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
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 |
Northern Mariana Islands: |
78.5 |
|
| #2 |
Singapore: |
75.9 |
|
| #3 |
Macau: |
75.1 |
|
| #4 |
British Virgin Islands: |
73.9 |
|
| #5 |
Hong Kong: |
73.5 |
|
| #6 |
Qatar: |
72.9 |
|
| #7 |
Korea, South: |
72 |
|
| #8 |
Andorra: |
71.5 |
|
| #9 |
Russia: |
71.3 |
|
| #10 |
Saint Helena: |
71.3 |
|
| #11 |
Czech Republic: |
71.1 |
|
| #12 |
United Arab Emirates: |
71.1 |
|
| #13 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
71 |
|
| #14 |
China: |
71 |
|
| #15 |
Slovakia: |
71 |
|
| #16 |
Cayman Islands: |
70.8 |
|
| #17 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
70.7 |
|
| #18 |
Taiwan: |
70.7 |
|
| #19 |
Slovenia: |
70.6 |
|
| #20 |
Barbados: |
70.6 |
|
| #21 |
Liechtenstein: |
70.4 |
|
| #22 |
Poland: |
70.3 |
|
| #23 |
Kuwait: |
70.1 |
|
| #24 |
Cuba: |
70.1 |
|
| #25 |
Anguilla: |
69.9 |
|
| #26 |
Romania: |
69.5 |
|
| #27 |
Belarus: |
69.5 |
|
| #28 |
Moldova: |
69.5 |
|
| #29 |
Latvia: |
69.4 |
|
| #30 |
Bermuda: |
69.2 |
|
| #31 |
Hungary: |
69.1 |
|
| #32 |
Mauritius: |
69.1 |
|
| #33 |
Palau: |
69 |
|
| #34 |
Canada: |
68.9 |
|
| #35 |
Ukraine: |
68.8 |
|
| #36 |
Malta: |
68.8 |
|
| #37 |
Bahrain: |
68.7 |
|
| #38 |
Bulgaria: |
68.7 |
|
| #39 |
Greenland: |
68.7 |
|
| #40 |
Lithuania: |
68.7 |
|
| #41 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
68.7 |
|
| #42 |
Thailand: |
68.6 |
|
| #43 |
Guyana: |
68.5 |
|
| #44 |
Brunei: |
68.4 |
|
| #45 |
Kazakhstan: |
68.4 |
|
| #46 |
Sri Lanka: |
68.4 |
|
| #47 |
Aruba: |
68.2 |
|
| #48 |
Tunisia: |
68.1 |
|
| #49 |
Iran: |
68 |
|
| #50 |
Switzerland: |
68 |
|
| #51 |
Antigua and Barbuda: |
68 |
|
| #52 |
Spain: |
68 |
|
| #53 |
Brazil: |
67.9 |
|
| #54 |
Korea, North: |
67.9 |
|
| #55 |
Austria: |
67.8 |
|
| #56 |
Netherlands: |
67.8 |
|
| #57 |
Burma: |
67.8 |
|
| #58 |
Mongolia: |
67.7 |
|
| #59 |
Estonia: |
67.7 |
|
| #60 |
Cyprus: |
67.7 |
|
| #61 |
Armenia: |
67.5 |
|
| #62 |
Ireland: |
67.5 |
|
| #63 |
Seychelles: |
67.4 |
|
| #64 |
French Polynesia: |
67.4 |
|
| #65 |
Turkey: |
67.3 |
|
| #66 |
Netherlands Antilles: |
67.3 |
|
| #67 |
Martinique: |
67.2 |
|
| #68 |
Australia: |
67.2 |
|
| #69 |
Croatia: |
67 |
|
| #70 |
United States: |
67 |
|
| #71 |
Jersey: |
67 |
|
| #72 |
Guadeloupe: |
66.9 |
|
| #73 |
New Zealand: |
66.9 |
|
| #74 |
Guernsey: |
66.9 |
|
| #75 |
Serbia and Montenegro: |
66.9 |
|
| #76 |
Greece: |
66.8 |
|
| #77 |
Finland: |
66.8 |
|
| #78 |
Chile: |
66.7 |
|
| #79 |
Italy: |
66.7 |
|
| #80 |
Germany: |
66.7 |
|
| #81 |
United Kingdom: |
66.5 |
|
| #82 |
San Marino: |
66.5 |
|
| #83 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
66.5 |
|
| #84 |
Luxembourg: |
66.5 |
|
| #85 |
Samoa: |
66.4 |
|
| #86 |
Vietnam: |
66.4 |
|
| #87 |
Lebanon: |
66.4 |
|
| #88 |
Portugal: |
66.3 |
|
| #89 |
Algeria: |
66.3 |
|
| #90 |
Japan: |
66.2 |
|
| #91 |
Virgin Islands: |
66.2 |
|
| #92 |
Iceland: |
66.2 |
|
| #93 |
Denmark: |
66.1 |
|
| #94 |
Gibraltar: |
66 |
|
| #95 |
Georgia: |
65.9 |
|
| #96 |
Bahamas, The: |
65.9 |
|
| #97 |
Albania: |
65.8 |
|
| #98 |
Norway: |
65.7 |
|
| #99 |
Indonesia: |
65.7 |
|
| #100 |
Belgium: |
65.7 |
|
| #101 |
Azerbaijan: |
65.7 |
|
| #102 |
Montserrat: |
65.6 |
|
| #103 |
Jamaica: |
65.6 |
|
| #104 |
Costa Rica: |
65.5 |
|
| #105 |
Puerto Rico: |
65.5 |
|
| #106 |
Sweden: |
65.5 |
|
| #107 |
Man, Isle of: |
65.5 |
|
| #108 |
Dominica: |
65.4 |
|
| #109 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: |
65.3 |
|
| #110 |
France: |
65.2 |
|
| #111 |
Venezuela: |
65 |
|
| #112 |
Faroe Islands: |
64.9 |
|
| #113 |
French Guiana: |
64.7 |
|
| #114 |
Saint Lucia: |
64.6 |
|
| #115 |
New Caledonia: |
64.6 |
|
| #116 |
Fiji: |
64.5 |
|
| #117 |
South Africa: |
64.5 |
|
| #118 |
Colombia: |
64.2 |
|
| #119 |
Tuvalu: |
64.2 |
|
| #120 |
Suriname: |
64.2 |
|
| #121 |
Guam: |
64.1 |
|
| #122 |
Argentina: |
63.9 |
|
| #123 |
Panama: |
63.9 |
|
| #124 |
India: |
63.9 |
|
| #125 |
Norfolk Island: |
63.9 |
|
| #126 |
Turks and Caicos Islands: |
63.8 |
|
| #127 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
63.7 |
|
| #128 |
Israel: |
63.7 |
|
| #129 |
Uruguay: |
63.6 |
|
| #130 |
Reunion: |
63.6 |
|
| #131 |
Bangladesh: |
63.5 |
|
| #132 |
Mexico: |
63.3 |
|
| #133 |
Peru: |
63.3 |
|
| #134 |
Vanuatu: |
63.1 |
|
| #135 |
Morocco: |
63 |
|
| #136 |
Grenada: |
62.7 |
|
| #137 |
Egypt: |
62.6 |
|
| #138 |
Malaysia: |
62.4 |
|
| #139 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
62.3 |
|
| #140 |
Monaco: |
62.1 |
|
| #141 |
Libya: |
62 |
|
| #142 |
Jordan: |
61.7 |
|
| #143 |
Uzbekistan: |
61.7 |
|
| #144 |
Dominican Republic: |
61.7 |
|
| #145 |
Ecuador: |
61.5 |
|
| #146 |
American Samoa: |
61.3 |
|
| #147 |
Nauru: |
60.6 |
|
| #148 |
Philippines: |
60.6 |
|
| #149 |
Turkmenistan: |
60.2 |
|
| #150 |
East Timor: |
59.9 |
|
| #151 |
Bolivia: |
59.8 |
|
| #152 |
Micronesia, Federated States of: |
59.8 |
|
| #153 |
Nicaragua: |
59.7 |
|
| #154 |
Tonga: |
59.7 |
|
| #155 |
Cambodia: |
59.7 |
|
| #156 |
Saudi Arabia: |
59.4 |
|
| #157 |
Syria: |
59.3 |
|
| #158 |
Marshall Islands: |
59.1 |
|
| #159 |
Ghana: |
59.1 |
|
| #160 |
Congo, Republic of the: |
59 |
|
| #161 |
El Salvador: |
58.3 |
|
| #162 |
Papua New Guinea: |
58.1 |
|
| #163 |
Namibia: |
57.7 |
|
| #164 |
Kiribati: |
57.7 |
|
| #165 |
Lesotho: |
57.6 |
|
| #166 |
Botswana: |
57.5 |
|
| #167 |
Paraguay: |
57.3 |
|
| #168 |
Nepal: |
57.3 |
|
| #169 |
Zimbabwe: |
57.1 |
|
| #170 |
Iraq: |
57 |
|
| #171 |
Bhutan: |
56.9 |
|
| #172 |
Tajikistan: |
56.7 |
|
| #173 |
Belize: |
56.4 |
|
| #174 |
Pakistan: |
56.3 |
|
| #175 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
56.3 |
|
| #176 |
Swaziland: |
55.6 |
|
| #177 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
55.5 |
|
| #178 |
Honduras: |
55.5 |
|
| #179 |
Rwanda: |
55.5 |
|