Mapped: Countries With the Most Seniors

Mapped: Countries With the Most Seniors

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The world is getting older, and in some countries, seniors already make up more than one-quarter of the population.

This visualization, created by Iswardi Ishak, ranks countries by the share of their population aged 65 and above, using World Bank data.

Some Countries Are Aging Faster

The table below shows the countries with the highest share of residents aged 65 and older.

Rank	Country	% of seniors in population
1	Monaco	36.17
2	Japan	29.78
3	Puerto Rico (US)	24.72
4	Italy	24.62
5	Portugal	24.53
6	Greece	23.94
7	Finland	23.90
8	Germany	23.20
9	Croatia	23.19
10	Isle of Man (UK)	23.15
11	Virgin Islands (U.S.)	22.69
12	Serbia	22.69
13	Hong Kong SAR, China	22.67
14	San Marino	22.41
15	Bosnia and Herzegovina	22.23
16	France	22.15
17	Bulgaria	22.03
18	European Union	22.01
19	Slovenia	21.77
20	Bermuda (UK)	21.74
21	Latvia	21.74
22	Estonia	21.30
23	Spain	21.15
24	Hungary	20.99
25	Denmark	20.87
26	Czechia	20.85
27	Sweden	20.75
28	Liechtenstein	20.73
29	Austria	20.61
30	Belgium	20.56
31	Netherlands	20.50
32	Malta	20.21
33	Lithuania	20.17
34	Poland	20.14
35	Switzerland	20.02
36	Romania	19.98
37	Canada	19.80
38	United Kingdom	19.5
39	South Korea	19.27
40	Ukraine	18.96
41	Norway	18.79
42	Slovak Republic	18.54
43	St. Martin (French part)	18.41
44	North Macedonia	18.02
45	United States	17.93
46	Montenegro	17.83
47	Faroe Islands (UK)	17.74
48	Australia	17.73
49	Belarus	17.67
50	Gibraltar	17.62
51	New Zealand	17.20
52	Russian Federation	17.18
53	Aruba	17.06
54	Albania	16.92
55	Curacao	16.78
56	Cuba	16.57
57	Barbados	16.55
58	Moldova	16.21
59	Uruguay	16.05
60	Andorra	15.95
61	Ireland	15.89
62	Iceland	15.64
63	Georgia	15.64
64	Luxembourg	15.48
65	Thailand	15.36
66	China	14.67
67	Cyprus	14.62
68	Macao SAR, China	14.27
69	Chile	14.14
70	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	13.94
71	Armenia	13.70
72	Singapore	13.66
73	Mauritius	13.53
74	Dominica	12.96
75	Guam	12.60
76	Israel	12.55
77	Argentina	12.42
78	Korea, Dem. People’s Rep.	12.40
79	Trinidad and Tobago	12.38
80	Grenada	12.24
81	Costa Rica	12.23
82	Sri Lanka	12.10
83	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	11.89
84	Antigua and Barbuda	11.78
85	Bahamas, The	11.78
86	New Caledonia	11.43
87	Palau	11.34
88	French Polynesia	11.32
89	Turks and Caicos Islands	11.25
90	St. Kitts and Nevis	11.23
91	Brazil	11.05
92	Greenland	10.81
93	Turkiye	10.28
94	Lebanon	10.14
95	Kosovo	10.07
96	Colombia	9.78
97	Northern Mariana Islands	9.75
98	Venezuela	9.68
99	British Virgin Islands	9.62
100	St. Lucia	9.62
101	Tunisia	9.53
102	Panama	9.35
103	Peru	9.23
104	Vietnam	9.05
105	Cayman Islands (UK)	9.00
106	Kazakhstan	8.65
107	Azerbaijan	8.56
108	Seychelles	8.54
109	Ecuador	8.34
110	Mexico	8.25
111	Iran	8.24
112	Jamaica	8.21
113	El Salvador	8.15
114	Morocco	8.14
115	American Samoa	8.04
116	Suriname	7.90
117	Dominican Republic	7.88
118	Malaysia	7.74
119	Myanmar	7.30
120	Indonesia	7.29
121	India	7.15
122	Brunei Darussalam	6.87
123	Cabo Verde	6.86
124	Guyana	6.73
125	Tonga	6.72
126	South Africa	6.69
127	Tuvalu	6.67
128	Algeria	6.58
129	Paraguay	6.54
130	Nepal	6.50
131	Bangladesh	6.50
132	Bhutan	6.49
133	Fiji	6.49
134	Cambodia	6.16
135	Micronesia, Fed. Sts.	5.95
136	Samoa	5.88
137	Uzbekistan	5.86
138	Kyrgyz Republic	5.68
139	Bolivia	5.64
140	Nicaragua	5.53
141	Philippines	5.49
142	Timor-Leste	5.28
143	Mongolia	5.14
144	Egypt	5.12
145	Belize	5.02
146	Libya	5.02
147	Djibouti	4.85
148	Guatemala	4.85
149	Syria	4.74
150	Haiti	4.71
151	Laos	4.67
152	Marshall Islands	4.64
153	Maldives	4.64
154	Turkmenistan	4.53
155	Jordan	4.52
156	Comoros	4.47
157	Honduras	4.42
158	Vanuatu	4.30
159	Pakistan	4.28
160	Eswatini	4.26
161	Kiribati	4.24
162	Eritrea	4.2
163	Gabon	4.08
164	Botswana	4.04
165	Rwanda	3.93
166	Sao Tome and Principe	3.90
167	Lesotho	3.86
168	Bahrain	3.85
169	Tajikistan	3.85
170	West Bank and Gaza	3.84
171	Ghana	3.71
172	Equatorial Guinea	3.69
173	Namibia	3.67
174	Solomon Islands	3.64
175	Senegal	3.62
176	Zimbabwe	3.60
177	Papua New Guinea	3.46
178	Guinea	3.46
179	Iraq	3.41
180	Madagascar	3.41
181	Liberia	3.30
182	Sudan	3.30
183	Sierra Leone	3.24
184	Ethiopia	3.23
185	Mauritania	3.23
186	Togo	3.21
187	Guinea-Bissau	3.19
188	Benin	3.12
189	Kuwait	3.10
190	Gambia, The	3.08
191	Congo, Dem. Rep.	3.08
192	Nigeria	3.05
193	Tanzania	3.05
194	South Sudan	2.99
195	Congo, Rep.	2.99
196	Kenya	2.97
197	Saudi Arabia	2.95
198	Angola	2.85
199	Nauru	2.85
200	Cameroon	2.79
201	Mozambique	2.75
202	Burkina Faso	2.65
203	Oman	2.64
204	Cote d’Ivoire	2.61
205	Niger	2.59
206	Somalia	2.59
207	Malawi	2.59
208	Burundi	2.53
209	Yemen	2.52
210	Afghanistan	2.40
211	Mali	2.38
212	Uganda	2.19
213	Central African Republic	2.15
214	Chad	2.10
215	Zambia	1.95
216	United Arab Emirates	1.77
217	Qatar	1.68

Monaco is a clear outlier, with more than one in three residents aged 65 or older.

Japan follows at nearly 30%, while Southern and Eastern Europe account for much of the rest of the top 15. Together, these rankings show how population aging has become concentrated in advanced economies with decades of low fertility and long life expectancy.

Europe Dominates the Aging Rankings

Europe’s high senior shares reflect decades of below-replacement fertility and rising life expectancy. Countries such as Italy, Portugal, Greece, and Germany now have more than one in five residents aged 65 or older, making Europe the world’s oldest region by this measure.

Outside Europe, smaller territories and economies including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, and San Marino also rank near the top.

The Workforce Impact

As populations age, the balance between workers and retirees shifts. A smaller working-age population can slow economic growth while increasing demand for pensions, healthcare, and long-term care.

These demographic changes are already reshaping labor markets in many countries, encouraging employers to retain older workers, automate routine tasks, and find new ways to address labor shortages.

Learn More on the Voronoi App

To see how aging trends could evolve over the rest of the century, check out Ranked: Top 25 Countries With the Most Seniors in 2025, 2050, 2075, & 2100 on Voronoi.
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• Source: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/countries-with-the-most-seniors/