Population aged 65 and above, rural (% of rural population) by country
Countries reporting
95
Highest
0.3%
Greece
Lowest
0.0%
Madagascar
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,331
What the numbers show
Population aged 65 and above, rural (% of rural population) is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 0.3% in Greece; the lowest is 0.0% in Madagascar.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Namibia (up 226.9%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 29.5%).
Population aged 65 and above, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 0.3% | 2016 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 0.3% | 2016 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 3 | Finland | 0.3% | 2016 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 4 | Portugal | 0.3% | 2016 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 0.3% | 2017 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3% | 2016 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 0.2% | 2016 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 8 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2016 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 0.2% | 2016 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 11 | Serbia | 0.2% | 2018 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 12 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 13 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 14 | France | 0.2% | 2016 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 15 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 16 | Romania | 0.2% | 2018 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2016 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 18 | United States of America | 0.2% | 2018 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 19 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2016 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 20 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2020 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 21 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2003 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 22 | Belarus | 0.2% | 2020 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 23 | Iceland | 0.2% | 2015 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 24 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 25 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 26 | Germany | 0.2% | 2011 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 27 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2% | 2021 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 0.2% | 2016 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 29 | Ukraine | 0.2% | 2014 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 30 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 31 | Slovakia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 33 | Norway | 0.2% | 2016 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 34 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2013 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 35 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2016 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 36 | Austria | 0.2% | 2003 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2016 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 38 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 39 | Peru | 0.1% | 2021 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2020 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 41 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2019 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 42 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2021 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2019 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 45 | Panama | 0.1% | 2021 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 46 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2004 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 47 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2013 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 48 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 49 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 50 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2021 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 51 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 52 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 53 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2019 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 54 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2021 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 55 | China | 0.1% | 2013 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 56 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2019 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 57 | Kosovo | 0.1% | 2017 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 58 | Colombia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2013 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 60 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 226.9% | rising |
| 61 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2021 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 62 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2019 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2017 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 65 | Morocco | 0.1% | 2013 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 66 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 67 | India | 0.1% | 2019 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 68 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 69 | Guatemala | 0.1% | 2019 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2016 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 71 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 72 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2014 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 74 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 75 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2012 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 76 | Nigeria | 0.0% | 2018 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 77 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2019 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 78 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2018 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 79 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0% | 2020 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 80 | Rwanda | 0.0% | 2021 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2021 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 82 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.0% | 2002 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 83 | Belize | 0.0% | 1999 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 84 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2016 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 85 | Palestine, State of | 0.0% | 2017 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 86 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2014 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2013 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 88 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2019 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 89 | Pakistan | 0.0% | 2020 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 90 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2016 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 91 | Zambia | 0.0% | 2015 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 92 | Mali | 0.0% | 2018 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 93 | Gambia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 94 | Djibouti | 0.0% | 2017 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 95 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2012 | down 11.6% | falling |