World's Oldest Places: Share of People Aged 65+ (2000 → 2024)
From our Short: Which Place Doubled Its 65+ Share Since 2000? Top 10 Oldest Places Race 2000-2024
Puerto Rico's share of people aged 65+ more than doubled, from 11.6% in 2000 to 24.7% in 2024 (2.1x), the biggest jump among the places in this race.
Which Place Doubled Its 65+ Share Since 2000? Top 10 Oldest Places Race 2000-2024
Full ranking
| # | Name | 2000 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 22.2% | 36.2% |
| 2 | Japan | 17.4% | 29.8% |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 11.6% | 24.7% |
| 4 | Italy | 18.2% | 24.6% |
| 5 | Portugal | 16.1% | 24.5% |
| 6 | Greece | 17.0% | 23.9% |
| 7 | Finland | 14.9% | 23.9% |
| 8 | Germany | 16.5% | 23.2% |
| 9 | Croatia | 15.9% | 23.2% |
| 10 | Isle of Man | 16.9% | 23.2% |
Key numbers
- In 2024, #1 is Monaco at 36.2%, ahead of Japan (29.8%).
- Monaco was already #1 in 2000, at 22.2%.
- The biggest rise in today's top 10: Puerto Rico, from 11.6% in 2000 to 24.7% in 2024 (2.1x).
In 2000 the top 3 were Monaco, Italy and Japan. Japan passed Italy in 2003; Puerto Rico passed Portugal in 2022 and Italy in 2023.
Data: World Bank (Population ages 65 and above, % of total population, 2000-2024), CC BY 4.0. "Places" includes territories as listed by the World Bank. Values are rounded. The intro background was generated with AI. Flag graphics: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0).
Questions
Who was #1 in 2024?
Monaco, at 36.2%. #2 is Japan at 29.8%.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank (CC BY 4.0). The data was downloaded twice and both reads had to match; the numbers here are computed from it by script.
How we made this
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2000-2024The data was downloaded twice and both reads had to match. Figures are computed from it by script and rounded for display. Watch the Short on YouTube.