In 2023, Italy and Portugal were the European countries with the largest share of elderly population, with 24 percent of the total population aged 65 years and older. Bulgaria, Czechia, and Finland were the countries with the next highest shares of elderly people in their population, while the European Union on average had 21.3 percent of the population being elderly. Iceland, Luxembourg, and Türkiye had the fewest elderly people, with all three having less than 15 percent of their population in this age category.
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Eurostat. (February 1, 2024). Share of population that are aged 65 years and older in European countries in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105835/share-of-elderly-population-in-europe-by-country/
Eurostat. "Share of population that are aged 65 years and older in European countries in 2023." Chart. February 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105835/share-of-elderly-population-in-europe-by-country/
Eurostat. (2024). Share of population that are aged 65 years and older in European countries in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105835/share-of-elderly-population-in-europe-by-country/
Eurostat. "Share of Population That Are Aged 65 Years and Older in European Countries in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105835/share-of-elderly-population-in-europe-by-country/
Eurostat, Share of population that are aged 65 years and older in European countries in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105835/share-of-elderly-population-in-europe-by-country/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of population that are aged 65 years and older in European countries in 2023 [Graph], Eurostat, February 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105835/share-of-elderly-population-in-europe-by-country/