Population aged 65 and over in Europe

46 countries in Europe, 2025. Unit: % of population. World ranking →

First in the ranking
36.0 %
Monaco
Median country
20.9 %
half above, half below
World
10.4 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
10.5 to 36.0
Kosovo - Monaco

How to read it

Across 46 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Monaco (36.0 %) and the lowest in Kosovo (10.5 %).

The median country is at 20.9 %: 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
1Monaco36.0
2Italy25.1
3Portugal24.9
4Greece24.4
5Finland24.2
6Germany23.7
7Croatia23.6
8Isle of Man23.6
9San Marino23.1
10Serbia23.1
11Bosnia and Herzegovina22.9
12France22.5
13Bulgaria22.2
14Slovenia22.2
15Latvia22.2
16Estonia21.8
17Spain21.6
18Liechtenstein21.4
19Czechia21.2
20Hungary21.2
21Denmark21.1
22Austria21.1
23Belgium21.0
24Sweden20.9
25Netherlands20.9
26Poland20.8
27Lithuania20.7
28Malta20.5
29Switzerland20.4
30Romania20.1
31United Kingdom19.7
32Norway19.1
33Slovakia19.0
34Ukraine19.0
35North Macedonia18.5
36Montenegro18.3
37Belarus18.3
38Russia17.8
39Faroe Islands17.8
40Albania17.6
41Moldova16.9
42Andorra16.6
43Ireland16.2
44Iceland16.0
45Luxembourg15.8
46Kosovo10.5
World Bank, WDI · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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