Sub-Saharan Africa 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	Seychelles	49.3%	2013
2	Mauritius	44.3%	2013
3	South Africa	38.1%	2013
4	Cape Verde	37.3%	2013
5	Botswana	36.7%	2013
=6	Lesotho	36.3%	2013
=6	Djibouti	36.3%	2013
8	Namibia	35.3%	2013
9	Ghana	33.7%	2013
10	Swaziland	32.7%	2013
=11	The Gambia	32.5%	2013
=11	Cote d'Ivoire	32.5%	2013
13	Kenya	32.4%	2013
=14	Rwanda	32.2%	2013
=14	Mauritania	32.2%	2013
=16	Cameroon	31.9%	2013
=16	Togo	31.9%	2013
=16	Guinea-Bissau	31.9%	2013
19	Comoros	31.6%	2013
20	Central African Republic	31.5%	2013
=21	Sierra Leone	31.4%	2013
=21	Sudan	31.4%	2013
=23	Liberia	31.3%	2013
=23	Equatorial Guinea	31.3%	2013
25	Eritrea	31.2%	2013
26	Madagascar	31.1%	2013
27	Somalia	31%	2013
28	Zimbabwe	30.8%	2013
29	Guinea	30.4%	2013
=30	Nigeria	30.1%	2013
=30	Senegal	30.1%	2013
32	Sao Tome and Principe	30%	2013
=33	Gabon	29.7%	2013
=33	Benin	29.7%	2013
35	Tanzania	29.3%	2013
36	Angola	29.2%	2013
=37	Ethiopia	29.1%	2013
=37	Democratic Republic of the Congo	29.1%	2013
39	South Sudan	29%	2013
40	Burkina Faso	28.9%	2013
=41	Malawi	28.5%	2013
=41	Zambia	28.5%	2013
43	Burundi	28.4%	2013
44	Chad	27.6%	2013
45	Mozambique	27%	2013
46	Mali	26.6%	2013
47	Niger	25.9%	2013
48	Uganda	25.5%	2013

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