Age Structure 0-14 years by country. Definition, graph and map.

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:

50.1

# 2

Gaza Strip:

48.5

# 3

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:

48.1

# 4

Chad:

47.9

# 5

Sao Tome and Principe:

47.6

# 6

Niger:

47.3

# 7

Mali:

47.1

# 8

Malawi:

46.9

= 9

Zambia:

46.5

= 9

Benin:

46.5

= 9

Yemen:

46.5

# 12

Mayotte:

46.2

= 13

Burundi:

= 13

Burkina Faso:

# 15

Mauritania:

45.8

= 16

Eritrea:

44.8

= 16

Madagascar:

44.8

= 18

Afghanistan:

44.7

= 18

Sierra Leone:

44.7

= 20

Gambia, The:

44.5

= 20

Somalia:

44.5

# 22

Guinea:

44.4

# 23

Tanzania:

= 24

Maldives:

43.9

= 24

Ethiopia:

43.9

# 26

Liberia:

43.6

= 27

Angola:

43.4

= 27

West Bank:

43.4

# 29

Djibouti:

43.3

= 30

Sudan:

43.2

= 30

Togo:

43.2

# 32

Mozambique:

43.1

= 33

Comoros:

42.8

= 33

Senegal:

42.8

= 35

Oman:

42.6

= 35

Haiti:

42.6

= 37

Central African Republic:

42.5

= 37

Kenya:

42.5

# 39

Guatemala:

42.4

# 40

Nigeria:

42.3

# 41

Gabon:

42.1

# 42

Tokelau:

= 43

Rwanda:

41.9

= 43

Solomon Islands:

41.9

= 45

Equatorial Guinea:

41.7

= 45

Cameroon:

41.7

# 47

Laos:

41.6

# 48

Guinea-Bissau:

41.5

# 49

Cote d'Ivoire:

# 50

Honduras:

40.8

# 51

Swaziland:

40.6

# 52

Belize:

40.1

# 53

Iraq:

# 54

Pakistan:

39.6

# 55

Zimbabwe:

39.2

# 56

Bhutan:

39.1

= 57

Cape Verde:

= 57

Nepal:

# 59

Kiribati:

38.9

# 60

Botswana:

38.8

# 61

Namibia:

38.7

# 62

Tajikistan:

38.5

= 63

Saudi Arabia:

38.2

= 63

Marshall Islands:

38.2

# 65

Papua New Guinea:

38.1

# 66

Paraguay:

37.9

# 67

Nauru:

37.5

# 68

Syria:

37.4

= 69

Cambodia:

37.3

= 69

Congo, Republic of the:

37.3

# 71

Nicaragua:

37.2

= 72

East Timor:

37.1

= 72

Micronesia, Federated States of:

37.1

= 72

Ghana:

37.1

# 75

Lesotho:

36.9

# 76

El Salvador:

36.5

# 77

Tonga:

36.2

= 78

American Samoa:

35.7

= 78

Bolivia:

35.7

= 78

Turkmenistan:

35.7

# 81

Philippines:

35.4

# 82

Jordan:

34.5

= 83

Grenada:

33.9

= 83

Libya:

33.9

= 85

Ecuador:

33.5

= 85

Uzbekistan:

33.5

# 87

Vanuatu:

33.3

# 88

Bangladesh:

33.1

= 89

Egypt:

= 89

Malaysia:

# 91

Dominican Republic:

32.9

# 92

Turks and Caicos Islands:

32.5

# 93

Morocco:

32.1

# 94

Kyrgyzstan:

31.6

# 95

Peru:

31.5

# 96

Fiji:

31.4

# 97

India:

31.2

# 98

Mexico:

31.1

# 99

Tuvalu:

30.8

# 100

Colombia:

30.7

# 101

Reunion:

30.4

= 102

South Africa:

30.3

= 102

Saint Lucia:

30.3

# 104

Venezuela:

29.9

# 105

Panama:

29.8

# 106

Suriname:

29.6

# 107

Guam:

29.4

# 108

French Guiana:

29.3

# 109

Indonesia:

29.1

= 110

Algeria:

= 110

New Caledonia:

# 112

Costa Rica:

28.9

# 113

Mongolia:

28.7

# 114

Brunei:

28.6

# 115

Saint Kitts and Nevis:

= 116

Vietnam:

27.9

= 116

Bahamas, The:

27.9

= 116

Antigua and Barbuda:

27.9

# 119

Bahrain:

27.8

# 120

Jamaica:

27.5

= 121

Kuwait:

27.2

= 121

Samoa:

27.2

= 121

Burma:

27.2

= 124

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:

27.1

= 124

Iran:

27.1

= 126

Dominica:

26.7

= 126

Lebanon:

26.7

= 126

French Polynesia:

26.7

# 129

Israel:

26.5

= 130

Seychelles:

26.4

= 130

Azerbaijan:

26.4

= 130

Palau:

26.4

= 130

Guyana:

26.4

# 134

Brazil:

26.1

# 135

Turkey:

= 136

Argentina:

25.6

= 136

Albania:

25.6

= 138

Tunisia:

25.3

= 138

United Arab Emirates:

25.3

# 140

Chile:

25.2

# 141

Greenland:

# 142

Sri Lanka:

24.5

# 143

Mauritius:

24.4

= 144

Korea, North:

24.2

= 144

Netherlands Antilles:

24.2

= 146

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:

= 146

Guadeloupe:

# 148

Thailand:

23.9

= 149

Qatar:

23.7

= 149

Kazakhstan:

23.7

# 151

Montserrat:

23.3

= 152

Anguilla:

23.2

= 152

Uruguay:

23.2

# 154

Virgin Islands:

23.1

# 155

Martinique:

22.4

# 156

Iceland:

22.1

# 157

Puerto Rico:

# 158

Armenia:

21.6

= 159

New Zealand:

21.4

= 159

China:

21.4

# 161

Faroe Islands:

21.3

# 162

Cayman Islands:

21.1

# 163

British Virgin Islands:

= 164

Ireland:

20.9

= 164

Cyprus:

20.9

# 166

Trinidad and Tobago:

20.7

= 167

United States:

20.6

= 167

Barbados:

20.6

# 169

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:

20.5

= 170

Norfolk Island:

20.2

= 170

Moldova:

20.2

= 172

Aruba:

19.9

= 172

Northern Mariana Islands:

19.9

# 174

Australia:

19.8

# 175

Taiwan:

19.7

# 176

Cuba:

19.6

# 177

Norway:

19.5

# 178

Korea, South:

19.4

= 179

Bermuda:

18.9

= 179

Luxembourg:

18.9

= 181

Denmark:

18.8

= 181

Saint Helena:

18.8

# 183

France:

18.4

# 184

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

18.3

= 185

Serbia and Montenegro:

18.1

= 185

Netherlands:

18.1

# 187

Georgia:

# 188

Canada:

17.9

# 189

Gibraltar:

17.8

# 190

United Kingdom:

17.7

= 191

Liechtenstein:

17.6

= 191

Malta:

17.6

# 193

Jersey:

17.5

# 194

Man, Isle of:

17.4

# 195

Finland:

17.3

= 196

Slovakia:

17.1

= 196

Sweden:

17.1

# 198

Macau:

# 199

Belgium:

16.9

= 200

Poland:

16.7

= 200

San Marino:

16.7

= 202

Portugal:

16.6

= 202

Switzerland:

16.6

# 204

Croatia:

16.4

# 205

Lithuania:

16.1

= 206

Singapore:

= 206

Belarus:

# 208

Romania:

15.9

# 209

Hungary:

15.8

= 210

Ukraine:

15.6

= 210

Austria:

15.6

= 212

Estonia:

15.5

= 212

Monaco:

15.5

# 214

Guernsey:

15.4

# 215

Andorra:

14.8

# 216

Czech Republic:

14.7

# 217

Russia:

14.6

= 218

Germany:

14.4

= 218

Greece:

14.4

= 218

Spain:

14.4

= 218

Latvia:

14.4

# 222

Japan:

14.3

# 223

Bulgaria:

14.1

# 224

Slovenia:

# 225

Italy:

13.9

# 226

Hong Kong:

13.8

Weighted average:

29.8

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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