.0	86
87	Tuvalu	6.0	81
88	Kosovo	5.9	89
89	Türkiye	5.8	88
90	Costa Rica	5.6	91
91	Cayman Islands	5.6	90
92	Azerbaijan	5.5	94
93	Tunisia	5.5	95
94	Tonga	5.4	93
95	New Caledonia	5.4	96
96	Kyrgyzstan	5.4	92
97	Bolivia	5.3	98
98	Guam	5.2	99
99	Palau	5.2	97
100	Brazil	5.2	100
101	Lebanon	5.1	101
102	Greenland	5.0	104
103	Mexico	5.0	106
104	Indonesia	5.0	105
105	Myanmar (Burma)	5.0	103
106	Panama	4.9	107
107	Gabon	4.9	102
108	Trinidad & Tobago	4.9	108
109	Cape Verde	4.8	109
110	South Africa	4.7	110
111	Ecuador	4.7	112
112	El Salvador	4.7	118
113	Venezuela	4.7	113
114	Uzbekistan	4.6	114
115	British Virgin Islands	4.6	111
116	Colombia	4.6	115
117	Lesotho	4.5	116
118	Suriname	4.5	125
119	Samoa	4.5	117
120	India	4.4	119
121	Algeria	4.4	120
122	Morocco	4.3	122
123	Peru	4.3	126
124	Dominican Republic	4.3	124
125	São Tomé & Príncipe	4.2	121
126	French Polynesia	4.2	128
127	Iran	4.2	127
128	Comoros	4.2	123
129	Egypt	4.0	129
130	Turkmenistan	4.0	130
131	Turks & Caicos Islands	4.0	132
132	Paraguay	4.0	133
133	Belize	4.0	134
134	Guinea	4.0	131
135	Malaysia	3.9	135
136	Guyana	3.8	136
137	Nepal	3.8	137
138	St. Martin	3.8	138
139	Bhutan	3.8	146
140	Maldives	3.8	143
141	Guatemala	3.7	139
142	Libya	3.7	142
143	Tajikistan	3.6	141
144	Guinea-Bissau	3.6	140
145	Haiti	3.6	145
146	Sierra Leone	3.5	144
147	Nicaragua	3.5	152
148	Pakistan	3.5	147
149	Bangladesh	3.5	150
150	Fiji	3.4	157
151	Zimbabwe	3.4	148
152	Mongolia	3.4	151
153	Kiribati	3.4	149
154	Solomon Islands	3.4	153
155	Laos	3.4	154
156	Botswana	3.3	158
157	Cameroon	3.3	155
158	Equatorial Guinea	3.3	156
159	Syria	3.3	159
160	Malawi	3.3	170
161	American Samoa	3.3	161
162	Senegal	3.2	162
163	Mali	3.2	160
164	Eritrea	3.2	168
165	Djibouti	3.2	166
166	Benin	3.2	163
167	Micronesia	3.2	167
168	Namibia	3.1	165
169	Ghana	3.1	173
170	Congo - Brazzaville	3.1	164
171	Liberia	3.1	172
172	Mauritania	3.1	174
173	Iraq	3.1	169
174	Nigeria	3.0	175
175	Gambia	3.0	171
176	Togo	3.0	177
177	Philippines	3.0	179
178	Sint Maarten	3.0	182
179	Congo - Kinshasa	3.0	181
180	Honduras	3.0	178
181	Burkina Faso	2.9	176
182	Sudan	2.9	180
183	Chad	2.8	183
184	Cambodia	2.8	190
185	Madagascar	2.8	186
186	Vanuatu	2.8	184
187	Tanzania	2.8	185
188	Brunei	2.8	188
189	Yemen	2.8	187
190	Mozambique	2.7	189
191	Jordan	2.7	195
192	Angola	2.7	192
193	Ethiopia	2.6	194
194	Somalia	2.6	193
195	Uganda	2.6	191
196	Oman	2.5	196
197	Papua New Guinea	2.5	197
198	South Sudan	2.4	201
199	Côte d’Ivoire	2.4	198
200	Burundi	2.4	200
201	Eswatini	2.4	202
202	Timor-Leste	2.4	204
203	Zambia	2.4	199
204	Central African Republic	2.3	203
205	Palestinian Territories	2.3	209
206	Afghanistan	2.3	205
207	Niger	2.3	208
208	Bahrain	2.2	206
209	Marshall Islands	2.2	207
210	Saudi Arabia	2.2	211
211	Kenya	2.2	210
212	Rwanda	2.1	212
213	Nauru	1.6	213
214	Northern Mariana Islands	1.6	214
215	Kuwait	1.5	215
216	United Arab Emirates	1.3	217
217	Qatar	1.2	216

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