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Population aged 65 and above (% of total) by country, 2001

Countries217

1. Monaco22.3

Median4.9

Japan18.03 / 217

World6.9

Top 20

Monaco22.3

Italy18.5

Japan18.0

Greece17.3

Sweden17.2

Belgium16.9

Germany16.9

Spain16.8

Bulgaria16.8

Isle of Man16.7

Serbia16.4

Portugal16.4

Croatia16.3

France16.1

United Kingdom15.9

San Marino15.6

Austria15.5

Switzerland15.5

Gibraltar15.4

Latvia15.3

Bottom 10

Niger2.3

Marshall Islands2.3

Saudi Arabia2.2

Kenya2.2

Bahrain2.2

Northern Mariana Islands1.7

Kuwait1.6

Nauru1.5

United Arab Emirates1.4

Qatar1.2

Biggest increases since 2000

Northern Mariana Islands+7.9%

United Arab Emirates+7.2%

Rwanda+7.0%

Suriname+6.7%

El Salvador+5.7%

Bhutan+5.3%

North Korea+5.1%

Peru+5.0%

South Korea+5.0%

Malawi+4.7%

Biggest decreases since 2000

Nauru-4.5%

Guinea-Bissau-3.0%

Zambia-2.8%

Tuvalu-2.7%

Uganda-2.6%

Gambia-2.3%

Chad-2.2%

Mali-2.0%

Central African Republic-1.8%

Jamaica-1.7%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population aged 65 and above (% of total)	Prior-year rank
1	Monaco	22.3	1
2	Italy	18.5	2
3	Japan	18.0	3
4	Greece	17.3	5
5	Sweden	17.2	4
6	Belgium	16.9	7
7	Germany	16.9	10
8	Spain	16.8	9
9	Bulgaria	16.8	8
10	Isle of Man	16.7	6
11	Serbia	16.4	12
12	Portugal	16.4	11
13	Croatia	16.3	14
14	France	16.1	13
15	United Kingdom	15.9	15
16	San Marino	15.6	16
17	Austria	15.5	17
18	Switzerland	15.5	18
19	Gibraltar	15.4	20
20	Latvia	15.3	22
21	Estonia	15.3	21
22	Finland	15.1	23
23	Hungary	15.0	24
24	Norway	15.0	19
25	Denmark	14.8	25
26	Channel Islands	14.5	26
27	Lithuania	14.2	29
28	Slovenia	14.2	28
29	Luxembourg	13.9	27
30	Czechia	13.8	30
31	Romania	13.8	33
32	Belarus	13.8	32
33	Ukraine	13.7	35
34	Netherlands	13.5	34
35	Faroe Islands	13.4	31
36	Uruguay	13.2	36
37	Georgia	12.8	38
38	Andorra	12.8	41
39	Canada	12.6	37
40	Russia	12.5	40
41	Poland	12.5	42
42	Australia	12.4	39
43	Malta	12.4	44
44	United States	12.1	43
45	Puerto Rico	11.9	47
46	New Zealand	11.8	45
47	Iceland	11.6	46
48	Bosnia & Herzegovina	11.4	53
49	Montenegro	11.4	52
50	Slovakia	11.4	48
51	Hong Kong	11.4	51
52	Barbados	11.2	49
53	Ireland	11.1	50
54	Bermuda	11.1	54
55	Liechtenstein	10.5	55
56	Moldova	10.2	56
57	Dominica	10.1	58
58	Cuba	10.1	59
59	Cyprus	10.0	57
60	North Macedonia	10.0	60
61	Israel	9.7	61
62	Argentina	9.7	62
63	Armenia	9.6	63
64	Curaçao	9.4	64
65	U.S. Virgin Islands	8.9	65
66	Grenada	8.7	66
67	Chile	8.4	67
68	St. Kitts & Nevis	7.7	68
69	Albania	7.6	71
70	South Korea	7.4	73
71	Seychelles	7.4	69
72	Antigua & Barbuda	7.3	70
73	China	7.2	75
74	Macau	7.2	72
75	St. Vincent & Grenadines	7.1	74
76	Aruba	7.0	76
77	Bahamas	6.9	77
78	Kazakhstan	6.8	78
79	North Korea	6.7	79
80	St. Lucia	6.6	80
81	Thailand	6.4	83
82	Singapore	6.4	81
83	Sri Lanka	6.3	82
84	Mauritius	6.2	84
85	Kosovo	6.1	88
86	Vietnam	6.1	86
87	Türkiye	6.0	89
88	Jamaica	6.0	85
89	Tuvalu	5.8	87
90	Azerbaijan	5.8	92
91	Costa Rica	5.7	90
92	Tunisia	5.6	93
93	Cayman Islands	5.5	91
94	New Caledonia	5.5	95
95	Tonga	5.4	94
96	Guam	5.4	98
97	Kyrgyzstan	5.4	96
98	Bolivia	5.3	97
99	Brazil	5.3	100
100	Palau	5.2	99
101	Lebanon	5.2	101
102	Greenland	5.2	102
103	Mexico	5.1	103
104	Indonesia	5.1	104
105	Panama	5.0	106
106	Myanmar (Burma)	5.0	105
107	Trinidad & Tobago	5.0	108
108	El Salvador	4.9	112
109	Cape Verde	4.9	109
110	Gabon	4.9	107
111	South Africa	4.8	110
112	Ecuador	4.8	111
113	Suriname	4.8	118
114	Venezuela	4.7	113
115	Uzbekistan	4.7	114
116	Colombia	4.6	116
117	Lesotho	4.6	117
118	British Virgin Islands	4.5	115
119	Peru	4.5	123
120	Samoa	4.5	119
121	Algeria	4.5	121
122	India	4.5	120
123	Morocco	4.4	122
124	Dominican Republic	4.4	124
125	French Polynesia	4.4	126
126	Iran	4.3	127
127	São Tomé & Príncipe	4.2	125
128	Comoros	4.1	128
129	Turkmenistan	4.0	130
130	Paraguay	4.0	132
131	Egypt	4.0	129
132	Turks & Caicos Islands	4.0	131
133	Belize	4.0	133
134	Bhutan	4.0	139
135	Guinea	3.9	134
136	Malaysia	3.9	135
137	Maldives	3.9	140
138	Guyana	3.9	136
139	Nepal	3.9	137
140	St. Martin	3.9	138
141	Libya	3.8	142
142	Guatemala	3.8	141
143	Nicaragua	3.7	147
144	Tajikistan	3.6	143
145	Haiti	3.6	145
146	Fiji	3.5	150
147	Sierra Leone	3.5	146
148	Bangladesh	3.5	149
149	Pakistan	3.5	148
150	Guinea-Bissau	3.5	144
151	Malawi	3.5	160
152	Mongolia	3.5	152
153	Zimbabwe	3.4	151
154	Solomon Islands	3.4	154
155	Kiribati	3.4	153
156	American Samoa	3.4	161
157	Laos	3.4	155
158	Botswana	3.4	156
159	Equatorial Guinea	3.3	158
160	Syria	3.3	159
161	Cameroon	3.3	157
162	Micronesia	3.3	167
163	Senegal	3.2	162
164	Eritrea	3.2	164
165	Ghana	3.2	169
166	Djibouti	3.2	165
167	Mali	3.2	163
168	Liberia	3.1	171
169	Namibia	3.1	168
170	Benin	3.1	166
171	Congo - Brazzaville	3.1	170
172	Mauritania	3.1	172
173	Togo	3.1	176
174	Iraq	3.1	173
175	Nigeria	3.0	174
176	Philippines	3.0	177
177	Sint Maarten	3.0	178
178	Congo - Kinshasa	3.0	179
179	Honduras	3.0	180
180	Gambia	3.0	175
181	Cambodia	2.9	184
182	Burkina Faso	2.9	181
183	Sudan	2.9	182
184	Brunei	2.8	188
185	Vanuatu	2.8	186
186	Madagascar	2.8	185
187	Jordan	2.8	191
188	Tanzania	2.8	187
189	Chad	2.8	183
190	Yemen	2.8	189
191	Angola	2.7	192
192	Mozambique	2.7	190
193	Ethiopia	2.6	193
194	Somalia	2.6	194
195	Oman	2.5	196
196	Papua New Guinea	2.5	197
197	Uganda	2.5	195
198	South Sudan	2.4	198
199	Timor-Leste	2.4	202
200	Eswatini	2.4	201
201	Côte d’Ivoire	2.4	199
202	Burundi	2.4	200
203	Palestinian Territories	2.3	205
204	Zambia	2.3	203
205	Rwanda	2.3	212
206	Central African Republic	2.3	204
207	Afghanistan	2.3	206
208	Niger	2.3	207
209	Marshall Islands	2.3	209
210	Saudi Arabia	2.2	210
211	Kenya	2.2	211
212	Bahrain	2.2	208
213	Northern Mariana Islands	1.7	214
214	Kuwait	1.6	215
215	Nauru	1.5	213
216	United Arab Emirates	1.4	216
217	Qatar	1.2	217

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