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 | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 55.47 million | 2008 | ||
| 2 | European Union | 46.27 million | 2008 | ||
| 3 | India | 31.28 million | 2008 | ||
| 4 | United States | 22.43 million | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Japan | 15.85 million | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Russia | 13.7 million | 2008 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 9.87 million | 2008 | |||
| 7 | Germany | 9.62 million | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Indonesia | 7.7 million | 2008 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 7.61 million | 2008 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 7.11 million | 2008 | |||
| 9 | Brazil | 7.11 million | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Italy | 6.79 million | 2008 | ||
| 11 | France | 6.09 million | 2008 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 6.08 million | 2008 | |||
| 12 | United Kingdom | 5.55 million | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Ukraine | 4.91 million | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Spain | 4.23 million | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Pakistan | 3.82 million | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Mexico | 3.67 million | 2008 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 3.33 million | 2008 | |||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 3.27 million | 2008 | |||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 3.2 million | 2008 | |||
| 17 | Poland | 3.18 million | 2008 | ||
| 18 | South Korea | 3.06 million | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Vietnam | 3.06 million | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Thailand | 3.02 million | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 3.01 million | 2008 | |||
| 21 | Canada | 2.79 million | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Turkey | 2.76 million | 2008 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 2.72 million | 2008 | |||
| 23 | Argentina | 2.57 million | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Bangladesh | 2.53 million | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Nigeria | 2.27 million | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Philippines | 2.22 million | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Egypt | 2.21 million | 2008 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 2.07 million | 2008 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 1.98 million | 2008 | |||
| 28 | Romania | 1.93 million | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 1.9 million | 2008 | |||
| 29 | Iran | 1.83 million | 2008 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 1.78 million | 2008 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 1.78 million | 2008 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 1.67 million | 2008 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 1.58 million | 2008 | |||
| 30 | Australia | 1.53 million | 2008 | ||
| 31 | South Africa | 1.52 million | 2008 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 1.51 million | 2008 | |||
| 32 | Burma | 1.46 million | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Colombia | 1.41 million | 2008 | ||
| 34 | Netherlands | 1.39 million | 2008 | ||
| 35 | North Korea | 1.33 million | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Ethiopia | 1.25 million | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Taiwan | 1.23 million | 2008 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 1.15 million | 2008 | |||
| 38 | Greece | 1.15 million | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Portugal | 1.09 million | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Belgium | 1.07 million | 2008 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 1.05 million | 2008 | |||
| 41 | Morocco | 1.02 million | 2008 | ||
| 42 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 985,607 | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Hungary | 985,214 | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Belarus | 965,383 | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Czech Republic | 934,634 | 2008 | ||
| 46 | Sweden | 929,844 | 2008 | ||
| 47 | Serbia and Montenegro | 928,573 | 2005 | ||
| 48 | Algeria | 902,217 | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 893,096 | 2008 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 869,808.26 | 2008 | |||
| 50 | Peru | 864,711 | 2008 | ||
| 51 | Austria | 855,741 | 2008 | ||
| 52 | Chile | 843,370 | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 819,254 | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 788,077 | 2008 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 768,980.65 | 2008 | |||
| 55 | Bulgaria | 755,210 | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Venezuela | 753,628 | 2008 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 719,940.59 | 2008 | |||
| 57 | Switzerland | 711,780 | 2008 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 709,015.66 | 2008 | |||
| 58 | Malaysia | 699,302 | 2008 | ||
| 59 | Cuba | 681,605 | 2008 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 669,189.27 | 2008 | |||
| 60 | Tanzania | 642,269 | 2008 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 628,070.64 | 2008 | |||
| 61 | Nepal | 579,298 | 2008 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 575,443.58 | 2008 | |||
| 62 | Kenya | 543,854 | 2008 | ||
| 63 | Finland | 518,270 | 2008 | ||
| 64 | Denmark | 487,634 | 2008 | ||
| 65 | Hong Kong | 487,150 | 2008 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 483,151.28 | 2008 | |||
| 66 | Sudan | 471,530 | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Croatia | 467,720 | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Georgia | 459,823 | 2008 | ||
| 69 | Ghana | 447,124 | 2008 | ||
| 70 | Iraq | 444,244 | 2008 | ||
| 71 | Slovakia | 419,994 | 2008 | ||
| 72 | Afghanistan | 409,144 | 2008 | ||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 401,349.93 | 2008 | |||
| 73 | Norway | 399,003 | 2008 | ||
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 398,642 | 2008 | ||
| 75 | Israel | 393,142 | 2008 | ||
| 76 | Uganda | 392,112 | 2008 | ||
| 77 | Tunisia | 391,187 | 2008 | ||
| 78 | Ecuador | 385,316 | 2008 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 375,509.6 | 2008 | |||
| 79 | Lithuania | 374,608 | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 351,816 | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Mozambique | 351,580 | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Syria | 348,344 | 2008 | ||
| 83 | Madagascar | 338,418 | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 330,764 | 2008 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 326,357.83 | 2008 | |||
| 85 | Cameroon | 321,625 | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Cambodia | 319,421 | 2008 | ||
| 87 | Puerto Rico | 303,833 | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Yemen | 303,578 | 2008 | ||
| 89 | Moldova | 296,517 | 2008 | ||
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 295,888 | 2008 | ||
| 91 | New Zealand | 287,422 | 2008 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 281,993.19 | 2008 | |||
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 281,531 | 2008 | ||
| 93 | Uruguay | 275,801 | 2008 | ||
| 94 | Ireland | 272,435 | 2008 | ||
| 95 | Guatemala | 257,802 | 2008 | ||
| 96 | Latvia | 255,781 | 2008 | ||
| 97 | Zimbabwe | 243,786 | 2008 | ||
| 98 | Bolivia | 241,436 | 2008 | ||
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 232,219 | 2008 | ||
| 100 | Mali | 227,544 | 2008 | ||
| 101 | Singapore | 221,632 | 2008 | ||
| 102 | Malawi | 213,756 | 2008 | ||
| 103 | El Salvador | 208,412 | 2008 | ||
| 104 | Senegal | 206,886 | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Slovenia | 199,383 | 2008 | ||
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 197,793 | 2008 | ||
| 107 | Armenia | 196,766 | 2008 | ||
| 108 | Angola | 192,353 | 2008 | ||
| 109 | Guinea | 189,176 | 2008 | ||
| 110 | Paraguay | 188,290 | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Albania | 185,115 | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Haiti | 173,764 | 2008 | ||
| 113 | Chad | 168,644 | 2008 | ||
| 114 | Niger | 163,008 | 2008 | ||
| 115 | Zambia | 160,920 | 2008 | ||
| 116 | Lebanon | 155,899 | 2008 | ||
| 117 | Estonia | 153,873 | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Tajikistan | 153,105 | 2008 | ||
| 119 | Rwanda | 149,698 | 2008 | ||
| 120 | Honduras | 148,316 | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Somalia | 138,943 | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Costa Rica | 135,571 | 2008 | ||
| 123 | Libya | 133,573 | 2008 | ||
| 124 | Burundi | 132,505 | 2008 | ||
| 125 | Jordan | 131,361 | 2008 | ||
| 126 | Benin | 129,307 | 2008 | ||
| 127 | Papua New Guinea | 128,663 | 2008 | ||
| 128 | Turkmenistan | 126,312 | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Panama | 117,832 | 2008 | ||
| 130 | Laos | 117,191 | 2008 | ||
| 131 | Jamaica | 114,971 | 2008 | ||
| 132 | Central African Republic | 111,800 | 2008 | ||
| 133 | Sierra Leone | 109,611 | 2008 | ||
| 134 | Nicaragua | 106,291 | 2008 | ||
| 135 | Eritrea | 105,274 | 2008 | ||
| 136 | Togo | 96,035 | 2008 | ||
| 137 | Mongolia | 66,168 | 2008 | ||
| 138 | Congo, Republic of the | 65,037 | 2008 | ||
| 139 | Lesotho | 63,540 | 2008 | ||
| 140 | Cyprus | 53,546 | 2008 | ||
| 141 | Trinidad and Tobago | 53,097 | 2008 | ||
| 142 | Mauritius | 52,850 | 2008 | ||
| 143 | West Bank | 51,265 | 2008 | ||
| 144 | Liberia | 47,583 | 2008 | ||
| 145 | Mauritania | 44,087 | 2008 | ||
| 146 | Namibia | 44,038 | 2008 | ||
| 147 | Botswana | 43,055 | 2008 | ||
| 148 | Luxembourg | 42,401 | 2008 | ||
| 149 | Oman | 39,853 | 2008 | ||
| 150 | Gabon | 34,278 | 2008 | ||
| 151 | Malta | 32,050 | 2008 | ||
| 152 | Reunion | 28,950 | 2006 | ||
| 153 | Kuwait | 27,951 | 2008 | ||
| 154 | Guinea-Bissau | 27,292 | 2008 | ||
| 155 | Swaziland | 25,385 | 2008 | ||
| 156 | Martinique | 25,275 | 2006 | ||
| 157 | Guadeloupe | 24,322 | 2006 | ||
| 158 | Guyana | 24,138 | 2008 | ||
| 159 | The Gambia | 23,919 | 2008 | ||
| 160 | Gaza Strip | 23,626 | 2008 | ||
| 161 | Fiji | 23,596 | 2008 | ||
| 162 | Macau | 22,419 | 2008 | ||
| 163 | Iceland | 19,995 | 2008 | ||
| 164 | East Timor | 19,027 | 2008 | ||
| 165 | Cape Verde | 17,533 | 2008 | ||
| 166 | Bhutan | 17,335 | 2008 | ||
| 167 | Suriname | 16,882 | 2008 | ||
| 168 | Barbados | 15,609 | 2008 | ||
| 169 | United Arab Emirates | 14,274 | 2008 | ||
| 170 | Equatorial Guinea | 14,213 | 2008 | ||
| 171 | Bahrain | 12,963 | 2008 | ||
| 172 | Netherlands Antilles | 12,451 | 2008 | ||
| 173 | The Bahamas | 12,258 | 2008 | ||
| 174 | Comoros | 11,981 | 2008 | ||
| 175 | Solomon Islands | 10,481 | 2008 | ||
| 176 | French Polynesia | 9,186 | 2008 | ||
| 177 | Djibouti | 8,955 | 2008 | ||
| 178 | New Caledonia | 8,574 | 2008 | ||
| 179 | Jersey | 8,144 | 2008 | ||
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 7,894 | 2008 | ||
| 181 | Virgin Islands | 7,735 | 2008 | ||
| 182 | Maldives | 7,414 | 2008 | ||
| 183 | Guernsey | 6,769 | 2008 | ||
| 184 | Samoa | 6,766 | 2008 | ||
| 185 | Guam | 6,588 | 2008 | ||
| 186 | Brunei | 6,425 | 2008 | ||
| 187 | Aruba | 6,321 | 2008 | ||
| 188 | French Guiana | 6,127 | 2006 | ||
| 189 | Belize | 5,543 | 2008 | ||
| 190 | Western Sahara | 5,198 | 2008 | ||
| 191 | Andorra | 5,047 | 2008 | ||
| 192 | Bermuda | 4,815 | 2008 | ||
| 193 | Qatar | 4,690 | 2008 | ||
| 194 | Monaco | 4,428 | 2008 | ||
| 195 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4,309 | 2008 | ||
| 196 | Dominica | 4,212 | 2008 | ||
| 197 | Vanuatu | 4,059 | 2008 | ||
| 198 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4,041 | 2008 | ||
| 199 | Faroe Islands | 3,648 | 2008 | ||
| 200 | Seychelles | 3,427 | 2008 | ||
| 201 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3,129 | 2008 | ||
| 202 | Tonga | 2,950 | 2008 | ||
| 203 | San Marino | 2,938 | 2008 | ||
| 204 | Liechtenstein | 2,630 | 2008 | ||
| 205 | Gibraltar | 2,504 | 2008 | ||
| 206 | Cayman Islands | 2,279 | 2008 | ||
| 207 | Kiribati | 2,176 | 2008 | ||
| 208 | Greenland | 1,913 | 2008 | ||
| 209 | Mayotte | 1,910 | 2008 | ||
| 210 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,872 | 2008 | ||
| 211 | Federated States of Micronesia | 1,783 | 2008 | ||
| 212 | Grenada | 1,371 | 2008 | ||
| 213 | American Samoa | 1,320 | 2008 | ||
| 214 | Marshall Islands | 923 | 2008 | ||
| 215 | Northern Mariana Islands | 699 | 2008 | ||
| 216 | British Virgin Islands | 653 | 2008 | ||
| 217 | Wallis and Futuna | 580 | 2008 | ||
| 218 | Anguilla | 558 | 2008 | ||
| 219 | Palau | 534 | 2008 | ||
| 220 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 477 | 2008 | ||
| 221 | Saint Helena | 442 | 2008 | ||
| 222 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 429 | 2008 | ||
| 223 | Tuvalu | 397 | 2008 | ||
| 224 | Nauru | 137 | 2008 | ||
| 225 | Montserrat | 130 | 2008 |
