Demographics

One in ten people are older than 65. Three in four live under a leader who is.

Hannah Ritchie compiles a dataset on the age and time in office of the current leader in more than 140 countries. Three in four people live in a country led by someone over 65; European and South American leaders tend to be younger, autocratic leaders stay in power longer, and almost every leader is far older than the public they govern.

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