WorldDataRank / Population
Compare Population Aged 65+ across 20 selected countries in the Americas using World Bank data for 2025. Values are measured in % of population.
Data year: 2025 Source: World Bank Last refreshed:
This ranking uses common-year World Bank observations for 2025. Retrieval date and data year are different; no newer values are inferred.
Key findings
- Canada has the highest observed value at 20.3%.
- Honduras has the lowest observed value at 4.5%.
- The median across 20 reporting countries is 9.6%.
- The difference between the highest and lowest values is 15.7 percentage points.
Comparison across selected countries in the Americas. Values in % of population. Bar lengths start at zero; the table below provides the same observations.
Complete selected-country ranking
| Rank | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 20.3% |
| 2 | United States | 18.4% |
| 3 | Cuba | 17% |
| 4 | Uruguay | 16.3% |
| 5 | Chile | 14.6% |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 12.8% |
| 7 | Argentina | 12.6% |
| 8 | Brazil | 11.5% |
| 9 | Colombia | 10.2% |
| 10 | Panama | 9.7% |
| 11 | Peru | 9.5% |
| 12 | Ecuador | 8.6% |
| 13 | Mexico | 8.5% |
| 14 | El Salvador | 8.3% |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 8.2% |
| 16 | Paraguay | 6.7% |
| 17 | Bolivia | 5.7% |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 5.7% |
| 19 | Guatemala | 5% |
| 20 | Honduras | 4.5% |
What the data shows
The unweighted country mean is 10.7%, compared with a median of 9.6%. Each reporting country has equal weight; this is not a population-weighted or regional aggregate. The gap between the two highest observed values is 1.9 percentage points. These comparisons describe the observations and do not establish causes.
Methodology
- Provider
- World Bank
- Dataset
- Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)
- Indicator ID
- SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
- Data year
- 2025
- Units
- % of population
- Coverage
- 20 of 20 selected countries in the Americas.
Source: World Bank: Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) (2025)
Rankings use the cited source values without imputation or interpolation. Display rounding does not affect rank.
Technical details
- Coverage threshold
- Minimum 18 reporting countries.
- Countries included
- Canada, United States, Cuba, Uruguay, Chile, Costa Rica, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras
- Countries excluded (missing observations; ISO3 codes)
- None
- Ranking direction
- descending
- Sorting
- Exact source values; equal values share competition rank. Ties display by ascending country ID, then record ID.
- Statistics
- Unweighted arithmetic mean, median, and highest minus lowest. Derived decimals use half-up rounding; source values remain exact.
Why a newer year was not selected
- 2026: 0 available observations; 18 required.
Caveats
This is a selected-country comparison, not a global ranking. Missing countries may affect the distribution. A higher value does not necessarily imply a better outcome. Source observations may be revised.
Age structure does not measure health, retirement security or the quality of care.