In 2021, Japan was the country with the highest percentage of total population that was over the age of 65. Japan has the oldest population of the world with 29 percent of Japanese being over 65. Germany on the other hand has 22 percent of its population being over 65 in 2021.
The countries with the largest percentage of total population over 65 years in 2021
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Population Reference Bureau. (August 17, 2021). The countries with the largest percentage of total population over 65 years in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264729/countries-with-the-largest-percentage-of-total-population-over-65-years/
Population Reference Bureau. "The countries with the largest percentage of total population over 65 years in 2021." Chart. August 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264729/countries-with-the-largest-percentage-of-total-population-over-65-years/
Population Reference Bureau. (2021). The countries with the largest percentage of total population over 65 years in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264729/countries-with-the-largest-percentage-of-total-population-over-65-years/
Population Reference Bureau. "The Countries with The Largest Percentage of Total Population over 65 Years in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264729/countries-with-the-largest-percentage-of-total-population-over-65-years/
Population Reference Bureau, The countries with the largest percentage of total population over 65 years in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264729/countries-with-the-largest-percentage-of-total-population-over-65-years/ (last visited May 19, 2022)
