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SOURCE
CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
DEFINITION
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."
People Statistics > Age structure > 0-14 years (most recent) by country
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| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 |
Uganda: |
50 %
|
|
| #2 |
Mali: |
48.2 %
|
|
| #3 |
Gaza Strip: |
48.1 %
|
|
| #4 |
Chad: |
47.9 %
|
|
| #5 |
São Tomé and Príncipe: |
47.5 %
|
|
| #6 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
47.4 %
|
|
| #7 |
Niger: |
46.9 %
|
|
| #8 |
Burkina Faso: |
46.8 %
|
|
| #9 |
Malawi: |
46.5 %
|
|
| #10 |
Congo, Republic of the: |
46.4 %
|
|
| #11 |
Yemen: |
46.4 %
|
|
| #12 |
Burundi: |
46.3 %
|
|
| #13 |
Zambia: |
46.3 %
|
|
| #14 |
Mayotte: |
46 %
|
|
| #15 |
Mauritania: |
45.6 %
|
|
| #16 |
Sierra Leone: |
44.8 %
|
|
| #17 |
Madagascar: |
44.8 %
|
|
| #18 |
Afghanistan: |
44.6 %
|
|
| #19 |
Guinea: |
44.4 %
|
|
| #20 |
Somalia: |
44.4 %
|
|
| #21 |
Gambia, The: |
44.3 %
|
|
| #22 |
Benin: |
44.1 %
|
|
| #23 |
Eritrea: |
44 %
|
|
| #24 |
Ethiopia: |
43.7 %
|
|
| #25 |
Tanzania: |
43.7 %
|
|
| #26 |
Angola: |
43.7 %
|
|
| #27 |
Maldives: |
43.4 %
|
|
| #28 |
Djibouti: |
43.3 %
|
|
| #29 |
Liberia: |
43.1 %
|
|
| #30 |
West Bank: |
42.9 %
|
|
| #31 |
Mozambique: |
42.7 %
|
|
| #32 |
Sudan: |
42.7 %
|
|
| #33 |
Oman: |
42.7 %
|
|
| #34 |
Comoros: |
42.7 %
|
|
| #35 |
Kenya: |
42.6 %
|
|
| #36 |
Haiti: |
42.4 %
|
|
| #37 |
Togo: |
42.3 %
|
|
| #38 |
Nigeria: |
42.3 %
|
|
| #39 |
Gabon: |
42.1 %
|
|
| #40 |
Tokelau: |
42 %
|
|
| #41 |
Rwanda: |
41.9 %
|
|
| #42 |
Central African Republic: |
41.9 %
|
|
| #43 |
Equatorial Guinea: |
41.7 %
|
|
| #44 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
41.4 %
|
|
| #45 |
Laos: |
41.4 %
|
|
| #46 |
Solomon Islands: |
41.3 %
|
|
| #47 |
Cameroon: |
41.2 %
|
|
| #48 |
Guatemala: |
41.1 %
|
|
| #49 |
Senegal: |
40.8 %
|
|
| #50 |
Côte d'Ivoire: |
40.8 %
|
|
| #51 |
Swaziland: |
40.7 %
|
|
| #52 |
Honduras: |
39.9 %
|
|
| #53 |
Iraq: |
39.7 %
|
|
| #54 |
Belize: |
39.5 %
|
|
| #55 |
Pakistan: |
39 %
|
|
| #56 |
Bhutan: |
38.9 %
|
|
| #57 |
Ghana: |
38.8 %
|
|
| #58 |
Nepal: |
38.7 %
|
|
| #59 |
Kiribati: |
38.6 %
|
|
| #60 |
Botswana: |
38.3 %
|
|
| #61 |
Namibia: |
38.2 %
|
|
| #62 |
Saudi Arabia: |
38.2 %
|
|
| #63 |
Marshall Islands: |
38.1 %
|
|
| #64 |
Tajikistan: |
37.9 %
|
|
| #65 |
Cape Verde: |
37.9 %
|
|
| #66 |
Papua New Guinea: |
37.8 %
|
|
| #67 |
Paraguay: |
37.7 %
|
|
| #68 |
Zimbabwe: |
37.4 %
|
|
| #69 |
Syria: |
37 %
|
|
| #70 |
Nauru: |
36.9 %
|
|
| #71 |
Lesotho: |
36.8 %
|
|
| #72 |
Micronesia, Federated States of: |
36.6 %
|
|
| #73 |
Nicaragua: |
36.4 %
|
|
| #74 |
El Salvador: |
36.3 %
|
|
| #75 |
East Timor: |
36.3 %
|
|
| #76 |
Cambodia: |
35.6 %
|
|
| #77 |
Tonga: |
35.3 %
|
|
| #78 |
Turkmenistan: |
35.2 %
|
|
| #79 |
Bolivia: |
35 %
|
|
| #80 |
Philippines: |
35 %
|
|
| #81 |
American Samoa: |
34.7 %
|
|
| #82 |
Jordan: |
33.8 %
|
|
| #83 |
Libya: |
33.6 %
|
|
| #84 |
Grenada: |
33.4 %
|
|
| #85 |
Jamaica: |
33.1 %
|
|
| #86 |
Ecuador: |
33 %
|
|
| #87 |
Uzbekistan: |
32.9 %
|
|
| #88 |
Bangladesh: |
32.9 %
|
|
| #89 |
Egypt: |
32.6 %
|
|
| #90 |
Dominican Republic: |
32.6 %
|
|
| #91 |
Malaysia: |
32.6 %
|
|
| #92 |
Vanuatu: |
32.6 %
|
|
| #93 |
Turks and Caicos Islands: |
31.9 %
|
|
| #94 |
Morocco: |
31.6 %
|
|
| #95 |
Fiji: |
31.1 %
|
|
| #96 |
Peru: |
30.9 %
|
|
| #97 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
30.9 %
|
|
| #98 |
India: |
30.8 %
|
|
| #99 |
Mexico: |
30.6 %
|
|
| #100 |
Colombia: |
30.3 %
|
|
| #101 |
Panama: |
30.3 %
|
|
| #102 |
Tuvalu: |
30.2 %
|
|
| #103 |
Réunion: |
29.8 %
|
|
| #104 |
Saint Lucia: |
29.8 %
|
|
| #105 |
South Africa: |
29.7 %
|
|
| #106 |
Venezuela: |
29.1 %
|
|
| #107 |
Suriname: |
29 %
|
|
| #108 |
Guam: |
29 %
|
|
| #109 |
French Guiana: |
28.9 %
|
|
| #110 |
Indonesia: |
28.8 %
|
|
| #111 |
New Caledonia: |
28.4 %
|
|
| #112 |
Costa Rica: |
28.3 %
|
|
| #113 |
Algeria: |
28.1 %
|
|
| #114 |
Brunei: |
28.1 %
|
|
| #115 |
Mongolia: |
27.9 %
|
|
| #116 |
Antigua and Barbuda: |
27.6 %
|
|
| #117 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
27.5 %
|
|
| #118 |
Bahamas, The: |
27.5 %
|
|
| #119 |
Bahrain: |
27.4 %
|
|
| #120 |
Vietnam: |
27 %
|
|
| #121 |
Kuwait: |
26.9 %
|
|
| #122 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
26.7 %
|
|
| #123 |
Lebanon: |
26.5 %
|
|
| #124 |
Burma: |
26.4 %
|
|
| #125 |
Palau: |
26.3 %
|
|
| #126 |
Israel: |
26.3 %
|
|
| #127 |
Guyana: |
26.2 %
|
|
| #128 |
Dominica: |
26.1 %
|
|
| #129 |
French Polynesia: |
26.1 %
|
|
| #130 |
Iran: |
26.1 %
|
|
| #131 |
Samoa: |
26.1 %
|
|
| #132 |
Seychelles: |
25.9 %
|
|
| #133 |
Brazil: |
25.8 %
|
|
| #134 |
Azerbaijan: |
25.8 %
|
|
| #135 |
Turkey: |
25.5 %
|
|
| #136 |
Argentina: |
25.2 %
|
|
| #137 |
United Arab Emirates: |
24.9 %
|
|
| #138 |
Albania: |
24.8 %
|
|
| #139 |
Chile: |
24.7 %
|
|
| #140 |
Tunisia: |
24.6 %
|
|
| #141 |
Greenland: |
24.5 %
|
|
| #142 |
Sri Lanka: |
24.1 %
|
|
| #143 |
Netherlands Antilles: |
23.9 %
|
|
| #144 |
Mauritius: |
23.9 %
|
|
| #145 |
Korea, North: |
23.8 %
|
|
| #146 |
Guadeloupe: |
23.6 %
|
|
| #147 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: |
23.5 %
|
|
| #148 |
Qatar: |
23.4 %
|
|
| #149 |
Montserrat: |
23.3 %
|
|
| #150 |
Kazakhstan: |
23 %
|
|
| #151 |
Uruguay: |
22.9 %
|
|
| #152 |
Anguilla: |
22.8 %
|
|
| #153 |
Virgin Islands: |
22.4 %
|
|
| #154 |
Martinique: |
22.1 %
|
|
| #155 |
Thailand: |
22 %
|
|
| #156 |
Iceland: |
21.7 %
|
|
| #157 |
Puerto Rico: |
21.3 %
|
|
| #158 |
New Zealand: |
21.1 %
|
|
| #159 |
Faroe Islands: |
20.9 %
|
|
| #160 |
Ireland: |
20.9 %
|
|
| #161 |
China: |
20.8 %
|
|
| #162 |
Cayman Islands: |
20.7 %
|
|
| #163 |
British Virgin Islands: |
20.5 %
|
|
| #164 |
Armenia: |
20.5 %
|
|
| #165 |
Cyprus: |
20.4 %
|
|
| #166 |
United States: |
20.4 %
|
|
| #167 |
Norfolk Island: |
20.2 %
|
|
| #168 |
Macedonia, Republic of: |
20.1 %
|
|
| #169 |
Barbados: |
20.1 %
|
|
| #170 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
20.1 %
|
|
| #171 |
Moldova: |
20 %
|
|
| #172 |
Australia: |
19.6 %
|
|
| #173 |
Aruba: |
19.5 %
|
|
| #174 |
Northern Mariana Islands: |
19.4 %
|
|
| #175 |
Taiwan: |
19.4 %
|
|
| #176 |
Norway: |
19.3 %
|
|
| #177 |
Cuba: |
19.1 %
|
|
| #178 |
Luxembourg: |
18.9 %
|
|
| #179 |
Korea, South: |
18.9 %
|
|
| #180 |
Saint Helena: |
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