Which country in North America has the largest share of people over 65?

Canada has the largest share of people over 65 in North America: 20.3% aged 65 and over (2025). Next come the United States (18.4% aged 65 and over) and Barbados (17.1% aged 65 and over).

Which country in North America has the smallest share of people over 65?

Honduras, with 4.5% aged 65 and over (2025).

What is the typical people over 65 of a country in North America?

The median of the 23 countries in North America is 11.7% 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.

Countries in North America by people over 65

The share of the population aged 65 and over. 23 countries in North America, highest first. World Bank, 2025

See it on the map

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Highest

20.3%

Canada

Median country

11.7%

half above, half below

Lowest

4.5%

Honduras

Countries in North America by people over 65, World Bank, 2025
#	Country	% 65 and over	Region
1	Canada	20.3%	Northern America
2	United States	18.4%	Northern America
3	Barbados	17.1%	Caribbean
4	Cuba	17.0%	Caribbean
5	Dominica	13.2%	Caribbean
6	Trinidad and Tobago	12.9%	Caribbean
7	Costa Rica	12.8%	Central America
8	Grenada	12.6%	Caribbean
=9	Antigua and Barbuda	12.3%	Caribbean
=9	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	12.3%	Caribbean
11	Bahamas	12.1%	Caribbean
12	Saint Kitts and Nevis	11.7%	Caribbean
13	Saint Lucia	10.0%	Caribbean
14	Panama	9.7%	Central America
15	Jamaica	8.6%	Caribbean
16	Mexico	8.5%	Central America
17	El Salvador	8.3%	Central America
18	Dominican Republic	8.2%	Caribbean
19	Nicaragua	5.7%	Central America
20	Belize	5.2%	Central America
21	Guatemala	5.0%	Central America
22	Haiti	4.8%	Caribbean
23	Honduras	4.5%	Central America

Territories and other places

Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed. Highest first.

Place	% 65 and over	Status
Puerto Rico	25.3%	Territory of United States of America
US Virgin Islands	23.1%	Territory of United States of America
Bermuda	22.6%	Territory of United Kingdom
Saint Martin	19.7%	Territory of France
Aruba	17.8%	Territory of Netherlands
Curaçao	17.3%	Territory of Netherlands
Sint Maarten	14.5%	Territory of Netherlands
Turks and Caicos Islands	11.7%	Territory of United Kingdom
Greenland	11.5%	Territory of Denmark
British Virgin Islands	10.1%	Territory of United Kingdom
Cayman Islands	9.5%	Territory of United Kingdom

Questions

Which country in North America has the largest share of people over 65?: Canada has the largest share of people over 65 in North America: 20.3% aged 65 and over (2025). Next come the United States (18.4% aged 65 and over) and Barbados (17.1% aged 65 and over).
Which country in North America has the smallest share of people over 65?: Honduras, with 4.5% aged 65 and over (2025).
What is the typical people over 65 of a country in North America?: The median of the 23 countries in North America is 11.7% 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.