{
  "id": 14245649,
  "title": "The 25 countries with the largest elder populations, ranked by percentage of people 65 and older",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/the-25-countries-with-the-largest-elder-populations-ranked-by",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T16:47:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/countries-with-oldest-populations-percentage-over-65"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "25. The Netherlands has the lowest percentage of its population aged 65 and older, at 20.9%. Men in the country have a slightly lower share at 19.6%, while women comprise the larger portion at 22.1%.\n\n24. In Sweden, 20.9% of the population is aged 65 and older. Men constitute 19.5% of this older demographic, with women making up 22.4% of the population aged 65 or older.\n\n23. Belgium's older population accounts for 21.0% of its total population. The male population within this age group represents 19.1%, while women constitute 22.8% of the elderly population.\n\n22. Austria has 21.1% of its population aged 65 and older. The male population accounts for 18.9% of this age group, with women comprising 23.2% of the older population.\n\n21. Denmark's older population makes up 21.1% of its total population. Men in Denmark represent 19.6% of the elderly population, while women account for 22.6% of the country's older demographic.\n\n20. Hungary has 21.2% of its population aged 65 and older. The male population represents 17.0% of this age group, while women make up 25.0% of the older population.\n\n19. Czechia has 21.2% of its population aged 65 and older. Men in the country represent 18.2% of the elderly population, while women account for 24.1% of the older demographic.\n\n18. Liechtenstein has the highest percentage of its population aged 65 and older at 21.4%. Men in Liechtenstein represent 20.1% of this age group, with women comprising 22.7% of the older population.\n\n17. Spain has 21.6% of its population aged 65 and older. Men in Spain represent 19.3% of the elderly population, while women account for 23.9% of the older demographic.\n\n16. Estonia has 21.8% of its population aged 65 and older. Men in Estonia represent 16.4% of this age group, with women making up 26.7% of the older population.\n\n15. Latvia has 22.2% of its population aged 65 and older. Men in Latvia represent 16.4% of the elderly population, while women comprise 27.2% of the older demographic.\n\n14. Slovenia has 22.2% of its population aged 65 and older. Men in Slovenia represent 19.5% of this age group, while women account for 25.0% of the older population.\n\n13. Bulgaria has 22.2% of its population aged 65 and older. Men in Bulgaria represent 18.3% of the elderly population, while women make up 26.0% of the older demographic.\n\n12. France has the highest percentage of its population aged 65 and older at 22.5%. Men in France represent 20.2% of this age group, with women comprising 24.7% of the older demographic.\n\n11. Bosnia and Herzegovina has 22.9% of its population aged 65 and older.",
  "summary": "Most of the countries with the largest percentage of older people are European, with the US not ranking in the top 25.",
  "key_points": [
    "The Netherlands has the lowest percentage of its population aged 65 and older at 20.9%.",
    "France has the highest percentage of its population aged 65 and older at 22.5%.",
    "Bulgaria, Latvia, and Slovenia each have 22.2% of their population aged 65 and older."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}