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SOURCE
CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
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.
People Statistics > Age structure > 0-14 years > From total (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 |
Uganda: |
50.2 %
|
|
| #2 |
Mali: |
48.2 %
|
|
| #3 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
47.6 %
|
|
| #4 |
Gaza Strip: |
47.6 %
|
|
| #5 |
Chad: |
47.3 %
|
|
| #6 |
São Tomé and Príncipe: |
47.3 %
|
|
| #7 |
Niger: |
46.9 %
|
|
| #8 |
Burkina Faso: |
46.7 %
|
|
| #9 |
Congo, Republic of the: |
46.3 %
|
|
| #10 |
Yemen: |
46.3 %
|
|
| #11 |
Burundi: |
46.3 %
|
|
| #12 |
Malawi: |
46.1 %
|
|
| #13 |
Mayotte: |
45.8 %
|
|
| #14 |
Zambia: |
45.7 %
|
|
| #15 |
Mauritania: |
45.5 %
|
|
| #16 |
Western Sahara: |
45.4 %
|
|
| #17 |
Sierra Leone: |
44.8 %
|
|
| #18 |
Mozambique: |
44.7 %
|
|
| #19 |
Afghanistan: |
44.6 %
|
|
| #20 |
Somalia: |
44.4 %
|
|
| #21 |
Guinea: |
44.3 %
|
|
| #22 |
Gambia, The: |
44.1 %
|
|
| #23 |
Madagascar: |
43.9 %
|
|
| #24 |
Benin: |
43.9 %
|
|
| #25 |
Tanzania: |
43.9 %
|
|
| #26 |
Angola: |
43.7 %
|
|
| #27 |
Liberia: |
43.6 %
|
|
| #28 |
Eritrea: |
43.5 %
|
|
| #29 |
Djibouti: |
43.4 %
|
|
| #30 |
Ethiopia: |
43.4 %
|
|
| #31 |
Maldives: |
42.9 %
|
|
| #32 |
Oman: |
42.7 %
|
|
| #33 |
Comoros: |
42.6 %
|
|
| #34 |
West Bank: |
42.4 %
|
|
| #35 |
Nigeria: |
42.2 %
|
|
| #36 |
Haiti: |
42.1 %
|
|
| #37 |
Gabon: |
42.1 %
|
|
| #38 |
Kenya: |
42.1 %
|
|
| #39 |
Togo: |
42 %
|
|
| #40 |
Tokelau: |
42 %
|
|
| #41 |
Senegal: |
42 %
|
|
| #42 |
Rwanda: |
41.9 %
|
|
| #43 |
Sudan: |
41.6 %
|
|
| #44 |
Central African Republic: |
41.6 %
|
|
| #45 |
Equatorial Guinea: |
41.5 %
|
|
| #46 |
Cameroon: |
41.3 %
|
|
| #47 |
Laos: |
41.2 %
|
|
| #48 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
41.2 %
|
|
| #49 |
Guatemala: |
40.8 %
|
|
| #50 |
Solomon Islands: |
40.7 %
|
|
| #51 |
Côte d'Ivoire: |
40.6 %
|
|
| #52 |
Swaziland: |
40.3 %
|
|
| #53 |
Iraq: |
39.4 %
|
|
| #54 |
Honduras: |
39.3 %
|
|
| #55 |
Belize: |
38.9 %
|
|
| #56 |
Bhutan: |
38.6 %
|
|
| #57 |
Nepal: |
38.3 %
|
|
| #58 |
Marshall Islands: |
38.3 %
|
|
| #59 |
Ghana: |
38.2 %
|
|
| #60 |
Kiribati: |
38.2 %
|
|
| #61 |
Saudi Arabia: |
38.2 %
|
|
| #62 |
Samoa: |
38.1 %
|
|
| #63 |
Namibia: |
37.7 %
|
|
| #64 |
Papua New Guinea: |
37.6 %
|
|
| #65 |
Zimbabwe: |
37.2 %
|
|
| #66 |
Paraguay: |
37.2 %
|
|
| #67 |
Pakistan: |
36.9 %
|
|
| #68 |
Cape Verde: |
36.9 %
|
|
| #69 |
Syria: |
36.5 %
|
|
| #70 |
Nauru: |
36.4 %
|
|
| #71 |
El Salvador: |
36.1 %
|
|
| #72 |
Micronesia, Federated States of: |
35.9 %
|
|
| #73 |
Botswana: |
35.8 %
|
|
| #74 |
East Timor: |
35.7 %
|
|
| #75 |
Lesotho: |
35.7 %
|
|
| #76 |
Nicaragua: |
35.5 %
|
|
| #77 |
Tajikistan: |
35 %
|
|
| #78 |
Turkmenistan: |
34.7 %
|
|
| #79 |
Tonga: |
34.6 %
|
|
| #80 |
Philippines: |
34.5 %
|
|
| #81 |
Bolivia: |
34.3 %
|
|
| #82 |
Cook Islands: |
34.1 %
|
|
| #83 |
Cambodia: |
34 %
|
|
| #84 |
American Samoa: |
33.6 %
|
|
| #85 |
Libya: |
33.4 %
|
|
| #86 |
Bangladesh: |
33.1 %
|
|
| #87 |
Jordan: |
33 %
|
|
| #88 |
Grenada: |
32.8 %
|
|
| #89 |
Ecuador: |
32.6 %
|
|
| #90 |
Jamaica: |
32.5 %
|
|
| #91 |
Uzbekistan: |
32.4 %
|
|
| #92 |
Malaysia: |
32.2 %
|
|
| #93 |
Egypt: |
32.2 %
|
|
| #94 |
Dominican Republic: |
32.1 %
|
|
| #95 |
Vanuatu: |
31.9 %
|
|
| #96 |
India: |
31.8 %
|
|
| #97 |
Venezuela: |
31.6 %
|
|
| #98 |
Turks and Caicos Islands: |
31.3 %
|
|
| #99 |
Morocco: |
31 %
|
|
| #100 |
Fiji: |
30.9 %
|
|
| #101 |
Peru: |
30.3 %
|
|
| #102 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
30.3 %
|
|
| #103 |
Mexico: |
30.1 %
|
|
| #104 |
Panama: |
30 %
|
|
| #105 |
Colombia: |
29.8 %
|
|
| #106 |
Tuvalu: |
29.8 %
|
|
| #107 |
Saint Lucia: |
29.4 %
|
|
| #108 |
South Africa: |
29.1 %
|
|
| #109 |
Indonesia: |
28.7 %
|
|
| #110 |
Mongolia: |
28.7 %
|
|
| #111 |
Guam: |
28.6 %
|
|
| #112 |
Suriname: |
28 %
|
|
| #113 |
New Caledonia: |
27.9 %
|
|
| #114 |
Brunei: |
27.8 %
|
|
| #115 |
Costa Rica: |
27.8 %
|
|
| #116 |
Antigua and Barbuda: |
27.3 %
|
|
| #117 |
Algeria: |
27.2 %
|
|
| #118 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
27.2 %
|
|
| #119 |
Bahamas, The: |
27 %
|
|
| #120 |
Bahrain: |
26.9 %
|
|
| #121 |
Kuwait: |
26.7 %
|
|
| #122 |
Vietnam: |
26.3 %
|
|
| #123 |
Lebanon: |
26.2 %
|
|
| #124 |
Guyana: |
26.1 %
|
|
| #125 |
Israel: |
26.1 %
|
|
| #126 |
Burma: |
26.1 %
|
|
| #127 |
Palau: |
26 %
|
|
| #128 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
25.9 %
|
|
| #129 |
Dominica: |
25.6 %
|
|
| #130 |
Seychelles: |
25.4 %
|
|
| #131 |
Azerbaijan: |
25.4 %
|
|
| #132 |
French Polynesia: |
25.4 %
|
|
| #133 |
Brazil: |
25.3 %
|
|
| #134 |
Argentina: |
24.9 %
|
|
| #135 |
Turkey: |
24.9 %
|
|
| #136 |
Sri Lanka: |
24.3 %
|
|
| #137 |
Albania: |
24.1 %
|
|
| #138 |
Chile: |
24.1 %
|
|
| #139 |
Tunisia: |
24 %
|
|
| #140 |
Greenland: |
24 %
|
|
| #141 |
Netherlands Antilles: |
23.6 %
|
|
| #142 |
Mauritius: |
23.5 %
|
|
| #143 |
Montserrat: |
23.5 %
|
|
| #144 |
Korea, North: |
23.3 %
|
|
| #145 |
Iran: |
23.2 %
|
|
| #146 |
Qatar: |
23.1 %
|
|
| #147 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: |
23 %
|
|
| #148 |
Uruguay: |
23 %
|
|
| #149 |
Kazakhstan: |
22.5 %
|
|
| #150 |
Anguilla: |
22.3 %
|
|
| #151 |
Virgin Islands: |
21.8 %
|
|
| #152 |
Thailand: |
21.6 %
|
|
| #153 |
Iceland: |
21.4 %
|
|
| #154 |
Puerto Rico: |
21 %
|
|
| #155 |
Ireland: |
20.8 %
|
|
| #156 |
New Zealand: |
20.8 %
|
|
| #157 |
United Arab Emirates: |
20.6 %
|
|
| #158 |
Faroe Islands: |
20.6 %
|
|
| #159 |
China: |
20.4 %
|
|
| #160 |
Cayman Islands: |
20.3 %
|
|
| #161 |
Norfolk Island: |
20.2 %
|
|
| #162 |
British Virgin Islands: |
20.2 %
|
|
| #163 |
United States: |
20.2 %
|
|
| #164 |
Cyprus: |
19.9 %
|
|
| #165 |
Macedonia, Republic of: |
19.8 %
|
|
| #166 |
Barbados: |
19.7 %
|
|
| #167 |
Aruba: |
19.7 %
|
|
| #168 |
Armenia: |
19.5 %
|
|
| #169 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
19.5 %
|
|
| #170 |
Australia: |
19.3 %
|
|
| #171 |
Norway: |
19 %
|
|
| #172 |
Northern Mariana Islands: |
18.9 %
|
|
| #173 |
Cuba: |
18.8 %
|
|
| #174 |
Luxembourg: |
18.8 %
|
|
| #175 |
Saint Helena: |
18.7 %
|
|
| #176 |
Denmark: |
18.6 %
|
|
| #177 |
France: |
18.6 %
|
|
| #178 |
Bermuda: |
18.3 %
|
|
| #179 |
Korea, South: |
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