demographic2024
Age 65+
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
362,834.2people
Median: 48,192.5people
Countries Covered
188
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
18,645,894.0people
Lowest
Samoa
491.0people
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China18,645,894.0people
2India6,218,300.0people
3United States of America5,450,768.0people
4Indonesia4,261,949.0people
5Japan3,997,535.0people
By Region
North America1,720,501.3people(4 countries)
Asia1,510,084.3people(27 countries)
Africa469,662.7people(9 countries)
South America432,490.9people(7 countries)
Oceania211,593.0people(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (491.0people)High (18,645,894.0people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 362,834.2people)
North America (4)
Asia (27)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Other (107)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 18,645,894.0people |
| 2 | India | 6,218,300.0people |
| 3 | United States of America | 5,450,768.0people |
| 4 | Indonesia | 4,261,949.0people |
| 5 | Japan | 3,997,535.0people |
| 6 | Nigeria | 2,221,951.0people |
| 7 | South Korea | 1,902,170.0people |
| 8 | Vietnam | 1,645,490.0people |
| 9 | Brazil | 1,237,241.0people |
| 10 | Thailand | 1,233,393.0people |
| 11 | Philippines | 1,023,093.0people |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,005,262.0people |
| 13 | Mexico | 877,198.0people |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 779,760.0people |
| 15 | Germany | 763,855.0people |
| 16 | United Republic of Tanzania | 689,415.0people |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 689,118.0people |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 671,131.0people |
| 19 | North Korea | 623,735.0people |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 596,871.0people |
| 21 | Peru | 593,484.0people |
| 22 | Canada | 481,657.0people |
| 23 | Kenya | 462,948.0people |
| 24 | Mozambique | 437,000.0people |
| 25 | Colombia | 404,725.0people |
| 26 | Argentina | 338,160.0people |
| 27 | Türkiye | 331,035.0people |
| 28 | Madagascar | 330,956.0people |
| 29 | Angola | 329,291.0people |
| 30 | Australia | 325,260.0people |
| 31 | Uganda | 313,405.0people |
| 32 | Ukraine | 308,155.0people |
| 33 | France | 298,682.0people |
| 34 | Italy | 294,120.0people |
| 35 | Pakistan | 285,318.0people |
| 36 | Cambodia | 248,742.0people |
| 37 | Ecuador | 235,789.0people |
| 38 | Cameroon | 208,947.0people |
| 39 | Bolivia | 203,148.0people |
| 40 | Moldova, Republic of | 195,837.0people |
| 41 | Poland | 194,312.0people |
| 42 | Chile | 190,364.0people |
| 43 | Niger | 189,203.0people |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 184,292.0people |
| 45 | Venezuela | 179,801.0people |
| 46 | Spain | 176,762.0people |
| 47 | Ghana | 176,308.0people |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 169,967.0people |
| 49 | Malaysia | 167,599.0people |
| 50 | Malawi | 144,346.0people |
| 51 | Burkina Faso | 143,600.0people |
| 52 | Myanmar | 141,277.0people |
| 53 | Taiwan, Province of China | 141,007.0people |
| 54 | Netherlands | 138,554.0people |
| 55 | South Africa | 131,182.0people |
| 56 | Georgia | 130,258.0people |
| 57 | Benin | 130,223.0people |
| 58 | Egypt | 126,058.0people |
| 59 | Cote d'Ivoire | 123,481.0people |
| 60 | Serbia | 121,082.0people |
| 61 | Zambia | 120,854.0people |
| 62 | Israel | 114,399.0people |
| 63 | Burundi | 110,887.0people |
| 64 | Haiti | 109,276.0people |
| 65 | Singapore | 104,657.0people |
| 66 | Morocco | 101,120.0people |
| 67 | Portugal | 100,938.0people |
| 68 | Chad | 99,075.0people |
| 69 | New Zealand | 97,926.0people |
| 70 | Switzerland | 88,431.0people |
| 71 | Sudan | 85,661.0people |
| 72 | Czech Republic | 82,608.0people |
| 73 | South Sudan | 82,039.0people |
| 74 | Senegal | 79,623.0people |
| 75 | Hong Kong | 79,298.0people |
| 76 | Nepal | 74,761.0people |
| 77 | Mali | 73,761.0people |
| 78 | Guatemala | 72,382.0people |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 71,853.0people |
| 80 | Rwanda | 71,173.0people |
| 81 | Guinea | 67,255.0people |
| 82 | Norway | 65,239.0people |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 64,732.0people |
| 84 | Hungary | 64,637.0people |
| 85 | El Salvador | 61,141.0people |
| 86 | Paraguay | 60,650.0people |
| 87 | Togo | 57,095.0people |
| 88 | Denmark | 55,073.0people |
| 89 | Sweden | 54,804.0people |
| 90 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 54,717.0people |
| 91 | Finland | 51,602.0people |
| 92 | Greece | 50,101.0people |
| 93 | Republic of the Congo | 49,866.0people |
| 94 | Liberia | 48,790.0people |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 47,595.0people |
| 96 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 44,146.0people |
| 97 | Sierra Leone | 42,827.0people |
| 98 | Kazakhstan | 42,772.0people |
| 99 | Austria | 42,121.0people |
| 100 | Lithuania | 40,031.0people |
| 101 | Panama | 39,154.0people |
| 102 | Ireland | 38,944.0people |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38,848.0people |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 38,249.0people |
| 105 | Honduras | 38,172.0people |
| 106 | Saudi Arabia | 36,508.0people |
| 107 | Latvia | 35,692.0people |
| 108 | Central African Republic | 34,633.0people |
| 109 | Belgium | 32,000.0people |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 31,400.0people |
| 111 | Estonia | 31,353.0people |
| 112 | Slovakia | 30,363.0people |
| 113 | Jamaica | 28,662.0people |
| 114 | Eritrea | 27,811.0people |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 27,756.0people |
| 116 | Uruguay | 27,673.0people |
| 117 | Albania | 27,446.0people |
| 118 | Cuba | 25,528.0people |
| 119 | Puerto Rico | 25,149.0people |
| 120 | Namibia | 25,143.0people |
| 121 | Timor-Leste | 22,821.0people |
| 122 | Azerbaijan | 21,493.0people |
| 123 | Iraq | 19,785.0people |
| 124 | Somalia | 18,013.0people |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 17,632.0people |
| 126 | Belarus | 14,508.0people |
| 127 | Armenia | 13,468.0people |
| 128 | Croatia | 13,262.0people |
| 129 | Botswana | 12,035.0people |
| 130 | Mongolia | 11,910.0people |
| 131 | Uzbekistan | 11,605.0people |
| 132 | Tunisia | 10,855.0people |
| 133 | Lesotho | 10,585.0people |
| 134 | Republic of The Gambia | 10,432.0people |
| 135 | Gabon | 10,370.0people |
| 136 | Lebanon | 10,198.0people |
| 137 | Equatorial Guinea | 10,077.0people |
| 138 | Mauritania | 9,982.0people |
| 139 | Romania | 9,543.0people |
| 140 | Turkmenistan | 9,503.0people |
| 141 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9,392.0people |
| 142 | Tajikistan | 8,771.0people |
| 143 | Solomon Islands | 7,911.0people |
| 144 | Slovenia | 7,496.0people |
| 145 | Bhutan | 7,022.0people |
| 146 | Algeria | 6,975.0people |
| 147 | Cyprus | 6,628.0people |
| 148 | United Arab Emirates | 6,457.0people |
| 149 | Yemen | 6,251.0people |
| 150 | Montenegro | 5,759.0people |
| 151 | Afghanistan | 5,404.0people |
| 152 | Comoros | 5,292.0people |
| 153 | Iceland | 4,980.0people |
| 154 | Eswatini | 4,936.0people |
| 155 | Macao | 4,890.0people |
| 156 | Fiji | 4,600.0people |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,343.0people |
| 158 | Bahamas | 4,105.0people |
| 159 | Guyana | 3,875.0people |
| 160 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 3,602.0people |
| 161 | Mauritius | 3,315.0people |
| 162 | Barbados | 2,196.0people |
| 163 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 2,066.0people |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 2,011.0people |
| 165 | Malta | 1,996.0people |
| 166 | Djibouti | 1,989.0people |
| 167 | Western Sahara | 1,887.0people |
| 168 | Bahrain | 1,814.0people |
| 169 | State of Palestine | 1,672.0people |
| 170 | Guam | 1,518.0people |
| 171 | Maldives | 1,515.0people |
| 172 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,459.0people |
| 173 | Luxembourg | 1,402.0people |
| 174 | Qatar | 1,339.0people |
| 175 | Oman | 1,276.0people |
| 176 | Cape Verde | 1,239.0people |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,155.0people |
| 178 | Belize | 1,112.0people |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 1,085.0people |
| 180 | Kuwait | 1,031.0people |
| 181 | Suriname | 982.0people |
| 182 | Jordan | 873.0people |
| 183 | Tonga | 842.0people |
| 184 | New Caledonia | 788.0people |
| 185 | Libya | 768.0people |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 711.0people |
| 187 | French Polynesia | 668.0people |
| 188 | Samoa | 491.0people |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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