Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
233
Highest
209,726 thousands
China
Lowest
0.211 thousands
Tokelau
Median
431.65 thousands
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
12,820
What the numbers show
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) is currently reported for 233 countries. The highest value is 209,726 thousands in China; the lowest is 0.211 thousands in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 431.65 thousands, and the mean is 3,607 thousands.
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 209,726 thousands | 2025 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 105,813 thousands | 2025 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 62,898 thousands | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 36,894 thousands | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 5 | Russia | 25,222 thousands | 2025 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 23,924 thousands | 2025 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 21,095 thousands | 2025 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 19,766 thousands | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 9 | France | 14,881 thousands | 2025 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 14,721 thousands | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 13,591 thousands | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 11,494 thousands | 2025 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 11,239 thousands | 2025 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 11,015 thousands | 2025 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Pakistan | 10,940 thousands | 2025 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 10,245 thousands | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 17 | South Korea | 10,220 thousands | 2025 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Vietnam | 9,393 thousands | 2025 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 19 | Turkey | 9,124 thousands | 2025 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Canada | 7,999 thousands | 2025 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 7,846 thousands | 2025 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 22 | Iran | 7,734 thousands | 2025 | up 60.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Ukraine | 7,297 thousands | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 24 | Nigeria | 7,190 thousands | 2025 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 25 | Philippines | 6,523 thousands | 2025 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Egypt | 6,101 thousands | 2025 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 27 | Argentina | 5,733 thousands | 2025 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 5,308 thousands | 2025 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Australia | 4,807 thousands | 2025 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 4,371 thousands | 2025 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 4,363 thousands | 2025 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Myanmar | 4,053 thousands | 2025 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 33 | Romania | 3,806 thousands | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 34 | Netherlands | 3,782 thousands | 2025 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 35 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3,419 thousands | 2025 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 36 | North Korea | 3,329 thousands | 2025 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Peru | 3,215 thousands | 2025 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Morocco | 3,173 thousands | 2025 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Algeria | 3,153 thousands | 2025 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 2,847 thousands | 2025 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Chile | 2,845 thousands | 2025 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Malaysia | 2,820 thousands | 2025 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Venezuela | 2,803 thousands | 2025 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Portugal | 2,576 thousands | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 45 | Belgium | 2,439 thousands | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 46 | Greece | 2,414 thousands | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 47 | Czechia | 2,243 thousands | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 48 | Sweden | 2,215 thousands | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 2,188 thousands | 2025 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 50 | Tanzania | 2,117 thousands | 2025 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 51 | Hungary | 2,035 thousands | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 52 | Nepal | 1,944 thousands | 2025 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 53 | Austria | 1,900 thousands | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 54 | Cuba | 1,838 thousands | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 1,829 thousands | 2025 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 56 | Switzerland | 1,808 thousands | 2025 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 57 | Hong Kong | 1,715 thousands | 2025 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Kenya | 1,705 thousands | 2025 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Sudan | 1,700 thousands | 2025 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 60 | Belarus | 1,623 thousands | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 61 | Iraq | 1,596 thousands | 2025 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 62 | Ecuador | 1,542 thousands | 2025 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Serbia | 1,536 thousands | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 1,491 thousands | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 65 | Finland | 1,352 thousands | 2025 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 66 | Ghana | 1,302 thousands | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 67 | Denmark | 1,257 thousands | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 68 | Syria | 1,205 thousands | 2025 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Tunisia | 1,198 thousands | 2025 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Israel | 1,193 thousands | 2025 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 71 | Uganda | 1,119 thousands | 2025 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 72 | Madagascar | 1,113 thousands | 2025 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 73 | Cambodia | 1,112 thousands | 2025 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Angola | 1,105 thousands | 2025 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Norway | 1,060 thousands | 2025 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 76 | Afghanistan | 1,044 thousands | 2025 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 77 | Yemen | 1,043 thousands | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 78 | Slovakia | 1,032 thousands | 2025 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 1,028 thousands | 2025 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Mozambique | 964.53 thousands | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 921.72 thousands | 2025 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 917.17 thousands | 2025 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 83 | New Zealand | 910.52 thousands | 2025 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 84 | Guatemala | 910.01 thousands | 2025 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Croatia | 903.66 thousands | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 86 | Cote d'Ivoire | 850.08 thousands | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 87 | Ireland | 847.5 thousands | 2025 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 88 | Cameroon | 827.57 thousands | 2025 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 89 | Singapore | 815.47 thousands | 2025 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 90 | Puerto Rico | 809.74 thousands | 2025 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 91 | Niger | 715.88 thousands | 2025 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Bolivia | 710.94 thousands | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 710.62 thousands | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 94 | Senegal | 679.63 thousands | 2025 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 641.85 thousands | 2025 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | 635.08 thousands | 2025 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | 601.92 thousands | 2025 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 98 | Georgia | 601.82 thousands | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 99 | Lebanon | 599.58 thousands | 2025 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Mali | 589.35 thousands | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 101 | Lithuania | 581.64 thousands | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 102 | Rwanda | 572.99 thousands | 2025 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Malawi | 567.05 thousands | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 104 | Haiti | 562.18 thousands | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 105 | Uruguay | 547.14 thousands | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 106 | Jordan | 535.8 thousands | 2025 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 107 | El Salvador | 522.55 thousands | 2025 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Guinea | 516.96 thousands | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 109 | Somalia | 503.62 thousands | 2025 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 110 | Honduras | 488.97 thousands | 2025 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Albania | 480.41 thousands | 2025 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 112 | Slovenia | 465.71 thousands | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 113 | Paraguay | 461.86 thousands | 2025 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 114 | Benin | 458.77 thousands | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 115 | Chad | 438.15 thousands | 2025 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 116 | Moldova | 434.7 thousands | 2020 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 117 | Panama | 431.65 thousands | 2025 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Zambia | 426.17 thousands | 2025 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 422.92 thousands | 2025 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | 421.01 thousands | 2025 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 121 | Armenia | 416.91 thousands | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 122 | Latvia | 409.13 thousands | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 123 | Nicaragua | 390.79 thousands | 2025 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Libya | 377.49 thousands | 2025 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Papua New Guinea | 376 thousands | 2025 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Laos | 370.26 thousands | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 127 | South Sudan | 365.95 thousands | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 128 | Burundi | 361.34 thousands | 2025 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 129 | Turkmenistan | 352.58 thousands | 2025 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 332.58 thousands | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 131 | Togo | 311.45 thousands | 2025 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 132 | Estonia | 291.46 thousands | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 133 | Sierra Leone | 284.77 thousands | 2025 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 134 | Jamaica | 237.99 thousands | 2025 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 135 | Palestine | 211.71 thousands | 2025 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Cyprus | 201.58 thousands | 2025 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 137 | United Arab Emirates | 199.05 thousands | 2025 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Congo | 193.62 thousands | 2025 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 139 | Trinidad and Tobago | 190.91 thousands | 2025 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Liberia | 188.27 thousands | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 141 | Mongolia | 184.59 thousands | 2025 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 142 | Mauritius | 175.45 thousands | 2025 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 143 | Mauritania | 169.66 thousands | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 144 | Kuwait | 156.27 thousands | 2025 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Eritrea | 151.02 thousands | 2025 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 146 | Oman | 142.72 thousands | 2025 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Reunion | 139.39 thousands | 2025 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Central African Republic | 117.97 thousands | 2025 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 149 | Montenegro | 114.9 thousands | 2025 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 150 | Namibia | 114.28 thousands | 2025 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 151 | Malta | 110.56 thousands | 2025 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 152 | Macao | 105.87 thousands | 2025 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Luxembourg | 105.84 thousands | 2025 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 154 | Gabon | 105.32 thousands | 2025 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 155 | Botswana | 103.2 thousands | 2025 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 156 | Guadeloupe | 90.97 thousands | 2025 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Lesotho | 90.94 thousands | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 158 | Martinique | 88.12 thousands | 2025 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 159 | Gambia | 87.34 thousands | 2025 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 160 | East Timor | 74.02 thousands | 2025 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 71.55 thousands | 2025 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 162 | Equatorial Guinea | 71.29 thousands | 2025 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Bahrain | 63.93 thousands | 2025 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Iceland | 62.6 thousands | 2025 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 165 | Fiji | 61.07 thousands | 2025 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 166 | Djibouti | 57.76 thousands | 2025 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Guyana | 57.16 thousands | 2025 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 168 | Eswatini | 53.87 thousands | 2025 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 169 | Bhutan | 52.07 thousands | 2025 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Qatar | 51.96 thousands | 2025 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Suriname | 51.22 thousands | 2025 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 172 | Bahamas | 47.96 thousands | 2025 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Barbados | 47.5 thousands | 2025 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 174 | Western Sahara | 39.67 thousands | 2025 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Comoros | 39.03 thousands | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 176 | Cape Verde | 36.84 thousands | 2025 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 177 | New Caledonia | 34.09 thousands | 2025 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 178 | French Polynesia | 32.84 thousands | 2025 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Brunei | 32.75 thousands | 2025 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Curacao | 31.6 thousands | 2025 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 181 | Solomon Islands | 30.25 thousands | 2025 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 182 | Maldives | 25.34 thousands | 2025 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 183 | French Guiana | 22.19 thousands | 2025 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Guam | 21.63 thousands | 2025 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Belize | 21.52 thousands | 2025 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 186 | Jersey | 19.89 thousands | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 187 | Isle of Man | 19.67 thousands | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 188 | United States Virgin Islands | 19.36 thousands | 2025 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Aruba | 18.82 thousands | 2025 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | 17.6 thousands | 2025 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 191 | Grenada | 14.57 thousands | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 192 | Vanuatu | 14.37 thousands | 2025 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 193 | Bermuda | 14.33 thousands | 2025 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 194 | Guernsey | 14.13 thousands | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 195 | Monaco | 13.88 thousands | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 196 | Andorra | 13.38 thousands | 2025 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Samoa | 13.08 thousands | 2025 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 198 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.09 thousands | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 199 | Seychelles | 11.37 thousands | 2025 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 200 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.33 thousands | 2025 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 201 | Faroe Islands | 9.9 thousands | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 202 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.32 thousands | 2025 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 203 | Mayotte | 9.13 thousands | 2025 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Dominica | 8.64 thousands | 2025 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 205 | Liechtenstein | 8.42 thousands | 2025 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 206 | San Marino | 7.66 thousands | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 207 | Gibraltar | 7.04 thousands | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 207 | Tonga | 7.04 thousands | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 209 | Cayman Islands | 6.94 thousands | 2025 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 210 | Micronesia (country) | 6.88 thousands | 2025 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 211 | Greenland | 6.23 thousands | 2025 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 212 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 6.2 thousands | 2025 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 213 | Kiribati | 5.83 thousands | 2025 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 214 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.39 thousands | 2025 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 215 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.34 thousands | 2025 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 216 | Saint Martin (French part) | 4.84 thousands | 2025 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 217 | Northern Mariana Islands | 4.51 thousands | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 218 | British Virgin Islands | 3.9 thousands | 2025 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 219 | American Samoa | 3.85 thousands | 2025 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 220 | Palau | 2.05 thousands | 2025 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 221 | Saint Barthelemy | 2.03 thousands | 2025 | up 120.5% | volatile |
| 222 | Cook Islands | 1.91 thousands | 2025 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 223 | Anguilla | 1.87 thousands | 2025 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 224 | Marshall Islands | 1.76 thousands | 2025 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 225 | Wallis and Futuna | 1.68 thousands | 2025 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 226 | Saint Helena | 1.43 thousands | 2025 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 227 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.14 thousands | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 228 | Montserrat | 0.852 thousands | 2025 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 229 | Tuvalu | 0.652 thousands | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 230 | Falkland Islands | 0.445 thousands | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 231 | Nauru | 0.35 thousands | 2025 | up 131.8% | rising |
| 232 | Niue | 0.302 thousands | 2025 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 233 | Tokelau | 0.211 thousands | 2025 | up 37.0% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release