11 Countries With Highest Aging Population

6. Italy

Median age: 44.8

In the sixth place on our list of countries with highest aging population, Italy, the median age will quickly rise in years that come. According to Italian National Institute of Statistics, the median age will be 49.8 in 2059. Currently, 21.2 percent of Italians are older than 65 years. Although the number of people who die every year exceeds the number of the newborns, the country has positive population growth rate because of a large number of people immigrating to Italy. Despite high net migration rate, Italy is expected to lose more than a million and a half workers by 2060. In order to neutralize the loss of working force, Italy will have to attract more foreign workers in the future.