SOURCE
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
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.
| Rank |
Countries
 |
Amount
 |
Date
|
|
# 1
|
 United Arab Emirates: |
78.7
|
2011  |
|
|
Emirati People
|
|
= 2
|
 Singapore: |
77
|
2011 |
|
|
Singapore People
|
|
= 2
|
 Bahrain: |
77
|
2011 |
|
|
Bahraini People
|
|
# 4
|
 Macau: |
76.8
|
2011 |
|
|
Chinese People
|
|
# 5
|
 Qatar: |
76.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Qatari People
|
|
# 6
|
 Hong Kong: |
74.8
|
2011 |
|
|
Hong Kong People
|
|
# 7
|
 Maldives: |
74.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Maldivian People
|
|
# 8
|
 British Virgin Islands: |
74.1
|
2011 |
|
|
British Virgin Islander People
|
|
# 9
|
 Moldova: |
74
|
2011 |
|
|
Moldovan People
|
|
# 10
|
 China: |
73.6
|
2011 |
|
|
Chinese People
|
|
= 11
|
 Taiwan: |
73.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Taiwan People
|
|
= 11
|
 Cyprus: |
73.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Cypriot People
|
|
# 13
|
 Turks and Caicos Islands: |
73.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands People
|
|
# 14
|
 Korea, South: |
72.9
|
2011 |
|
|
Korean People
|
|
# 15
|
 Armenia: |
72.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Armenian People
|
|
# 16
|
 Kuwait: |
72.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Kuwaiti People
|
|
# 17
|
 Trinidad and Tobago: |
72.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Tobagonian People
|
|
# 18
|
 Palau: |
72
|
2011 |
|
|
Palauan People
|
|
# 19
|
 Russia: |
71.8
|
2011 |
|
|
Russian People
|
|
# 20
|
 Belarus: |
71.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Belarusian People
|
|
= 21
|
 Poland: |
71.6
|
2011 |
|
|
Polish People
|
|
= 21
|
 Slovakia: |
71.6
|
2011 |
|
|
Slovak People
|
|
# 23
|
 Andorra: |
71.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Andorran People
|
|
# 24
|
 Barbados: |
71.3
|
2011 |
|
|
Barbadian People
|
|
# 25
|
 Saint Helena: |
71.2
|
0000-00-00 |
|
|
Saint Helenian People
|
|
= 26
|
 Cuba: |
71.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Cuban People
|
|
= 26
|
 Cayman Islands: |
71.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Caymanian People
|
|
= 28
|
 Kazakhstan: |
71
|
2011 |
|
|
Kazakhstani People
|
|
= 28
|
 Seychelles: |
71
|
2011 |
|
|
Seychellois People
|
|
= 28
|
 Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
71
|
2011 |
|
|
Herzegovinian People
|
|
= 31
|
 Brunei: |
70.9
|
2011 |
|
|
Bruneian People
|
|
= 31
|
 Iran: |
70.9
|
2011 |
|
|
Iranian People
|
|
= 31
|
 Thailand: |
70.9
|
2011 |
|
|
Thai People
|
|
# 34
|
 Ukraine: |
70.8
|
2011 |
|
|
Ukrainian People
|
|
# 35
|
 Mauritius: |
70.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Mauritian People
|
|
# 36
|
 Algeria: |
70.6
|
2011 |
|
|
Algerian People
|
|
= 37
|
 Romania: |
70.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Romanian People
|
|
= 37
|
 Northern Mariana Islands: |
70.4
|
2011 |
|
|
NA People
|
|
= 39
|
 Azerbaijan: |
70.3
|
2011 |
|
|
Azerbaijani People
|
|
= 39
|
 Aruba: |
70.3
|
2011 |
|
|
Aruban People
|
|
= 41
|
 Greenland: |
70.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Greenlandic People
|
|
= 41
|
 Czech Republic: |
70.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Czech People
|
|
# 43
|
 Macedonia, Republic of: |
70
|
2011 |
|
|
Macedonian People
|
|
# 44
|
 Slovenia: |
69.8
|
2011 |
|
|
Slovenian People
|
|
# 45
|
 Lithuania: |
69.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Lithuanian People
|
|
# 46
|
 Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
69.6
|
2011 |
|
|
Nevisian People
|
|
= 47
|
 Latvia: |
69.5
|
2011 |
|
|
Latvian People
|
|
= 47
|
Saint Barthelemy: |
69.5
|
2011 |
|
|
People
|
|
= 49
|
 Vietnam: |
69.3
|
2011 |
|
|
Vietnamese People
|
|
= 49
|
 Tunisia: |
69.3
|
2011 |
|
|
Tunisian People
|
|
= 49
|
 French Polynesia: |
69.3
|
2011 |
|
|
French Polynesian People
|
|
# 52
|
 Bahamas, The: |
69.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Bahamian People
|
|
# 53
|
 Costa Rica: |
69.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Costa Rican People
|
|
# 54
|
 Liechtenstein: |
69
|
2011 |
|
|
Liechtenstein People
|
|
# 55
|
 Uzbekistan: |
68.8
|
2011 |
|
|
Uzbekistani People
|
|
= 56
|
 Jersey: |
68.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Channel Islander People
|
|
= 56
|
 Mongolia: |
68.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Mongolian People
|
|
# 58
|
 Korea, North: |
68.6
|
2011 |
|
|
Korean People
|
|
= 59
|
 Serbia and Montenegro: |
68.5
|
2011 |
|
|
Serbian People
|
|
= 59
|
 Malta: |
68.5
|
2011 |
|
|
Maltese People
|
|
= 59
|
 Canada: |
68.5
|
2011 |
|
|
Canadian People
|
|
# 62
|
 Turkmenistan: |
68.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Turkmen People
|
|
# 63
|
 Georgia: |
68.3
|
2011 |
|
|
Georgian People
|
|
# 64
|
 Hungary: |
68.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Hungarian People
|
|
= 65
|
 Chile: |
68.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Chilean People
|
|
= 65
|
 Croatia: |
68.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Croatian People
|
|
= 65
|
 Albania: |
68.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Albanian People
|
|
= 65
|
 Anguilla: |
68.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Anguillan People
|
|
= 69
|
 Lebanon: |
68
|
2011 |
|
|
Lebanese People
|
|
= 69
|
 Guernsey: |
68
|
2011 |
|
|
Channel Islander People
|
|
# 71
|
 Bulgaria: |
67.9
|
2011 |
|
|
Bulgarian People
|
|
# 72
|
 Switzerland: |
67.8
|
2011 |
|
|
Swiss People
|
|
= 73
|
 Spain: |
67.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Spanish People
|
|
= 73
|
 Australia: |
67.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Australian People
|
|
= 73
|
 Austria: |
67.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Austrian People
|
|
# 76
|
 Saudi Arabia: |
67.6
|
2011 |
|
|
Saudi People
|
|
= 77
|
 Burma: |
67.5
|
2011 |
|
|
Burmese People
|
|
= 77
|
 Saint Lucia: |
67.5
|
2011 |
|
|
Saint Lucian People
|
|
= 79
|
 Netherlands: |
67.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Dutch People
|
|
= 79
|
 Antigua and Barbuda: |
67.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Barbudan People
|
|
= 79
|
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
67.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Saint Vincentian People
|
|
= 82
|
 Netherlands Antilles: |
67.3
|
0000-00-00 |
|
|
Dutch Antillean People
|
|
= 82
|
 Ireland: |
67.3
|
2011 |
|
|
Irish People
|
|
= 82
|
 Suriname: |
67.3
|
2011 |
|
|
Surinamese People
|
|
= 82
|
 Martinique: |
67.3
|
0000-00-00 |
|
|
People
|
|
= 82
|
 New Caledonia: |
67.3
|
2011 |
|
|
New Caledonian People
|
|
= 87
|
 Sri Lanka: |
67.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Sri Lankan People
|
|
= 87
|
 Estonia: |
67.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Estonian People
|
|
= 87
|
 Colombia: |
67.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Colombian People
|
|
= 90
|
 Guadeloupe: |
67.1
|
0000-00-00 |
|
|
People
|
|
= 90
|
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon: |
67.1
|
2011 |
|
|
French People
|
|
= 90
|
 Iceland: |
67.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Icelandic People
|
|
= 90
|
 Turkey: |
67.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Turkish People
|
|
= 90
|
 Wallis and Futuna: |
67.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Futunan, People
|
|
= 90
|
Saint Martin: |
67.1
|
2011 |
|
|
People
|
|
= 96
|
 Brazil: |
67
|
2011 |
|
|
Brazilian People
|
|
= 96
|
 Bermuda: |
67
|
2011 |
|
|
Bermudian People
|
|
# 98
|
 Luxembourg: |
66.9
|
2011 |
|
|
Luxembourg People
|
|
= 99
|
 Dominica: |
66.8
|
2011 |
|
|
Dominican People
|
|
= 99
|
 United States: |
66.8
|
2011 |
|
|
American People
|
|
# 101
|
 Montserrat: |
66.6
|
2011 |
|
|
Montserratian People
|
|
# 102
|
 Indonesia: |
66.5
|
2011 |
|
|
Indonesian People
|
|
# 103
|
 New Zealand: |
66.4
|
2011 |
|
|
New Zealand People
|
|
= 104
|
 United Kingdom: |
66.2
|
2011 |
|
|
British People
|
|
= 104
|
 Greece: |
66.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Greek People
|
|
= 106
|
 Puerto Rico: |
66.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Puerto Rican People
|
|
= 106
|
 Belgium: |
66.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Belgian People
|
|
= 106
|
 Vanuatu: |
66.1
|
2011 |
|
|
- People
|
|
= 106
|
 Morocco: |
66.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Moroccan People
|
|
= 106
|
 Finland: |
66.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Finnish People
|
|
= 106
|
 Germany: |
66.1
|
2011 |
|
|
German People
|
|
# 112
|
 Norway: |
66
|
2011 |
|
|
Norwegian People
|
|
= 113
|
 Italy: |
65.9
|
2011 |
|
|
Italian People
|
|
= 113
|
 Fiji: |
65.9
|
2011 |
|
|
Fijian People
|
|
= 115
|
 South Africa: |
65.8
|
2011 |
|
|
South African People
|
|
= 115
|
 Gibraltar: |
65.8
|
2011 |
|
|
Gibraltar People
|
|
= 115
|
 Portugal: |
65.8
|
2011 |
|
|
Portuguese People
|
|
= 118
|
 Oman: |
65.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Omani People
|
|
= 118
|
 Grenada: |
65.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Grenadian People
|
|
# 120
|
 Guam: |
65.5
|
2011 |
|
|
Guamanian People
|
|
= 121
|
 Malaysia: |
65.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Malaysian People
|
|
= 121
|
 Paraguay: |
65.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Paraguayan People
|
|
= 121
|
 Kyrgyzstan: |
65.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Kyrgyzstani People
|
|
= 121
|
 San Marino: |
65.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Sammarinese People
|
|
= 125
|
 Denmark: |
65.3
|
2011 |
|
|
Danish People
|
|
= 125
|
 Bhutan: |
65.3
|
2011 |
|
|
Bhutanese People
|
|
= 125
|
 Nauru: |
65.3
|
2011 |
|
|
Nauruan People
|
|
= 128
|
 Virgin Islands: |
65.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Virgin Islander People
|
|
= 128
|
 Man, Isle of: |
65.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Manx People
|
|
= 128
|
 Mexico: |
65.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Mexican People
|
|
= 131
|
 Venezuela: |
65.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Venezuelan People
|
|
= 131
|
 Peru: |
65.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Peruvian People
|
|
# 133
|
 Cook Islands: |
65
|
2011 |
|
|
Cook Islander People
|
|
# 134
|
 India: |
64.9
|
2011 |
|
|
Indian People
|
|
= 135
|
 French Guiana: |
64.8
|
0000-00-00 |
|
|
People
|
|
= 135
|
 Sweden: |
64.8
|
2011 |
|
|
Swedish People
|
|
# 137
|
 France: |
64.7
|
2011 |
|
|
French People
|
|
= 138
|
 Panama: |
64.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Panamanian People
|
|
= 138
|
 Faroe Islands: |
64.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Faroese People
|
|
= 140
|
 Uruguay: |
64.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Uruguayan People
|
|
= 140
|
 Cambodia: |
64.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Cambodian People
|
|
= 142
|
 Tuvalu: |
64
|
2011 |
|
|
Tuvaluan People
|
|
= 142
|
 Dominican Republic: |
64
|
2011 |
|
|
Dominican People
|
|
= 142
|
 Japan: |
64
|
2011 |
|
|
Japanese People
|
|
= 145
|
 Norfolk Island: |
63.9
|
2009 |
|
|
Norfolk Islander People
|
|
= 145
|
 American Samoa: |
63.9
|
2011 |
|
|
American Samoan People
|
|
# 147
|
 Nicaragua: |
63.8
|
2011 |
|
|
Nicaraguan People
|
|
= 148
|
 Réunion: |
63.6
|
0000-00-00 |
|
|
People
|
|
= 148
|
 Argentina: |
63.6
|
2011 |
|
|
Argentine People
|
|
# 150
|
 Ecuador: |
63.5
|
2011 |
|
|
Ecuadorian People
|
|
# 151
|
 Micronesia, Federated States of: |
63.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Micronesian People
|
|
# 152
|
 Guyana: |
63.3
|
2011 |
|
|
Guyanese People
|
|
# 153
|
 El Salvador: |
63
|
2011 |
|
|
Salvadoran People
|
|
# 154
|
 Egypt: |
62.8
|
2011 |
|
|
Egyptian People
|
|
= 155
|
 Libya: |
62.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Libyan People
|
|
= 155
|
 Tajikistan: |
62.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Tajikistani People
|
|
# 157
|
 East Timor: |
62.5
|
2011 |
|
|
Timorese People
|
|
# 158
|
 Kiribati: |
62.4
|
2011 |
|
|
- People
|
|
# 159
|
 Jamaica: |
62.3
|
2011 |
|
|
Jamaican People
|
|
= 160
|
 Botswana: |
62.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Motswana -Batswana People
|
|
= 160
|
 Israel: |
62.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Israeli People
|
|
# 162
|
 Cape Verde: |
61.9
|
2011 |
|
|
Cape Verdean People
|
|
= 163
|
 Djibouti: |
61.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Djiboutian People
|
|
= 163
|
 Namibia: |
61.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Namibian People
|
|
= 165
|
 Nepal: |
61.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Nepalese People
|
|
= 165
|
 Lesotho: |
61.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Basotho People
|
|
= 165
|
 Philippines: |
61.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Philippine People
|
|
= 165
|
 Bangladesh: |
61.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Bangladeshi People
|
|
# 169
|
 Syria: |
61
|
2011 |
|
|
Syrian People
|
|
# 170
|
 Monaco: |
60.8
|
2011 |
|
|
Monegasque People
|
|
# 171
|
 Bolivia: |
60.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Bolivian People
|
|
# 172
|
 Pakistan: |
60.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Pakistani People
|
|
# 173
|
 Haiti: |
60.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Haitian People
|
|
= 174
|
 Ghana: |
60
|
2011 |
|
|
Ghanaian People
|
|
= 174
|
 Papua New Guinea: |
60
|
2011 |
|
|
Papua New Guinean People
|
|
# 176
|
 Jordan: |
59.9
|
2011 |
|
|
Jordanian People
|
|
= 177
|
 Laos: |
59.6
|
2011 |
|
|
Lao People
|
|
= 177
|
 Belize: |
59.6
|
2011 |
|
|
Belizean People
|
|
# 179
|
 Honduras: |
59.5
|
2011 |
|
|
Honduran People
|
|
# 180
|
 Samoa: |
59.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Samoan People
|
|
# 181
|
 Iraq: |
58.9
|
2011 |
|
|
Iraqi People
|
|
# 182
|
 Marshall Islands: |
58.8
|
2011 |
|
|
Marshallese People
|
|
# 183
|
 Swaziland: |
58.6
|
2011 |
|
|
Swazi People
|
|
# 184
|
 Solomon Islands: |
58.3
|
2011 |
|
|
Solomon Islander People
|
|
# 185
|
 Guatemala: |
58
|
2011 |
|
|
Guatemalan People
|
|
# 186
|
 Côte d'Ivoire: |
57.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Ivoirian People
|
|
# 187
|
 Gambia, The: |
56.9
|
2011 |
|
|
Gambian People
|
|
# 188
|
 Tonga: |
56.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Tongan People
|
|
# 189
|
 Guinea-Bissau: |
56.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Guinean People
|
|
= 190
|
 Cameroon: |
56.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Cameroonian People
|
|
= 190
|
 Mauritania: |
56.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Mauritanian People
|
|
# 192
|
 Togo: |
56
|
2011 |
|
|
Togolese People
|
|
# 193
|
 Nigeria: |
55.9
|
2011 |
|
|
Nigerian People
|
|
= 194
|
 Comoros: |
55.3
|
2011 |
|
|
Comoran People
|
|
= 194
|
 Central African Republic: |
55.3
|
2011 |
|
|
Central African People
|
|
= 194
|
 Afghanistan: |
55.3
|
2011 |
|
|
Afghan People
|
|
# 197
|
 Sudan: |
55.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Sudanese People
|
|
= 198
|
 Kenya: |
55.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Kenyan People
|
|
= 198
|
 Tanzania: |
55.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Tanzanian People
|
|
# 200
|
 Rwanda: |
54.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Rwandan People
|
|
# 201
|
 Sierra Leone: |
54.5
|
2011 |
|
|
Sierra Leonean People
|
|
= 202
|
 Equatorial Guinea: |
54.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Equatorial Guinean People
|
|
= 202
|
 Yemen: |
54.4
|
2011 |
|
|
Yemeni People
|
|
= 204
|
 Eritrea: |
54.3
|
2011 |
|
|
Eritrean People
|
|
= 204
|
 Zimbabwe: |
54.3
|
2011 |
|
|
Zimbabwean People
|
|
# 206
|
 Angola: |
54.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Angolan People
|
|
= 207
|
 Gabon: |
54
|
2011 |
|
|
Gabonese People
|
|
= 207
|
 Guinea: |
54
|
2011 |
|
|
Guinean People
|
|
# 209
|
 Senegal: |
53.9
|
2011 |
|
|
Senegalese People
|
|
# 210
|
 Madagascar: |
53.8
|
2011 |
|
|
Malagasy People
|
|
# 211
|
West Bank: |
53.7
|
0000-00-00 |
|
|
People
|
|
= 212
|
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
53
|
2011 |
|
|
Congolese People
|
|
= 212
|
 Tokelau: |
53
|
2009 |
|
|
Tokelauan People
|
|
# 214
|
 Somalia: |
52.9
|
2011 |
|
|
Somali People
|
|
# 215
|
 Liberia: |
52.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Liberian People
|
|
# 216
|
 Benin: |
52.6
|
2011 |
|
|
Beninese People
|
|
= 217
|
 São Tomé and Príncipe: |
52.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Sao Tomean People
|
|
= 217
|
 Malawi: |
52.2
|
2011 |
|
|
Malawian People
|
|
= 219
|
 Congo, Republic of the: |
51.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Congolese People
|
|
= 219
|
 Burkina Faso: |
51.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Burkinabe People
|
|
# 221
|
 Burundi: |
51.6
|
2011 |
|
|
Burundian People
|
|
# 222
|
 Mozambique: |
51.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Mozambican People
|
|
= 223
|
 Chad: |
51
|
2011 |
|
|
Chadian People
|
|
= 223
|
 Mayotte: |
51
|
2011 |
|
|
Mahoran People
|
|
= 223
|
 Ethiopia: |
51
|
2011 |
|
|
Ethiopian People
|
|
# 226
|
 Zambia: |
50.8
|
2011 |
|
|
Zambian People
|
|
# 227
|
 Mali: |
49.7
|
2011 |
|
|
Malian People
|
|
# 228
|
Gaza Strip: |
49.4
|
0000-00-00 |
|
|
People
|
|
# 229
|
 Uganda: |
48.1
|
2011 |
|
|
Ugandan People
|
|
# 230
|
 Niger: |
48
|
2011 |
|
|
Nigerien People
|
| |
Weighted average: |
64.0 |
|
|
Historical countries, unions or other regions: |
| European Union |
67.23
|
|
|
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 Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
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