Table 1.
African countries listed in the Global Age Watch Index ranking in 20154
| Ranking of African countries by GAWI among 96 countries4 |
Projected population (in thousands) & [percentage of older persons]2 |
Life expectancy at 60 years* |
|
| 2015 | 2050 | ||
| Mauritius (42nd) | 1273 [14.7] | 1249 [30.7] | 20 |
| South Africa (78th) | 54490 [7.7] | 65540 [15.4] | 16 |
| Ghana (81st) | 27410 [5.3] | 50071 [9.7] | 17 |
| Morocco (84th) | 34378 [9.6] | 43696 [23.4] | 18 |
| Nigeria (86th) | 182202 [4.5] | 398508 [6.3] | 16 |
| Uganda (88th) | 39032 [3.8] | 101873 [6.0] | 16 |
| Rwanda (89th) | 11610 [4.5] | 21187 [12.0] | 18 |
| Zambia (90th) | 16212 [4.3] | 42975 [6.6] | 17 |
| Tanzania (91st) | 53470 [4.8] | 137136 [7.2] | 18 |
| Mozambique (94th) | 27978 [5.1] | 65544 [6.2] | 16 |
| Malawi (95th) | 17215 [4.9] | 42155 [7.6] | 16 |