Data for 2014
Population Aged 65 and Over, 2014
2014, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Population Aged 65 and Over, 2014 covers 222 countries. Vatican City is highest, at 48.5395; Qatar is lowest, at 1.0618. The middle country reads 6.3991. Against 2013, 222 values changed (186 up, 36 down), the same countries are covered.
Population Aged 65 and Over · Data for 2014
HighestVatican City
48.5395LowestQatar
1.0618Shaded 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, 2014, 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
VATSouthern Europe | 48.5395 |
MCOWestern Europe | 32.8859 |
JPNEastern Asia | 26.2262 |
ITASouthern Europe | 21.6979 |
DEUWestern Europe | 20.9587 |
GRCSouthern Europe | 20.6971 |
PRTSouthern Europe | 20.1141 |
BGREastern Europe | 19.7757 |
IMNNorthern Europe | 19.7401 |
FINNorthern Europe | 19.6661 |
SWENorthern Europe | 19.5211 |
LVANorthern Europe | 19.2415 |
HRVSouthern Europe | 18.8122 |
LTUNorthern Europe | 18.6035 |
ESTNorthern Europe | 18.5609 |
DNKNorthern Europe | 18.4156 |
SRBSouthern Europe | 18.3903 |
AUTWestern Europe | 18.3881 |
FRAWestern Europe | 18.3879 |
ESPSouthern Europe | 18.2556 |
SMRSouthern Europe | 18.2251 |
BELWestern Europe | 17.9622 |
MLTSouthern Europe | 17.9436 |
CHEWestern Europe | 17.7142 |
HUNEastern Europe | 17.6863 |
CZEEastern Europe | 17.6055 |
GBRNorthern Europe | 17.5841 |
SVNSouthern Europe | 17.5469 |
PRICaribbean | 17.4811 |
NLDWestern Europe | 17.3524 |
GIBSouthern Europe | 17.0207 |
ROUEastern Europe | 16.7939 |
BIHSouthern Europe | 16.7738 |
VIRCaribbean | 16.5501 |
FRONorthern Europe | 16.5311 |
NORNorthern Europe | 16.0284 |
LIEWestern Europe | 15.9031 |
CANNorthern America | 15.6232 |
BMUNorthern America | 15.5819 |
POLEastern Europe | 14.8828 |
HKGEastern Asia | 14.7773 |
UKREastern Europe | 14.7632 |
AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 14.6344 |
URYSouth America | 14.5300 |
NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 14.3692 |
LUXWestern Europe | 14.1251 |
MSRCaribbean | 14.0947 |
BLREastern Europe | 14.0573 |
GEOWestern Asia | 14.0293 |
USANorthern America | 14.0089 |
MNESouthern Europe | 14.0036 |
CUBCaribbean | 13.9191 |
SVKEastern Europe | 13.6950 |
CUWCaribbean | 13.5172 |
ISLNorthern Europe | 13.3619 |
RUSEastern Europe | 13.1684 |
MKDSouthern Europe | 12.9264 |
ANDSouthern Europe | 12.8606 |
IRLNorthern Europe | 12.7952 |
BRBCaribbean | 12.6331 |
KOREastern Asia | 12.5254 |
NIUPolynesia | 12.5212 |
CYPWestern Asia | 12.2611 |
ALBSouthern Europe | 12.1668 |
TWNEastern Asia | 11.8610 |
ABWCaribbean | 11.1519 |
MDAEastern Europe | 11.0823 |
CHLSouth America | 10.9546 |
ARGSouth America | 10.8941 |
ISRWestern Asia | 10.7953 |
ARMWestern Asia | 10.7767 |
PRKEastern Asia | 10.7509 |
BHSCaribbean | 10.0401 |
GRDCaribbean | 9.9521 |
THASouth-eastern Asia | 9.8942 |
CHNEastern Asia | 9.6662 |
DMACaribbean | 9.5456 |
COKPolynesia | 9.4909 |
VCTCaribbean | 9.3207 |
LKASouthern Asia | 8.6357 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 8.5761 |
NCLMelanesia | 8.5151 |
CRICentral America | 8.4513 |
MUSEastern Africa | 8.4197 |
MACEastern Asia | 8.1898 |
GUMMicronesia | 8.1082 |
PERSouth America | 8.0220 |
AIACaribbean | 8.0089 |
LCACaribbean | 7.8768 |
TCACaribbean | 7.8688 |
ATGCaribbean | 7.8511 |
BRASouth America | 7.6536 |
TTOCaribbean | 7.5760 |
GRLNorthern America | 7.5437 |
TURWestern Asia | 7.5252 |
KNACaribbean | 7.4805 |
XKXSouthern Europe | 7.2658 |
PLWMicronesia | 7.2566 |
PYFPolynesia | 7.0738 |
SXMCaribbean | 7.0409 |
SYCEastern Africa | 7.0308 |
SLVCentral America | 7.0302 |
PANCentral America | 6.9988 |
COLSouth America | 6.8188 |
TUNNorthern Africa | 6.8078 |
VGBCaribbean | 6.7259 |
MAFCaribbean | 6.6381 |
KAZCentral Asia | 6.5970 |
MEXCentral America | 6.5145 |
ECUSouth America | 6.4485 |
LBNWestern Asia | 6.4390 |
VENSouth America | 6.3592 |
JAMCaribbean | 6.3366 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 6.2824 |
IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 6.0413 |
SURSouth America | 6.0403 |
TONPolynesia | 5.9971 |
CYMCaribbean | 5.9416 |
IRNSouthern Asia | 5.7707 |
AZEWestern Asia | 5.7157 |
MARNorthern Africa | 5.6354 |
DOMCaribbean | 5.5803 |
BOLSouth America | 5.5675 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 5.5450 |
BTNSouthern Asia | 5.5168 |
MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 5.4907 |
PRYSouth America | 5.4466 |
TUVPolynesia | 5.4124 |
NPLSouthern Asia | 5.3432 |
ZAFSouthern Africa | 5.3312 |
INDSouthern Asia | 5.3072 |
GUYSouth America | 5.1680 |
TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 5.1388 |
DZANorthern Africa | 5.0862 |
FJIMelanesia | 5.0823 |
CPVWestern Africa | 5.0400 |
ASMPolynesia | 4.9069 |
WSMPolynesia | 4.8738 |
KGZCentral Asia | 4.7947 |
BGDSouthern Asia | 4.7566 |
UZBCentral Asia | 4.6717 |
NICCentral America | 4.5928 |
LBYNorthern Africa | 4.4174 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.4069 |
COMEastern Africa | 4.2121 |
MNPMicronesia | 4.2010 |
EGYNorthern Africa | 4.1386 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 4.1117 |
MDVSouthern Asia | 4.0980 |
GTMCentral America | 4.0897 |
HTICaribbean | 4.0611 |
GABMiddle Africa | 4.0421 |
DJIEastern Africa | 4.0324 |
BLZCentral America | 4.0280 |
SYRWestern Asia | 3.9895 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 3.9404 |
LSOSouthern Africa | 3.9400 |
ERIEastern Africa | 3.8832 |
MNGEastern Asia | 3.8078 |
PAKSouthern Asia | 3.8053 |
FSMMicronesia | 3.7234 |
VUTMelanesia | 3.6416 |
KIRMicronesia | 3.6388 |
MRTWestern Africa | 3.6332 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 3.6234 |
TKMCentral Asia | 3.5565 |
STPMiddle Africa | 3.5555 |
SENWestern Africa | 3.5486 |
GINWestern Africa | 3.5312 |
NAMSouthern Africa | 3.5167 |
BWASouthern Africa | 3.4853 |
SLBMelanesia | 3.4783 |
GHAWestern Africa | 3.3505 |
JORWestern Asia | 3.3501 |
HNDCentral America | 3.3153 |
SWZSouthern Africa | 3.3148 |
GNQMiddle Africa | 3.2507 |
LBRWestern Africa | 3.1974 |
SLEWestern Africa | 3.1852 |
MWIEastern Africa | 3.1648 |
PSEWestern Asia | 3.1448 |
ZWEEastern Africa | 3.1381 |
CODMiddle Africa | 3.1366 |
BENWestern Africa | 3.0463 |
IRQWestern Asia | 3.0204 |
NGAWestern Africa | 2.9815 |
TJKCentral Asia | 2.9494 |
TZAEastern Africa | 2.9357 |
ETHEastern Africa | 2.9083 |
RWAEastern Africa | 2.8893 |
CMRMiddle Africa | 2.8772 |
TGOWestern Africa | 2.8163 |
PNGMelanesia | 2.8085 |
GNBWestern Africa | 2.7999 |
YEMWestern Asia | 2.7303 |
MOZEastern Africa | 2.7284 |
MDGEastern Africa | 2.7128 |
AGOMiddle Africa | 2.7045 |
MLIWestern Africa | 2.6697 |
COGMiddle Africa | 2.6646 |
SDNNorthern Africa | 2.6394 |
GMBWestern Africa | 2.6295 |
BFAWestern Africa | 2.6294 |
BHRWestern Asia | 2.6254 |
MHLMicronesia | 2.5855 |
OMNWestern Asia | 2.5638 |
SSDEastern Africa | 2.5587 |
CIVWestern Africa | 2.5543 |
NERWestern Africa | 2.4337 |
SOMEastern Africa | 2.3626 |
AFGSouthern Asia | 2.3565 |
KENEastern Africa | 2.3450 |
SAUWestern Asia | 2.2800 |
KWTWestern Asia | 2.2177 |
BDIEastern Africa | 2.2123 |
TCDMiddle Africa | 2.0731 |
UGAEastern Africa | 1.9134 |
CAFMiddle Africa | 1.9070 |
ZMBEastern Africa | 1.7424 |
AREWestern Asia | 1.4966 |
NRUMicronesia | 1.3777 |
QATWestern Asia | 1.0618 |
02In 2014
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
Vatican City48.5395
Monaco32.8859
Japan26.2262
Italy21.6979
Germany20.9587
Lowest
Qatar1.0618
Nauru1.3777
United Arab Emirates1.4966
Zambia1.7424
Central African Republic1.9070
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 6.3991. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032013 → 2014
Since 2013
What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 222values changed, of 222 in both
- 186 · 36rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Monaco31.5584 → 32.8859+1.3275
Vatican City47.3282 → 48.5395+1.2113
Japan25.4121 → 26.2262+0.8141
United States Virgin Islands15.8723 → 16.5501+0.6777
Finland19.0734 → 19.6661+0.5927
Fell most
Dominica10.1528 → 9.5456−0.6072
Anguilla8.2252 → 8.0089−0.2163
Jordan3.5221 → 3.3501−0.1720
Mauritania3.7504 → 3.6332−0.1171
Malawi3.2647 → 3.1648−0.1000
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 2014.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.
05The files
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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 (2014). Population Aged 65 and Over, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/population-65-plus/2014
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Other years
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Population Aged 65 and Over, 2013222 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, 2014: questions and answers
Which country has the highest population aged 65 and over in Population Aged 65 and Over, 2014?
Vatican City, at 48.5395, of the 222 countries in the file.
What year does Population Aged 65 and Over, 2014 describe?
2014.
How many countries does Population Aged 65 and Over, 2014 cover?
222.
Where can I download Population Aged 65 and Over, 2014?
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, 2014 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Population Aged 65 and Over, 2023.