Population and migration
branch Dependent population aged 65 or over
As a percentage of the total population
  2050
Japan 39.6   39.60 
Korea 38.2   38.20 
Spain 35.7   35.70 
Italy 33.6   33.60 
Greece 32.5   32.50 
Portugal 31.6   31.60 
Germany 31.5   31.50 
Czech Republic 31.2   31.20 
Slovenia 30.2   30.20 
Slovak Republic 30.1   30.10 
Poland 29.6   29.60 
EU27 total 29.3   29.30 
Switzerland 27.9   27.90 
Belgium 27.7   27.70 
Finland 27.6   27.60 
Austria 27.4   27.40 
Hungary 26.9   26.90 
Canada 26.3   26.30 
Ireland 26.3   26.30 
France 26.2   26.20 
New Zealand 26.2   26.20 
OECD total 25.8   25.80 
Australia 25.7   25.70 
Denmark 25.4   25.40 
Estonia 24.2   24.20 
United Kingdom 24.1   24.10 
Sweden 23.6   23.60 
Netherlands 23.5   23.50 
Russian Federation 23.4   23.40 
China 23.3   23.30 
Norway 23.2   23.20 
Brazil 22.5   22.50 
Luxembourg 22.1   22.10 
Chile 22.1   22.10 
Iceland 21.5   21.50 
Mexico 21.2   21.20 
United States 20.2   20.20 
Israel 19.2   19.20 
Indonesia 18.6   18.60 
Turkey 17.6   17.60 
World 16.2   16.20 
India 13.7   13.70 
South Africa 9.8   9.80 

Definition

Population is defined as the resident population, i.e. all persons, regardless of citizenship, who have a permanent place of residence in the country. Population projections by age and gender are taken from national sources where these are available; for other countries they are based on Eurostat and UN projections.

The elderly population refers to people aged 65 and over and the youth population to people aged less than 15. The share of dependent population is calculated as the sum of the elderly and youth population expressed as a ratio of the total population.

For more statistics on economic, environmental and social issues visit online the OECD Factbook 2010.