0-14 Years > Age Structure statistics - countries compared

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

# 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

Yemen:

46.4 %

= 10

Congo, Republic of the:

46.4 %

= 12

Burundi:

46.3 %

= 12

Zambia:

46.3 %

# 14

Mayotte:

46 %

# 15

Mauritania:

45.6 %

= 16

Madagascar:

44.8 %

= 16

Sierra Leone:

44.8 %

# 18

Afghanistan:

44.6 %

= 19

Guinea:

44.4 %

= 19

Somalia:

44.4 %

# 21

Gambia, The:

44.3 %

# 22

Benin:

44.1 %

# 23

Eritrea:

44 %

= 24

Tanzania:

43.7 %

= 24

Ethiopia:

43.7 %

= 24

Angola:

43.7 %

# 27

Maldives:

43.4 %

# 28

Djibouti:

43.3 %

# 29

Liberia:

43.1 %

# 30

West Bank:

42.9 %

= 31

Mozambique:

42.7 %

= 31

Oman:

42.7 %

= 31

Comoros:

42.7 %

= 31

Sudan:

42.7 %

# 35

Kenya:

42.6 %

# 36

Haiti:

42.4 %

= 37

Nigeria:

42.3 %

= 37

Togo:

42.3 %

# 39

Gabon:

42.1 %

# 40

Tokelau:

42 %

= 41

Central African Republic:

41.9 %

= 41

Rwanda:

41.9 %

# 43

Equatorial Guinea:

41.7 %

= 44

Laos:

41.4 %

= 44

Guinea-Bissau:

41.4 %

# 46

Solomon Islands:

41.3 %

# 47

Cameroon:

41.2 %

# 48

Guatemala:

41.1 %

= 49

Senegal:

40.8 %

= 49

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 %

= 61

Saudi Arabia:

38.2 %

# 63

Marshall Islands:

38.1 %

= 64

Tajikistan:

37.9 %

= 64

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

East Timor:

36.3 %

= 74

El Salvador:

36.3 %

# 76

Cambodia:

35.6 %

# 77

Tonga:

35.3 %

# 78

Turkmenistan:

35.2 %

= 79

Bolivia:

35 %

= 79

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

Bangladesh:

32.9 %

= 87

Uzbekistan:

32.9 %

= 89

Dominican Republic:

32.6 %

= 89

Egypt:

32.6 %

= 89

Malaysia:

32.6 %

= 89

Vanuatu:

32.6 %

# 93

Turks and Caicos Islands:

31.9 %

# 94

Morocco:

31.6 %

# 95

Fiji:

31.1 %

= 96

Kyrgyzstan:

30.9 %

= 96

Peru:

30.9 %

# 98

India:

30.8 %

# 99

Mexico:

30.6 %

= 100

Colombia:

30.3 %

= 100

Panama:

30.3 %

# 102

Tuvalu:

30.2 %

= 103

Réunion:

29.8 %

= 103

Saint Lucia:

29.8 %

# 105

South Africa:

29.7 %

# 106

Venezuela:

29.1 %

= 107

Guam:

29 %

= 107

Suriname:

29 %

# 109

French Guiana:

28.9 %

# 110

Indonesia:

28.8 %

# 111

New Caledonia:

28.4 %

# 112

Costa Rica:

28.3 %

= 113

Brunei:

28.1 %

= 113

Algeria:

28.1 %

# 115

Mongolia:

27.9 %

# 116

Antigua and Barbuda:

27.6 %

= 117

Bahamas, The:

27.5 %

= 117

Saint Kitts and Nevis:

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

Israel:

26.3 %

= 125

Palau:

26.3 %

# 127

Guyana:

26.2 %

= 128

French Polynesia:

26.1 %

= 128

Samoa:

26.1 %

= 128

Iran:

26.1 %

= 128

Dominica:

26.1 %

# 132

Seychelles:

25.9 %

= 133

Brazil:

25.8 %

= 133

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

Mauritius:

23.9 %

= 143

Netherlands Antilles:

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

Ireland:

20.9 %

= 159

Faroe Islands:

20.9 %

# 161

China:

20.8 %

# 162

Cayman Islands:

20.7 %

= 163

British Virgin Islands:

20.5 %

= 163

Armenia:

20.5 %

= 165

Cyprus:

20.4 %

= 165

United States:

20.4 %

# 167

Norfolk Island:

20.2 %

= 168

Barbados:

20.1 %

= 168

Macedonia, Republic of:

20.1 %

= 168

Trinidad and Tobago:

20.1 %

# 171

Moldova:

20 %

# 172

Australia:

19.6 %

# 173

Aruba:

19.5 %

= 174

Northern Mariana Islands:

19.4 %

= 174

Taiwan:

19.4 %

# 176

Norway:

19.3 %

# 177

Cuba:

19.1 %

= 178

Korea, South:

18.9 %

= 178

Luxembourg:

18.9 %

# 180

Saint Helena:

18.8 %

# 181

Denmark:

18.7 %

# 182

Bermuda:

18.6 %

# 183

France:

18.3 %

# 184

Netherlands:

18 %

# 185

Canada:

17.6 %

= 186

Gibraltar:

17.5 %

= 186

United Kingdom:

17.5 %

# 188

Liechtenstein:

17.4 %

= 189

Georgia:

17.3 %

= 189

Man, Isle of:

17.3 %

# 191

Jersey:

17.2 %

= 192

Finland:

17.1 %

= 192

Malta:

17.1 %

# 194

San Marino:

16.8 %

= 195

Belgium:

16.7 %

= 195

Slovakia:

16.7 %

= 195

Sweden:

16.7 %

# 198

Portugal:

16.5 %

# 199

Switzerland:

16.3 %

= 200

Croatia:

16.2 %

= 200

Macau:

16.2 %

# 202

Poland:

15.9 %

= 203

Belarus:

15.7 %

= 203

Romania:

15.7 %

= 205

Singapore:

15.6 %

= 205

Hungary:

15.6 %

= 207

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

15.5 %

= 207

Lithuania:

15.5 %

# 209

Austria:

15.4 %

= 210

Estonia:

15.2 %

= 210

Monaco:

15.2 %

# 212

Guernsey:

15 %

# 213

Andorra:

14.7 %

= 214

Czech Republic:

14.4 %

= 214

Spain:

14.4 %

# 216

Greece:

14.3 %

= 217

Japan:

14.2 %

= 217

Russia:

14.2 %

= 219

Ukraine:

14.1 %

= 219

Germany:

14.1 %

# 221

Latvia:

14 %

# 222

Bulgaria:

13.9 %

= 223

Slovenia:

13.8 %

= 223

Italy:

13.8 %

# 225

Hong Kong:

13.5 %

Weighted average:

29.5 %

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."

SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006

People Statistics > Age structure > 0-14 years (most recent) by country

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