People > Age structure > 65 years and over > Females: 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	ChinaChina	55.47 million	2008
2	European UnionEuropean Union	46.27 million	2008
3	IndiaIndia	31.28 million	2008
4	United StatesUnited States	22.43 million	2008
5	JapanJapan	15.85 million	2008
6	RussiaRussia	13.7 million	2008
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	9.87 million	2008
7	GermanyGermany	9.62 million	2008
8	IndonesiaIndonesia	7.7 million	2008
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	7.61 million	2008
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	7.11 million	2008
9	BrazilBrazil	7.11 million	2008
10	ItalyItaly	6.79 million	2008
11	FranceFrance	6.09 million	2008
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	6.08 million	2008
12	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	5.55 million	2008
13	UkraineUkraine	4.91 million	2008
14	SpainSpain	4.23 million	2008
15	PakistanPakistan	3.82 million	2008
16	MexicoMexico	3.67 million	2008
	East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile)	3.33 million	2008
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	3.27 million	2008
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	3.2 million	2008
17	PolandPoland	3.18 million	2008
18	South KoreaSouth Korea	3.06 million	2008
19	VietnamVietnam	3.06 million	2008
20	ThailandThailand	3.02 million	2008
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	3.01 million	2008
21	CanadaCanada	2.79 million	2008
22	TurkeyTurkey	2.76 million	2008
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	2.72 million	2008
23	ArgentinaArgentina	2.57 million	2008
24	BangladeshBangladesh	2.53 million	2008
25	NigeriaNigeria	2.27 million	2008
26	PhilippinesPhilippines	2.22 million	2008
27	EgyptEgypt	2.21 million	2008
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	2.07 million	2008
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	1.98 million	2008
28	RomaniaRomania	1.93 million	2008
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	1.9 million	2008
29	IranIran	1.83 million	2008
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	1.78 million	2008
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	1.78 million	2008
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	1.67 million	2008
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	1.58 million	2008
30	AustraliaAustralia	1.53 million	2008
31	South AfricaSouth Africa	1.52 million	2008
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	1.51 million	2008
32	BurmaBurma	1.46 million	2008
33	ColombiaColombia	1.41 million	2008
34	NetherlandsNetherlands	1.39 million	2008
35	North KoreaNorth Korea	1.33 million	2008
36	EthiopiaEthiopia	1.25 million	2008
37	TaiwanTaiwan	1.23 million	2008
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	1.15 million	2008
38	GreeceGreece	1.15 million	2008
39	PortugalPortugal	1.09 million	2008
40	BelgiumBelgium	1.07 million	2008
	Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile)	1.05 million	2008
41	MoroccoMorocco	1.02 million	2008
42	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	985,607	2008
43	HungaryHungary	985,214	2008
44	BelarusBelarus	965,383	2008
45	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	934,634	2008
46	SwedenSweden	929,844	2008
47	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	928,573	2005
48	AlgeriaAlgeria	902,217	2008
49	Sri LankaSri Lanka	893,096	2008
	Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile)	869,808.26	2008
50	PeruPeru	864,711	2008
51	AustriaAustria	855,741	2008
52	ChileChile	843,370	2008
53	KazakhstanKazakhstan	819,254	2008
54	UzbekistanUzbekistan	788,077	2008
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	768,980.65	2008
55	BulgariaBulgaria	755,210	2008
56	VenezuelaVenezuela	753,628	2008
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	719,940.59	2008
57	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	711,780	2008
	Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile)	709,015.66	2008
58	MalaysiaMalaysia	699,302	2008
59	CubaCuba	681,605	2008
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	669,189.27	2008
60	TanzaniaTanzania	642,269	2008
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	628,070.64	2008
61	NepalNepal	579,298	2008
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	575,443.58	2008
62	KenyaKenya	543,854	2008
63	FinlandFinland	518,270	2008
64	DenmarkDenmark	487,634	2008
65	Hong KongHong Kong	487,150	2008
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	483,151.28	2008
66	SudanSudan	471,530	2008
67	CroatiaCroatia	467,720	2008
68	GeorgiaGeorgia	459,823	2008
69	GhanaGhana	447,124	2008
70	IraqIraq	444,244	2008
71	SlovakiaSlovakia	419,994	2008
72	AfghanistanAfghanistan	409,144	2008
	Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile)	401,349.93	2008
73	NorwayNorway	399,003	2008
74	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	398,642	2008
75	IsraelIsrael	393,142	2008
76	UgandaUganda	392,112	2008
77	TunisiaTunisia	391,187	2008
78	EcuadorEcuador	385,316	2008
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	375,509.6	2008
79	LithuaniaLithuania	374,608	2008
80	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	351,816	2008
81	MozambiqueMozambique	351,580	2008
82	SyriaSyria	348,344	2008
83	MadagascarMadagascar	338,418	2008
84	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	330,764	2008
	Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile)	326,357.83	2008
85	CameroonCameroon	321,625	2008
86	CambodiaCambodia	319,421	2008
87	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	303,833	2008
88	YemenYemen	303,578	2008
89	MoldovaMoldova	296,517	2008
90	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	295,888	2008
91	New ZealandNew Zealand	287,422	2008
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	281,993.19	2008
92	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	281,531	2008
93	UruguayUruguay	275,801	2008
94	IrelandIreland	272,435	2008
95	GuatemalaGuatemala	257,802	2008
96	LatviaLatvia	255,781	2008
97	ZimbabweZimbabwe	243,786	2008
98	BoliviaBolivia	241,436	2008
99	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	232,219	2008
100	MaliMali	227,544	2008
101	SingaporeSingapore	221,632	2008
102	MalawiMalawi	213,756	2008
103	El SalvadorEl Salvador	208,412	2008
104	SenegalSenegal	206,886	2008
105	SloveniaSlovenia	199,383	2008
106	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	197,793	2008
107	ArmeniaArmenia	196,766	2008
108	AngolaAngola	192,353	2008
109	GuineaGuinea	189,176	2008
110	ParaguayParaguay	188,290	2008
111	AlbaniaAlbania	185,115	2008
112	HaitiHaiti	173,764	2008
113	ChadChad	168,644	2008
114	NigerNiger	163,008	2008
115	ZambiaZambia	160,920	2008
116	LebanonLebanon	155,899	2008
117	EstoniaEstonia	153,873	2008
118	TajikistanTajikistan	153,105	2008
119	RwandaRwanda	149,698	2008
120	HondurasHonduras	148,316	2008
121	SomaliaSomalia	138,943	2008
122	Costa RicaCosta Rica	135,571	2008
123	LibyaLibya	133,573	2008
124	BurundiBurundi	132,505	2008
125	JordanJordan	131,361	2008
126	BeninBenin	129,307	2008
127	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	128,663	2008
128	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	126,312	2008
129	PanamaPanama	117,832	2008
130	LaosLaos	117,191	2008
131	JamaicaJamaica	114,971	2008
132	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	111,800	2008
133	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	109,611	2008
134	NicaraguaNicaragua	106,291	2008
135	EritreaEritrea	105,274	2008
136	TogoTogo	96,035	2008
137	MongoliaMongolia	66,168	2008
138	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	65,037	2008
139	LesothoLesotho	63,540	2008
140	CyprusCyprus	53,546	2008
141	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	53,097	2008
142	MauritiusMauritius	52,850	2008
143	West BankWest Bank	51,265	2008
144	LiberiaLiberia	47,583	2008
145	MauritaniaMauritania	44,087	2008
146	NamibiaNamibia	44,038	2008
147	BotswanaBotswana	43,055	2008
148	LuxembourgLuxembourg	42,401	2008
149	OmanOman	39,853	2008
150	GabonGabon	34,278	2008
151	MaltaMalta	32,050	2008
152	ReunionReunion	28,950	2006
153	KuwaitKuwait	27,951	2008
154	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	27,292	2008
155	SwazilandSwaziland	25,385	2008
156	MartiniqueMartinique	25,275	2006
157	GuadeloupeGuadeloupe	24,322	2006
158	GuyanaGuyana	24,138	2008
159	The GambiaThe Gambia	23,919	2008
160	Gaza StripGaza Strip	23,626	2008
161	FijiFiji	23,596	2008
162	MacauMacau	22,419	2008
163	IcelandIceland	19,995	2008
164	East TimorEast Timor	19,027	2008
165	Cape VerdeCape Verde	17,533	2008
166	BhutanBhutan	17,335	2008
167	SurinameSuriname	16,882	2008
168	BarbadosBarbados	15,609	2008
169	United Arab EmiratesUAE	14,274	2008
170	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	14,213	2008
171	BahrainBahrain	12,963	2008
172	Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles	12,451	2008
173	The BahamasThe Bahamas	12,258	2008
174	ComorosComoros	11,981	2008
175	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	10,481	2008
176	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	9,186	2008
177	DjiboutiDjibouti	8,955	2008
178	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	8,574	2008
179	JerseyJersey	8,144	2008
180	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	7,894	2008
181	Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands	7,735	2008
182	MaldivesMaldives	7,414	2008
183	GuernseyGuernsey	6,769	2008
184	SamoaSamoa	6,766	2008
185	GuamGuam	6,588	2008
186	BruneiBrunei	6,425	2008
187	ArubaAruba	6,321	2008
188	French GuianaFrench Guiana	6,127	2006
189	BelizeBelize	5,543	2008
190	Western SaharaWestern Sahara	5,198	2008
191	AndorraAndorra	5,047	2008
192	BermudaBermuda	4,815	2008
193	QatarQatar	4,690	2008
194	MonacoMonaco	4,428	2008
195	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	4,309	2008
196	DominicaDominica	4,212	2008
197	VanuatuVanuatu	4,059	2008
198	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	4,041	2008
199	Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands	3,648	2008
200	SeychellesSeychelles	3,427	2008
201	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	3,129	2008
202	TongaTonga	2,950	2008
203	San MarinoSan Marino	2,938	2008
204	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	2,630	2008
205	GibraltarGibraltar	2,504	2008
206	Cayman IslandsCayman Islands	2,279	2008
207	KiribatiKiribati	2,176	2008
208	GreenlandGreenland	1,913	2008
209	MayotteMayotte	1,910	2008
210	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	1,872	2008
211	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	1,783	2008
212	GrenadaGrenada	1,371	2008
213	American SamoaAmerican Samoa	1,320	2008
214	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	923	2008
215	Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana	699	2008
216	British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl.	653	2008
217	Wallis and FutunaWallis+	580	2008
218	AnguillaAnguilla	558	2008
219	PalauPalau	534	2008
220	Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+	477	2008
221	Saint HelenaSaint Helena	442	2008
222	Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+	429	2008
223	TuvaluTuvalu	397	2008
224	NauruNauru	137	2008
225	MontserratMontserrat	130	2008

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