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Population ages 65 and above is the percentage of the total population that is 65 or older. Source: World Bank staff estimates from various sources including census reports, the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices, household surveys conducted by national agencies, and Macro International.

Rank	Country	Value
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) - Population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2008)
1	Mauritius	7.04
2	Tunisia	6.71
3	Morocco	5.33
4	North Africa	4.82
5	Lesotho	4.75
6	Algeria	4.61
7	Egypt	4.52
8	South Africa	4.37
9	Gabon	4.34
10	Cape Verde	4.32
11	Libya	4.13
12	Sao Tome and Principe	4.10
13	Zimbabwe	4.03
14	Central African Republic	3.88
15	Republic of the Congo	3.82
16	Ivory Coast	3.80
17	Botswana	3.72
18	Namibia	3.59
19	Ghana	3.59
20	Sudan	3.57
21	Cameroon	3.55
22	Togo	3.48
23	Guinea-Bissau	3.44
24	Africa	3.39
25	Swaziland	3.31
26	Mozambique	3.25
27	Benin	3.22
28	Guinea	3.21
29	Djibouti	3.17
30	Ethiopia	3.15
31	Sub-Saharan Africa	3.11
32	Nigeria	3.11
33	Malawi	3.08
34	Comoros	3.08
35	Liberia	3.08
36	Tanzania	3.08
37	Madagascar	3.06
38	Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa	3.03
39	Zambia	3.01
40	Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria	3.01
41	Equatorial Guinea	2.97
42	Chad	2.87
43	Gambia	2.82
44	Burundi	2.80
45	Somalia	2.73
46	Kenya	2.66
47	Mauritania	2.65
48	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2.65
49	Uganda	2.56
50	Rwanda	2.52
51	Angola	2.46
52	Eritrea	2.43
53	Senegal	2.41
54	Mali	2.33
55	Burkina Faso	2.03
56	Niger	1.98
57	Sierra Leone	1.85

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