Countries in Africa by people over 65
The share of the population aged 65 and over. 54 countries in Africa, highest first. World Bank, 2025
Median country
3.3%
half above, half below| # | Country | % 65 and over | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mauritius | 14.1% | Eastern Africa |
| 2 |  Tunisia | 9.9% | Northern Africa |
| 3 |  Seychelles | 8.7% | Eastern Africa |
| 4 |  Morocco | 8.5% | Northern Africa |
| 5 |  Cabo Verde | 7.2% | Western Africa |
| 6 |  South Africa | 6.9% | Southern Africa |
| 7 |  Algeria | 6.8% | Northern Africa |
| 8 |  Egypt | 5.3% | Northern Africa |
| 9 |  Libya | 5.2% | Northern Africa |
| 10 |  Djibouti | 5.0% | Eastern Africa |
| 11 |  Comoros | 4.5% | Eastern Africa |
| =12 |  Eritrea | 4.3% | Eastern Africa |
| =12 |  Eswatini | 4.3% | Southern Africa |
| =14 |  Botswana | 4.1% | Southern Africa |
| =14 |  Gabon | 4.1% | Middle Africa |
| 16 |  Rwanda | 4.0% | Eastern Africa |
| =17 |  Lesotho | 3.9% | Southern Africa |
| =17 |  São Tomé and Principe | 3.9% | Middle Africa |
| =19 |  Equatorial Guinea | 3.8% | Middle Africa |
| =19 |  Ghana | 3.8% | Western Africa |
| =19 |  Namibia | 3.8% | Southern Africa |
| =22 |  Senegal | 3.6% | Western Africa |
| =22 |  Zimbabwe | 3.6% | Eastern Africa |
| =24 |  Guinea | 3.5% | Western Africa |
| =24 |  Madagascar | 3.5% | Eastern Africa |
| =24 |  Togo | 3.5% | Western Africa |
| 27 |  Sudan | 3.4% | Northern Africa |
| =28 |  Ethiopia | 3.3% | Eastern Africa |
| =28 |  Liberia | 3.3% | Western Africa |
| =28 |  Sierra Leone | 3.3% | Western Africa |
| =31 |  Benin | 3.2% | Western Africa |
| =31 |  Gambia | 3.2% | Western Africa |
| =31 |  Guinea-Bissau | 3.2% | Western Africa |
| =31 |  Mauritania | 3.2% | Western Africa |
| =35 |  Congo | 3.1% | Middle Africa |
| =35 |  DR Congo | 3.1% | Middle Africa |
| =35 |  Nigeria | 3.1% | Western Africa |
| =35 |  South Sudan | 3.1% | Eastern Africa |
| =39 |  Kenya | 3.0% | Eastern Africa |
| =39 |  Tanzania | 3.0% | Eastern Africa |
| 41 |  Angola | 2.9% | Middle Africa |
| 42 |  Cameroon | 2.8% | Middle Africa |
| =43 |  Burkina Faso | 2.7% | Western Africa |
| =43 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 2.7% | Western Africa |
| =43 |  Mozambique | 2.7% | Eastern Africa |
| =46 |  Malawi | 2.6% | Eastern Africa |
| =46 |  Niger | 2.6% | Western Africa |
| =46 |  Somalia | 2.6% | Eastern Africa |
| 49 |  Burundi | 2.5% | Eastern Africa |
| 50 |  Mali | 2.4% | Western Africa |
| =51 |  Central African Republic | 2.2% | Middle Africa |
| =51 |  Uganda | 2.2% | Eastern Africa |
| 53 |  Chad | 2.1% | Middle Africa |
| 54 |  Zambia | 2.0% | Eastern Africa |
Questions
- Which country in Africa has the largest share of people over 65?
- Mauritius has the largest share of people over 65 in Africa: 14.1% aged 65 and over (2025). Next come Tunisia (9.9% aged 65 and over) and the Seychelles (8.7% aged 65 and over).
- Which country in Africa has the smallest share of people over 65?
- Zambia, with 2.0% aged 65 and over (2025).
- What is the typical people over 65 of a country in Africa?
- The median of the 54 countries in Africa is 3.3% aged 65 and over: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- The share of the population aged 65 and over. Source: World Bank, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.