The populations of many countries are becoming older as the global birth rate drops. This chart shows the nations with the largest percentage of people 65 or older in 2021. How might an aging population affect a society?
An 80-year-old kitesurfing in Finland. Shutterstock.com (flags); Olivier Morin/AFP via Getty Images (kitesurfing)
Growing Older
COUNTRY | PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION 65 AND OVER
Monaco | 36.0%
Japan | 29.8%
Italy | 23.7%
Finland | 22.9%
Portugal | 22.6%
Greece | 22.5%
United States | 16.7%
The World | 9.6%
SOURCE: United Nations Population Division
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