Data for 1970
Population Aged 65 and Over, 1970
1970, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Population Aged 65 and Over, 1970 covers 222 countries. Monaco is highest, at 21.9349; Nauru is lowest, at 0.9464. The middle country reads 4.0010. Against 1969, 222 values changed (151 up, 71 down), the same countries are covered.
Population Aged 65 and Over · Data for 1970
HighestMonaco
21.9349LowestNauru
0.9464Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Population Aged 65 and Over, 1970, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 222 countries · select a heading to sort
MCOWestern Europe | 21.9349 |
IMNNorthern Europe | 19.8781 |
AUTWestern Europe | 14.0670 |
SWENorthern Europe | 13.6703 |
DEUWestern Europe | 13.6628 |
BELWestern Europe | 13.3735 |
GBRNorthern Europe | 13.1064 |
NORNorthern Europe | 12.8613 |
FRAWestern Europe | 12.8577 |
LUXWestern Europe | 12.4750 |
DNKNorthern Europe | 12.2721 |
CZEEastern Europe | 12.1072 |
LVANorthern Europe | 12.0323 |
ESTNorthern Europe | 11.7651 |
HUNEastern Europe | 11.5461 |
CHEWestern Europe | 11.3538 |
IRLNorthern Europe | 11.1294 |
ITASouthern Europe | 11.0546 |
MSRCaribbean | 10.7037 |
GRCSouthern Europe | 10.6048 |
NLDWestern Europe | 10.1686 |
LTUNorthern Europe | 10.1080 |
USANorthern America | 9.7185 |
ESPSouthern Europe | 9.6061 |
BGREastern Europe | 9.6033 |
SVNSouthern Europe | 9.5597 |
PRTSouthern Europe | 9.5225 |
HRVSouthern Europe | 9.4242 |
UKREastern Europe | 9.1998 |
FINNorthern Europe | 9.1505 |
SVKEastern Europe | 9.1380 |
SMRSouthern Europe | 9.1289 |
URYSouth America | 8.9833 |
BLREastern Europe | 8.8658 |
ISLNorthern Europe | 8.8021 |
MLTSouthern Europe | 8.7503 |
GIBSouthern Europe | 8.7463 |
SRBSouthern Europe | 8.7263 |
ROUEastern Europe | 8.6922 |
FRONorthern Europe | 8.6755 |
NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 8.4916 |
AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 8.3468 |
POLEastern Europe | 8.2352 |
CYPWestern Asia | 8.1916 |
CANNorthern America | 7.9211 |
LIEWestern Europe | 7.8771 |
VATSouthern Europe | 7.8576 |
GEOWestern Asia | 7.7156 |
RUSEastern Europe | 7.6725 |
GABMiddle Africa | 7.5892 |
AIACaribbean | 7.1525 |
KNACaribbean | 7.0931 |
JPNEastern Asia | 7.0626 |
MNESouthern Europe | 6.9888 |
PRICaribbean | 6.9333 |
CYMCaribbean | 6.8841 |
ARGSouth America | 6.6504 |
ISRWestern Asia | 6.5512 |
MDAEastern Europe | 6.3742 |
BMUNorthern America | 6.1056 |
JAMCaribbean | 6.0128 |
SYCEastern Africa | 5.9860 |
DMACaribbean | 5.8513 |
MNGEastern Asia | 5.7833 |
UZBCentral Asia | 5.6561 |
BRBCaribbean | 5.5538 |
CPVWestern Africa | 5.4666 |
TCACaribbean | 5.4443 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 5.3333 |
MKDSouthern Europe | 5.2263 |
GNQMiddle Africa | 5.1078 |
CUBCaribbean | 5.0999 |
KGZCentral Asia | 5.0936 |
BENWestern Africa | 5.0778 |
ANDSouthern Europe | 4.9909 |
ATGCaribbean | 4.9119 |
LBNWestern Asia | 4.8913 |
CUWCaribbean | 4.8828 |
ALBSouthern Europe | 4.8825 |
ARMWestern Asia | 4.8746 |
NIUPolynesia | 4.7950 |
KAZCentral Asia | 4.7621 |
BIHSouthern Europe | 4.6530 |
TURWestern Asia | 4.6336 |
STPMiddle Africa | 4.5886 |
VCTCaribbean | 4.5705 |
MACEastern Asia | 4.4933 |
TKMCentral Asia | 4.3960 |
VGBCaribbean | 4.3894 |
LCACaribbean | 4.3586 |
IRQWestern Asia | 4.3453 |
TUVPolynesia | 4.3352 |
KIRMicronesia | 4.3262 |
NAMSouthern Africa | 4.2880 |
TJKCentral Asia | 4.2842 |
TTOCaribbean | 4.2750 |
GNBWestern Africa | 4.2551 |
PLWMicronesia | 4.2486 |
BOLSouth America | 4.2344 |
PERSouth America | 4.2301 |
BLZCentral America | 4.2059 |
XKXSouthern Europe | 4.1878 |
SURSouth America | 4.1864 |
HKGEastern Asia | 4.1681 |
SLEWestern Africa | 4.1295 |
BWASouthern Africa | 4.1219 |
AZEWestern Asia | 4.0928 |
CAFMiddle Africa | 4.0880 |
CMRMiddle Africa | 4.0517 |
ABWCaribbean | 4.0254 |
PRYSouth America | 4.0195 |
LSOSouthern Africa | 3.9825 |
COMEastern Africa | 3.9716 |
GINWestern Africa | 3.9687 |
ECUSouth America | 3.9551 |
TCDMiddle Africa | 3.9474 |
CHLSouth America | 3.9359 |
EGYNorthern Africa | 3.9281 |
MAFCaribbean | 3.8614 |
MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 3.8391 |
HTICaribbean | 3.8352 |
LKASouthern Asia | 3.8245 |
CHNEastern Asia | 3.7078 |
INDSouthern Asia | 3.6609 |
VIRCaribbean | 3.6590 |
DZANorthern Africa | 3.6548 |
SXMCaribbean | 3.6249 |
GUYSouth America | 3.6189 |
GRDCaribbean | 3.6072 |
MUSEastern Africa | 3.6057 |
COGMiddle Africa | 3.5881 |
TUNNorthern Africa | 3.5846 |
ZAFSouthern Africa | 3.5791 |
SYRWestern Asia | 3.5357 |
MDGEastern Africa | 3.4935 |
MHLMicronesia | 3.4931 |
BHSCaribbean | 3.4709 |
PRKEastern Asia | 3.4702 |
SLBMelanesia | 3.4619 |
IRNSouthern Asia | 3.4542 |
PANCentral America | 3.3815 |
SOMEastern Africa | 3.3691 |
GHAWestern Africa | 3.3615 |
KOREastern Asia | 3.3590 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 3.3516 |
LBYNorthern Africa | 3.3440 |
OMNWestern Asia | 3.3318 |
YEMWestern Asia | 3.2955 |
NGAWestern Africa | 3.2834 |
NPLSouthern Asia | 3.2762 |
SLVCentral America | 3.2538 |
BDIEastern Africa | 3.2442 |
CRICentral America | 3.2389 |
NCLMelanesia | 3.2276 |
ZWEEastern Africa | 3.2103 |
VUTMelanesia | 3.1669 |
TONPolynesia | 3.1575 |
BFAWestern Africa | 3.1464 |
MARNorthern Africa | 3.1429 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 3.1316 |
JORWestern Asia | 3.1139 |
IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 3.0917 |
FSMMicronesia | 3.0897 |
COKPolynesia | 3.0895 |
MLIWestern Africa | 3.0671 |
HNDCentral America | 3.0432 |
BGDSouthern Asia | 3.0292 |
TGOWestern Africa | 3.0043 |
ZMBEastern Africa | 3.0009 |
MOZEastern Africa | 2.9888 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 2.9718 |
BRASouth America | 2.9575 |
SWZSouthern Africa | 2.9517 |
MWIEastern Africa | 2.9080 |
THASouth-eastern Asia | 2.8940 |
AGOMiddle Africa | 2.8861 |
WSMPolynesia | 2.8789 |
PAKSouthern Asia | 2.8774 |
RWAEastern Africa | 2.8745 |
LBRWestern Africa | 2.8690 |
COLSouth America | 2.8649 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.8637 |
CODMiddle Africa | 2.8533 |
SAUWestern Asia | 2.8484 |
MRTWestern Africa | 2.8125 |
ETHEastern Africa | 2.8075 |
BHRWestern Asia | 2.8013 |
PSEWestern Asia | 2.8003 |
GMBWestern Africa | 2.7797 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 2.7673 |
TWNEastern Asia | 2.7485 |
DOMCaribbean | 2.7459 |
MEXCentral America | 2.7048 |
TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 2.6907 |
MNPMicronesia | 2.6893 |
SENWestern Africa | 2.6833 |
AFGSouthern Asia | 2.6714 |
SDNNorthern Africa | 2.6184 |
GRLNorthern America | 2.5888 |
VENSouth America | 2.5789 |
FJIMelanesia | 2.5774 |
DJIEastern Africa | 2.5724 |
TZAEastern Africa | 2.5545 |
ERIEastern Africa | 2.5531 |
UGAEastern Africa | 2.5330 |
NICCentral America | 2.5279 |
CIVWestern Africa | 2.4789 |
ASMPolynesia | 2.4773 |
PYFPolynesia | 2.4164 |
BTNSouthern Asia | 2.3863 |
QATWestern Asia | 2.3421 |
SSDEastern Africa | 2.3097 |
GTMCentral America | 2.2691 |
KENEastern Africa | 2.2455 |
MDVSouthern Asia | 2.2152 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 2.2066 |
KWTWestern Asia | 1.8183 |
GUMMicronesia | 1.6845 |
NERWestern Africa | 1.5794 |
AREWestern Asia | 1.4989 |
PNGMelanesia | 1.0516 |
NRUMicronesia | 0.9464 |
02In 1970
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
Monaco21.9349
Isle of Man19.8781
Austria14.0670
Sweden13.6703
Germany13.6628
Lowest
Nauru0.9464
Papua New Guinea1.0516
United Arab Emirates1.4989
Niger1.5794
Guam1.6845
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 4.0010. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031969 → 1970
Since 1969
What changed between 1969 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 222values changed, of 222 in both
- 151 · 71rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Greece9.7129 → 10.6048+0.8919
Hong Kong3.6906 → 4.1681+0.4775
Montserrat10.3808 → 10.7037+0.3230
Finland8.8416 → 9.1505+0.3089
Cyprus7.8942 → 8.1916+0.2974
Fell most
Marshall Islands4.0320 → 3.4931−0.5389
Brunei3.0241 → 2.8637−0.1603
Sint Maarten3.7828 → 3.6249−0.1579
Qatar2.4814 → 2.3421−0.1393
Syria3.6615 → 3.5357−0.1258
Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2024 release
Every year in this series comes from UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1970.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.
05The files
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The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.
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The publisher’s original
UN DESA Population Division’s own file, on its own site.
WPP2024_POP_F06_1_POPULATION_PERCENTAGE_SELECT_AGE_GROUPS_BOTH_SEXES.xlsx
What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.
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Cite this edition
UN DESA Population Division (1970). Population Aged 65 and Over, 1970 [data set], describing 1970. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/population-65-plus/1970
0674 held
Other years
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Population Aged 65 and Over, 1969222 countries
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Population Aged 65 and Over, 1971222 countries
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Population Aged 65 and Over: every year74 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Population Aged 65 and Over, 1970: questions and answers
Which country has the highest population aged 65 and over in Population Aged 65 and Over, 1970?
Monaco, at 21.9349, of the 222 countries in the file.
What year does Population Aged 65 and Over, 1970 describe?
1970.
How many countries does Population Aged 65 and Over, 1970 cover?
222.
Where can I download Population Aged 65 and Over, 1970?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Population Aged 65 and Over, 1970 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Population Aged 65 and Over, 2023.