People > Age structure > 65 years and over > From total: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Monaco	22.8%	2008
2	Japan	21.6%	2008
=3	Germany	20%	2008
=3	Italy	20%	2008
5	Greece	19.1%	2008
6	Sweden	18.3%	2008
=7	Spain	17.9%	2008
=7	Guernsey	17.9%	2008
9	Austria	17.7%	2008
=10	Bulgaria	17.6%	2008
=10	Estonia	17.6%	2008
12	Belgium	17.5%	2008
13	Portugal	17.4%	2008
	Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	17.36%	2008
14	San Marino	17.2%	2008
15	European Union	17.1%	2008
16	Croatia	17%	2008
17	Latvia	16.9%	2008
=18	Georgia	16.6%	2008
=18	Finland	16.6%	2008
20	Gibraltar	16.5%	2008
=21	Slovenia	16.3%	2008
=21	France	16.3%	2008
	Eurozone average (profile)	16.26%	2008
	European Union average (profile)	16.14%	2008
23	Ukraine	16.1%	2008
=24	Switzerland	16%	2008
=24	Lithuania	16%	2008
=24	United Kingdom	16%	2008
=24	Jersey	16%	2008
28	Norfolk Island	15.9%	2007
29	Denmark	15.7%	2008
30	Hungary	15.6%	2008
	NATO countries average (profile)	15.56%	2008
	High income OECD countries average (profile)	15.34%	2008
	Europe average (profile)	15.15%	2008
31	Czech Republic	15.1%	2008
=32	Norway	15%	2008
=32	Serbia and Montenegro	15%	2005
34	Canada	14.9%	2008
=35	Belarus	14.7%	2008
=35	Bosnia and Herzegovina	14.7%	2008
=35	Luxembourg	14.7%	2008
=35	Romania	14.7%	2008
39	Netherlands	14.6%	2008
=40	Faroe Islands	14.1%	2008
=40	Russia	14.1%	2008
	Eastern Europe average (profile)	13.91%	2008
42	Malta	13.9%	2008
43	Puerto Rico	13.5%	2008
44	Poland	13.4%	2008
=45	Uruguay	13.3%	2008
=45	Australia	13.3%	2008
=45	Liechtenstein	13.3%	2008
	Non-religious countries average (profile)	13.26%	2008
48	Hong Kong	13%	2008
	Cold countries average (profile)	12.99%	2008
=49	Bermuda	12.8%	2008
=49	Virgin Islands	12.8%	2008
51	United States	12.7%	2008
52	New Zealand	12.6%	2008
53	Slovakia	12.3%	2008
=54	Iceland	12%	2008
=54	Cyprus	12%	2008
=54	Andorra	12%	2008
57	Ireland	11.8%	2008
58	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	11.3%	2008
	Former Soviet republics average (profile)	11.2%	2008
59	Armenia	11%	2008
=60	Cuba	10.9%	2008
=60	Moldova	10.9%	2008
=62	Argentina	10.8%	2008
=62	Saint Helena	10.8%	2008
64	Martinique	10.6%	2006
	Tourist destinations average (profile)	10.6%	2008
	Heavily indebted countries average (profile)	10.57%	2008
=65	Taiwan	10.5%	2008
=65	South Korea	10.5%	2008
67	Aruba	10.4%	2008
68	Dominica	10.2%	2008
69	Israel	9.8%	2008
	Emerging markets average (profile)	9.73%	2008
70	Albania	9.5%	2008
71	Netherlands Antilles	9.3%	2008
	Catholic countries average (profile)	9.23%	2008
=72	Trinidad and Tobago	9.2%	2008
=72	Guadeloupe	9.2%	2006
=74	Cayman Islands	9%	2008
=74	Saint Lucia	9%	2008
=74	Barbados	9%	2008
	Christian countries average (profile)	8.98%	2008
=77	North Korea	8.8%	2008
=77	Chile	8.8%	2008
79	Singapore	8.7%	2008
80	Thailand	8.5%	2008
81	Kazakhstan	8.2%	2008
82	Saint Kitts and Nevis	8.1%	2008
83	China	8%	2008
84	Sri Lanka	7.9%	2008
85	Macau	7.7%	2008
86	Anguilla	7.6%	2008
=87	Jamaica	7.4%	2008
=87	Montserrat	7.4%	2008
=89	Lebanon	7.1%	2008
=89	New Caledonia	7.1%	2008
=89	Tunisia	7.1%	2008
=92	Turkey	7%	2008
=92	Guam	7%	2008
	Landlocked countries average (profile)	6.98%	2008
94	Mauritius	6.9%	2008
	Latin America and Caribbean average (profile)	6.89%	2008
95	Azerbaijan	6.8%	2008
=96	Panama	6.7%	2008
=96	The Bahamas	6.7%	2008
=98	Greenland	6.6%	2008
=98	French Polynesia	6.6%	2008
=98	Antigua and Barbuda	6.6%	2008
=101	Cape Verde	6.5%	2008
=101	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6.5%	2008
	Religious countries average (profile)	6.44%	2008
	Sparsely populated countries average (profile)	6.35%	2008
=103	Suriname	6.3%	2008
=103	Brazil	6.3%	2008
=103	French Guiana	6.3%	2006
	East Asia and Pacific average (profile)	6.21%	2008
106	Reunion	6.2%	2006
	Former Spanish colonies average (profile)	6.18%	2008
=107	Mexico	6.1%	2008
=107	Seychelles	6.1%	2008
=107	Kyrgyzstan	6.1%	2008
110	Costa Rica	6%	2008
=111	Dominican Republic	5.8%	2008
=111	Indonesia	5.8%	2008
=111	Vietnam	5.8%	2008
=114	Samoa	5.6%	2008
=114	Peru	5.6%	2008
=114	British Virgin Islands	5.6%	2008
117	Colombia	5.5%	2008
=118	Iran	5.4%	2008
=118	Bhutan	5.4%	2008
=118	Guyana	5.4%	2008
=118	Burma	5.4%	2008
	Former British colonies average (profile)	5.38%	2008
122	South Africa	5.3%	2008
=123	Ecuador	5.2%	2008
=123	El Salvador	5.2%	2008
=123	Tuvalu	5.2%	2008
=123	Morocco	5.2%	2008
=123	India	5.2%	2008
=128	Venezuela	5.1%	2008
=128	Paraguay	5.1%	2008
=130	Uzbekistan	5%	2008
=130	Lesotho	5%	2008
=130	Algeria	5%	2008
=130	Tokelau	5%	2006
134	Malaysia	4.9%	2008
	South and Central Asia average (profile)	4.89%	2008
135	Palau	4.8%	2008
	Hot countries average (profile)	4.71%	2008
=136	Bolivia	4.7%	2008
=136	Egypt	4.7%	2008
138	Fiji	4.6%	2008
=139	Turkmenistan	4.3%	2008
=139	Tonga	4.3%	2008
	Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	4.21%	2008
=141	Libya	4.2%	2008
=141	Pakistan	4.2%	2008
=141	Equatorial Guinea	4.2%	2008
	South Asia average (profile)	4.14%	2008
=144	Central African Republic	4.1%	2008
=144	Turks and Caicos Islands	4.1%	2008
=144	Philippines	4.1%	2008
=144	Jordan	4.1%	2008
	Muslim countries average (profile)	4.01%	2008
148	Papua New Guinea	4%	2008
=149	Vanuatu	3.9%	2008
=149	Maldives	3.9%	2008
=149	Zimbabwe	3.9%	2008
=149	Botswana	3.9%	2008
=149	Gabon	3.9%	2008
=149	Mongolia	3.9%	2008
=155	Bahrain	3.8%	2008
=155	American Samoa	3.8%	2008
=155	Nepal	3.8%	2008
=155	Namibia	3.8%	2008
=159	Tajikistan	3.7%	2008
=159	Guatemala	3.7%	2008
	Former French colonies average (profile)	3.68%	2008
=161	Swaziland	3.6%	2008
=161	Sao Tome and Principe	3.6%	2008
=161	Cambodia	3.6%	2008
=161	Ghana	3.6%	2008
=161	West Bank	3.6%	2008
=161	Djibouti	3.6%	2008
=167	Bangladesh	3.5%	2008
=167	Belize	3.5%	2008
=167	Eritrea	3.5%	2008
=167	Haiti	3.5%	2008
=167	Honduras	3.5%	2008
=172	Guinea	3.4%	2008
=172	Solomon Islands	3.4%	2008
=172	Kiribati	3.4%	2008
	Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	3.33%	2008
=175	East Timor	3.3%	2008
=175	Syria	3.3%	2008
=175	Nicaragua	3.3%	2008
	OPEC countries average (profile)	3.27%	2008
=178	Cameroon	3.2%	2008
=178	Sierra Leone	3.2%	2008
=178	Brunei	3.2%	2008
=181	Madagascar	3.1%	2008
=181	Laos	3.1%	2008
=181	Mali	3.1%	2008
=181	Guinea-Bissau	3.1%	2008
	failed states average (profile)	3.09%	2008
=185	Nigeria	3%	2008
=185	Senegal	3%	2008
=185	Iraq	3%	2008
=185	Grenada	3%	2008
=185	Comoros	3%	2008
=190	Federated States of Micronesia	2.9%	2008
=190	Chad	2.9%	2008
=190	Kuwait	2.9%	2008
=193	Liberia	2.8%	2008
=193	Tanzania	2.8%	2008
=193	Congo, Republic of the	2.8%	2008
=193	The Gambia	2.8%	2008
=193	Oman	2.8%	2008
=193	Cote d'Ivoire	2.8%	2008
=193	Mozambique	2.8%	2008
=193	Marshall Islands	2.8%	2008
=201	Ethiopia	2.7%	2008
=201	Gaza Strip	2.7%	2008
=201	Malawi	2.7%	2008
=201	Togo	2.7%	2008
=201	Angola	2.7%	2008
=206	Yemen	2.6%	2008
=206	Kenya	2.6%	2008
=206	Benin	2.6%	2008
=209	Burkina Faso	2.5%	2008
=209	Sudan	2.5%	2008
=209	Somalia	2.5%	2008
=209	Burundi	2.5%	2008
=209	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2.5%	2008
=214	Afghanistan	2.4%	2008
=214	Rwanda	2.4%	2008
=214	Saudi Arabia	2.4%	2008
=214	Niger	2.4%	2008
=214	Zambia	2.4%	2008
219	Western Sahara	2.3%	2008
=220	Mauritania	2.2%	2008
=220	Uganda	2.2%	2008
222	Nauru	2.1%	2008
223	Mayotte	1.8%	2008
224	Northern Mariana Islands	1.7%	2008
225	Qatar	1.4%	2008
226	United Arab Emirates	0.9%	2008

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