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Population aged 65 and above (% of total) by country, 2003

Countries217

1. Monaco22.5

Median5.1

Japan19.12 / 217

World7.1

Top 20

Monaco22.5

Japan19.1

Italy19.1

Greece17.8

Germany17.7

Sweden17.2

Bulgaria17.1

Belgium17.1

Serbia17.0

Croatia17.0

Spain16.8

Portugal16.8

Isle of Man16.7

France16.3

Latvia16.1

Estonia16.0

United Kingdom15.9

San Marino15.9

Gibraltar15.7

Switzerland15.6

Bottom 10

Marshall Islands2.2

Central African Republic2.2

Kenya2.2

Zambia2.2

Bahrain2.2

Northern Mariana Islands2.0

Kuwait1.7

United Arab Emirates1.6

Nauru1.4

Qatar1.2

Biggest increases since 2002

Northern Mariana Islands+8.0%

United Arab Emirates+6.6%

Suriname+6.3%

Peru+6.3%

El Salvador+5.6%

North Korea+5.5%

South Korea+4.9%

Bhutan+4.7%

U.S. Virgin Islands+4.6%

Sint Maarten+4.4%

Biggest decreases since 2002

Uganda-2.8%

Guinea-Bissau-2.8%

Zambia-2.6%

Qatar-2.5%

Chad-2.2%

Gambia-2.0%

Mali-1.9%

Zimbabwe-1.7%

Andorra-1.4%

Gabon-1.4%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population aged 65 and above (% of total)	Prior-year rank
1	Monaco	22.5	1
2	Japan	19.1	3
3	Italy	19.1	2
4	Greece	17.8	4
5	Germany	17.7	5
6	Sweden	17.2	6
7	Bulgaria	17.1	7
8	Belgium	17.1	8
9	Serbia	17.0	10
10	Croatia	17.0	12
11	Spain	16.8	9
12	Portugal	16.8	13
13	Isle of Man	16.7	11
14	France	16.3	14
15	Latvia	16.1	17
16	Estonia	16.0	18
17	United Kingdom	15.9	15
18	San Marino	15.9	16
19	Gibraltar	15.7	19
20	Switzerland	15.6	20
21	Austria	15.5	21
22	Finland	15.5	22
23	Hungary	15.3	23
24	Lithuania	15.2	26
25	Denmark	14.9	25
26	Slovenia	14.8	28
27	Norway	14.8	24
28	Channel Islands	14.7	27
29	Ukraine	14.6	30
30	Romania	14.4	29
31	Belarus	14.3	31
32	Luxembourg	14.0	32
33	Czechia	13.9	33
34	Georgia	13.7	37
35	Netherlands	13.7	34
36	Uruguay	13.4	36
37	Faroe Islands	13.4	35
38	Russia	13.1	39
39	Andorra	13.0	38
40	Malta	13.0	41
41	Poland	12.9	42
42	Canada	12.8	40
43	Puerto Rico	12.7	44
44	Australia	12.7	43
45	Bosnia & Herzegovina	12.4	46
46	Montenegro	12.2	48
47	United States	12.1	45
48	Hong Kong	11.9	50
49	New Zealand	11.8	47
50	Iceland	11.7	49
51	Bermuda	11.7	52
52	Slovakia	11.5	51
53	Barbados	11.3	53
54	Ireland	11.1	54
55	Liechtenstein	10.9	55
56	Cuba	10.6	57
57	Moldova	10.5	56
58	Armenia	10.4	61
59	North Macedonia	10.3	58
60	Dominica	10.2	59
61	Cyprus	10.1	60
62	Israel	9.9	62
63	Argentina	9.8	63
64	Curaçao	9.8	64
65	U.S. Virgin Islands	9.7	65
66	Grenada	8.9	66
67	Chile	8.7	67
68	Albania	8.2	68
69	South Korea	8.2	69
70	China	7.6	72
71	Aruba	7.6	73
72	St. Kitts & Nevis	7.5	70
73	North Korea	7.5	78
74	Seychelles	7.4	71
75	Bahamas	7.4	77
76	St. Vincent & Grenadines	7.4	75
77	Antigua & Barbuda	7.2	74
78	Kazakhstan	7.2	79
79	Macau	7.1	76
80	Thailand	6.9	80
81	St. Lucia	6.6	81
82	Singapore	6.6	82
83	Kosovo	6.5	84
84	Sri Lanka	6.4	83
85	Mauritius	6.4	85
86	Türkiye	6.3	86
87	Azerbaijan	6.3	88
88	Vietnam	6.2	87
89	Costa Rica	6.0	90
90	Tunisia	5.9	91
91	New Caledonia	5.9	92
92	Jamaica	5.8	89
93	Guam	5.8	94
94	Tuvalu	5.6	93
95	Tonga	5.5	96
96	El Salvador	5.5	105
97	Brazil	5.5	99
98	Cayman Islands	5.5	95
99	Suriname	5.4	107
100	Mexico	5.4	102
101	Palau	5.4	101
102	Kyrgyzstan	5.4	98
103	Lebanon	5.4	100
104	Bolivia	5.4	97
105	Indonesia	5.3	104
106	Greenland	5.3	103
107	Panama	5.3	106
108	Trinidad & Tobago	5.1	109
109	Myanmar (Burma)	5.1	108
110	Peru	5.1	115
111	Cape Verde	5.0	110
112	Ecuador	5.0	111
113	South Africa	5.0	112
114	Venezuela	4.9	113
115	Uzbekistan	4.9	114
116	Colombia	4.8	117
117	Gabon	4.7	116
118	French Polynesia	4.7	121
119	Lesotho	4.7	118
120	British Virgin Islands	4.7	119
121	Algeria	4.6	120
122	Samoa	4.6	122
123	Morocco	4.6	124
124	India	4.6	123
125	Dominican Republic	4.6	125
126	Iran	4.6	126
127	Bhutan	4.4	127
128	Maldives	4.3	130
129	Turks & Caicos Islands	4.2	132
130	Paraguay	4.2	129
131	Turkmenistan	4.1	131
132	Malaysia	4.1	134
133	São Tomé & Príncipe	4.1	128
134	Egypt	4.0	133
135	Comoros	4.0	135
136	Belize	4.0	136
137	Nepal	4.0	139
138	St. Martin	4.0	140
139	Guyana	4.0	138
140	Nicaragua	3.9	142
141	Guinea	3.9	137
142	Libya	3.9	141
143	Guatemala	3.8	143
144	Malawi	3.7	147
145	Fiji	3.7	145
146	Haiti	3.7	144
147	Tajikistan	3.6	146
148	American Samoa	3.6	149
149	Bangladesh	3.6	148
150	Pakistan	3.5	150
151	Mongolia	3.5	151
152	Equatorial Guinea	3.5	155
153	Micronesia	3.5	158
154	Sierra Leone	3.4	152
155	Solomon Islands	3.4	153
156	Kiribati	3.4	154
157	Botswana	3.4	157
158	Syria	3.4	160
159	Laos	3.4	159
160	Senegal	3.3	162
161	Zimbabwe	3.3	161
162	Eritrea	3.3	164
163	Guinea-Bissau	3.3	156
164	Ghana	3.3	165
165	Djibouti	3.2	166
166	Cameroon	3.2	163
167	Sint Maarten	3.2	172
168	Togo	3.2	169
169	Liberia	3.2	167
170	Namibia	3.2	168
171	Cambodia	3.1	178
172	Mauritania	3.1	171
173	Philippines	3.1	175
174	Benin	3.1	170
175	Congo - Brazzaville	3.1	174
176	Mali	3.0	173
177	Nigeria	3.0	177
178	Iraq	3.0	176
179	Congo - Kinshasa	3.0	179
180	Jordan	3.0	183
181	Honduras	3.0	180
182	Brunei	2.9	182
183	Gambia	2.8	181
184	Burkina Faso	2.8	184
185	Vanuatu	2.8	186
186	Sudan	2.8	185
187	Madagascar	2.8	187
188	Yemen	2.8	189
189	Tanzania	2.7	188
190	Angola	2.7	190
191	Mozambique	2.7	192
192	Chad	2.6	191
193	Ethiopia	2.6	193
194	Papua New Guinea	2.6	195
195	Somalia	2.6	194
196	Timor-Leste	2.5	197
197	Rwanda	2.5	201
198	Oman	2.5	196
199	Eswatini	2.5	200
200	Palestinian Territories	2.5	202
201	South Sudan	2.5	199
202	Uganda	2.4	198
203	Burundi	2.4	204
204	Côte d’Ivoire	2.3	203
205	Niger	2.3	205
206	Afghanistan	2.3	206
207	Saudi Arabia	2.3	208
208	Marshall Islands	2.2	207
209	Central African Republic	2.2	209
210	Kenya	2.2	211
211	Zambia	2.2	210
212	Bahrain	2.2	212
213	Northern Mariana Islands	2.0	213
214	Kuwait	1.7	214
215	United Arab Emirates	1.6	216
216	Nauru	1.4	215
217	Qatar	1.2	217

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