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Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)
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Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
World Bank code: SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
• Data available for 217 countries • Latest year: 2024
In ,
Monaco
led Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) at 36.17.
The world median across 217 reporting countries was
8.34.
What this measures:
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
How "Health & Population" indicators are measured
Health and population indicators come from national vital-registration systems, demographic and health surveys, and modeling by the UN Population Division and WHO. Mortality and morbidity estimates are often modeled rather than directly observed in lower-capacity statistical systems, which means some figures are interpolations between survey years. Life expectancy is a "period" measure based on current age-specific mortality, not a forecast of how long someone born today will actually live.
Distribution — 2024
Reporting
217 countries
Median
8.34
Mean
10.57
25th percentile
4.08
75th percentile
16.78
Range
1.68 – 36.17
World at a Glance — 2024
Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).
Lighter = lower value · Darker = higher value. Hover a cell to see the country and value.
Highest Values — 2024
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Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)
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