Total population by age (70 years old) by country
Countries reporting
234
Highest
13,997
China (People’s Republic of)
Lowest
0.004
Holy See
Median
26.57
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
28,786
What the numbers show
Total population by age (70 years old) is currently reported for 234 countries. The highest value is 13,997 in China (People’s Republic of); the lowest is 0.004 in Holy See.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.57, and the mean is 214.12.
Over the past decade 222 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Nauru (up 266.7%), and the largest decrease in Holy See (down 73.3%).
Total population by age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (People’s Republic of) | 13,997 | 2023 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 6,653 | 2023 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 3,423 | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 1,589 | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 1,486 | 2023 | up 136.1% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 1,404 | 2023 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 1,273 | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Germany | 943.73 | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 9 | France | 743 | 2023 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 703.81 | 2023 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Pakistan | 681.34 | 2023 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Italy | 667.97 | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 661.18 | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 626.99 | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Thailand | 626.36 | 2023 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Türkiye | 577.94 | 2023 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 545.53 | 2023 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 18 | Korea | 515.72 | 2023 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Iran | 487.22 | 2023 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Spain | 485.39 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 21 | Nigeria | 472.49 | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 471.34 | 2023 | up 89.4% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 424.84 | 2023 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Canada | 418.21 | 2023 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Egypt | 407.08 | 2023 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Ukraine | 400.43 | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 27 | Argentina | 315.17 | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 311.33 | 2023 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Chinese Taipei | 271.33 | 2023 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 30 | South Africa | 270.94 | 2023 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Myanmar | 269.75 | 2023 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 264.71 | 2023 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Australia | 246.12 | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 223.12 | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 35 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 215.25 | 2023 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Morocco | 200.41 | 2023 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Algeria | 199.37 | 2023 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Netherlands | 193.53 | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 39 | Peru | 178.06 | 2023 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Malaysia | 174.05 | 2023 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 172.13 | 2023 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Venezuela | 165.51 | 2023 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Chile | 155.42 | 2023 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 140.24 | 2023 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 138 | 2023 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 46 | Tanzania | 133.82 | 2023 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Czechia | 127.79 | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 48 | Nepal | 126.99 | 2023 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Portugal | 126.29 | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 50 | Belgium | 121.49 | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 51 | Hungary | 116.8 | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 52 | Iraq | 115.63 | 2023 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Greece | 113.25 | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 54 | Sudan | 113.01 | 2023 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 110.65 | 2023 | up 131.6% | rising |
| 56 | Sweden | 104.75 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 57 | Cuba | 102.02 | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 58 | Serbia | 100.63 | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 59 | Kenya | 97.26 | 2023 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Belarus | 92.02 | 2023 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 61 | Hong Kong (China) | 91.4 | 2023 | up 110.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Ecuador | 88.87 | 2023 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Austria | 88.39 | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 64 | Switzerland | 84.02 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 83.43 | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 66 | Ghana | 78.96 | 2023 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Tunisia | 74.94 | 2023 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Madagascar | 74.85 | 2023 | up 84.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Syrian Arab Republic | 72.86 | 2023 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Cambodia | 70.47 | 2023 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Finland | 69.47 | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 72 | Angola | 68.83 | 2023 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Mozambique | 68.6 | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 74 | Uganda | 68.4 | 2023 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 75 | Afghanistan | 66.71 | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 76 | Israel | 66.11 | 2023 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Slovak Republic | 63.01 | 2023 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 78 | Denmark | 61.77 | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 79 | Yemen | 61.44 | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Guatemala | 55.61 | 2023 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 54.7 | 2023 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | 54.11 | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Norway | 54.03 | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 53.28 | 2023 | up 134.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Côte d’Ivoire | 52.84 | 2023 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Cameroon | 52.74 | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 87 | Croatia | 50.98 | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 88 | New Zealand | 47.66 | 2023 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 89 | Niger | 47.65 | 2023 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Singapore | 46.34 | 2023 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Senegal | 44.81 | 2023 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Ireland | 44.48 | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 43.03 | 2023 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 94 | Bolivia | 41.61 | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 41.58 | 2023 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | 41.31 | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 97 | Puerto Rico | 40.29 | 2023 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Mali | 39.8 | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 99 | Haiti | 36.57 | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 100 | Rwanda | 36.03 | 2023 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 34.78 | 2023 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Georgia | 34.75 | 2023 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 103 | Somalia | 33.92 | 2023 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 104 | Lebanon | 33.74 | 2023 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Jordan | 32.59 | 2023 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Guinea | 32.48 | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 107 | Moldova | 32.08 | 2023 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 108 | Malawi | 31.97 | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Honduras | 31.87 | 2023 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 110 | El Salvador | 30.2 | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Benin | 28.65 | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 112 | Lithuania | 28.26 | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 113 | Chad | 28.08 | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 114 | Zambia | 27.82 | 2023 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 115 | Uruguay | 27.3 | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 26.9 | 2023 | up 121.5% | rising |
| 117 | Paraguay | 26.87 | 2023 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Slovenia | 26.27 | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 26.25 | 2023 | up 108.7% | rising |
| 120 | Albania | 26.19 | 2023 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Burundi | 25 | 2023 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 122 | Armenia | 24.93 | 2023 | up 123.2% | rising |
| 123 | Papua New Guinea | 24.04 | 2023 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Panama | 23.81 | 2023 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Nicaragua | 23.71 | 2023 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 23.26 | 2023 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 127 | South Sudan | 22.96 | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 128 | Turkmenistan | 21.69 | 2023 | up 104.7% | rising |
| 129 | Togo | 21.31 | 2023 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Libya | 20.9 | 2023 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 131 | North Macedonia | 20.84 | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 132 | Latvia | 20.14 | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 133 | Sierra Leone | 18.25 | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 134 | Estonia | 14.95 | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 135 | Jamaica | 13.66 | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 136 | Palestine, State of | 13.33 | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.5 | 2023 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Liberia | 12.23 | 2023 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Congo | 11.97 | 2023 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 140 | United Arab Emirates | 11.87 | 2023 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Mauritius | 10.88 | 2023 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Mauritania | 10.6 | 2023 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Cyprus | 10.57 | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 144 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 10.15 | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 145 | Mongolia | 9.9 | 2023 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 146 | Kuwait | 9.36 | 2023 | up 101.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Eritrea | 9 | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Central African Republic | 8.22 | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 149 | Oman | 8.09 | 2023 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Réunion | 8.07 | 2023 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Montenegro | 6.85 | 2023 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 152 | Namibia | 6.65 | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 153 | Botswana | 6.54 | 2023 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Gabon | 6.42 | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 155 | Macau (China) | 6.38 | 2023 | up 190.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Lesotho | 5.45 | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 157 | Luxembourg | 5.43 | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 158 | Malta | 5.43 | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 159 | Gambia | 5.25 | 2023 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.81 | 2023 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.78 | 2023 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 162 | Guadeloupe | 4.76 | 2023 | up 49.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Martinique | 4.67 | 2023 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Timor-Leste | 4.11 | 2023 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Fiji | 3.88 | 2023 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Bahrain | 3.51 | 2023 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Djibouti | 3.47 | 2023 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Eswatini | 3.44 | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 169 | Guyana | 3.37 | 2023 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 170 | Iceland | 3.33 | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 171 | Bhutan | 3.16 | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Suriname | 3.04 | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 173 | Qatar | 2.98 | 2023 | up 146.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Barbados | 2.78 | 2023 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 175 | Comoros | 2.44 | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 176 | Bahamas | 2.4 | 2023 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.07 | 2023 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Cabo Verde | 2.06 | 2023 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 1.97 | 2023 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 180 | French Polynesia | 1.91 | 2023 | up 60.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Curaçao | 1.84 | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 182 | New Caledonia | 1.83 | 2023 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Belize | 1.3 | 2023 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Maldives | 1.28 | 2023 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 185 | French Guiana | 1.27 | 2023 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Guam | 1.26 | 2023 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Aruba | 1.19 | 2023 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 188 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.06 | 2023 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Saint Lucia | 1.01 | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 190 | Isle of Man | 0.956 | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 191 | Vanuatu | 0.933 | 2023 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Samoa | 0.819 | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 193 | Grenada | 0.762 | 2023 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 194 | Bermuda | 0.752 | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 195 | Andorra | 0.684 | 2023 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.676 | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 197 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.632 | 2023 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 198 | Seychelles | 0.599 | 2023 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 199 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.559 | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 200 | Faroe Islands | 0.509 | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 201 | Dominica | 0.495 | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 202 | Mayotte | 0.494 | 2023 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Monaco | 0.473 | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 204 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.464 | 2023 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 205 | Tonga | 0.435 | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 206 | Liechtenstein | 0.421 | 2023 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 207 | Sint Maarten | 0.394 | 2023 | up 159.2% | volatile |
| 208 | Cayman Islands | 0.385 | 2023 | up 104.8% | volatile |
| 209 | Greenland | 0.371 | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 210 | San Marino | 0.365 | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 211 | Kiribati | 0.356 | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 212 | Gibraltar | 0.339 | 2023 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 213 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.331 | 2023 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 214 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.314 | 2023 | up 132.6% | volatile |
| 215 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.279 | 2023 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.276 | 2023 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 217 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.255 | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 218 | American Samoa | 0.239 | 2023 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 218 | British Virgin Islands | 0.239 | 2023 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 220 | Palau | 0.136 | 2023 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 221 | Marshall Islands | 0.132 | 2023 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 222 | Saint Barthélemy | 0.11 | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 223 | Anguilla | 0.106 | 2023 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 224 | Cook Islands | 0.105 | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 225 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.095 | 2023 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 226 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 0.075 | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 227 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.057 | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 228 | Montserrat | 0.055 | 2023 | up 48.6% | falling |
| 229 | Tuvalu | 0.036 | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 230 | Nauru | 0.022 | 2023 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 231 | Niue | 0.018 | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 231 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.018 | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 233 | Tokelau | 0.012 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 234 | Holy See | 0.004 | 2023 | down 73.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) 49,728
- ESCAP_All countries 31,538
- Asia (UNSDG) 30,118
- World Bank (upper middle income) 21,981
- East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) 20,413
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico 20,039
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 19,712
- Western Pacific (WHO regions) 18,998
- East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 17,592
- ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies 17,397
- ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) 16,350
- Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 16,252