Former British colonies Compared by People > Age structure > 25-54 years

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	QatarQatar	69.5%	2013
2	United Arab EmiratesUAE	61.5%	2013
3	BahrainBahrain	56.2%	2013
4	KuwaitKuwait	52.3%	2013
5	SingaporeSingapore	50.1%	2013
6	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	47.1%	2013
7	BruneiBrunei	46.8%	2013
8	MaldivesMaldives	46%	2013
9	BarbadosBarbados	45.4%	2013
10	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	45.2%	2013
11	The BahamasThe Bahamas	44.1%	2013
12	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	42.9%	2013
=13	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	42.8%	2013
=13	BurmaBurma	42.8%	2013
15	Sri LankaSri Lanka	42.4%	2013
16	AustraliaAustralia	42%	2013
17	CanadaCanada	41.4%	2013
18	MalaysiaMalaysia	41.3%	2013
19	DominicaDominica	41.2%	2013
20	FijiFiji	41.1%	2013
21	New ZealandNew Zealand	40.6%	2013
22	IndiaIndia	40.4%	2013
=23	United StatesUnited States	40.2%	2013
=23	GrenadaGrenada	40.2%	2013
25	BhutanBhutan	39.9%	2013
26	EgyptEgypt	38.3%	2013
27	IsraelIsrael	37.7%	2013
28	BangladeshBangladesh	37.6%	2013
29	GuyanaGuyana	36.9%	2013
30	BotswanaBotswana	36.7%	2013
31	LesothoLesotho	36.3%	2013
32	JordanJordan	36.2%	2013
33	JamaicaJamaica	36%	2013
34	TuvaluTuvalu	35.8%	2013
35	NamibiaNamibia	35.3%	2013
=36	BelizeBelize	35.1%	2013
=36	PakistanPakistan	35.1%	2013
38	GhanaGhana	33.7%	2013
39	SwazilandSwaziland	32.7%	2013
40	The GambiaThe Gambia	32.5%	2013
41	KenyaKenya	32.4%	2013
=42	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	31.4%	2013
=42	SudanSudan	31.4%	2013
44	SomaliaSomalia	31%	2013
45	ZimbabweZimbabwe	30.8%	2013
46	YemenYemen	30.6%	2013
47	NigeriaNigeria	30.1%	2013
48	TanzaniaTanzania	29.3%	2013
=49	MalawiMalawi	28.5%	2013
=49	ZambiaZambia	28.5%	2013
51	UgandaUganda	25.5%	2013

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