Age Structure 15-64 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 > 15-64 years (most recent) by country

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Rank

Countries

Amount

# 1

Northern Mariana Islands:

79 %

# 2

Singapore:

76.1 %

# 3

Macau:

75.9 %

# 4

British Virgin Islands:

74.3 %

# 5

Hong Kong:

73.7 %

# 6

Qatar:

73 %

# 7

Korea, South:

71.9 %

= 8

China:

71.4 %

= 8

Andorra:

71.4 %

= 10

Trinidad and Tobago:

71.3 %

= 10

Slovakia:

71.3 %

= 10

Russia:

71.3 %

= 13

Czech Republic:

71.2 %

= 13

Saint Helena:

71.2 %

= 13

United Arab Emirates:

71.2 %

# 16

Barbados:

71.1 %

# 17

Cayman Islands:

70.9 %

= 18

Poland:

70.8 %

= 18

Taiwan:

70.8 %

# 20

Slovenia:

70.5 %

# 21

Anguilla:

70.4 %

= 22

Kuwait:

70.3 %

= 22

Cuba:

70.3 %

# 24

Liechtenstein:

70.2 %

# 25

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

70.1 %

# 26

Thailand:

70 %

= 27

Belarus:

69.7 %

= 27

Moldova:

69.7 %

= 29

Romania:

69.6 %

= 29

Latvia:

69.6 %

# 31

Mauritius:

69.5 %

# 32

Ukraine:

69.3 %

= 33

Bermuda:

69.2 %

= 33

Hungary:

69.2 %

= 35

Bahrain:

69.1 %

= 35

Lithuania:

69.1 %

= 35

Palau:

69.1 %

= 35

Malta:

69.1 %

= 39

Iran:

69 %

= 39

Canada:

69 %

= 41

Macedonia, Republic of:

68.9 %

= 41

Greenland:

68.9 %

= 43

Brunei:

68.8 %

= 43

Kazakhstan:

68.8 %

# 45

Bulgaria:

68.7 %

= 46

Sri Lanka:

68.6 %

= 46

Guyana:

68.6 %

= 46

Tunisia:

68.6 %

= 49

Antigua and Barbuda:

68.5 %

= 49

Burma:

68.5 %

= 51

Mongolia:

68.4 %

= 51

Armenia:

68.4 %

# 53

Aruba:

68.2 %

= 54

Brazil:

68.1 %

= 54

Switzerland:

68.1 %

= 56

Seychelles:

68 %

= 56

Korea, North:

68 %

= 56

Cyprus:

68 %

# 59

French Polynesia:

67.9 %

= 60

Netherlands:

67.8 %

= 60

Spain:

67.8 %

# 62

Turkey:

67.7 %

= 63

Estonia:

67.6 %

= 63

Ireland:

67.6 %

# 65

Austria:

67.5 %

= 66

Samoa:

67.3 %

= 66

Australia:

67.3 %

= 66

Netherlands Antilles:

67.3 %

= 66

Martinique:

67.3 %

# 70

United States:

67.2 %

= 71

Algeria:

67.1 %

= 71

Jersey:

67.1 %

= 71

Vietnam:

67.1 %

= 71

Guadeloupe:

67.1 %

= 71

Guernsey:

67.1 %

= 71

New Zealand:

67.1 %

= 71

Chile:

67.1 %

# 78

Croatia:

67 %

# 79

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:

66.9 %

# 80

United Kingdom:

66.8 %

= 81

Greece:

66.7 %

= 81

Finland:

66.7 %

# 83

Lebanon:

66.6 %

= 84

Iceland:

66.5 %

= 84

Luxembourg:

66.5 %

= 84

Italy:

66.5 %

= 87

Virgin Islands:

66.4 %

= 87

Germany:

66.4 %

= 89

Portugal:

66.3 %

= 89

Albania:

66.3 %

= 89

Azerbaijan:

66.3 %

= 92

Georgia:

66.2 %

= 92

San Marino:

66.2 %

= 94

Denmark:

66.1 %

= 94

Bahamas, The:

66.1 %

= 96

Gibraltar:

66 %

= 96

Dominica:

66 %

= 96

Costa Rica:

66 %

= 99

Norway:

65.9 %

= 99

Belgium:

65.9 %

= 101

Puerto Rico:

65.8 %

= 101

Indonesia:

65.8 %

= 103

Venezuela:

65.7 %

= 103

Man, Isle of:

65.7 %

= 103

Montserrat:

65.7 %

= 103

Japan:

65.7 %

= 103

Sweden:

65.7 %

= 103

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:

65.7 %

# 109

France:

65.3 %

# 110

Faroe Islands:

65.1 %

= 111

South Africa:

65 %

= 111

Saint Lucia:

65 %

# 113

New Caledonia:

64.9 %

# 114

French Guiana:

64.8 %

= 115

Suriname:

64.7 %

= 115

Tuvalu:

64.7 %

# 117

Fiji:

64.6 %

# 118

Colombia:

64.5 %

# 119

Turks and Caicos Islands:

64.4 %

= 120

Saint Kitts and Nevis:

64.3 %

= 120

India:

64.3 %

= 120

Guam:

64.3 %

# 123

Argentina:

64.1 %

# 124

Réunion:

64 %

= 125

Israel:

63.9 %

= 125

Norfolk Island:

63.9 %

= 125

Uruguay:

63.9 %

= 128

Peru:

63.7 %

= 128

Vanuatu:

63.7 %

= 130

Mexico:

63.6 %

= 130

Bangladesh:

63.6 %

= 132

Grenada:

63.4 %

= 132

Morocco:

63.4 %

= 132

Panama:

63.4 %

= 135

Egypt:

62.9 %

= 135

Kyrgyzstan:

62.9 %

# 137

Malaysia:

62.6 %

= 138

American Samoa:

62.4 %

= 138

Jordan:

62.4 %

# 140

Uzbekistan:

62.3 %

# 141

Libya:

62.2 %

# 142

Monaco:

62.1 %

= 143

Dominican Republic:

61.9 %

= 143

Ecuador:

61.9 %

# 145

Nauru:

61.2 %

= 146

Cambodia:

61 %

= 146

Philippines:

61 %

# 148

Turkmenistan:

60.7 %

# 149

East Timor:

60.6 %

= 150

Nicaragua:

60.5 %

= 150

Tonga:

60.5 %

= 152

Bolivia:

60.4 %

= 152

Micronesia, Federated States of:

60.4 %

# 154

Syria:

59.7 %

# 155

Jamaica:

59.6 %

# 156

Saudi Arabia:

59.4 %

# 157

Marshall Islands:

59.2 %

# 158

Zimbabwe:

59.1 %

# 159

El Salvador:

58.5 %

= 160

Lesotho:

58.3 %

= 160

Papua New Guinea:

58.3 %

= 162

Namibia:

58.1 %

= 162

Kiribati:

58.1 %

# 164

Botswana:

57.9 %

# 165

Ghana:

57.7 %

# 166

Nepal:

57.6 %

# 167

Paraguay:

57.5 %

# 168

Tajikistan:

57.4 %

# 169

Iraq:

57.3 %

# 170

Bhutan:

57.1 %

# 171

Belize:

57 %

# 172

Pakistan:

56.9 %

# 173

Honduras:

56.7 %

# 174

Côte d'Ivoire:

56.4 %

# 175

Senegal:

56.1 %

# 176

Swaziland:

55.8 %

= 177

Rwanda:

55.6 %

= 177

Guinea-Bissau:

55.6 %

= 179

Guatemala:

55.5 %

= 179

Cameroon:

55.5 %

= 181

Solomon Islands:

55.4 %

= 181

Laos:

55.4 %

# 183

Cape Verde:

55.3 %

= 184

Kenya:

55.1 %

= 184

Togo:

55.1 %

# 186

Sudan:

54.9 %

# 187

Oman:

54.7 %

# 188

Nigeria:

54.6 %

= 189

Equatorial Guinea:

54.5 %

= 189

Mozambique:

54.5 %

# 191

Comoros:

54.3 %

= 192

Haiti:

54.2 %

= 192

Liberia:

54.2 %

= 194

Gabon:

53.9 %

= 194

Central African Republic:

53.9 %

# 196

West Bank:

53.7 %

= 197

Tanzania:

53.6 %

= 197

Ethiopia:

53.6 %

= 199

Angola:

53.5 %

= 199

Benin:

53.5 %

= 199

Maldives:

53.5 %

# 202

Djibouti:

53.3 %

= 203

Afghanistan:

53 %

= 203

Gambia, The:

53 %

= 203

Tokelau:

53 %

= 203

Somalia:

53 %

= 207

Eritrea:

52.5 %

= 207

Guinea:

52.5 %

# 209

Mayotte:

52.3 %

= 210

Madagascar:

52.2 %

= 210

Mauritania:

52.2 %

# 212

Sierra Leone:

52 %

# 213

Zambia:

51.3 %

# 214

Burundi:

51.1 %

# 215

Yemen:

51 %

# 216

Malawi:

50.8 %

= 217

Congo, Republic of the:

50.7 %

= 217

Niger:

50.7 %

= 217

Burkina Faso:

50.7 %

# 220

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:

50.1 %

# 221

Gaza Strip:

49.4 %

# 222

Chad:

49.3 %

= 223

Mali:

48.8 %

= 223

São Tomé and Príncipe:

48.8 %

# 225

Uganda:

47.8 %

Weighted average:

63.0 %

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 > 15-64 years (most recent) by country

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