Table 4. Elderly population estimates and projections in OECD countries Population aged 65 and over, in thousands 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 United States 17,101 20,667 25,793 31,478 34,834 39,321 52,705 68,673 73,692 75,899 Japan 5,397 7,371 10,560 14,809 21,614 27,389 32,491 32,239 33,809 33,323 Germany 8,370 10,641 12,213 11,872 13,444 16,247 17,468 20,721 22,027 20,794 France 5,317 6,535 7,525 7,932 9,413 10,087 12,389 14,275 15,402 15,285 Italy 4,674 5,863 7,420 8,738 10,412 11,609 12,733 14,415 15,745 14,377 United Kingdom 6,119 7,198 8,491 9,050 9,433 10,162 11,859 13,757 14,545 14,107 Canada 1,343 1,677 2,309 3,117 3,972 4,856 6,678 8,806 9,669 10,057 Australia 870 1,046 1,397 1,883 2,284 2,766 3,758 4,756 5,456 5,811 Austria 849 1,051 1,163 1,153 1,206 1,377 1,581 1,991 2,226 2,151 Belgium 1,095 1,292 1,413 1,499 1,695 1,775 2,093 2,476 2,582 2,464 Czech Republic 836 1,190 1,374 1,289 1,397 1,569 2,057 2,233 2,420 2,600 Denmark 485 605 738 802 804 908 1,083 1,198 1,260 1,157 Finland 319 422 572 667 771 888 1,176 1,319 1,289 1,253 Greece 687 980 1,267 1,399 1,908 2,124 2,299 2,504 2,765 2,820 Hungary 903 1,194 1,438 1,383 1,474 1,538 1,778 1,804 1,946 2,108 Iceland 14 18 23 27 32 37 50 66 75 79 Ireland 317 331 365 398 423 492 648 803 926 1,096 Korea 832 1,052 1,453 2,144 3,152 4,639 6,366 9,565 12,024 12,665 Luxembourg 34 43 49 51 62 72 87 105 114 114 Mexico 1,698 2,155 2,563 3,294 4,671 6,686 9,867 14,665 21,579 27,336 Netherlands 1,034 1,324 1,628 1,920 2,177 2,522 3,278 3,994 4,328 3,978 New Zealand 205 239 310 374 450 530 707 910 1,034 1,093 Norway 398 500 603 692 690 744 939 1,106 1,219 1,176 Poland 1,706 2,680 3,600 3,833 4,647 4,935 6,657 7,915 8,250 9,468 Portugal 705 832 1,021 1,343 1,553 1,670 1,853 2,100 2,430 2,536 Spain 2,499 3,305 4,010 5,430 6,745 7,210 7,945 9,414 11,029 11,154 Sweden 895 1,099 1,354 1,522 1,552 1,761 2,106 2,305 2,404 2,314 Switzerland 539 702 875 981 1,087 1,278 1,561 1,967 2,145 2,024 Turkey 972 1,550 2,099 2,403 3,876 5,000 7,021 10,386 14,494 18,825 OECD Total 66,213 83,563 103,626 121,482 145,778 170,193 211,233 256,468 286,885 298,062 Source: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 1998 Revision.