People > Age structure > 15-64 years > From total: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). 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	Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana	79.9%	2008
2	United Arab EmiratesUAE	78.6%	2008
3	QatarQatar	76.8%	2008
4	SingaporeSingapore	76.5%	2008
5	MacauMacau	75.8%	2008
=6	Hong KongHong Kong	74.4%	2008
=6	British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl.	74.4%	2008
8	MoldovaMoldova	72.9%	2008
9	MaldivesMaldives	72.7%	2008
10	AndorraAndorra	72.5%	2008
=11	TaiwanTaiwan	72.3%	2008
=11	IranIran	72.3%	2008
13	South KoreaSouth Korea	72%	2008
14	ChinaChina	71.9%	2008
15	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	71.8%	2008
=16	SlovakiaSlovakia	71.7%	2008
=16	BarbadosBarbados	71.7%	2008
18	PolandPoland	71.4%	2008
=19	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	71.2%	2008
=19	RussiaRussia	71.2%	2008
21	Cayman IslandsCayman Islands	71.1%	2008
22	BelarusBelarus	70.9%	2008
23	Saint HelenaSaint Helena	70.7%	2008
=24	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	70.6%	2008
=24	KuwaitKuwait	70.6%	2008
26	CubaCuba	70.5%	2008
=27	ThailandThailand	70.3%	2008
=27	ArubaAruba	70.3%	2008
=27	ArmeniaArmenia	70.3%	2008
=30	MauritiusMauritius	70.1%	2008
=30	SloveniaSlovenia	70.1%	2008
32	UkraineUkraine	70%	2008
33	GreenlandGreenland	69.9%	2008
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	69.86%	2008
=34	BahrainBahrain	69.8%	2008
=34	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	69.8%	2008
=36	RomaniaRomania	69.7%	2008
=36	LatviaLatvia	69.7%	2008
=36	MaltaMalta	69.7%	2008
=36	TunisiaTunisia	69.7%	2008
=40	BruneiBrunei	69.6%	2008
=40	KazakhstanKazakhstan	69.6%	2008
42	LithuaniaLithuania	69.5%	2008
43	PalauPalau	69.4%	2008
44	HungaryHungary	69.3%	2008
=45	BermudaBermuda	69.1%	2008
=45	SeychellesSeychelles	69.1%	2008
	Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile)	68.9%	2008
47	BurmaBurma	68.9%	2008
48	CanadaCanada	68.8%	2008
=49	AlgeriaAlgeria	68.7%	2008
=49	GuyanaGuyana	68.7%	2008
=51	TurkeyTurkey	68.6%	2008
=51	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	68.6%	2008
=51	VietnamVietnam	68.6%	2008
=51	BulgariaBulgaria	68.6%	2008
=51	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	68.6%	2008
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	68.52%	2008
56	CyprusCyprus	68.5%	2008
57	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	68.4%	2008
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	68.27%	2008
=58	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	68.2%	2008
=58	North KoreaNorth Korea	68.2%	2008
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	68.09%	2008
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	68.03%	2008
60	Sri LankaSri Lanka	68%	2008
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	67.97%	2008
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	67.97%	2008
61	AustraliaAustralia	67.9%	2008
62	NetherlandsNetherlands	67.8%	2008
63	MongoliaMongolia	67.7%	2008
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	67.64%	2008
=64	AnguillaAnguilla	67.6%	2008
=64	SpainSpain	67.6%	2008
=64	ChileChile	67.6%	2008
=67	JerseyJersey	67.5%	2008
=67	Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles	67.5%	2008
=67	GuernseyGuernsey	67.5%	2008
=67	EstoniaEstonia	67.5%	2008
=67	AustriaAustria	67.5%	2008
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	67.39%	2008
=72	IrelandIreland	67.3%	2008
=72	MartiniqueMartinique	67.3%	2006
=74	European UnionEuropean Union	67.2%	2008
=74	CroatiaCroatia	67.2%	2008
=76	GeorgiaGeorgia	67.1%	2008
=76	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	67.1%	2008
=76	United StatesUnited States	67.1%	2008
=76	GuadeloupeGuadeloupe	67.1%	2006
80	IcelandIceland	67%	2008
=81	The BahamasThe Bahamas	66.9%	2008
=81	AlbaniaAlbania	66.9%	2008
=81	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	66.9%	2005
=84	FinlandFinland	66.8%	2008
=84	Costa RicaCosta Rica	66.8%	2008
=84	LebanonLebanon	66.8%	2008
=84	BrazilBrazil	66.8%	2008
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	66.79%	2008
=88	LuxembourgLuxembourg	66.6%	2008
=88	GibraltarGibraltar	66.6%	2008
=88	GreeceGreece	66.6%	2008
91	New ZealandNew Zealand	66.5%	2008
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	66.49%	2008
=92	Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+	66.3%	2008
=92	ItalyItaly	66.3%	2008
=92	BelgiumBelgium	66.3%	2008
=92	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	66.3%	2008
=96	NorwayNorway	66.2%	2008
=96	Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands	66.2%	2008
=96	PortugalPortugal	66.2%	2008
=96	SurinameSuriname	66.2%	2008
=96	GermanyGermany	66.2%	2008
=101	UzbekistanUzbekistan	66%	2008
=101	San MarinoSan Marino	66%	2008
=101	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	66%	2008
104	DenmarkDenmark	65.9%	2008
105	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	65.8%	2008
106	IndonesiaIndonesia	65.7%	2008
=107	SwedenSweden	65.6%	2008
=107	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	65.6%	2008
109	South AfricaSouth Africa	65.5%	2008
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	65.43%	2008
110	TuvaluTuvalu	65.4%	2008
111	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	65.3%	2008
=112	FranceFrance	65.2%	2008
=112	Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+	65.2%	2008
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	65.18%	2008
=114	DominicaDominica	65.1%	2008
=114	ColombiaColombia	65.1%	2008
	East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile)	64.83%	2008
=116	FijiFiji	64.8%	2008
=116	GuamGuam	64.8%	2008
=116	MontserratMontserrat	64.8%	2008
=116	VanuatuVanuatu	64.8%	2008
=116	French GuianaFrench Guiana	64.8%	2006
=121	GrenadaGrenada	64.7%	2008
=121	JapanJapan	64.7%	2008
=121	PeruPeru	64.7%	2008
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	64.65%	2008
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	64.6%	2008
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	64.33%	2008
=124	MexicoMexico	64.3%	2008
=124	MoroccoMorocco	64.3%	2008
=126	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	64%	2008
=126	UruguayUruguay	64%	2008
=126	Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands	64%	2008
=126	ReunionReunion	64%	2006
130	Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island	63.9%	2007
=131	VenezuelaVenezuela	63.8%	2008
=131	PanamaPanama	63.8%	2008
=133	BhutanBhutan	63.7%	2008
=133	JordanJordan	63.7%	2008
=135	EgyptEgypt	63.5%	2008
=135	ArgentinaArgentina	63.5%	2008
	Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile)	63.32%	2008
=137	IndiaIndia	63.3%	2008
=137	MalaysiaMalaysia	63.3%	2008
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	63.29%	2008
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	63.26%	2008
139	CambodiaCambodia	63.2%	2008
140	BangladeshBangladesh	63.1%	2008
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	62.89%	2008
141	EcuadorEcuador	62.7%	2008
142	LibyaLibya	62.6%	2008
143	NauruNauru	62.5%	2008
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	62.41%	2008
=144	MonacoMonaco	62.4%	2008
=144	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	62.4%	2008
146	IsraelIsrael	62.2%	2008
147	NicaraguaNicaragua	62.1%	2008
148	TongaTonga	62%	2008
=149	American SamoaAmerican Samoa	61.8%	2008
=149	BoliviaBolivia	61.8%	2008
=149	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	61.8%	2008
152	TajikistanTajikistan	61.7%	2008
153	East TimorEast Timor	61.6%	2008
154	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	61.5%	2008
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	61.37%	2008
	Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile)	61.03%	2008
	Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile)	61.02%	2008
155	BotswanaBotswana	60.9%	2008
	Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile)	60.66%	2008
156	JamaicaJamaica	60.6%	2008
157	SyriaSyria	60.5%	2008
158	PhilippinesPhilippines	60.4%	2008
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	60.22%	2008
159	LesothoLesotho	59.8%	2008
=160	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	59.5%	2008
=160	NamibiaNamibia	59.5%	2008
162	El SalvadorEl Salvador	59%	2008
=163	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	58.7%	2008
=163	GhanaGhana	58.7%	2008
=163	KiribatiKiribati	58.7%	2008
166	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	58.6%	2008
167	West BankWest Bank	58.3%	2008
168	NepalNepal	58.2%	2008
169	BelizeBelize	58.1%	2008
170	PakistanPakistan	58%	2008
=171	ParaguayParaguay	57.9%	2008
=171	IraqIraq	57.9%	2008
173	HondurasHonduras	57.8%	2008
174	Cape VerdeCape Verde	57.4%	2008
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	56.85%	2008
=175	SwazilandSwaziland	56.5%	2008
=175	SamoaSamoa	56.5%	2008
=175	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	56.5%	2008
178	SudanSudan	56.4%	2008
179	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	56.3%	2008
180	GuatemalaGuatemala	56.2%	2008
=181	LaosLaos	55.9%	2008
=181	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	55.9%	2008
=183	CameroonCameroon	55.7%	2008
=183	RwandaRwanda	55.7%	2008
185	TogoTogo	55.6%	2008
186	NigeriaNigeria	55.3%	2008
187	KenyaKenya	55.2%	2008
188	SenegalSenegal	55.1%	2008
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	54.72%	2008
189	HaitiHaiti	54.7%	2008
=190	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	54.6%	2008
=190	ComorosComoros	54.6%	2008
192	OmanOman	54.5%	2008
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	54.17%	2008
193	GabonGabon	53.9%	2008
194	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	53.8%	2008
=195	TanzaniaTanzania	53.7%	2008
=195	GuineaGuinea	53.7%	2008
197	AngolaAngola	53.6%	2008
=198	The GambiaThe Gambia	53.4%	2008
=198	EritreaEritrea	53.4%	2008
200	LiberiaLiberia	53.3%	2008
201	MadagascarMadagascar	53.2%	2008
202	DjiboutiDjibouti	53.1%	2008
=203	AfghanistanAfghanistan	53%	2008
=203	TokelauTokelau	53%	2006
205	SomaliaSomalia	52.8%	2008
=206	Gaza StripGaza Strip	52.7%	2008
=206	MozambiqueMozambique	52.7%	2008
=206	MayotteMayotte	52.7%	2008
209	Western SaharaWestern Sahara	52.6%	2008
210	MauritaniaMauritania	52.5%	2008
=211	ZimbabweZimbabwe	52.3%	2008
=211	ZambiaZambia	52.3%	2008
213	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	52.2%	2008
214	BeninBenin	51.9%	2008
=215	EthiopiaEthiopia	51.4%	2008
=215	MalawiMalawi	51.4%	2008
=217	YemenYemen	51.2%	2008
=217	BurundiBurundi	51.2%	2008
219	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	51.1%	2008
220	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	51%	2008
221	NigerNiger	50.6%	2008
222	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	50.4%	2008
223	ChadChad	50.1%	2008
224	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	49.3%	2008
225	MaliMali	48.7%	2008
226	UgandaUganda	47.8%	2008

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