Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) by country
Male population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Countries reporting
215
Highest
34.9%
Monaco
Lowest
1.5%
Qatar
Median
7.7%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
17,424
What the numbers show
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 34.9% in Monaco; the lowest is 1.5% in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.7%, and the mean is 9.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 200 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Martin (French part) (up 170.2%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 21.6%).
Population ages 65 and above, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 34.9% | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 2 | Japan | 27.1% | 2025 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 24.6% | 2025 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 22.9% | 2025 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 22.7% | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 6 | Isle of Man | 22.5% | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 7 | Portugal | 22.4% | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 8 | San Marino | 21.9% | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 9 | Greece | 21.8% | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 21.7% | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 21.3% | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 12 | United States Virgin Islands | 20.3% | 2025 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 13 | France | 20.2% | 2025 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 14 | Croatia | 20.1% | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 15 | Liechtenstein | 20.1% | 2025 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 20.1% | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 17 | Bermuda | 19.8% | 2025 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 19.6% | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 19.6% | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 20 | Slovenia | 19.5% | 2025 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 19.5% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 19.3% | 2025 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 19.1% | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 24 | Austria | 18.9% | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 25 | Canada | 18.9% | 2025 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 26 | Switzerland | 18.7% | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.5% | 2025 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Malta | 18.3% | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 18.3% | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 18.2% | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 31 | Saint Martin (French part) | 18.2% | 2025 | up 170.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Czechia | 18.2% | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 33 | South Korea | 17.9% | 2025 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Norway | 17.9% | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 35 | Poland | 17.4% | 2025 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 36 | Australia | 17.0% | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 37 | Hungary | 17.0% | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 38 | United States | 16.8% | 2025 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 39 | Faroe Islands | 16.7% | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 40 | Albania | 16.7% | 2025 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Gibraltar | 16.6% | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 42 | New Zealand | 16.6% | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 43 | Romania | 16.5% | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 44 | Estonia | 16.4% | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 45 | Latvia | 16.4% | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 16.4% | 2025 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 47 | Andorra | 15.9% | 2025 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 48 | Slovakia | 15.9% | 2025 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 49 | Aruba | 15.8% | 2025 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 50 | Macao | 15.6% | 2025 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 51 | Montenegro | 15.4% | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 52 | Ireland | 15.4% | 2025 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 53 | Cuba | 15.3% | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 54 | Lithuania | 15.3% | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 55 | Iceland | 15.1% | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 56 | Barbados | 15.1% | 2025 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 57 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 14.6% | 2025 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 14.5% | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 59 | Thailand | 14.3% | 2025 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Ukraine | 14.1% | 2025 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 61 | Cyprus | 13.7% | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 62 | Curacao | 13.5% | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 63 | Chile | 13.4% | 2025 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 64 | Belarus | 13.4% | 2025 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 65 | Uruguay | 13.2% | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 66 | China | 13.1% | 2025 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 67 | Russia | 13.1% | 2025 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 68 | Moldova | 12.9% | 2025 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 69 | Mauritius | 12.8% | 2025 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 70 | Singapore | 12.7% | 2025 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 71 | Dominica | 12.6% | 2025 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 72 | Georgia | 12.1% | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 73 | Greenland | 12.0% | 2025 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Guam | 11.9% | 2025 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 11.7% | 2025 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 76 | French Polynesia | 11.5% | 2025 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.5% | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 78 | Grenada | 11.4% | 2025 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 79 | Israel | 11.4% | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 80 | Armenia | 11.4% | 2025 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.3% | 2025 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 82 | New Caledonia | 11.1% | 2025 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 83 | North Korea | 10.9% | 2025 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Argentina | 10.8% | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 85 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.8% | 2025 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 10.7% | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 87 | Bahamas | 10.7% | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 88 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.6% | 2025 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 89 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.6% | 2025 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 90 | Northern Mariana Islands | 10.5% | 2025 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Brazil | 10.3% | 2025 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 92 | Palau | 10.3% | 2025 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 93 | British Virgin Islands | 9.7% | 2025 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 94 | Lebanon | 9.4% | 2025 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 95 | Turkey | 9.3% | 2025 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 96 | Colombia | 9.2% | 2025 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 97 | Tunisia | 9.1% | 2025 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 98 | Peru | 8.8% | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 99 | Cayman Islands | 8.7% | 2025 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 100 | Panama | 8.7% | 2025 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 101 | Venezuela | 8.7% | 2025 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 102 | Saint Lucia | 8.7% | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 103 | Iran | 8.2% | 2025 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 104 | Morocco | 7.9% | 2025 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 105 | American Samoa | 7.9% | 2025 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 106 | Mexico | 7.8% | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 7.8% | 2025 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 108 | Ecuador | 7.7% | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 109 | Vietnam | 7.6% | 2025 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 110 | Jamaica | 7.5% | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 111 | Seychelles | 7.4% | 2025 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 112 | Malaysia | 7.4% | 2025 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 7.2% | 2025 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 114 | Kazakhstan | 6.8% | 2025 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 115 | India | 6.8% | 2025 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 116 | El Salvador | 6.8% | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 117 | Suriname | 6.8% | 2025 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 118 | Bangladesh | 6.6% | 2025 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 119 | Indonesia | 6.5% | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 120 | Myanmar | 6.5% | 2025 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 121 | Algeria | 6.5% | 2025 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 122 | Brunei | 6.4% | 2025 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 123 | Nepal | 6.3% | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 124 | Bhutan | 6.1% | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 125 | Tonga | 6.1% | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 126 | Guyana | 6.0% | 2025 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 127 | Paraguay | 5.9% | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 128 | Fiji | 5.7% | 2025 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 129 | Cape Verde | 5.6% | 2025 | up 47.6% | flat |
| 130 | Samoa | 5.6% | 2025 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 131 | South Africa | 5.5% | 2025 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 132 | Tuvalu | 5.3% | 2025 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 133 | Micronesia (country) | 5.1% | 2025 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 134 | Bolivia | 5.1% | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 135 | Cambodia | 5.1% | 2025 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 136 | Uzbekistan | 5.0% | 2025 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.0% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 138 | Belize | 4.9% | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 139 | Nicaragua | 4.8% | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 140 | East Timor | 4.8% | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 141 | Philippines | 4.8% | 2025 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 142 | Libya | 4.7% | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 143 | Marshall Islands | 4.7% | 2025 | up 65.4% | falling |
| 144 | Egypt | 4.5% | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 145 | Djibouti | 4.5% | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 146 | Guatemala | 4.5% | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 147 | Jordan | 4.5% | 2025 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 148 | Laos | 4.4% | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 149 | Syria | 4.3% | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 150 | Mongolia | 4.2% | 2025 | up 34.7% | falling |
| 151 | Vanuatu | 4.2% | 2025 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 152 | Maldives | 4.2% | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 153 | Haiti | 4.1% | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 154 | Comoros | 4.0% | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 155 | Honduras | 4.0% | 2025 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 156 | Pakistan | 4.0% | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 157 | Gabon | 3.8% | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 158 | Tajikistan | 3.7% | 2025 | up 38.1% | falling |
| 159 | Eritrea | 3.7% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 160 | Botswana | 3.6% | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 3.6% | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 162 | Solomon Islands | 3.5% | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 163 | Kiribati | 3.5% | 2025 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.5% | 2025 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 165 | Turkmenistan | 3.5% | 2025 | up 38.2% | falling |
| 166 | Eswatini | 3.5% | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 167 | Sudan | 3.5% | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 168 | Senegal | 3.5% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 169 | Palestine | 3.4% | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 170 | Ghana | 3.4% | 2025 | up 15.2% | flat |
| 171 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.4% | 2025 | up 20.8% | falling |
| 172 | Bahrain | 3.4% | 2025 | up 54.4% | flat |
| 173 | Rwanda | 3.3% | 2025 | up 40.1% | flat |
| 174 | Madagascar | 3.2% | 2025 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 175 | Liberia | 3.1% | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 176 | Mauritania | 3.0% | 2025 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 177 | Togo | 3.0% | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 178 | Guinea | 3.0% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 179 | Zimbabwe | 3.0% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 180 | Ethiopia | 2.9% | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 181 | Sierra Leone | 2.9% | 2025 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 182 | Namibia | 2.9% | 2025 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 183 | Nigeria | 2.9% | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 184 | Benin | 2.8% | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 185 | Gambia | 2.8% | 2025 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 186 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.8% | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 187 | Lesotho | 2.8% | 2025 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 188 | Iraq | 2.8% | 2025 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 189 | Congo | 2.8% | 2025 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 190 | Saudi Arabia | 2.8% | 2025 | up 38.6% | falling |
| 191 | Kuwait | 2.8% | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 192 | Kenya | 2.6% | 2025 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 193 | South Sudan | 2.6% | 2025 | up 18.7% | flat |
| 194 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.6% | 2025 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 195 | Angola | 2.6% | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 196 | Cameroon | 2.5% | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 197 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.5% | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 198 | Tanzania | 2.4% | 2025 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 199 | Niger | 2.4% | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 200 | Somalia | 2.3% | 2025 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 201 | Burundi | 2.2% | 2025 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 202 | Yemen | 2.2% | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 203 | Burkina Faso | 2.2% | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 204 | Nauru | 2.2% | 2025 | up 63.0% | falling |
| 205 | Malawi | 2.2% | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 206 | Mali | 2.1% | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 207 | Oman | 2.1% | 2025 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 208 | Afghanistan | 2.0% | 2025 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 209 | Chad | 1.9% | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 210 | Central African Republic | 1.9% | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 211 | Mozambique | 1.8% | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 212 | Uganda | 1.8% | 2025 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 213 | Zambia | 1.6% | 2025 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 214 | United Arab Emirates | 1.6% | 2025 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 215 | Qatar | 1.5% | 2025 | up 61.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 20.5%
- European Union 19.9%
- Post-demographic dividend 19.3%
- Channel Islands 18.9%
- High income 17.6%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 17.3%
- OECD members 17.2%
- North America 17.0%
- Europe & Central Asia 15.9%
- East Asia & Pacific 12.3%
- Late-demographic dividend 12.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 11.6%
About this data
Male population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.