Population Aging Trends | Check Population

Population aging is one of the defining demographic trends of the 21st century, affecting virtually every country on the planet. As life expectancy increases and fertility rates decline, the share of elderly people in the population grows steadily. This shift has profound implications for labor markets, social security systems, healthcare provision, and economic growth. Countries with the highest median ages face the most immediate challenges, while younger nations have a window of opportunity to prepare. The table below compares median ages across countries in 2024, 2050, and 2100, illustrating how dramatically the age structure of populations will change.

#	Country	2024	2050	2100	Change
1	Japan Asia	47.8	46.8	44.9	-2.9
2	Puerto Rico North America	45.1	44.4	43.0	-2.1
3	Italy Europe	45.0	44.3	42.9	-2.1
4	Portugal Europe	44.7	44.0	42.7	-2.0
5	China, Hong Kong SAR Asia	44.5	43.9	42.6	-2.0
6	Greece Europe	44.3	43.6	42.4	-1.9
7	Finland Europe	43.8	43.2	42.0	-1.7
8	Germany Europe	43.7	43.1	42.0	-1.7
9	Croatia Europe	43.7	43.1	42.0	-1.7
10	Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe	43.6	43.0	41.9	-1.7
11	Serbia Europe	43.3	42.8	41.7	-1.6
12	Spain Europe	43.1	42.6	41.6	-1.5
13	Republic of Korea Asia	43.1	42.6	41.6	-1.5
14	Bulgaria Europe	43.0	42.5	41.5	-1.5
15	Slovenia Europe	42.8	42.3	41.3	-1.4
16	Malta Europe	42.7	42.2	41.3	-1.4
17	Hungary Europe	42.6	42.1	41.2	-1.4
18	United States Virgin Islands North America	42.5	42.1	41.2	-1.4
19	Latvia Europe	42.5	42.1	41.2	-1.4
20	Austria Europe	42.4	42.0	41.1	-1.3
21	France Europe	42.3	41.9	41.0	-1.3
22	Estonia Europe	42.2	41.8	41.0	-1.3
23	Czechia Europe	42.1	41.7	40.9	-1.2
24	Netherlands Europe	42.1	41.7	40.9	-1.2
25	Lithuania Europe	42.1	41.7	40.9	-1.2
26	Poland Europe	42.1	41.6	40.8	-1.2
27	Denmark Europe	42.0	41.6	40.8	-1.2
28	Switzerland Europe	41.9	41.5	40.8	-1.2
29	Ukraine Europe	41.9	41.5	40.7	-1.2
30	Canada North America	41.8	41.4	40.7	-1.1
31	Belgium Europe	41.8	41.4	40.7	-1.1
32	Romania Europe	41.7	41.3	40.6	-1.1
33	Sweden Europe	41.5	41.1	40.5	-1.1
34	Slovakia Europe	41.1	40.7	40.1	-0.9
35	Norway Europe	41.0	40.7	40.1	-0.9
36	United Kingdom Europe	40.9	40.6	40.0	-0.9
37	Curacao North America	40.7	40.4	39.9	-0.8
38	Singapore Asia	40.7	40.4	39.9	-0.8
39	Belarus Europe	40.5	40.3	39.8	-0.8
40	Cuba North America	40.5	40.2	39.7	-0.7
41	North Macedonia Europe	40.5	40.2	39.7	-0.7
42	United States of America North America	40.2	40.0	39.6	-0.7
43	Thailand Asia	40.2	40.0	39.6	-0.7
44	China, Macao SAR Asia	40.1	39.9	39.5	-0.6
45	Aruba North America	40.1	39.9	39.5	-0.6
46	Albania Europe	40.0	39.8	39.4	-0.6
47	Russian Federation Europe	40.0	39.8	39.4	-0.6
48	Australia Oceania	40.0	39.8	39.4	-0.6
49	Luxembourg Europe	39.9	39.7	39.3	-0.6
50	Montenegro Europe	39.9	39.7	39.3	-0.6
51	Barbados North America	39.7	39.6	39.2	-0.5
52	New Zealand Oceania	39.6	39.5	39.2	-0.5
53	Mauritius Africa	39.6	39.4	39.1	-0.5
54	China Asia	39.5	39.4	39.1	-0.5
55	Cyprus Asia	39.5	39.3	39.0	-0.4
56	Iceland Europe	39.2	39.1	38.8	-0.4
57	Uruguay South America	39.1	39.0	38.8	-0.3
58	Ireland Europe	39.0	38.9	38.7	-0.3
59	Chile South America	39.0	38.9	38.7	-0.3
60	Republic of Moldova Europe	38.6	38.5	38.4	-0.2
61	Trinidad and Tobago North America	38.1	38.1	38.1	+0.0
62	Georgia Asia	38.0	38.0	38.0	+0.0
63	Armenia Asia	37.9	37.9	38.0	+0.0
64	Bahamas North America	37.8	37.8	37.9	+0.1
65	Costa Rica North America	37.6	37.7	37.7	+0.1
66	Dem. People's Republic of Korea Asia	37.6	37.7	37.7	+0.1
67	Grenada North America	37.4	37.4	37.6	+0.2
68	Saint Lucia North America	37.3	37.4	37.5	+0.2
69	French Polynesia Oceania	37.2	37.3	37.4	+0.2
70	Brazil South America	36.9	37.0	37.2	+0.3
71	Argentina South America	36.5	36.7	37.0	+0.4
72	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines North America	36.5	36.6	36.9	+0.5
73	Jamaica North America	36.4	36.6	36.9	+0.5
74	New Caledonia Oceania	36.3	36.5	36.8	+0.5
75	Colombia South America	36.2	36.4	36.8	+0.5
76	Sri Lanka Asia	36.2	36.4	36.8	+0.5
77	Kosovo Europe	36.2	36.3	36.7	+0.6
78	Seychelles Africa	36.0	36.2	36.6	+0.6
79	Qatar Asia	36.0	36.2	36.6	+0.6
80	Turkiye Asia	35.9	36.1	36.5	+0.6
81	United Arab Emirates Asia	35.6	35.9	36.3	+0.7
82	Azerbaijan Asia	35.2	35.5	36.1	+0.8
83	Bahrain Asia	35.2	35.5	36.0	+0.8
84	Kuwait Asia	35.2	35.5	36.0	+0.8
85	Brunei Darussalam Asia	35.2	35.5	36.0	+0.8
86	Maldives Asia	35.1	35.4	35.9	+0.9
87	Bhutan Asia	35.0	35.3	35.9	+0.9
88	Malaysia Asia	35.0	35.3	35.9	+0.9
89	Iran (Islamic Republic of) Asia	34.9	35.2	35.8	+0.9
90	Viet Nam Asia	34.8	35.1	35.7	+1.0
91	Guam Oceania	34.6	34.9	35.6	+1.0
92	Tunisia Africa	34.5	34.9	35.6	+1.0
93	Peru South America	34.5	34.8	35.5	+1.1
94	Panama North America	34.1	34.5	35.3	+1.2
95	Ecuador South America	34.0	34.4	35.2	+1.2
96	Mexico North America	34.0	34.4	35.2	+1.2
97	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) South America	33.9	34.3	35.1	+1.2
98	Israel Asia	33.8	34.2	35.1	+1.3
99	El Salvador North America	33.8	34.2	35.1	+1.3
100	Myanmar Asia	33.8	34.2	35.1	+1.3
101	Lebanon Asia	33.7	34.1	35.0	+1.3
102	Indonesia Asia	33.6	34.1	35.0	+1.3
103	India Asia	33.6	34.0	34.9	+1.3
104	Morocco Africa	33.4	33.9	34.8	+1.4
105	Suriname South America	33.3	33.8	34.7	+1.4
106	Cabo Verde Africa	33.1	33.6	34.6	+1.5
107	South Africa Africa	32.9	33.4	34.4	+1.5
108	Saudi Arabia Asia	32.9	33.4	34.4	+1.5
109	Dominican Republic North America	32.9	33.4	34.4	+1.5
110	Oman Asia	32.4	33.0	34.1	+1.7
111	Fiji Oceania	32.2	32.8	34.0	+1.7
112	Belize North America	32.1	32.7	33.9	+1.8
113	Bangladesh Asia	31.8	32.4	33.7	+1.9
114	Libya Africa	31.7	32.4	33.6	+1.9
115	Kazakhstan Asia	31.6	32.3	33.5	+1.9
116	Philippines Asia	31.6	32.3	33.5	+1.9
117	Nepal Asia	31.6	32.2	33.5	+1.9
118	Paraguay South America	31.5	32.2	33.5	+1.9
119	Guyana South America	31.3	31.9	33.3	+2.0
120	Nicaragua North America	31.2	31.9	33.2	+2.1
121	Djibouti Africa	30.8	31.5	32.9	+2.2
122	Cambodia Asia	30.8	31.5	32.9	+2.2
123	Syrian Arab Republic Asia	30.8	31.5	32.9	+2.2
124	Bolivia (Plurinational State of) South America	30.7	31.4	32.9	+2.2
125	Algeria Africa	30.6	31.4	32.8	+2.2
126	Lao People's Democratic Republic Asia	30.2	31.0	32.5	+2.3
127	Uzbekistan Asia	30.0	30.8	32.4	+2.4
128	Honduras North America	29.9	30.7	32.3	+2.4
129	Jordan Asia	29.9	30.7	32.3	+2.4
130	Haiti North America	29.7	30.5	32.2	+2.5
131	Micronesia (Fed. States of) Oceania	29.6	30.5	32.1	+2.5
132	Guatemala North America	29.5	30.4	32.0	+2.6
133	Turkmenistan Asia	29.5	30.3	32.0	+2.6
134	Egypt Africa	29.3	30.2	31.9	+2.6
135	Kyrgyzstan Asia	29.2	30.1	31.9	+2.6
136	Mongolia Asia	29.2	30.1	31.8	+2.6
137	Botswana Africa	29.0	29.9	31.7	+2.7
138	Timor-Leste Asia	28.4	29.4	31.3	+2.9
139	Eswatini Africa	28.3	29.3	31.2	+2.9
140	Papua New Guinea Oceania	28.1	29.1	31.1	+3.0
141	Tonga Oceania	27.6	28.7	30.7	+3.1
142	Lesotho Africa	27.6	28.6	30.7	+3.1
143	Kiribati Oceania	27.5	28.6	30.7	+3.1
144	Ghana Africa	26.7	27.9	30.1	+3.4
145	Tajikistan Asia	26.5	27.7	29.9	+3.5
146	Gabon Africa	26.4	27.6	29.9	+3.5
147	Pakistan Asia	26.3	27.5	29.8	+3.5
148	Iraq Asia	26.2	27.4	29.7	+3.5
149	Comoros Africa	26.0	27.3	29.6	+3.6
150	Namibia Africa	26.0	27.2	29.6	+3.6
151	Solomon Islands Oceania	26.0	27.2	29.6	+3.6
152	Kenya Africa	25.9	27.2	29.6	+3.6
153	Equatorial Guinea Africa	25.8	27.0	29.4	+3.7
154	Rwanda Africa	25.8	27.0	29.4	+3.7
155	Sao Tome and Principe Africa	25.4	26.7	29.2	+3.8
156	Samoa Oceania	25.4	26.7	29.2	+3.8
157	Eritrea Africa	25.3	26.6	29.1	+3.8
158	State of Palestine Asia	25.3	26.6	29.1	+3.8
159	Vanuatu Oceania	25.2	26.5	29.0	+3.8
160	Senegal Africa	25.2	26.5	29.0	+3.9
161	Sierra Leone Africa	25.2	26.5	29.0	+3.9
162	Guinea-Bissau Africa	24.7	26.0	28.7	+4.0
163	South Sudan Africa	24.5	25.9	28.6	+4.0
164	Ethiopia Africa	24.5	25.9	28.5	+4.1
165	Madagascar Africa	24.4	25.8	28.5	+4.1
166	Liberia Africa	24.2	25.6	28.3	+4.2
167	Togo Africa	24.1	25.6	28.3	+4.2
168	Gambia Africa	23.6	25.1	27.9	+4.3
169	Sudan Africa	23.5	25.0	27.8	+4.4
170	Congo Africa	23.4	24.9	27.8	+4.4
171	Zimbabwe Africa	23.2	24.7	27.7	+4.4
172	Malawi Africa	23.2	24.7	27.6	+4.4
173	Guinea Africa	23.2	24.7	27.6	+4.4
174	Cote d'Ivoire Africa	23.1	24.6	27.6	+4.5
175	Nigeria Africa	23.0	24.6	27.5	+4.5
176	Yemen Asia	22.9	24.4	27.4	+4.5
177	Cameroon Africa	22.7	24.2	27.3	+4.6
178	Benin Africa	22.6	24.2	27.2	+4.6
179	Zambia Africa	22.5	24.1	27.2	+4.6
180	Burkina Faso Africa	22.4	24.0	27.1	+4.7
181	United Republic of Tanzania Africa	21.9	23.5	26.7	+4.8
182	Mauritania Africa	21.7	23.4	26.6	+4.9
183	Afghanistan Asia	21.5	23.2	26.4	+5.0
184	Uganda Africa	20.9	22.7	26.1	+5.1
185	Angola Africa	20.3	22.2	25.6	+5.3
186	Mozambique Africa	20.2	22.1	25.6	+5.3
187	Burundi Africa	20.0	21.9	25.4	+5.4
188	Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa	18.9	20.9	24.6	+5.7
189	Chad Africa	18.8	20.8	24.6	+5.8
190	Mali Africa	18.7	20.7	24.5	+5.8
191	Somalia Africa	18.4	20.4	24.2	+5.9
192	Niger Africa	18.3	20.4	24.2	+5.9
193	Central African Republic Africa	16.0	18.3	22.6	+6.6