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Age distribution > Median age: The median age of the country's residents. This is the age most people are in the country.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14: Percentage of total population aged 0-14.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total: Number of people aged 0-14.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 15-24.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total: Number of people aged 15-24.
Age distribution > Total dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant persons out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant person is a person aged 0-14 and those over 65 years old.
Birth rate: The average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
Ethnic groups: This entry provides a rank ordering of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.
Gender > Female population: Total female population.
Mother's mean age at first birth: This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns.
Population: Population, total refers to the total population.
Population > Population growth, past and future: Population growth rate (percentage).
Population growth: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Population growth rate: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 60 and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total: Number of people aged 15-64.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total: Number of people aged 0-4.
Obesity > Adult obesity rate: This entry gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59: Percentage of total pouplation aged 15-59.
Population in 2015: (Thousands) Medium-variant projections.
Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
Total fertility rate: The average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their child-bearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation rates for women. Large numbers of children born to women indicate large family sizes that might limit the ability of the families to feed and educate their children.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 65 and older.
Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. For example, 0.7 means there are 7 dependents for every 10 working-age people.
Age structure > 0-14 years: 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.
Gender > Male population: Total male population.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total: Number of people aged 60 and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64: Percentage of total population aged 15-64.
Age structure > 65 years and over: 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."
Nationality > Noun: The noun which identifies citizens of the nation
Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant adults out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant adult is an adult aged 65 and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 0-4.
Physicians density: This entry gives the number of medical doctors (physicians), including generalist and specialist medical practitioners, per 1,000 of the population. Medical doctors are defined as doctors that study, diagnose, treat, and prevent illness, disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans through the application of modern medicine. They also plan, supervise, and evaluate care and treatment plans by other health care providers. The World Health Organization estimates that fewer than 2.3 health workers (physicians, nurses, and midwives only) per 1,000 would be insufficient to achieve coverage of primary healthcare needs.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total: Number of people 65 years old and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total: Number of people aged 15-59.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total: Number of people aged 80 years and older.
Cities > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Nationality > Adjective: This entry is derived from People > Nationality, which provides the identifying terms for citizens - noun and adjective.
Sex ratio > Total population: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 5-14.
Sex ratio > At birth: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 80 and older.
Gender > Sex ratio at birth: Number of males born for every female born. Countries with a number less than one have more females born than males.
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Total: Number of people aged 5-14.
Migration > Net migration rate: The difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population). An excess of persons entering the country is referred to as net immigration (e.g., 3.56 migrants/1,000 population); an excess of persons leaving the country as net emigration (e.g., -9.26 migrants/1,000 population). The net migration rate indicates the contribution of migration to the overall level of population change. High levels of migration can cause problems such as increasing unemployment and potential ethnic strife (if people are coming in) or a reduction in the labor force, perhaps in certain key sectors (if people are leaving).
Child labor > Children ages 5-14: This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns.
Future population change: Total change in population by country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Urban population: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.
Migration > Net migration > Per capita: Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates. To derive estimates of net migration, the United Nations Population Division takes into account the past migration history of a country or area, the migration policy of a country, and the influx of refugees in recent periods. The data to calculate these official estimates come from a variety of sources, including border statistics, administrative records, surveys, and censuses. When no official estimates can be made because of insufficient data, net migration is derived through the balance equation, which is the difference between overall population growth and the natural increase during the 1990-2000 intercensal period." Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Median age > Total: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Urban and rural > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas by country.
Projected population growth: Percentage change in projected population between 2000 and 2050
Units: Percent Change in Population
Units: A threshold of 0 was applied. All countries with growth rates of 0 or below received the same score.
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Women: Average age of women at their first marriage.
Age structure > 15-64 years: 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.
Literacy > Total population: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Additional details:
- Gibraltar: above 80% (2013)
Dependency ratios > Youth dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Men: Average age of men at their first marriage.
Gender > Women aged 15-49: Country's total population of women aged 15-49. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Age distribution > Child dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant children out of total population aged 15 and older. A dependant child is a child aged 0-14.
Percentage living in urban areas: Percentage of people living in urban areas. Data for 2003. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
Migration > Net migration: Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates. To derive estimates of net migration, the United Nations Population Division takes into account the past migration history of a country or area, the migration policy of a country, and the influx of refugees in recent periods. The data to calculate these official estimates come from a variety of sources, including border statistics, administrative records, surveys, and censuses. When no official estimates can be made because of insufficient data, net migration is derived through the balance equation, which is the difference between overall population growth and the natural increase during the 1990-2000 intercensal period."
Population > CIA Factbook: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Teenage pregancy rate: Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19."
Population density: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
Sex ratio > Under 15 years: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Percentage living in rural areas.: Percentage of people living in rural areas. Data for 2003. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Age structure > 25-54 years: 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.
Urban and rural > Rural population: Total population living in rural areas by country.
Age structure > 15-24 years: 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.
Gender > Gender inequality index: Gender Inequality Index.
Urban and rural > Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Rural population: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant."
Migration > Foreign worker salaries: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers resident in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status, to recipients in their country of origin. Migrants' transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Fertility > Fertility rate, total > Births per woman: Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
Age structure > 55-64 years: 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.
Marriage > Minimum legal age > Without parental consent > For Women: Minimum legal age at which women can be married without parental consent.
Gender > Female population per thousand people: Total female population. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Future population > Males: UN estimates of male population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total: This entry is derived from People > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary , which school life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Fertility > Birth rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
Sex ratio > 15-64 years: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 per million people: This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Dependency ratios > Total dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Population density > People per sq. km of land area: Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-64. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Drinking water source > Improved > Total: This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country.improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-24. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Marriage > Percent married > All > Female > Aged 15-19: Percent of people aged 15-19 years who are or have been married or in a marriage-like union recognized by the law or customs of their country.
Life expectancy at birth > Female: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Hospital bed density: This entry provides the number of hospital beds per 1,000 people; it serves as a general measure of inpatient service availability. Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases, beds for both acute and chronic care are included. Because the level of inpatient services required for individual countries depends on several factors - such as demographic issues and the burden of disease - there is no global target for the number of hospital beds per country. So, while 2 beds per 1,000 in one country may be sufficient, 2 beds per 1,000 in another may be woefully inadequate because of the number of people hospitalized by disease.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method: Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, any method, percentage.
Contraceptive prevalence rate: This field gives the percent of women of reproductive age (15-49) who are married or in union and are using, or whose sexual partner is using, a method of contraception according to the date of the most recent available data. The contraceptive prevalence rate is an indicator of health services, development, and women’s empowerment. It is also useful in understanding, past, present, and future fertility trends, especially in developing countries.
Dependency ratios > Potential support ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Urban and rural > Rural population per thousand people: Total population living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Females: Female consent.
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Urbanization: Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
Dependency ratios > Elderly dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Sex ratio > 65 years and over: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Fertility > Mortality rate, infant > Per 1,000 live births: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 60 and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted."
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 0-14. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Population in largest city: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the countryÂ’s largest metropolitan area.
Population, total: Population, total. Population, total refers to the total population.
Gender ratio > Whole population: Female/male ratio of population.
Literacy > Female: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Urban and rural > Females living in cities proper: Total number of females living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum > Per capita: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Life expectancy at birth > Male: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Net migration: Net migration. Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates.
Migration > Refugees: Refugees (number in each country, 1990-99)
Marriage > Percent married > All > Male > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
Maternal mortality rate: The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or incidental causes). The MMR includes deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, for a specified year.
Urban and rural > Males living in cities proper: Total number of males living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
Urban and rural > Female rural population: Total number of females living in rural areas by country.
Population > CIA Factbook per capita: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Immigration > Cultural Diversity Index: The probability that two individuals selected at random from a country speak a very different language. A high score of close to 1 indicates that many unrelated languages are spoken. A score of close to 0 means that few languages are spoken, and / or that the spoken languages are similar to one another. For more information, please refer to Fearon (see citation).
Fertility > Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19: Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19). Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
Languages: This entry provides a rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 0-4. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-59. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Rural population per 1000: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Future population > Females: UN estimates of female population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030.
Fertility > Number of maternal deaths: Number of maternal deaths. Maternal mortality deaths is the number of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Total: This entry is derived from People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24, which gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 80 years and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Women: Percentage of female population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of females in the same age group.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Female: This entry is derived from People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24, which gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
Gender > Male population per thousand people: Total male population. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Definition: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Females: Singulate mean age at marriage.
Number of under-five deaths: Number of under-five deaths. Number of children dying before reaching age five.
Number of infant deaths: Number of infant deaths. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
GDP per capita > Current US$: GDP per capita (current US$). GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Cities > Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Density and urbanisation > Urban population: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanisation Prospects.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people 65 years old and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Immigration > Refugees and asylum seekers > Natives per Refugee: Natives per Refugee.
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Infant mortality rate > Female: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories: Date of signing convention
Marriage > Percent married > Urban > Female > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total: 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.
Cities > Urban areas over 1,000,000: Urban areas with a population of over a million people.
Gender ratio > Babies: Female/male ratio at birth.
Urban population per 1000: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Marriage > Percent married > Rural > Female > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
Urban and rural > Male urban population: Total number of males living in urban areas by country.
Urban and rural > Female urban population: Total number of females living in urban areas by country.
Urban and rural > Male rural population: Total number of males living in rural areas by country.
Median age > Both sexes: Age of person who is older than half the population and younger than the other half of the population.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males: 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.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males: 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.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Population in largest city > Per capita: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the countryÂ’s largest metropolitan area. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Infant mortality rate > Male: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Literacy > Male: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Cities > Urban areas over 2,000,000: Urban Areas Over 2,000,000.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Male: This entry is derived from People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24, which gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Total: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
Number of infant deaths per 1000: Number of infant deaths. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total Population per capita: Total Population, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gender ratio > Urban population: Female/male ratio of urban population.
Marriage > Percent married > Urban > Male > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total: 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.
Charity > World Giving Index > Volunteered time: VT.
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Immigration > Nationality compositions of Canada, share of immigrants: Portion of immigrants in Canada.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Males: Male consent.
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Gender ratio > Aged over 80 > Women per 100 men: Female/male ratio at age x.
Gender ratio > Aged over 60 > Women per 100 men: Female/male ratio at age x.
Religions: This entry is an ordered listing of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population. The core characteristics and beliefs of the world's major religions are described below.
Baha'i - Founded by Mirza Husayn-Ali (known as Baha'u'llah) in Iran in 1852, Baha'i faith emphasizes monotheism and believes in one eternal transcendent God. Its guiding focus is to encourage the unity of all peoples on the earth so that justice and peace may be achieved on earth. Baha'i revelation contends the prophets of major world religions reflect some truth or element of the divine, believes all were manifestations of God given to specific communities in specific times, and that Baha'u'llah is an additional prophet meant to call all humankind. Bahais are an open community, located worldwide, with the greatest concentration of believers in South Asia.
Buddhism - Religion or philosophy inspired by the 5th century B.C. teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (also known as Gautama Buddha "the enlightened one"). Buddhism focuses on the goal of spiritual enlightenment centered on an understanding of Gautama Buddha's Four Noble Truths on the nature of suffering, and on the Eightfold Path of spiritual and moral practice, to break the cycle of suffering of which we are a part. Buddhism ascribes to a karmic system of rebirth. Several schools and sects of Buddhism exist, differing often on the nature of the Buddha, the extent to which enlightenment can be achieved - for one or for all, and by whom - religious orders or laity.
Basic Groupings
   Theravada Buddhism: The oldest Buddhist school, Theravada is practiced mostly in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Thailand, with minority representation elsewhere in Asia and the West. Theravadans follow the Pali Canon of Buddha's teachings, and believe that one may escape the cycle of rebirth, worldly attachment, and suffering for oneself; this process may take one or several lifetimes.
   Mahayana Buddhism, including subsets Zen and Tibetan (Lamaistic) Buddhism: Forms of Mahayana Buddhism are common in East Asia and Tibet, and parts of the West. Mahayanas have additional scriptures beyond the Pali Canon and believe the Buddha is eternal and still teaching. Unlike Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana schools maintain the Buddha-nature is present in all beings and all will ultimately achieve enlightenment.
    Hoa Hao: a minority tradition of Buddhism practiced in Vietnam that stresses lay participation, primarily by peasant farmers; it eschews ...
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Urban population > Per capita: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Mortality rate, adult, male > Per 1,000 male adults: Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages.
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index: The probability that two individuals selected at random from a country will be from different ethnic groups, 0 meaning that each individual in this country is from the same ethnic group. For a discussion of what constitutes an ethnic group, please refer to Fearon (see citation).
Immigration > Visa overstay rate > Australia: Modified Non-Return Rate.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Condom: Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, condom, percentage.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage: Percentage of all married women aged 15-49 who report using any type of contraceptive.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Median age > Male: This entry is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female: This entry is derived from People > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary , which school life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Men: Percentage of male population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of males in the same age group.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Female: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Density and urbanisation > Rural population: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
Marriage > Percent married > Rural > Male > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
Urban and rural population > Urban gender ratio: Women per 100 men amongst urban population.
Urban and rural population > Rural gender ratio: Women per 100 men, rural population.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females: 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.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total: 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.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Charity > World Giving Index > Donated money, percent: DM.
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Female population > Age 15-19: Female population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005
Median age > Female: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters). Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.
Cities > Rate of urbanization: Urbanization rate.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Urban: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin > Per capita: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant." Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Gender > Women aged 15-49 per thousand people: Country's total population of women aged 15-49. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Fertility > Mortality rate, under-5, male > Per 1,000 live births: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000)
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > British citizens: Visa requirement.
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Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Notes: Notes.
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Future population > Males per thousand people: UN estimates of male population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
International migrant stock, total per 1000: International migrant stock, total. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
International migrant stock, total: International migrant stock, total. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted: People - Women - Maternal mortality ratio 2000 adjusted
Fertility > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in: rate varies by country: Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index per million people: The probability that two individuals selected at random from a country will be from different ethnic groups, 0 meaning that each individual in this country is from the same ethnic group. For a discussion of what constitutes an ethnic group, please refer to Fearon (see citation). Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Fertility > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given: Maternity leave benefits.
Migration > Refugees per 1000: Refugees (number in each country, 1990-99). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 30 to 39: Percent widowed in age group.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females: 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.
Charity > World Giving Index > Helped a stranger, percent: HS.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada: Country of birth of Canadian residents (number of residents).
Total Population > Female: Total Population - Female, as of April 26, 2005
Migration > International migrant stock > Total: International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data."
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Males: Singulate mean age at marriage.
Future population > Females per thousand people: UN estimates of female population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > Reported: People - Women - Maternal mortality ratio 1985 - 2002 reported
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 80: Amount of women per every 100 males that are over the age of 80 in each country. For instance, in North Korea, for every 100 males over 80, there are 411.8 females who are over 80.
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 65: Amount of women per every 100 males that are over the age of 65 in each country. For instance, in Russia, for every 100 males over 65, there are 210.6 females who are over 65.
Gender ratio > Aged over 60: Female/male ratio at age x.
Female population > Age 30-34 per 1000: Female population - Age 30-34, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Female population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Female population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Female population > Age 25-29: Female population - Age 25-29, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 25-29: Male population - Age 25-29, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Total population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Female population > Age 10-14 per 1000: Female population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Male population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Male population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total population > Age 10-14 per 1000: Total population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total population > Age 30-34: Total population - Age 30-34, as of April 26, 2005
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 60: Amount of women per every 100 males that are over the age of 60 in each country. For instance, in Russia, for every 100 males over 60, there are 196 females who are over 60.
Density and urbanisation > Urban population > % of total: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanisation Prospects.
Density and urbanisation > Urban population growth > Annual %: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanisation Prospects.
Structure > Population ages 65 and above > % of total: Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.
Structure > Population > Female > % of total: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.
Widows > Proportion of age group > Urban > Women > Aged 40 to 59: Percent of population that is widowed by age group, gender and urban / rural status.
Density and urbanisation > Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million > % of total population: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2000 had a population of more than one million people.
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total: Total population - Age 60-64 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 60-64 per 1000: Male population - Age 60-64, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males: People - Women - Life expectancy: females as a % of males 2002
Total population > Age 35-39: Total population - Age 35-39, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total: Male population - Age 25-29 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total: Total population - Age 35-39 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total: Total population - Age 75-79 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 40-44: Male population - Age 40-44, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total: Total population - Age 70-74 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total: Total population - Age 65-69 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 75-79 per 1000: Total population - Age 75-79, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Urban and rural > Male rural population per thousand people: Total number of males living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Urban and rural > Female urban population per thousand people: Total number of females living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Population growth > Annual %: Annual population growth rate. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of the country of origin.
Labor participation rate, total > % of total population ages 15+: Labor participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+). Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
Total population > Age 10-14: Total population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total: Total population - Age 15-19 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Total population: Total Population, as of April 26, 2005
Population ages 0-14 > % of total: Population ages 0 to 14 is the percentage of the total population that is in the age group 0 to 14.
Urban population growth > Annual %: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.
Female population > Age 50-54: Female population - Age 50-54, as of April 26, 2005
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total: Female population - Age 50-54 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total: Male population - Age 60-64 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 80-84 per 1000: Male population - Age 80-84, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Dynamics > Death rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people: Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration."
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total: Female population - Age 15-19 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 30-34: Male population - Age 30-34, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 30-34 per 1000: Male population - Age 30-34, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total: Female population - Age 45-49 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 55-59: Male population - Age 55-59, as of April 26, 2005
Population ages 65 and above > % of total: Population ages 65 and above is the percentage of the total population that is 65 or older.

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STAT	Japan	Niger
Age distribution > Median age	51.76 years Ranked 8th. 82% more than Niger	28.44 years Ranked 195th.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14	13.58% Ranked 183th.	27.39% Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Japan
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total	11.47 million Ranked 37th.	55.82 million Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Japan
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent	9.47% Ranked 185th.	17.1% Ranked 1st. 81% more than Japan
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total	8 million Ranked 37th.	34.85 million Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Japan
Age distribution > Total dependency ratio	97.01% Ranked 5th. 82% more than Niger	53.29% Ranked 179th.
Birth rate	8.23 births/1,000 population Ranked 219th.	46.84 births/1,000 population Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Japan
Death rate	9.27 deaths/1,000 population Ranked 60th.	13.07 deaths/1,000 population Ranked 21st. 41% more than Japan
Ethnic groups	Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6%	Haoussa 55.4%, Djerma Sonrai 21%, Tuareg 9.3%, Peuhl 8.5%, Kanouri Manga 4.7%, other 1.2%
Gender > Female population	43.1 million Ranked 28th.	100.67 million Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Japan
Mother's mean age at first birth	29.4 Ranked 1st. 63% more than Niger	18 Ranked 13th.
Population	127.25 million Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Niger	16.9 million Ranked 63th.
Population > Population growth, past and future	-0.339 Ranked 167th.	1.34 Ranked 2nd.
Population growth	-0.339% Ranked 167th.	1.34% Ranked 2nd.
Population growth rate	-0.1% Ranked 203th.	3.32% Ranked 5th.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent	41.12% Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Niger	11.05% Ranked 196th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total	42.88 million Ranked 32nd.	132.94 million Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Japan
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total	3.76 million Ranked 37th.	18.91 million Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Japan
Obesity > Adult obesity rate	5% Ranked 154th. 2 times more than Niger	2.4% Ranked 178th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59	45.29% Ranked 192nd.	61.56% Ranked 4th. 36% more than Japan
Population in 2015	127,993 thousand Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Niger	19,283 thousand Ranked 58th.
Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper	88.78 million Ranked 1st. 86 times more than Niger	1.03 million Ranked 25th.
Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people	9.9 Ranked 45th.	11.5 Ranked 34th. 16% more than Japan
Total fertility rate	1.39 children born/woman Ranked 203th.	7.03 children born/woman Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent	35.66% Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Niger	7.37% Ranked 196th.
Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population	0.51 Ranked 119th.	1.04 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Japan
Age structure > 0-14 years	13.4% Ranked 222nd.	50% Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan
Gender > Male population	41.38 million Ranked 29th.	103.11 million Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Japan
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total	34.74 million Ranked 17th. 54% more than Niger	22.52 million Ranked 26th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64	50.76% Ranked 192nd.	65.24% Ranked 18th. 29% more than Japan
Age structure > 65 years and over	24.8% Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Niger	2.6% Ranked 213th.
Nationality > Noun	Japanese (singular and plural)	Nigerien(s)
Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio	70.25% Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Niger	11.3% Ranked 196th.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent	4.45% Ranked 182nd.	9.28% Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Japan
Physicians density	2.14 physicians/1,000 population Ranked 21st. 107 times more than Niger	0.02 physicians/1,000 population Ranked 56th.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total	30.12 million Ranked 15th. Twice as much as Niger	15.02 million Ranked 31st.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total	38.26 million Ranked 33th.	125.44 million Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Japan
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total	16.15 million Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Niger	2.08 million Ranked 64th.
Cities > Urban population	84,775 Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Niger	38,930 Ranked 202nd.
Nationality > Adjective	Japanese	Nigerien
Sex ratio > Total population	0.95 male(s)/female Ranked 170th.	1.01 male(s)/female Ranked 57th. 6% more than Japan
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent	9.13% Ranked 183th.	18.11% Ranked 2nd. 98% more than Japan
Sex ratio > At birth	1.06 male(s)/female Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Niger	1.03 male(s)/female Ranked 176th.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent	19.12% Ranked 4th. 19 times more than Niger	1.02% Ranked 196th.
Gender > Sex ratio at birth	1.06 Ranked 49th. 1% more than Niger	1.05 Ranked 89th.
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Total	7.71 million Ranked 37th.	36.91 million Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Japan
Migration > Net migration rate	0.0 Ranked 90th.	-0.57 migrant(s)/1,000 populati Ranked 107th.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14	29.4 Ranked 1st. 63% more than Niger	18 Ranked 11th.
Future population change	-289,177.6 Ranked 186th.	2.64 million Ranked 2nd.
Urban population	84.08 million Ranked 7th. 36 times more than Niger	2.34 million Ranked 115th.
Urbanization in 2015	81.5% Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Niger	29.1% Ranked 148th.
Migration > Net migration > Per capita	641.76 per 1 million people Ranked 80th.	-2,041.774 per 1 million people Ranked 100th.
Median age > Total	45.8 years Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Niger	15 years Ranked 226th.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	84.19 years Ranked 3rd. 55% more than Niger	54.34 years Ranked 205th.
Urban and rural > Urban population	116.16 million Ranked 5th. 33 times more than Niger	3.53 million Ranked 24th.
Projected population growth	-20.95% Ranked 134th.	174.81% Ranked 15th.
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Women	29.7 Ranked 8th. 69% more than Niger	17.6 Ranked 16th.
Age structure > 15-64 years	62.6% Ranked 155th. 32% more than Niger	47.3% Ranked 228th.
Literacy > Total population	99% Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Niger	28.7% Ranked 214th.
Dependency ratios > Youth dependency ratio	21.1% Ranked 186th.	105.9% Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Men	31.2 Ranked 11th. 24% more than Niger	25.1 Ranked 13th.
Gender > Women aged 15-49	14.21 million Ranked 36th.	51.97 million Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Japan
Age distribution > Child dependency ratio	26.76% Ranked 128th.	41.99% Ranked 2nd. 57% more than Japan
Percentage living in urban areas	65% Ranked 78th. 3 times more than Niger	22% Ranked 183th.
Migration > Net migration	82,000 Ranked 41st.	-28,497 Ranked 112th.
Population > CIA Factbook	127.29 million Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Niger	13.27 million Ranked 66th.
Teenage pregancy rate	4.75 Ranked 176th.	156 Ranked 4th. 33 times more than Japan
Population density	350.35 Ranked 21st. 30 times more than Niger	11.61 Ranked 177th.
Sex ratio > Under 15 years	1.08 male(s)/female Ranked 22nd. 6% more than Niger	1.02 male(s)/female Ranked 173th.
Percentage living in rural areas.	35% Ranked 121st.	78% Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Japan
Infant mortality rate > Total	2.17 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 221st.	87.98 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 7th. 41 times more than Japan
Age structure > 25-54 years	38.3% Ranked 140th. 48% more than Niger	25.9% Ranked 225th.
Urban and rural > Rural population	11.9 million Ranked 20th.	12.75 million Ranked 12th. 7% more than Japan
Age structure > 15-24 years	9.7% Ranked 221st.	18.2% Ranked 101st. 88% more than Japan
Gender > Gender inequality index	0.131 Ranked 125th.	0.707 Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Japan
Urban and rural > Urban population per thousand people	911.39 Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Niger	205.62 Ranked 29th.
Rural population	43.7 million Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Niger	11.61 million Ranked 41st.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin	150 Ranked 121st.	822 Ranked 93th. 5 times more than Japan
Migration > Foreign worker salaries	4.07 billion Ranked 19th. 182 times more than Niger	22.3 million Ranked 116th.
Fertility > Fertility rate, total > Births per woman	1.39 Ranked 183th.	7.58 Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
Age structure > 55-64 years	13.8% Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Niger	3.3% Ranked 220th.
Marriage > Minimum legal age > Without parental consent > For Women	20 Ranked 20th. 33% more than Niger	15 Ranked 9th.
Gender > Female population per thousand people	512.5 Ranked 36th. 3% more than Niger	496.81 Ranked 142nd.
Future population > Males	57.03 million Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Niger	15.67 million Ranked 50th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total	15 years Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Niger	5 years Ranked 184th.
Fertility > Birth rate, crude > Per 1,000 people	8.3 Ranked 198th.	49.93 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Japan
Sex ratio > 15-64 years	1 Ranked 102nd. The same as Niger	1 Ranked 101st.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 per million people	0.23 Ranked 9th.	1.32 Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Japan
Dependency ratios > Total dependency ratio	61.6% Ranked 67th.	111.5% Ranked 1st. 81% more than Japan
Population density > People per sq. km of land area	350.66 sq. km Ranked 28th. 27 times more than Niger	13.04 sq. km Ranked 190th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total per thousand people	637.03 Ranked 113th. 34% more than Niger	475.92 Ranked 189th.
Drinking water source > Improved > Total	100% of population Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Niger	49% of population Ranked 149th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total per thousand people	100.83 Ranked 190th.	172.89 Ranked 116th. 71% more than Japan
Marriage > Percent married > All > Female > Aged 15-19	0.9% Ranked 28th.	75.3% Ranked 1st. 84 times more than Japan
Life expectancy at birth > Female	87.71 years Ranked 2nd. 58% more than Niger	55.55 years Ranked 205th.
Hospital bed density	13.7 beds/1,000 population Ranked 1st. 44 times more than Niger	0.31 beds/1,000 population Ranked 15th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method	54.3% Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Niger	13.9% Ranked 9th.
Contraceptive prevalence rate	54.3% Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Niger	13.9% Ranked 8th.
Dependency ratios > Potential support ratio	2.5 Ranked 196th.	18.1 Ranked 33th. 7 times more than Japan
Urban and rural > Rural population per thousand people	93.38 Ranked 76th.	742.95 Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Japan
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Females	20 Ranked 4th. 33% more than Niger	15 Ranked 15th.
Urbanization	79 Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Niger	21 Ranked 190th.
Dependency ratios > Elderly dependency ratio	40.5% Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Niger	5.5% Ranked 164th.
Sex ratio > 65 years and over	0.76 male(s)/female Ranked 143th.	1.03 male(s)/female Ranked 11th. 36% more than Japan
Fertility > Mortality rate, infant > Per 1,000 live births	2.2 Ranked 189th.	62.8 Ranked 22nd. 29 times more than Japan
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total per thousand people	306.67 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Niger	42.87 Ranked 174th.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum	2,332 Ranked 91st. 7 times more than Niger	325 Ranked 115th.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total per thousand people	132.76 Ranked 187th.	498.25 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Japan
Population in largest city	35.2 million Ranked 1st. 41 times more than Niger	849,512 Ranked 113th.
Population, total	127.56 million Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Niger	17.16 million Ranked 61st.
Gender ratio > Whole population	104.7% Ranked 49th. 8% more than Niger	97.3% Ranked 160th.
Literacy > Female	99% Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Niger	15.1% Ranked 14th.
Urban and rural > Females living in cities proper	63,988 Ranked 34th.	349,451 Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Japan
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum > Per capita	0.016 per 1,000 people Ranked 125th.	0.024 per 1,000 people Ranked 120th. 50% more than Japan
Life expectancy at birth > Male	80.85 years Ranked 4th. 52% more than Niger	53.17 years Ranked 204th.
Net migration	350,000 Ranked 21st.	-28,497 Ranked 120th.
Migration > Refugees	2,020 Ranked 80th.	7,990 Ranked 66th. 4 times more than Japan
Marriage > Percent married > All > Male > Aged 15-19	0.5% Ranked 19th.	11.2% Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Japan
Maternal mortality rate	5 deaths/100,000 live births Ranked 173th.	590 deaths/100,000 live births Ranked 13th. 118 times more than Japan
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total	None	None
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male	None	None
Urban and rural > Males living in cities proper	65,448 Ranked 34th.	358,500 Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Japan
Urban and rural > Female rural population	6.14 million Ranked 16th.	6.38 million Ranked 9th. 4% more than Japan
Population > CIA Factbook per capita	0.997 Ranked 100th. 11% more than Niger	0.901 Ranked 187th.
Immigration > Cultural Diversity Index	0.012 Ranked 142nd.	0.6 Ranked 15th. 50 times more than Japan
Fertility > Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	5.35 Ranked 182nd.	205.75 Ranked 1st. 38 times more than Japan
Languages	Japanese	French (official), Hausa, Djerma
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total per thousand people	42.32 Ranked 188th.	206.49 Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Japan
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total per thousand people	559.8 Ranked 144th. 22% more than Niger	458.87 Ranked 189th.
Rural population per 1000	342 Ranked 123th.	880.79 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Japan
Future population > Females	61.22 million Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Niger	15.17 million Ranked 52nd.
Fertility > Number of maternal deaths	59 Ranked 106th.	4,500 Ranked 16th. 76 times more than Japan
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Total	8% Ranked 112th. 3 times more than Niger	3.2% Ranked 127th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total	15 years Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Niger	5 years Ranked 184th.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total per thousand people	63.44 Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Niger	2.13 Ranked 185th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Women	0.6 Ranked 28th.	60.6 Ranked 1st. 101 times more than Japan
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Female	7.1% Ranked 63th. 4 times more than Niger	1.7% Ranked 6th.
Gender > Male population per thousand people	486.74 Ranked 155th.	503.19 Ranked 49th. 3% more than Japan
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Females	28.6 years Ranked 5th. 63% more than Niger	17.6 years Ranked 11th.
Education expenditures	3.8% of GDP Ranked 33th.	4.5% of GDP Ranked 14th. 18% more than Japan
Number of under-five deaths	3,000 Ranked 91st.	91,000 Ranked 14th. 30 times more than Japan
Number of infant deaths	2,000 Ranked 97th.	52,000 Ranked 19th. 26 times more than Japan
GDP per capita > Current US$	$46,720.36 Ranked 12th. 118 times more than Niger	$394.78 Ranked 177th.
Cities > Urban population per thousand people	7.14e-07 Ranked 201st.	1.08e-06 Ranked 192nd. 51% more than Japan
Density and urbanisation > Urban population	85.04 million Ranked 8th. 33 times more than Niger	2.54 million Ranked 111th.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total per thousand people	229.45 Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Niger	25.83 Ranked 175th.
Immigration > Refugees and asylum seekers > Natives per Refugee	48,165 Ranked 24th.	50,629 Ranked 23th. 5% more than Japan
Urbanization > Rate of urbanization	None	None
Infant mortality rate > Female	1.92 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 220th.	83.17 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 6th. 43 times more than Japan
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories	21 Sep 1990	26 Jan 1990
Marriage > Percent married > Urban > Female > Aged 15-19	0.7% Ranked 4th.	43.9% Ranked 1st. 63 times more than Japan
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total	64.7% Ranked 118th. 28% more than Niger	50.6% Ranked 214th.
Cities > Urban areas over 1,000,000	9 Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Niger	1 Ranked 62nd.
Gender ratio > Babies	95% Ranked 122nd.	95.8% Ranked 87th. 1% more than Japan
Urban population per 1000	658.01 Ranked 68th. 4 times more than Niger	177.85 Ranked 177th.
Marriage > Percent married > Rural > Female > Aged 15-19	0.6% Ranked 4th.	80.7% Ranked 1st. 135 times more than Japan
Urban and rural > Male urban population	56.57 million Ranked 4th. 32 times more than Niger	1.77 million Ranked 18th.
Urban and rural > Female urban population	59.59 million Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Niger	1.76 million Ranked 18th.
Urban and rural > Male rural population	5.76 million Ranked 19th.	6.36 million Ranked 9th. 10% more than Japan
Median age > Both sexes	44.6 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Niger	15.2 Ranked 222nd.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males	11.64 million Ranked 5th. 73 times more than Niger	159,945 Ranked 102nd.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males	8.93 million Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Niger	3.17 million Ranked 54th.
Urbanization > Urban population	None	None
Major cities > Population	TOKYO (capital) 36.507 million; Osaka-Kobe 11.325 million; Nagoya 3.257 million; Fukuoka-Kitakyushu 2.809 million; Sapporo 2.673 million	NIAMEY (capital) 1.004 million
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total	15 years Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Niger	5 years Ranked 190th.
Population in largest city > Per capita	0.275 per capita Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Niger	0.061 per capita Ranked 106th.
Infant mortality rate > Male	2.4 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 220th.	92.64 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 7th. 39 times more than Japan
Literacy > Male	99% Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Niger	42.9% Ranked 206th.
Cities > Urban areas over 2,000,000	6 Ranked 5th.	0.0 Ranked 88th.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Male	8.9% Ranked 105th. 2 times more than Niger	4% Ranked 125th.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Total	100% of population Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Niger	9% of population Ranked 159th.
Number of infant deaths per 1000	0.0157 Ranked 128th.	3.03 Ranked 9th. 193 times more than Japan
Total Population per capita	0.998 Ranked 117th. 5% more than Niger	0.95 Ranked 168th.
Gender ratio > Urban population	103.8% Ranked 38th. 4% more than Niger	99.9% Ranked 57th.
Marriage > Percent married > Urban > Male > Aged 15-19	0.3% Ranked 3rd.	1.2% Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Japan
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males per 1000	69.9 Ranked 192nd.	215.42 Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Japan
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total	21.6% Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Niger	2.4% Ranked 208th.
Charity > World Giving Index > Volunteered time	21% Ranked 53th. 5 times more than Niger	4% Ranked 136th.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of Canada, share of immigrants	0.4% Ranked 42nd.	0.0 Ranked 137th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Males	20 Ranked 8th. 33% more than Niger	15 Ranked 17th.
Gender ratio > Aged over 80 > Women per 100 men	216.1 Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Niger	66.7 Ranked 193th.
Gender ratio > Aged over 60 > Women per 100 men	128.5 Ranked 72nd. 46% more than Niger	87.8 Ranked 188th.
Religions	Shintoism 83.9%, Buddhism 71.4%, Christianity 2%, other 7.8%	Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%
Urban population > Per capita	0.658 per capita Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Niger	0.168 per capita Ranked 185th.
Mortality rate, adult, male > Per 1,000 male adults	84.85 Ranked 175th.	256.76 Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Japan
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index	0.012 Ranked 149th.	0.637 Ranked 47th. 53 times more than Japan
Immigration > Visa overstay rate > Australia	0.16 Ranked 149th.	0.0 Ranked 162nd.
Gender development	0.927 Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Niger	0.263 Ranked 141st.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Condom	40.7% Ranked 1st.	0.0 Ranked 10th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	54.3% Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Niger	13.9% Ranked 9th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male	16 years Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Niger	6 years Ranked 184th.
Median age > Male	44.4 years Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Niger	14.9 years Ranked 226th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	15 years Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Niger	5 years Ranked 68th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Men	0.3 Ranked 22nd.	3.1 Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Japan
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Female	15 years Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Niger	5 years Ranked 68th.
Density and urbanisation > Rural population	42.57 million Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Niger	12.75 million Ranked 37th.
Marriage > Percent married > Rural > Male > Aged 15-19	0.2% Ranked 3rd.	13.7% Ranked 1st. 68 times more than Japan
Urban and rural population > Urban gender ratio	103.8 Ranked 38th. 4% more than Niger	99.9 Ranked 57th.
Urban and rural population > Rural gender ratio	106.5 Ranked 9th. 6% more than Niger	100.6 Ranked 28th.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females	15.85 million Ranked 5th. 97 times more than Niger	163,008 Ranked 113th.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females per 1000	320.23 Ranked 102nd. 44% more than Niger	221.71 Ranked 196th.
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total	13.7% Ranked 215th.	47% Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Japan
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females per 1000	124.12 Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Niger	11.06 Ranked 196th.
Charity > World Giving Index > Donated money, percent	33% Ranked 40th. 5 times more than Niger	7% Ranked 129th.
Female population > Age 15-19	3.12 million Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Niger	638,247 Ranked 69th.
Median age > Female	47.2 years Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Niger	15.1 years Ranked 226th.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters	3,364.18 Ranked 82nd. 16 times more than Niger	211.97 Ranked 161st.
Cities > Rate of urbanization	0.2% Ranked 193th.	4% Ranked 30th. 20 times more than Japan
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Urban	100% of population Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Niger	34% of population Ranked 176th.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin > Per capita	1.45 per 1 million people Ranked 171st.	59.97 per 1 million people Ranked 114th. 41 times more than Japan
Gender > Women aged 15-49 per thousand people	212.3 Ranked 188th. 2% more than Niger	208.56 Ranked 189th.
Fertility > Mortality rate, under-5, male > Per 1,000 live births	3.2 Ranked 186th.	117 Ranked 10th. 37 times more than Japan
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > British citizens	Visa not required	Visa required
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Future population > Males per thousand people	488.73 Ranked 112th.	504.05 Ranked 59th. 3% more than Japan
International migrant stock, total per 1000	17.08 Ranked 151st. 34% more than Niger	12.72 Ranked 160th.
International migrant stock, total	2.18 million Ranked 23th. 11 times more than Niger	202,163 Ranked 101st.
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted	10 Ranked 147th.	1,600 Ranked 5th. 160 times more than Japan
Fertility > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in: rate varies by country	13,100 Ranked 9th. 570 times more than Niger	23 Ranked 178th.
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index per million people	9.4e-05 Ranked 147th.	0.052 Ranked 61st. 553 times more than Japan
Fertility > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given	60 Ranked 43th. The same as Niger	60 Ranked 42nd.
Migration > Refugees per 1000	0.0164 Ranked 102nd.	1.03 Ranked 67th. 63 times more than Japan
Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 30 to 39	0.1% Ranked 35th.	0.8% Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Japan
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males per 1000	91.18 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Niger	10.85 Ranked 190th.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females	8.46 million Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Niger	3.06 million Ranked 54th.
Charity > World Giving Index > Helped a stranger, percent	25% Ranked 136th.	47% Ranked 57th. 88% more than Japan
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada	21,705 Ranked 50th. 99 times more than Niger	220 Ranked 177th.
Total Population > Female	65.23 million Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Niger	6.12 million Ranked 67th.
Migration > International migrant stock > Total	2 million Ranked 21st. 11 times more than Niger	182,960 Ranked 96th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Males	30.8 years Ranked 5th. 29% more than Niger	23.9 years Ranked 10th.
Future population > Females per thousand people	513.69 Ranked 64th. 5% more than Niger	489.5 Ranked 138th.
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > Reported	8 Ranked 131st.	590 Ranked 15th. 74 times more than Japan
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 80	216.1 Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Niger	66.7 Ranked 193th.
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 65	137.2 Ranked 61st. 65% more than Niger	83.4 Ranked 190th.
Gender ratio > Aged over 60	128.5% Ranked 72nd. 46% more than Niger	87.8% Ranked 188th.
Female population > Age 30-34 per 1000	37.74 Ranked 71st. 41% more than Niger	26.81 Ranked 185th.
Female population > Age 15-19 per 1000	24.4 Ranked 193th.	48.41 Ranked 100th. 98% more than Japan
Female population > Age 25-29	4.04 million Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Niger	426,032 Ranked 73th.
Male population > Age 25-29	4.22 million Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Niger	460,280 Ranked 72nd.
Total population > Age 15-19 per 1000	50.02 Ranked 193th.	99.74 Ranked 97th. Twice as much as Japan
Female population > Age 10-14 per 1000	23.17 Ranked 195th.	57.95 Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Japan
Male population > Age 15-19 per 1000	25.63 Ranked 194th.	51.33 Ranked 95th. Twice as much as Japan
Total population > Age 10-14 per 1000	47.54 Ranked 195th.	118.66 Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Japan
Total population > Age 30-34	9.86 million Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Niger	734,310 Ranked 78th.
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 60	128.5 Ranked 72nd. 46% more than Niger	87.8 Ranked 188th.
Density and urbanisation > Urban population > % of total	66% Ranked 76th. 4 times more than Niger	16.3% Ranked 189th.
Density and urbanisation > Urban population growth > Annual %	0.17% Ranked 180th.	4.39% Ranked 17th. 26 times more than Japan
Structure > Population ages 65 and above > % of total	21.95% Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Niger	1.98% Ranked 176th.
Structure > Population > Female > % of total	51.29% Ranked 36th. 3% more than Niger	49.92% Ranked 123th.
Widows > Proportion of age group > Urban > Women > Aged 40 to 59	4.5% Ranked 6th.	19.5% Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Japan
Density and urbanisation > Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million > % of total population	49.24% Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Niger	6.57% Ranked 100th.
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total	6.37 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Niger	1.66 Ranked 180th.
Male population > Age 60-64 per 1000	30.8 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Niger	7.84 Ranked 159th.
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males	109 Ranked 35th. 9% more than Niger	100 Ranked 166th.
Urbanization in 1975	75.7% Ranked 20th. 7 times more than Niger	10.6% Ranked 152nd.
Total population > Age 35-39	9.19 million Ranked 8th. 15 times more than Niger	605,485 Ranked 81st.
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total	3.31 Ranked 194th.	3.67 Ranked 155th. 11% more than Japan
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total	7.21 Ranked 83th. 49% more than Niger	4.83 Ranked 202nd.
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total	4.1 Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Niger	0.36 Ranked 217th.
Male population > Age 40-44	3.99 million Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Niger	258,012 Ranked 81st.
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total	5.18 Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Niger	0.72 Ranked 208th.
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total	5.8 Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Niger	1.17 Ranked 194th.
Total population > Age 75-79 per 1000	40.92 Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Niger	3.43 Ranked 196th.
Urban and rural > Male rural population per thousand people	45.18 Ranked 68th.	370.83 Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Japan
Urban and rural > Female urban population per thousand people	467.54 Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Niger	102.62 Ranked 25th.
Population growth > Annual %	0.01% Ranked 172nd.	3.34% Ranked 9th. 334 times more than Japan
Labor participation rate, total > % of total population ages 15+	58.9% Ranked 127th.	64.7% Ranked 83th. 10% more than Japan
Total population > Age 10-14	6.07 million Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Niger	1.56 million Ranked 61st.
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total	5.01 Ranked 218th.	10.5 Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Japan
Total population	127.46 million Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Niger	12.53 million Ranked 66th.
Population ages 0-14 > % of total	14% Ranked 180th.	49.03% Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Japan
Urban population growth > Annual %	0.19% Ranked 174th.	4.05% Ranked 26th. 21 times more than Japan
Female population > Age 50-54	4.25 million Ranked 7th. 26 times more than Niger	165,126 Ranked 93th.
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total	3.33 Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Niger	1.32 Ranked 202nd.
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total	3.09 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Niger	0.83 Ranked 162nd.
Male population > Age 80-84 per 1000	9.77 Ranked 13th. 12 times more than Niger	0.809 Ranked 196th.
Dynamics > Death rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people	9.1 Ranked 74th.	14.92 Ranked 19th. 64% more than Japan
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total	2.45 Ranked 218th.	5.1 Ranked 87th. 2 times more than Japan
Male population > Age 30-34	5.03 million Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Niger	380,908 Ranked 79th.
Male population > Age 30-34 per 1000	39.41 Ranked 61st. 36% more than Niger	28.89 Ranked 185th.
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total	2.98 Ranked 96th. 85% more than Niger	1.61 Ranked 205th.
Male population > Age 55-59	5.24 million Ranked 4th. 39 times more than Niger	134,255 Ranked 86th.
Population ages 65 and above > % of total	19.73% Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Niger	1.96% Ranked 179th.

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