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Population aged 65 and above (% of total) by country, 2002

Countries217

1. Monaco22.4

Median5.0

Japan18.63 / 217

World7.0

Top 20

Monaco22.4

Italy18.8

Japan18.6

Greece17.5

Germany17.3

Sweden17.2

Bulgaria17.0

Belgium17.0

Spain16.9

Serbia16.7

Isle of Man16.7

Croatia16.7

Portugal16.6

France16.2

United Kingdom15.9

San Marino15.8

Latvia15.7

Estonia15.6

Gibraltar15.6

Switzerland15.5

Bottom 10

Saudi Arabia2.2

Central African Republic2.2

Zambia2.2

Kenya2.2

Bahrain2.2

Northern Mariana Islands1.9

Kuwait1.6

Nauru1.5

United Arab Emirates1.5

Qatar1.2

Biggest increases since 2001

Northern Mariana Islands+9.0%

United Arab Emirates+6.9%

Suriname+6.3%

Rwanda+6.1%

Peru+5.9%

El Salvador+5.6%

North Korea+5.2%

Bhutan+5.0%

South Korea+5.0%

Armenia+4.7%

Biggest decreases since 2001

Nauru-5.6%

Guinea-Bissau-2.9%

Tuvalu-2.7%

Uganda-2.7%

Zambia-2.7%

Gambia-2.2%

Chad-2.2%

Comoros-2.1%

Mali-2.0%

Qatar-1.9%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population aged 65 and above (% of total)	Prior-year rank
1	Monaco	22.4	1
2	Italy	18.8	2
3	Japan	18.6	3
4	Greece	17.5	4
5	Germany	17.3	7
6	Sweden	17.2	5
7	Bulgaria	17.0	9
8	Belgium	17.0	6
9	Spain	16.9	8
10	Serbia	16.7	11
11	Isle of Man	16.7	10
12	Croatia	16.7	13
13	Portugal	16.6	12
14	France	16.2	14
15	United Kingdom	15.9	15
16	San Marino	15.8	16
17	Latvia	15.7	20
18	Estonia	15.6	21
19	Gibraltar	15.6	19
20	Switzerland	15.5	18
21	Austria	15.5	17
22	Finland	15.2	22
23	Hungary	15.1	23
24	Norway	14.9	24
25	Denmark	14.8	25
26	Lithuania	14.7	27
27	Channel Islands	14.6	26
28	Slovenia	14.5	28
29	Romania	14.1	31
30	Ukraine	14.1	33
31	Belarus	14.0	32
32	Luxembourg	14.0	29
33	Czechia	13.8	30
34	Netherlands	13.6	34
35	Faroe Islands	13.4	35
36	Uruguay	13.3	36
37	Georgia	13.2	37
38	Andorra	13.2	38
39	Russia	12.8	40
40	Canada	12.7	39
41	Malta	12.7	43
42	Poland	12.7	41
43	Australia	12.6	42
44	Puerto Rico	12.3	45
45	United States	12.1	44
46	Bosnia & Herzegovina	11.9	48
47	New Zealand	11.8	46
48	Montenegro	11.8	49
49	Iceland	11.7	47
50	Hong Kong	11.6	51
51	Slovakia	11.5	50
52	Bermuda	11.4	54
53	Barbados	11.3	52
54	Ireland	11.1	53
55	Liechtenstein	10.7	55
56	Moldova	10.4	56
57	Cuba	10.3	58
58	North Macedonia	10.2	60
59	Dominica	10.2	57
60	Cyprus	10.1	59
61	Armenia	10.0	63
62	Israel	9.8	61
63	Argentina	9.8	62
64	Curaçao	9.6	64
65	U.S. Virgin Islands	9.2	65
66	Grenada	8.8	66
67	Chile	8.6	67
68	Albania	7.9	69
69	South Korea	7.8	70
70	St. Kitts & Nevis	7.6	68
71	Seychelles	7.4	71
72	China	7.4	73
73	Aruba	7.3	76
74	Antigua & Barbuda	7.3	72
75	St. Vincent & Grenadines	7.2	75
76	Macau	7.2	74
77	Bahamas	7.1	77
78	North Korea	7.1	79
79	Kazakhstan	7.0	78
80	Thailand	6.7	81
81	St. Lucia	6.6	80
82	Singapore	6.4	82
83	Sri Lanka	6.4	83
84	Kosovo	6.3	85
85	Mauritius	6.3	84
86	Türkiye	6.1	87
87	Vietnam	6.1	86
88	Azerbaijan	6.0	90
89	Jamaica	5.9	88
90	Costa Rica	5.9	91
91	Tunisia	5.8	92
92	New Caledonia	5.7	94
93	Tuvalu	5.7	89
94	Guam	5.6	96
95	Cayman Islands	5.5	93
96	Tonga	5.5	95
97	Bolivia	5.4	98
98	Kyrgyzstan	5.4	97
99	Brazil	5.4	99
100	Lebanon	5.3	101
101	Palau	5.3	100
102	Mexico	5.3	103
103	Greenland	5.2	102
104	Indonesia	5.2	104
105	El Salvador	5.2	108
106	Panama	5.1	105
107	Suriname	5.1	113
108	Myanmar (Burma)	5.1	106
109	Trinidad & Tobago	5.0	107
110	Cape Verde	4.9	109
111	Ecuador	4.9	112
112	South Africa	4.9	111
113	Venezuela	4.8	114
114	Uzbekistan	4.8	115
115	Peru	4.8	119
116	Gabon	4.8	110
117	Colombia	4.7	116
118	Lesotho	4.6	117
119	British Virgin Islands	4.6	118
120	Algeria	4.5	121
121	French Polynesia	4.5	125
122	Samoa	4.5	120
123	India	4.5	122
124	Morocco	4.5	123
125	Dominican Republic	4.5	124
126	Iran	4.4	126
127	Bhutan	4.2	134
128	São Tomé & Príncipe	4.1	127
129	Paraguay	4.1	130
130	Maldives	4.1	137
131	Turkmenistan	4.1	129
132	Turks & Caicos Islands	4.1	132
133	Egypt	4.0	131
134	Malaysia	4.0	136
135	Comoros	4.0	128
136	Belize	4.0	133
137	Guinea	3.9	135
138	Guyana	3.9	138
139	Nepal	3.9	139
140	St. Martin	3.9	140
141	Libya	3.8	141
142	Nicaragua	3.8	143
143	Guatemala	3.8	142
144	Haiti	3.6	145
145	Fiji	3.6	146
146	Tajikistan	3.6	144
147	Malawi	3.6	151
148	Bangladesh	3.5	148
149	American Samoa	3.5	156
150	Pakistan	3.5	149
151	Mongolia	3.5	152
152	Sierra Leone	3.5	147
153	Solomon Islands	3.4	154
154	Kiribati	3.4	155
155	Equatorial Guinea	3.4	159
156	Guinea-Bissau	3.4	150
157	Botswana	3.4	158
158	Micronesia	3.4	162
159	Laos	3.4	157
160	Syria	3.4	160
161	Zimbabwe	3.4	153
162	Senegal	3.3	163
163	Cameroon	3.3	161
164	Eritrea	3.3	164
165	Ghana	3.2	165
166	Djibouti	3.2	166
167	Liberia	3.2	168
168	Namibia	3.1	169
169	Togo	3.1	173
170	Benin	3.1	170
171	Mauritania	3.1	172
172	Sint Maarten	3.1	177
173	Mali	3.1	167
174	Congo - Brazzaville	3.1	171
175	Philippines	3.1	176
176	Iraq	3.0	174
177	Nigeria	3.0	175
178	Cambodia	3.0	181
179	Congo - Kinshasa	3.0	178
180	Honduras	3.0	179
181	Gambia	2.9	180
182	Brunei	2.9	184
183	Jordan	2.9	187
184	Burkina Faso	2.9	182
185	Sudan	2.8	183
186	Vanuatu	2.8	185
187	Madagascar	2.8	186
188	Tanzania	2.8	188
189	Yemen	2.8	190
190	Angola	2.7	191
191	Chad	2.7	189
192	Mozambique	2.7	192
193	Ethiopia	2.6	193
194	Somalia	2.6	194
195	Papua New Guinea	2.6	196
196	Oman	2.5	195
197	Timor-Leste	2.5	199
198	Uganda	2.5	197
199	South Sudan	2.5	198
200	Eswatini	2.4	200
201	Rwanda	2.4	205
202	Palestinian Territories	2.4	203
203	Côte d’Ivoire	2.4	201
204	Burundi	2.4	202
205	Niger	2.3	208
206	Afghanistan	2.3	207
207	Marshall Islands	2.3	209
208	Saudi Arabia	2.2	210
209	Central African Republic	2.2	206
210	Zambia	2.2	204
211	Kenya	2.2	211
212	Bahrain	2.2	212
213	Northern Mariana Islands	1.9	213
214	Kuwait	1.6	214
215	Nauru	1.5	215
216	United Arab Emirates	1.5	216
217	Qatar	1.2	217

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