Population aged 65 and over in Asia

50 countries in Asia, 2025. Unit: % of population. World ranking →

First in the ranking
30.0 %
Japan
Median country
6.6 %
half above, half below
World
10.4 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
1.7 to 30.0
Qatar - Japan

How to read it

Across 50 countries in Asia, the highest value is in Japan (30.0 %) and the lowest in Qatar (1.7 %).

The median country is at 6.6 %: half are above, half below.

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division · via World Bank WDI (SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS) · licence

Aged 65+ over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Japan30.0
2Hong Kong23.7
3South Korea20.3
4Thailand16.0
5Georgia16.0
6Macao15.1
7Cyprus14.9
8China14.9
9Armenia14.4
10Singapore14.2
11North Korea12.7
12Israel12.7
13Sri Lanka12.5
14Türkiye10.6
15Lebanon10.4
16Vietnam9.5
17Azerbaijan9.2
18Kazakhstan9.0
19Iran8.6
20Malaysia8.0
21Indonesia7.5
22Myanmar7.5
23India7.4
24Brunei7.2
25Bangladesh6.7
26Bhutan6.6
27Nepal6.6
28Cambodia6.4
29Uzbekistan6.1
30Kyrgyzstan6.0
31Philippines5.7
32Mongolia5.4
33Timor-Leste5.2
34Maldives5.0
35Syria4.8
36Laos4.8
37Turkmenistan4.8
38Jordan4.8
39Pakistan4.4
40Tajikistan4.1
41Bahrain4.0
42Palestine3.9
43Iraq3.4
44Kuwait3.2
45Saudi Arabia3.1
46Oman2.7
47Yemen2.5
48Afghanistan2.4
49United Arab Emirates1.8
50Qatar1.7
World Bank, WDI · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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