Share of total population aged 65 and over, WDI/WPP-linked nations, 2024.
This stat ranks nations by the share of total population aged 65 and over in 2024. The data use seven WDI/WPP-linked rows, each using the nation’s total population as the denominator. Monaco leads the included rows at 36.17%, while Japan is the highest large national nation at 29.78%. The gap between Japan and Germany is 6.58 percentage points, showing how far Japan sits above a major European peer.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 36.17% | 2024 |
| 2 | Japan | 29.78% | 2024 |
| 3 | Italy | 24.62% | 2024 |
| 4 | Portugal | 24.53% | 2024 |
| 5 | Greece | 23.94% | 2024 |
| 6 | Finland | 23.90% | 2024 |
| 7 | Germany | 23.20% | 2024 |
Source 1: United Nations DESA, Population Division
Publisher: United Nations DESA, Population Division
Dataset/table: World Population Prospects 2024 online edition
Units: population counts, age shares, fertility rates, median age
Date checked: 2026-05-25
Evidence: Supports the common UN population source family for national demographic estimates through 2024.
Source 2: World Bank World Development Indicators
Publisher: World Bank
Dataset/table: World Development Indicators
Units: percent of total population
Date checked: 2026-05-25
Evidence: Provides nation-level shares of population aged 65+ using UN Population Division data.
Source 3: World Bank World Development Indicators
Publisher: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED
Dataset/table: World Development Indicators
Units: percent
Date checked: 2026-05-25
Evidence: Shows Japan's 2024 population aged 65+ share and the World Bank/UN source trail.
Source 4: World Bank World Development Indicators
Publisher: World Bank
Dataset/table: World Development Indicators
Units: percent of total population
Date checked: 2026-05-25
Evidence: Supports Monaco's 2024 share of population aged 65 and over using UN Population Division data.
The source frame is nations with WDI/WPP-linked age-structure values. A complete source download should be used for any future exhaustive rerank.
Rows use population aged 65 and over as a percentage of total population for 2024. Values are rounded to two decimals and sorted from highest to lowest.
Rows use 2024 age-share values in percent from the WDI/WPP source family; Monaco source support was strengthened with the official World Bank nation indicator page.
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