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DEFINITION:
This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 50% | 2008 | ||
| 2 | Mali | 48.2% | 2008 | ||
| =3 | Sao Tome and Principe | 47.1% | 2008 | ||
| =3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 47.1% | 2008 | ||
| =5 | Chad | 47% | 2008 | ||
| =5 | Niger | 47% | 2008 | ||
| =7 | Burkina Faso | 46.3% | 2008 | ||
| =7 | Burundi | 46.3% | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Yemen | 46.2% | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Congo, Republic of the | 46.1% | 2008 | ||
| =11 | Ethiopia | 46% | 2008 | ||
| =11 | Malawi | 46% | 2008 | ||
| =13 | Benin | 45.5% | 2008 | ||
| =13 | Mayotte | 45.5% | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Zambia | 45.4% | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Mauritania | 45.3% | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Western Sahara | 45.1% | 2008 | ||
| =18 | Gaza Strip | 44.7% | 2008 | ||
| =18 | Somalia | 44.7% | 2008 | ||
| =20 | Afghanistan | 44.6% | 2008 | ||
| =20 | Sierra Leone | 44.6% | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Mozambique | 44.5% | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Liberia | 44% | 2008 | ||
| =24 | Zimbabwe | 43.9% | 2008 | ||
| =24 | The Gambia | 43.9% | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Madagascar | 43.7% | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Angola | 43.6% | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Tanzania | 43.5% | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Djibouti | 43.3% | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Eritrea | 43% | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Guinea | 42.9% | 2008 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 42.75% | 2008 | |||
| 32 | Oman | 42.7% | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Comoros | 42.4% | 2008 | ||
| 34 | Kenya | 42.2% | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Gabon | 42.1% | 2008 | ||
| =36 | Equatorial Guinea | 42% | 2008 | ||
| =36 | Tokelau | 42% | 2006 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 41.96% | 2008 | |||
| =38 | Rwanda | 41.9% | 2008 | ||
| =38 | Senegal | 41.9% | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Haiti | 41.8% | 2008 | ||
| =41 | Nigeria | 41.7% | 2008 | ||
| =41 | Togo | 41.7% | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Central African Republic | 41.3% | 2008 | ||
| =44 | Cameroon | 41.1% | 2008 | ||
| =44 | Sudan | 41.1% | 2008 | ||
| =46 | Laos | 41% | 2008 | ||
| =46 | Guinea-Bissau | 41% | 2008 | ||
| 48 | Cote d'Ivoire | 40.9% | 2008 | ||
| =49 | Guatemala | 40.1% | 2008 | ||
| =49 | Solomon Islands | 40.1% | 2008 | ||
| 51 | Swaziland | 39.9% | 2008 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 39.46% | 2008 | |||
| 52 | Iraq | 39.2% | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Honduras | 38.7% | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Marshall Islands | 38.5% | 2008 | ||
| 55 | Belize | 38.4% | 2008 | ||
| =56 | Nepal | 38% | 2008 | ||
| =56 | Saudi Arabia | 38% | 2008 | ||
| =56 | West Bank | 38% | 2008 | ||
| =59 | Samoa | 37.9% | 2008 | ||
| =59 | Kiribati | 37.9% | 2008 | ||
| =61 | Ghana | 37.8% | 2008 | ||
| =61 | Pakistan | 37.8% | 2008 | ||
| 63 | Papua New Guinea | 37.3% | 2008 | ||
| 64 | Paraguay | 36.9% | 2008 | ||
| 65 | Namibia | 36.7% | 2008 | ||
| 66 | Syria | 36.2% | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Cape Verde | 36.1% | 2008 | ||
| 68 | El Salvador | 35.8% | 2008 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 35.62% | 2008 | |||
| =69 | Nauru | 35.5% | 2008 | ||
| =69 | Philippines | 35.5% | 2008 | ||
| =71 | Lesotho | 35.3% | 2008 | ||
| =71 | Federated States of Micronesia | 35.3% | 2008 | ||
| 73 | Botswana | 35.2% | 2008 | ||
| 74 | East Timor | 35.1% | 2008 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 34.64% | 2008 | |||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 34.62% | 2008 | |||
| =75 | Tajikistan | 34.6% | 2008 | ||
| =75 | Nicaragua | 34.6% | 2008 | ||
| 77 | American Samoa | 34.4% | 2008 | ||
| 78 | Turkmenistan | 34.2% | 2008 | ||
| 79 | Tonga | 33.7% | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Bolivia | 33.5% | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Bangladesh | 33.4% | 2008 | ||
| =82 | Libya | 33.2% | 2008 | ||
| =82 | Cambodia | 33.2% | 2008 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 32.61% | 2008 | |||
| 84 | Grenada | 32.4% | 2008 | ||
| 85 | Jordan | 32.2% | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Ecuador | 32.1% | 2008 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 32.01% | 2008 | |||
| 87 | Jamaica | 32% | 2008 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 31.81% | 2008 | |||
| =88 | Dominican Republic | 31.8% | 2008 | ||
| =88 | Malaysia | 31.8% | 2008 | ||
| =88 | Egypt | 31.8% | 2008 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 31.75% | 2008 | |||
| 91 | India | 31.5% | 2008 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 31.41% | 2008 | |||
| 92 | Vanuatu | 31.3% | 2008 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 31.29% | 2008 | |||
| 93 | Venezuela | 31% | 2008 | ||
| 94 | Bhutan | 30.8% | 2008 | ||
| 95 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 30.7% | 2008 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 30.62% | 2008 | |||
| 96 | Fiji | 30.6% | 2008 | ||
| 97 | Morocco | 30.5% | 2008 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 30.32% | 2008 | |||
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 29.9% | 2008 | ||
| 99 | Reunion | 29.8% | 2006 | ||
| 100 | Peru | 29.7% | 2008 | ||
| =101 | Panama | 29.6% | 2008 | ||
| =101 | Mexico | 29.6% | 2008 | ||
| =103 | Tuvalu | 29.4% | 2008 | ||
| =103 | Colombia | 29.4% | 2008 | ||
| 105 | South Africa | 29.2% | 2008 | ||
| 106 | Uzbekistan | 29% | 2008 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 28.95% | 2008 | |||
| 107 | French Guiana | 28.9% | 2006 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 28.51% | 2008 | |||
| =108 | Indonesia | 28.4% | 2008 | ||
| =108 | Mongolia | 28.4% | 2008 | ||
| 110 | Guam | 28.2% | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Israel | 28% | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Montserrat | 27.8% | 2008 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 27.71% | 2008 | |||
| 113 | Suriname | 27.5% | 2008 | ||
| 114 | New Caledonia | 27.3% | 2008 | ||
| =115 | Costa Rica | 27.2% | 2008 | ||
| =115 | Brunei | 27.2% | 2008 | ||
| =115 | Antigua and Barbuda | 27.2% | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Brazil | 27% | 2008 | ||
| 119 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 26.7% | 2008 | ||
| 120 | Kuwait | 26.6% | 2008 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 26.44% | 2008 | |||
| =121 | Bahrain | 26.4% | 2008 | ||
| =121 | The Bahamas | 26.4% | 2008 | ||
| 123 | Algeria | 26.3% | 2008 | ||
| 124 | Lebanon | 26% | 2008 | ||
| 125 | Guyana | 25.9% | 2008 | ||
| =126 | Palau | 25.8% | 2008 | ||
| =126 | Argentina | 25.8% | 2008 | ||
| 128 | Burma | 25.7% | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Vietnam | 25.6% | 2008 | ||
| 130 | Saint Lucia | 25.2% | 2008 | ||
| 131 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 25.1% | 2008 | ||
| 132 | Seychelles | 24.9% | 2008 | ||
| =133 | Anguilla | 24.8% | 2008 | ||
| =133 | French Polynesia | 24.8% | 2008 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 24.78% | 2008 | |||
| 135 | Dominica | 24.7% | 2008 | ||
| 136 | Azerbaijan | 24.6% | 2008 | ||
| 137 | Turkey | 24.4% | 2008 | ||
| 138 | Sri Lanka | 24.1% | 2008 | ||
| =139 | Albania | 23.6% | 2008 | ||
| =139 | Chile | 23.6% | 2008 | ||
| =139 | Guadeloupe | 23.6% | 2006 | ||
| =142 | Maldives | 23.5% | 2008 | ||
| =142 | Greenland | 23.5% | 2008 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 23.48% | 2008 | |||
| =144 | Netherlands Antilles | 23.2% | 2008 | ||
| =144 | Tunisia | 23.2% | 2008 | ||
| 146 | Mauritius | 23% | 2008 | ||
| 147 | North Korea | 22.9% | 2008 | ||
| 148 | Uruguay | 22.7% | 2008 | ||
| 149 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 22.4% | 2008 | ||
| 150 | Iran | 22.3% | 2008 | ||
| =151 | Kazakhstan | 22.1% | 2008 | ||
| =151 | Martinique | 22.1% | 2006 | ||
| 153 | Faroe Islands | 21.9% | 2008 | ||
| 154 | Qatar | 21.8% | 2008 | ||
| 155 | Thailand | 21.2% | 2008 | ||
| =156 | Virgin Islands | 21% | 2008 | ||
| =156 | Iceland | 21% | 2008 | ||
| =158 | Ireland | 20.9% | 2008 | ||
| =158 | New Zealand | 20.9% | 2008 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 20.76% | 2008 | |||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 20.51% | 2008 | |||
| =160 | United Arab Emirates | 20.5% | 2008 | ||
| =160 | Puerto Rico | 20.5% | 2008 | ||
| 162 | Norfolk Island | 20.2% | 2007 | ||
| =163 | China | 20.1% | 2008 | ||
| =163 | United States | 20.1% | 2008 | ||
| 165 | British Virgin Islands | 20% | 2008 | ||
| 166 | Cayman Islands | 19.9% | 2008 | ||
| 167 | Cyprus | 19.5% | 2008 | ||
| 168 | Aruba | 19.4% | 2008 | ||
| 169 | Barbados | 19.3% | 2008 | ||
| 170 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19% | 2008 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 18.91% | 2008 | |||
| =171 | Norway | 18.8% | 2008 | ||
| =171 | Australia | 18.8% | 2008 | ||
| 173 | Armenia | 18.7% | 2008 | ||
| =174 | France | 18.6% | 2008 | ||
| =174 | Luxembourg | 18.6% | 2008 | ||
| =176 | Saint Helena | 18.5% | 2008 | ||
| =176 | Cuba | 18.5% | 2008 | ||
| =178 | Denmark | 18.4% | 2008 | ||
| =178 | Northern Mariana Islands | 18.4% | 2008 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 18.22% | 2008 | |||
| 180 | Serbia and Montenegro | 18.1% | 2005 | ||
| 181 | Bermuda | 18% | 2008 | ||
| 182 | Netherlands | 17.6% | 2008 | ||
| 183 | South Korea | 17.4% | 2008 | ||
| 184 | Taiwan | 17.3% | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 17.26% | 2008 | |||
| =185 | United Kingdom | 16.9% | 2008 | ||
| =185 | Gibraltar | 16.9% | 2008 | ||
| =185 | Liechtenstein | 16.9% | 2008 | ||
| 188 | San Marino | 16.8% | 2008 | ||
| =189 | Finland | 16.6% | 2008 | ||
| =189 | Jersey | 16.6% | 2008 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 16.58% | 2008 | |||
| 191 | Macau | 16.5% | 2008 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 16.48% | 2008 | |||
| =192 | Malta | 16.4% | 2008 | ||
| =192 | Portugal | 16.4% | 2008 | ||
| =194 | Belgium | 16.3% | 2008 | ||
| =194 | Moldova | 16.3% | 2008 | ||
| =194 | Georgia | 16.3% | 2008 | ||
| =194 | Canada | 16.3% | 2008 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 16.25% | 2008 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 16.14% | 2008 | |||
| 198 | Slovakia | 16.1% | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 16.1% | 2008 | |||
| 199 | Sweden | 16% | 2008 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 15.89% | 2008 | |||
| =200 | Switzerland | 15.8% | 2008 | ||
| =200 | Croatia | 15.8% | 2008 | ||
| 202 | European Union | 15.7% | 2008 | ||
| 203 | Romania | 15.6% | 2008 | ||
| 204 | Andorra | 15.5% | 2008 | ||
| =205 | Poland | 15.2% | 2008 | ||
| =205 | Hungary | 15.2% | 2008 | ||
| 207 | Estonia | 14.9% | 2008 | ||
| =208 | Singapore | 14.8% | 2008 | ||
| =208 | Monaco | 14.8% | 2008 | ||
| =208 | Austria | 14.8% | 2008 | ||
| 211 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.7% | 2008 | ||
| =212 | Guernsey | 14.6% | 2008 | ||
| =212 | Russia | 14.6% | 2008 | ||
| 214 | Lithuania | 14.5% | 2008 | ||
| =215 | Spain | 14.4% | 2008 | ||
| =215 | Belarus | 14.4% | 2008 | ||
| 217 | Greece | 14.3% | 2008 | ||
| 218 | Ukraine | 13.9% | 2008 | ||
| =219 | Czech Republic | 13.8% | 2008 | ||
| =219 | Bulgaria | 13.8% | 2008 | ||
| =219 | Germany | 13.8% | 2008 | ||
| 222 | Japan | 13.7% | 2008 | ||
| =223 | Italy | 13.6% | 2008 | ||
| =223 | Slovenia | 13.6% | 2008 | ||
| 225 | Latvia | 13.4% | 2008 | ||
| 226 | Hong Kong | 12.6% | 2008 |
