Based on a comparison of 178 countries in 2022, Monaco ranked the highest in population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population with 36.0% followed by Japan and Germany. On the other end of the scale was United Arab Emirates with 1.05%, Qatar with 1.77% and Chad with 2.47%.
Average population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population reached 10.00% in 2022 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 1.66 % more than in the previous year and 15.0 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population reached an all time high of 17.9% in 2050 and an all time low of 5.02% in 1960. The average annual growth amounted to 1.42 % since 1960.
Data for more countries are available at Population Over 65 Years Old (As % of Total Population) indicator page.
| Population Over 65 Years Old (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Belgium | % | 18.6% | 18.8% | 19.0% | 19.2% | 19.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 21.2% | 21.6% | 21.9% | 22.3% | 22.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | 20.2% | 20.6% | 21.1% | 21.6% | 22.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 21.1% | 21.6% | 22.1% | 22.5% | 22.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 19.9% | 20.3% | 20.7% | 21.0% | 21.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 21.3% | 21.5% | 21.7% | 22.0% | 22.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 21.4% | 21.6% | 21.9% | 22.2% | 22.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 22.5% | 22.8% | 23.1% | 23.4% | 23.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 28.5% | 28.9% | 29.3% | 29.6% | 29.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | % | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Monaco | % | 35.2% | 35.4% | 35.6% | 35.8% | 36.0% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 18.6% | 19.0% | 19.3% | 19.6% | 20.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | % | 21.4% | 21.7% | 22.0% | 22.3% | 22.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 18.8% | 19.2% | 19.7% | 20.1% | 20.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 19.8% | 19.9% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.1% |
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