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Proportion of Elderly Population
Table
1. Elderly population - 65 and over as % of total
population
| |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| Australia |
12.4
|
12.5
|
12.6
|
12.7
|
12.8
|
12.9
|
13.0
|
13.2
|
13.2
|
13.3
|
13.5
|
| The
mainland of China |
7.0
|
7.1
|
7.3
|
7.5
|
7.6
|
7.7
|
7.9
|
8.1
|
8.3
|
8.5
|
|
| Hong
Kong SAR |
10.9
|
11.2 |
11.5
|
11.8
|
12.1
|
12.3
|
12.4 |
12.6
|
12.7
|
12.9 |
13.1
|
| Japan |
17.4
|
18.0
|
18.5
|
19.0
|
19.5
|
20.2
|
20.8
|
21.5
|
22.1
|
22.7
|
23.1
|
| New
Zealand |
11.8
|
11.9
|
11.8
|
11.8
|
11.9
|
12.0
|
12.2
|
12.5
|
12.6
|
12.8
|
13.0
|
| Singapore(1) |
7.2
|
7.3
|
7.4
|
7.4
|
7.8
|
8.1
|
8.4
|
8.5
|
8.7
|
8.8
|
9.0
|
| South
Korea |
7.2
|
7.6
|
7.9
|
8.3
|
8.7
|
9.1
|
9.5
|
9.9
|
10.3
|
10.7
|
10.9
|
| Taiwan |
8.6
|
8.8
|
9.0
|
9.2
|
9.5
|
9.7
|
10.0
|
10.2
|
10.4
|
10.6
|
10.7
|
| Denmark |
14.8
|
14.8
|
14.8
|
14.9
|
15.0
|
15.1
|
15.3
|
15.5
|
15.7
|
16.1
|
16.6
|
| Finland |
14.9
|
15.1
|
15.2
|
15.5
|
15.7
|
15.9
|
16.2
|
16.5
|
16.6
|
16.9
|
17.3
|
| France |
16.1
|
16.2
|
16.3
|
16.4
|
16.5
|
16.5
|
16.5
|
16.5
|
16.6
|
16.7
|
16.7
|
| Germany |
16.4
|
16.9
|
17.3
|
17.7
|
18.3
|
18.9
|
19.5
|
19.9
|
20.2
|
20.5
|
20.4
|
| Italy |
18.3
|
18.6
|
18.9
|
19.1
|
19.3
|
19.6
|
19.8
|
20.0
|
20.3
|
20.4
|
20.5
|
| Netherlands |
13.6
|
13.6
|
13.7
|
13.8
|
13.9
|
14.2
|
14.4
|
14.6
|
14.9
|
15.2
|
15.5
|
| Norway |
15.2
|
15.0
|
14.9
|
14.8
|
14.7
|
14.7
|
14.7
|
14.6
|
14.7
|
14.8
|
15.0
|
| Spain |
16.8
|
16.9
|
16.9
|
16.9
|
16.8
|
16.7
|
16.7
|
16.6
|
16.6
|
16.7
|
17.0
|
| Sweden |
17.3
|
17.2
|
17.2
|
17.2
|
17.2
|
17.3
|
17.3
|
17.4
|
17.6
|
17.9
|
18.3
|
| Switzerland |
15.3
|
15.5
|
15.6
|
15.7
|
15.8
|
15.9
|
16.1
|
16.3
|
16.5
|
17.2
|
17.5
|
| United
Kingdom |
15.8
|
15.9
|
15.9
|
16.0
|
16.0
|
15.5
|
15.5
|
15.5
|
15.7
|
15.8
|
16.0
|
| Canada |
12.6
|
12.6
|
12.7
|
12.8
|
13.0
|
13.1
|
13.2
|
13.4
|
13.6
|
13.9
|
14.1
|
| United
States |
12.4
|
12.4
|
12.4
|
12.4
|
12.4
|
12.4
|
12.5
|
12.6
|
12.8
|
13.0
|
13.1
|
Note
(1) Figures refer to Singapore residents
only
Source
Unless otherwise specified, all figures are from
OECD.Stat
website; accessed on 2.3.2012.
Figures for the mainland of China from China
Statistical Yearbook 2010.
Hong Kong SAR figures from Census
and Statistics Department, Hong Kong website;
accessed on 5.3.2012.
Singapore figures from Population
Trends 2011, Department of Statistics, Singapore
website.
Taiwan figures from Statistical
Yearbook of The Republic of China 2010, Edited
2011.
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