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Age distribution > Median age: The median age of the country's residents. This is the age most people are in the country.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14: Percentage of total population aged 0-14.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total: Number of people aged 0-14.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 15-24.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total: Number of people aged 15-24.
Age distribution > Total dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant persons out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant person is a person aged 0-14 and those over 65 years old.
Birth rate: The average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
Ethnic groups: This entry provides a rank ordering of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.
Gender > Female population: Total female population.
Mother's mean age at first birth: This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns.
Population: Population, total refers to the total population.
Population > Population growth, past and future: Population growth rate (percentage).
Population growth: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Population growth rate: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 60 and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total: Number of people aged 15-64.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total: Number of people aged 0-4.
Obesity > Adult obesity rate: This entry gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59: Percentage of total pouplation aged 15-59.
Population in 2015: (Thousands) Medium-variant projections.
Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
Total fertility rate: The average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their child-bearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation rates for women. Large numbers of children born to women indicate large family sizes that might limit the ability of the families to feed and educate their children.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 65 and older.
Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. For example, 0.7 means there are 7 dependents for every 10 working-age people.
Age structure > 0-14 years: 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.
Gender > Male population: Total male population.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total: Number of people aged 60 and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64: Percentage of total population aged 15-64.
Age structure > 65 years and over: 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."
Nationality > Noun: The noun which identifies citizens of the nation
Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant adults out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant adult is an adult aged 65 and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 0-4.
Physicians density: This entry gives the number of medical doctors (physicians), including generalist and specialist medical practitioners, per 1,000 of the population. Medical doctors are defined as doctors that study, diagnose, treat, and prevent illness, disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans through the application of modern medicine. They also plan, supervise, and evaluate care and treatment plans by other health care providers. The World Health Organization estimates that fewer than 2.3 health workers (physicians, nurses, and midwives only) per 1,000 would be insufficient to achieve coverage of primary healthcare needs.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total: Number of people 65 years old and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total: Number of people aged 15-59.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total: Number of people aged 80 years and older.
Cities > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Nationality > Adjective: This entry is derived from People > Nationality, which provides the identifying terms for citizens - noun and adjective.
Sex ratio > Total population: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 5-14.
Sex ratio > At birth: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 80 and older.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 > Percentage: This entry is derived from People > Child labor > Children ages 5-14, which gives the percent of children aged 5-14 (or the age range specified) engaged in child labor. We define “child labor” as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development. It refers to work that is mentally, physically, socially, or morally dangerous and harmful to children. Such labor may deprive them of the opportunity to attend school, oblige them to leave school prematurely, or require them to combine school attendance with excessively long and heavy work. In its most extreme forms, child labor involves children being enslaved, separated from their families, exposed to serious hazards and illnesses, and/or left to fend for themselves on the streets of large cities – often a very early age.
Gender > Sex ratio at birth: Number of males born for every female born. Countries with a number less than one have more females born than males.
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Total: Number of people aged 5-14.
Migration > Net migration rate: The difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population). An excess of persons entering the country is referred to as net immigration (e.g., 3.56 migrants/1,000 population); an excess of persons leaving the country as net emigration (e.g., -9.26 migrants/1,000 population). The net migration rate indicates the contribution of migration to the overall level of population change. High levels of migration can cause problems such as increasing unemployment and potential ethnic strife (if people are coming in) or a reduction in the labor force, perhaps in certain key sectors (if people are leaving).
Child labor > Children ages 5-14: This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns.
Future population change: Total change in population by country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Urban population: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.
Migration > Net migration > Per capita: Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates. To derive estimates of net migration, the United Nations Population Division takes into account the past migration history of a country or area, the migration policy of a country, and the influx of refugees in recent periods. The data to calculate these official estimates come from a variety of sources, including border statistics, administrative records, surveys, and censuses. When no official estimates can be made because of insufficient data, net migration is derived through the balance equation, which is the difference between overall population growth and the natural increase during the 1990-2000 intercensal period." Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Median age > Total: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Urban and rural > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas by country.
Projected population growth: Percentage change in projected population between 2000 and 2050
Units: Percent Change in Population
Units: A threshold of 0 was applied. All countries with growth rates of 0 or below received the same score.
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Women: Average age of women at their first marriage.
Age structure > 15-64 years: 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.
Literacy > Total population: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
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- Gibraltar: above 80% (2013)
Dependency ratios > Youth dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Men: Average age of men at their first marriage.
Gender > Women aged 15-49: Country's total population of women aged 15-49. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Age distribution > Child dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant children out of total population aged 15 and older. A dependant child is a child aged 0-14.
Percentage living in urban areas: Percentage of people living in urban areas. Data for 2003. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
Migration > Net migration: Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates. To derive estimates of net migration, the United Nations Population Division takes into account the past migration history of a country or area, the migration policy of a country, and the influx of refugees in recent periods. The data to calculate these official estimates come from a variety of sources, including border statistics, administrative records, surveys, and censuses. When no official estimates can be made because of insufficient data, net migration is derived through the balance equation, which is the difference between overall population growth and the natural increase during the 1990-2000 intercensal period."
Population > CIA Factbook: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Teenage pregancy rate: Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19."
Population density: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
Sex ratio > Under 15 years: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Percentage living in rural areas.: Percentage of people living in rural areas. Data for 2003. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Age structure > 25-54 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). 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.
Urban and rural > Rural population: Total population living in rural areas by country.
Gender > Global Gender Gap Index: The Gender Gap Index considers gender inequality in the dimensions of economic participation (equality of salaries, labor market participation and access to high-skilled employment); access to education; political participation; and health (life expectancy and sex ratio). The highest score of 1 means total equality, 0 means complete inequality. The Index is calculated by the World Economic Forum.
Age structure > 15-24 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). 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.
Gender > Gender inequality index: Gender Inequality Index.
Urban and rural > Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Rural population: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant."
Migration > Foreign worker salaries: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers resident in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status, to recipients in their country of origin. Migrants' transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Fertility > Fertility rate, total > Births per woman: Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
Age structure > 55-64 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). 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.
Marriage > Minimum legal age > Without parental consent > For Women: Minimum legal age at which women can be married without parental consent.
Gender > Female population per thousand people: Total female population. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Future population > Males: UN estimates of male population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total: This entry is derived from People > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary , which school life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Fertility > Birth rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
Sex ratio > 15-64 years: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 per million people: This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Dependency ratios > Total dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Population density > People per sq. km of land area: Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-64. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Drinking water source > Improved > Total: This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country.improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-24. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 > Total number: This entry is derived from People > Child labor > Children ages 5-14, which gives the percent of children aged 5-14 (or the age range specified) engaged in child labor. We define “child labor” as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development. It refers to work that is mentally, physically, socially, or morally dangerous and harmful to children. Such labor may deprive them of the opportunity to attend school, oblige them to leave school prematurely, or require them to combine school attendance with excessively long and heavy work. In its most extreme forms, child labor involves children being enslaved, separated from their families, exposed to serious hazards and illnesses, and/or left to fend for themselves on the streets of large cities – often a very early age.
Marriage > Percent married > All > Female > Aged 15-19: Percent of people aged 15-19 years who are or have been married or in a marriage-like union recognized by the law or customs of their country.
Life expectancy at birth > Female: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Hospital bed density: This entry provides the number of hospital beds per 1,000 people; it serves as a general measure of inpatient service availability. Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases, beds for both acute and chronic care are included. Because the level of inpatient services required for individual countries depends on several factors - such as demographic issues and the burden of disease - there is no global target for the number of hospital beds per country. So, while 2 beds per 1,000 in one country may be sufficient, 2 beds per 1,000 in another may be woefully inadequate because of the number of people hospitalized by disease.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method: Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, any method, percentage.
Contraceptive prevalence rate: This field gives the percent of women of reproductive age (15-49) who are married or in union and are using, or whose sexual partner is using, a method of contraception according to the date of the most recent available data. The contraceptive prevalence rate is an indicator of health services, development, and women’s empowerment. It is also useful in understanding, past, present, and future fertility trends, especially in developing countries.
Dependency ratios > Potential support ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Urban and rural > Rural population per thousand people: Total population living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Females: Female consent.
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Urbanization: Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
Dependency ratios > Elderly dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Sex ratio > 65 years and over: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Fertility > Mortality rate, infant > Per 1,000 live births: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 60 and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted."
Marriage, divorce and children > Women denied family planning: Percentage of sexually active women who are able to but do not want to reproduce without access to family planning services.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 0-14. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Population in largest city: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the countryÂ’s largest metropolitan area.
Population, total: Population, total. Population, total refers to the total population.
Gender ratio > Whole population: Female/male ratio of population.
Literacy > Female: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum > Per capita: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Life expectancy at birth > Male: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 > Total number per thousand people: This entry is derived from People > Child labor > Children ages 5-14, which gives the percent of children aged 5-14 (or the age range specified) engaged in child labor. We define “child labor” as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development. It refers to work that is mentally, physically, socially, or morally dangerous and harmful to children. Such labor may deprive them of the opportunity to attend school, oblige them to leave school prematurely, or require them to combine school attendance with excessively long and heavy work. In its most extreme forms, child labor involves children being enslaved, separated from their families, exposed to serious hazards and illnesses, and/or left to fend for themselves on the streets of large cities – often a very early age. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Net migration: Net migration. Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates.
Migration > Refugees: Refugees (number in each country, 1990-99)
Cities > Slum population: Slum population in urban areas.
Marriage > Percent married > All > Male > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
Maternal mortality rate: The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or incidental causes). The MMR includes deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, for a specified year.
Urban and rural > Female rural population: Total number of females living in rural areas by country.
Population > CIA Factbook per capita: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Sanitation facility access > Unimproved > Rural: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Unimproved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
Immigration > Cultural Diversity Index: The probability that two individuals selected at random from a country speak a very different language. A high score of close to 1 indicates that many unrelated languages are spoken. A score of close to 0 means that few languages are spoken, and / or that the spoken languages are similar to one another. For more information, please refer to Fearon (see citation).
Fertility > Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19: Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19). Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
Languages: This entry provides a rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-59. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 0-4. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Rural population per 1000: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Future population > Females: UN estimates of female population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030.
Fertility > Number of maternal deaths: Number of maternal deaths. Maternal mortality deaths is the number of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 80 years and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Women: Percentage of female population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of females in the same age group.
Gender > Male population per thousand people: Total male population. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Definition: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Children under the age of 5 years underweight: This entry gives the percent of children under five considered to be underweight. Underweight means weight-for-age is approximately 2 kg below for standard at age one, 3 kg below standard for ages two and three, and 4 kg below standard for ages four and five. This statistic is an indicator of the nutritional status of a community. Children who suffer from growth retardation as a result of poor diets and/or recurrent infections tend to have a greater risk of suffering illness and death.
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Females: Singulate mean age at marriage.
Number of infant deaths: Number of infant deaths. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
Number of under-five deaths: Number of under-five deaths. Number of children dying before reaching age five.
GDP per capita > Current US$: GDP per capita (current US$). GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Cities > Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Density and urbanisation > Urban population: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanisation Prospects.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people 65 years old and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Immigration > Refugees and asylum seekers > Natives per Refugee: Natives per Refugee.
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Infant mortality rate > Female: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories: Date of signing convention
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total: 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.
Cities > Urban areas over 1,000,000: Urban areas with a population of over a million people.
Gender ratio > Babies: Female/male ratio at birth.
Urban population per 1000: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Urban and rural > Male rural population: Total number of males living in rural areas by country.
Urban and rural > Female urban population: Total number of females living in urban areas by country.
Urban and rural > Male urban population: Total number of males living in urban areas by country.
Median age > Both sexes: Age of person who is older than half the population and younger than the other half of the population.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males: 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.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males: 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.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Population in largest city > Per capita: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the countryÂ’s largest metropolitan area. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Literacy > Male: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Infant mortality rate > Male: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Cities > Urban areas over 2,000,000: Urban Areas Over 2,000,000.
Drinking water source > Unimproved > Urban: This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Unimproved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country.improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Total: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
Number of infant deaths per 1000: Number of infant deaths. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total Population per capita: Total Population, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gender ratio > Urban population: Female/male ratio of urban population.
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total: 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.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Charity > World Giving Index > Volunteered time: VT.
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Immigration > Nationality compositions of Canada, share of immigrants: Portion of immigrants in Canada.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Males: Male consent.
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Gender ratio > Aged over 60 > Women per 100 men: Female/male ratio at age x.
Gender ratio > Aged over 80 > Women per 100 men: Female/male ratio at age x.
Religions: This entry is an ordered listing of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population. The core characteristics and beliefs of the world's major religions are described below.
Baha'i - Founded by Mirza Husayn-Ali (known as Baha'u'llah) in Iran in 1852, Baha'i faith emphasizes monotheism and believes in one eternal transcendent God. Its guiding focus is to encourage the unity of all peoples on the earth so that justice and peace may be achieved on earth. Baha'i revelation contends the prophets of major world religions reflect some truth or element of the divine, believes all were manifestations of God given to specific communities in specific times, and that Baha'u'llah is an additional prophet meant to call all humankind. Bahais are an open community, located worldwide, with the greatest concentration of believers in South Asia.
Buddhism - Religion or philosophy inspired by the 5th century B.C. teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (also known as Gautama Buddha "the enlightened one"). Buddhism focuses on the goal of spiritual enlightenment centered on an understanding of Gautama Buddha's Four Noble Truths on the nature of suffering, and on the Eightfold Path of spiritual and moral practice, to break the cycle of suffering of which we are a part. Buddhism ascribes to a karmic system of rebirth. Several schools and sects of Buddhism exist, differing often on the nature of the Buddha, the extent to which enlightenment can be achieved - for one or for all, and by whom - religious orders or laity.
Basic Groupings
   Theravada Buddhism: The oldest Buddhist school, Theravada is practiced mostly in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Thailand, with minority representation elsewhere in Asia and the West. Theravadans follow the Pali Canon of Buddha's teachings, and believe that one may escape the cycle of rebirth, worldly attachment, and suffering for oneself; this process may take one or several lifetimes.
   Mahayana Buddhism, including subsets Zen and Tibetan (Lamaistic) Buddhism: Forms of Mahayana Buddhism are common in East Asia and Tibet, and parts of the West. Mahayanas have additional scriptures beyond the Pali Canon and believe the Buddha is eternal and still teaching. Unlike Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana schools maintain the Buddha-nature is present in all beings and all will ultimately achieve enlightenment.
    Hoa Hao: a minority tradition of Buddhism practiced in Vietnam that stresses lay participation, primarily by peasant farmers; it eschews ...
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Drinking water source > Unimproved > Rural: This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Unimproved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country.improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.
Urban population > Per capita: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Mortality rate, adult, male > Per 1,000 male adults: Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages.
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index: The probability that two individuals selected at random from a country will be from different ethnic groups, 0 meaning that each individual in this country is from the same ethnic group. For a discussion of what constitutes an ethnic group, please refer to Fearon (see citation).
Immigration > Visa overstay rate > Australia: Modified Non-Return Rate.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage: Percentage of all married women aged 15-49 who report using any type of contraceptive.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Condom: Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, condom, percentage.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Median age > Male: This entry is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
Cities > Slum population proportion: Slum population as percentage of urban, percentage.
Cities > Slum population per thousand people: Slum population in urban areas. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female: This entry is derived from People > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary , which school life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Men: Percentage of male population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of males in the same age group.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Female: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Density and urbanisation > Rural population: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
Urban and rural population > Urban gender ratio: Women per 100 men amongst urban population.
Urban and rural population > Rural gender ratio: Women per 100 men, rural population.
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total: 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.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females: 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.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Charity > World Giving Index > Donated money, percent: DM.
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Female population > Age 15-19: Female population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005
Median age > Female: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters). Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.
Migration > Internally displaced persons > Number, high estimate: Internally displaced persons (number, high estimate). Internally displaced persons are people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border.
Cities > Rate of urbanization: Urbanization rate.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Urban: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin > Per capita: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant." Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Gender > Women aged 15-49 per thousand people: Country's total population of women aged 15-49. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Fertility > Mortality rate, under-5, male > Per 1,000 live births: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000)
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Notes: Notes.
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Future population > Males per thousand people: UN estimates of male population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > British citizens: Visa requirement.
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Marriage, divorce and children > Marriage rate for girls under 18: Percentage of women currently aged 20 to 24 who were married or in a marriage-like union before the age of 18.
International migrant stock, total: International migrant stock, total. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.
International migrant stock, total per 1000: International migrant stock, total. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted: People - Women - Maternal mortality ratio 2000 adjusted
Fertility > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in: rate varies by country: Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index per million people: The probability that two individuals selected at random from a country will be from different ethnic groups, 0 meaning that each individual in this country is from the same ethnic group. For a discussion of what constitutes an ethnic group, please refer to Fearon (see citation). Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Norway: Country of origin of Norway’s population who was either foreign born or born in Norway to foreign residents (number of people by country of origin).
Fertility > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given: Maternity leave benefits.
Migration > Refugees per 1000: Refugees (number in each country, 1990-99). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 30 to 39: Percent widowed in age group.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females: 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.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada: Country of birth of Canadian residents (number of residents).
Charity > World Giving Index > Helped a stranger, percent: HS.
Total Population > Female: Total Population - Female, as of April 26, 2005
Migration > International migrant stock > Total: International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data."
Future population > Females per thousand people: UN estimates of female population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > Reported: People - Women - Maternal mortality ratio 1985 - 2002 reported
Gender ratio > Aged over 60: Female/male ratio at age x.
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 65: Amount of women per every 100 males that are over the age of 65 in each country. For instance, in Russia, for every 100 males over 65, there are 210.6 females who are over 65.
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 80: Amount of women per every 100 males that are over the age of 80 in each country. For instance, in North Korea, for every 100 males over 80, there are 411.8 females who are over 80.
Female population > Age 30-34 per 1000: Female population - Age 30-34, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Male population > Age 25-29: Male population - Age 25-29, as of April 26, 2005
Female population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Female population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Total population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Male population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Male population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total population > Age 10-14 per 1000: Total population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Female population > Age 10-14 per 1000: Female population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Female population > Age 25-29: Female population - Age 25-29, as of April 26, 2005
Structure > Population > Female > % of total: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.
Female population > Age 75-79 per 1000: Female population - Age 75-79, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > Austrian citizens > Length of stay permitted: Length of stay permitted.
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Age structure > 0-14 years > Females per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Women > Contraceptive prevalence %: People - Women - Contraceptive prevalence (%) 1995-2002
Total population > Age 55-59: Total population - Age 55-59, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 35-39: Total population - Age 35-39, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total: Male population - Age 25-29 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
CPIA social protection rating: Social protection and labor assess government policies in social protection and labor market regulations that reduce the risk of becoming poor, assist those who are poor to better manage further risks, and ensure a minimal level of welfare to all people.
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total: Total population - Age 35-39 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total: Total population - Age 75-79 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Women > Antenatal care coverage %: People - Women - Antenatal care coverage (%) 1995-2002
Male population > Age 40-44: Male population - Age 40-44, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total: Total population - Age 70-74 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total: Total population - Age 65-69 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Cities > Urban areas over 500,000 per million people: Urban Areas Over 500,000. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Male population > Age 20-24 per 1000: Male population - Age 20-24, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures > % of population, average 1990-2009: Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009). Droughts, floods and extreme temperatures is the annual average percentage of the population that is affected by natural disasters classified as either droughts, floods, or extreme temperature events. A drought is an extended period of time characterized by a deficiency in a region's water supply that is the result of constantly below average precipitation. A drought can lead to losses to agriculture, affect inland navigation and hydropower plants, and cause a lack of drinking water and famine. A flood is a significant rise of water level in a stream, lake, reservoir or coastal region. Extreme temperature events are either cold waves or heat waves. A cold wave can be both a prolonged period of excessively cold weather and the sudden invasion of very cold air over a large area. Along with frost it can cause damage to agriculture, infrastructure, and property. A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot and sometimes also humid weather relative to normal climate patterns of a certain region. Population affected is the number of people injured, left homeless or requiring immediate assistance during a period of emergency resulting from a natural disaster; it can also include displaced or evacuated people. Average percentage of population affected is calculated by dividing the sum of total affected for the period stated by the sum of the annual population figures for the period stated.
Urban and rural > Female urban population per thousand people: Total number of females living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Population growth > Annual %: Annual population growth rate. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of the country of origin.
Male population > Age 35-39: Male population - Age 35-39, as of April 26, 2005
Sanitation facility access > Unimproved > Urban: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Unimproved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
Cities > Urban areas over 1,000,000 per million people: Urban areas with a population of over a million people.
Labor participation rate, total > % of total population ages 15+: Labor participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+). Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
Total population > Age 10-14: Total population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005
Rural population growth > Annual %: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population.
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total: Total population - Age 20-24 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males: 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.
Population in the largest city > % of urban population: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that countryÂ’s largest metropolitan area.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females: 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.
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males: People - Women - Adult literacy rate: females as a % of males 2000
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total: Female population - Age 55-59 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Female population > Age 65-69: Female population - Age 65-69, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total: Male population - Age 30-34 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Female population > Age 70-74: Female population - Age 70-74, as of April 26, 2005
Female population > Age 60-64: Female population - Age 60-64, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total: Total population - Age 25-29 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Dynamics > Death rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people: Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration."
Male population > Age 30-34: Male population - Age 30-34, as of April 26, 2005
Labor participation rate, female > % of female population ages 15+: Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+). Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
Labor force, female > % of total labor force: Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
Female population > Age 25-29 per 1000: Female population - Age 25-29, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000: Refugee population by country or territory of origin. Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Migration > Internally displaced persons > Number, low estimate per 1000: Internally displaced persons (number, low estimate). Internally displaced persons are people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Density and urbanisation > Rural population > % of total population: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.

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STAT	Bangladesh	Nepal
Age distribution > Median age	48.87 years Ranked 41st. 5% more than Nepal	46.52 years Ranked 87th.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14	14.32% Ranked 160th.	15.29% Ranked 113th. 7% more than Bangladesh
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total	26.09 million Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Nepal	5.26 million Ranked 66th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent	10.04% Ranked 158th.	10.66% Ranked 110th. 6% more than Bangladesh
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total	18.3 million Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Nepal	3.67 million Ranked 66th.
Age distribution > Total dependency ratio	84.23% Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Nepal	77.29% Ranked 89th.
Birth rate	22.07 births/1,000 population Ranked 76th. 3% more than Nepal	21.48 births/1,000 population Ranked 79th.
Death rate	5.67 deaths/1,000 population Ranked 172nd.	6.68 deaths/1,000 population Ranked 142nd. 18% more than Bangladesh
Ethnic groups	Bengali 98%, other 2% (includes tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims)	Chhettri 15.5%, Brahman-Hill 12.5%, Magar 7%, Tharu 6.6%, Tamang 5.5%, Newar 5.4%, Muslim 4.2%, Kami 3.9%, Yadav 3.9%, other 32.7%, unspecified 2.8%
Gender > Female population	91.23 million Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Nepal	17.55 million Ranked 64th.
Mother's mean age at first birth	18.1 Ranked 12th.	20.1 Ranked 28th. 11% more than Bangladesh
Population	163.65 million Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Nepal	30.43 million Ranked 41st.
Population > Population growth, past and future	-0.381 Ranked 185th. 15% more than Nepal	-0.331 Ranked 165th.
Population growth	-0.381% Ranked 185th. 15% more than Nepal	-0.331% Ranked 165th.
Population growth rate	1.59% Ranked 76th.	1.81% Ranked 66th. 14% more than Bangladesh
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent	37.25% Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Nepal	34.33% Ranked 86th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total	98.92 million Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Nepal	19.41 million Ranked 66th.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total	8.53 million Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Nepal	1.73 million Ranked 66th.
Obesity > Adult obesity rate	1.1% Ranked 188th.	1.4% Ranked 187th. 27% more than Bangladesh
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59	48.43% Ranked 155th.	50.38% Ranked 111th. 4% more than Bangladesh
Population in 2015	168,158 thousand Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Nepal	32,747 thousand Ranked 41st.
Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people	5.82 Ranked 156th.	6.84 Ranked 124th. 18% more than Bangladesh
Total fertility rate	2.5 children born/woman Ranked 82nd. 6% more than Nepal	2.36 children born/woman Ranked 92nd.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent	31.4% Ranked 41st. 11% more than Nepal	28.31% Ranked 87th.
Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population	0.64 Ranked 73th.	0.74 Ranked 59th. 16% more than Bangladesh
Age structure > 0-14 years	33% Ranked 70th. 1% more than Nepal	32.6% Ranked 72nd.
Gender > Male population	91.01 million Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Nepal	16.86 million Ranked 64th.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total	67.89 million Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Nepal	11.81 million Ranked 55th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64	54.28% Ranked 155th.	56.4% Ranked 108th. 4% more than Bangladesh
Age structure > 65 years and over	4.9% Ranked 141st. 9% more than Nepal	4.5% Ranked 147th.
Nationality > Noun	Bangladeshi(s)	Nepali (singular and plural)
Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio	57.85% Ranked 40th. 15% more than Nepal	50.19% Ranked 89th.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent	4.68% Ranked 160th.	5.02% Ranked 113th. 7% more than Bangladesh
Physicians density	0.36 physicians/1,000 population Ranked 22nd. 71% more than Nepal	0.21 physicians/1,000 population Ranked 14th.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total	57.23 million Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Nepal	9.74 million Ranked 54th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total	88.26 million Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Nepal	17.34 million Ranked 66th.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total	25.46 million Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Nepal	3.69 million Ranked 45th.
Cities > Urban population	44,271 Ranked 192nd. 69% more than Nepal	26,122 Ranked 216th.
Nationality > Adjective	Bangladeshi	Nepali
Sex ratio > Total population	0.95 male(s)/female Ranked 182nd.	0.96 male(s)/female Ranked 164th. 1% more than Bangladesh
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent	9.63% Ranked 160th.	10.27% Ranked 113th. 7% more than Bangladesh
Sex ratio > At birth	1.04 male(s)/female Ranked 164th. The same as Nepal	1.04 male(s)/female Ranked 162nd.
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	high	high
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent	13.97% Ranked 48th. 30% more than Nepal	10.73% Ranked 98th.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 > Percentage	13% Ranked 15th.	34% Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases	bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever	bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
Gender > Sex ratio at birth	1.05 Ranked 134th.	1.06 Ranked 14th. 2% more than Bangladesh
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Total	17.56 million Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Nepal	3.53 million Ranked 65th.
Migration > Net migration rate	-0.65 migrant(s)/1,000 populati Ranked 109th.	0.0 Ranked 112th.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14	18.1 Ranked 47th.	20.1 Ranked 33th. 11% more than Bangladesh
Future population change	-701,400 Ranked 192nd. 6 times more than Nepal	-114,916.8 Ranked 173th.
Urban population	35.6 million Ranked 19th. 8 times more than Nepal	4.29 million Ranked 84th.
Urbanization in 2015	34.4% Ranked 140th. 92% more than Nepal	17.9% Ranked 161st.
Migration > Net migration > Per capita	-4,935.754 per 1 million people Ranked 114th. 34% more than Nepal	-3,685.599 per 1 million people Ranked 108th.
Median age > Total	23.9 years Ranked 151st. 7% more than Nepal	22.4 years Ranked 168th.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	70.36 years Ranked 148th. 5% more than Nepal	66.86 years Ranked 163th.
Urban and rural > Urban population	39 million Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Nepal	4.52 million Ranked 40th.
Projected population growth	56.24% Ranked 63th.	110.78% Ranked 35th. 97% more than Bangladesh
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Women	18.6 Ranked 25th.	19.9 Ranked 24th. 7% more than Bangladesh
Age structure > 15-64 years	61.6% Ranked 162nd.	62% Ranked 160th. 1% more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Total population	57.7% Ranked 195th. 1% more than Nepal	57.4% Ranked 196th.
Dependency ratios > Youth dependency ratio	46% Ranked 80th.	57.6% Ranked 64th. 25% more than Bangladesh
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Men	25.4 Ranked 23th. 7% more than Nepal	23.7 Ranked 25th.
Gender > Women aged 15-49	33.09 million Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Nepal	6.59 million Ranked 66th.
Age distribution > Child dependency ratio	26.38% Ranked 152nd.	27.1% Ranked 105th. 3% more than Bangladesh
Percentage living in urban areas	24% Ranked 179th. 60% more than Nepal	15% Ranked 195th.
Migration > Net migration	-700,000 Ranked 172nd. 7 times more than Nepal	-100,000 Ranked 134th.
Population > CIA Factbook	153.55 million Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Nepal	29.52 million Ranked 40th.
Teenage pregancy rate	70.47 Ranked 50th.	98.51 Ranked 30th. 40% more than Bangladesh
Population density	1,229.16 Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Nepal	200.97 Ranked 46th.
Sex ratio > Under 15 years	1.03 male(s)/female Ranked 167th.	1.04 male(s)/female Ranked 131st. 1% more than Bangladesh
Percentage living in rural areas.	76% Ranked 20th.	85% Ranked 5th. 12% more than Bangladesh
Infant mortality rate > Total	47.3 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 45th. 13% more than Nepal	41.76 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 53th.
Age structure > 25-54 years	37.6% Ranked 148th. 8% more than Nepal	34.9% Ranked 174th.
Urban and rural > Rural population	111.61 million Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Nepal	21.97 million Ranked 10th.
Gender > Global Gender Gap Index	0.685 Ranked 75th. 13% more than Nepal	0.605 Ranked 122nd.
Age structure > 15-24 years	18.8% Ranked 91st.	22.6% Ranked 3rd. 20% more than Bangladesh
Gender > Gender inequality index	0.518 Ranked 37th. 7% more than Nepal	0.485 Ranked 46th.
Urban and rural > Urban population per thousand people	255.13 Ranked 65th. 53% more than Nepal	166.58 Ranked 70th.
Rural population	106.22 million Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Nepal	22.85 million Ranked 24th.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin	10,432 Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Nepal	5,108 Ranked 61st.
Migration > Foreign worker salaries	7.59 million Ranked 134th.	12.33 million Ranked 125th. 62% more than Bangladesh
Fertility > Fertility rate, total > Births per woman	2.24 Ranked 104th.	2.5 Ranked 87th. 11% more than Bangladesh
Age structure > 55-64 years	5.7% Ranked 143th. 4% more than Nepal	5.5% Ranked 148th.
Marriage > Minimum legal age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 1st.	20 Ranked 22nd. 11% more than Bangladesh
Gender > Female population per thousand people	492.24 Ranked 163th.	512.23 Ranked 38th. 4% more than Bangladesh
Future population > Males	110.36 million Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Nepal	20.63 million Ranked 37th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total	8 years Ranked 177th.	9 years Ranked 164th. 13% more than Bangladesh
Fertility > Birth rate, crude > Per 1,000 people	20.61 Ranked 92nd.	22.27 Ranked 78th. 8% more than Bangladesh
Sex ratio > 15-64 years	0.9 Ranked 214th.	0.93 Ranked 202nd. 3% more than Bangladesh
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 per million people	0.111 Ranked 46th.	0.661 Ranked 35th. 6 times more than Bangladesh
Dependency ratios > Total dependency ratio	53.3% Ranked 97th.	66.1% Ranked 55th. 24% more than Bangladesh
Population density > People per sq. km of land area	1,174.33 sq. km Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Nepal	189.44 sq. km Ranked 57th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total per thousand people	637.27 Ranked 112th. 10% more than Nepal	579.7 Ranked 143th.
Drinking water source > Improved > Total	81% of population Ranked 107th.	89% of population Ranked 84th. 10% more than Bangladesh
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total per thousand people	203.16 Ranked 44th. 4% more than Nepal	195.52 Ranked 74th.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 > Total number	4.49 million Ranked 5th. 82% more than Nepal	2.47 million Ranked 12th.
Marriage > Percent married > All > Female > Aged 15-19	51.3% Ranked 1st. 53% more than Nepal	33.6% Ranked 1st.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	72.31 years Ranked 152nd. 6% more than Nepal	68.19 years Ranked 167th.
Hospital bed density	0.6 beds/1,000 population Ranked 62nd.	4.7 beds/1,000 population Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Bangladesh
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method	61.2% Ranked 5th. 23% more than Nepal	49.7% Ranked 12th.
Contraceptive prevalence rate	61.2% Ranked 1st. 23% more than Nepal	49.7% Ranked 7th.
Dependency ratios > Potential support ratio	13.6 Ranked 80th. 16% more than Nepal	11.7 Ranked 97th.
Urban and rural > Rural population per thousand people	730.14 Ranked 6th.	809.04 Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Bangladesh
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 20th. The same as Nepal	18 Ranked 14th.
Urbanization	26 Ranked 181st. 2 times more than Nepal	12 Ranked 201st.
Dependency ratios > Elderly dependency ratio	7.3% Ranked 118th.	8.5% Ranked 101st. 16% more than Bangladesh
Sex ratio > 65 years and over	0.96 male(s)/female Ranked 24th. 10% more than Nepal	0.87 male(s)/female Ranked 58th.
Fertility > Mortality rate, infant > Per 1,000 live births	33.1 Ranked 62nd.	33.6 Ranked 60th. 2% more than Bangladesh
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total per thousand people	67.86 Ranked 114th.	73.88 Ranked 106th. 9% more than Bangladesh
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum	228,586 Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Nepal	108,461 Ranked 24th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Women denied family planning	13.5% Ranked 13th.	27.5% Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total per thousand people	316.64 Ranked 73th.	371.08 Ranked 55th. 17% more than Bangladesh
Population in largest city	12.43 million Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Nepal	814,941 Ranked 114th.
Population, total	154.7 million Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Nepal	27.47 million Ranked 47th.
Gender ratio > Whole population	95.3% Ranked 174th.	101.8% Ranked 95th. 7% more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Female	53.4% Ranked 71st. 14% more than Nepal	46.7% Ranked 76th.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum > Per capita	0.185 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st.	4.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th. 23 times more than Bangladesh
Life expectancy at birth > Male	68.48 years Ranked 146th. 4% more than Nepal	65.57 years Ranked 157th.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 > Total number per thousand people	27.41 Ranked 53th.	81.09 Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Net migration	-2,040,559 Ranked 192nd. 5 times more than Nepal	-400,570 Ranked 183th.
Migration > Refugees	52,220 Ranked 39th.	126,150 Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Cities > Slum population	27.54 million Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Nepal	3.08 million Ranked 28th.
Marriage > Percent married > All > Male > Aged 15-19	5% Ranked 6th.	11.9% Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Maternal mortality rate	240 deaths/100,000 live births Ranked 47th. 41% more than Nepal	170 deaths/100,000 live births Ranked 59th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total	None	None
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male	None	None
Urban and rural > Female rural population	55.07 million Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Nepal	11.43 million Ranked 8th.
Population > CIA Factbook per capita	1.04 Ranked 54th.	1.12 Ranked 22nd. 8% more than Bangladesh
Sanitation facility access > Unimproved > Rural	45% of population Ranked 70th.	73% of population Ranked 36th. 62% more than Bangladesh
Immigration > Cultural Diversity Index	0.141 Ranked 112th.	0.542 Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Fertility > Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	82.21 Ranked 39th. 6% more than Nepal	77.9 Ranked 44th.
Languages	Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English	Nepali (official) 47.8%, Maithali 12.1%, Bhojpuri 7.4%, Tharu (Dagaura/Rana) 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.6%, Magar 3.3%, Awadhi 2.4%, other 10%, unspecified 2.5%
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total per thousand people	615.5 Ranked 89th. 11% more than Nepal	555.05 Ranked 147th.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total per thousand people	101.3 Ranked 86th.	118.38 Ranked 65th. 17% more than Bangladesh
Rural population per 1000	742.13 Ranked 31st.	903.27 Ranked 2nd. 22% more than Bangladesh
Future population > Females	107.57 million Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Nepal	21.11 million Ranked 37th.
Fertility > Number of maternal deaths	7,200 Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Nepal	1,200 Ranked 41st.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total	8 years Ranked 177th.	9 years Ranked 164th. 13% more than Bangladesh
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total per thousand people	7.54 Ranked 115th. 34% more than Nepal	5.64 Ranked 131st.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Women	45.7 Ranked 1st. 58% more than Nepal	28.9 Ranked 2nd.
Gender > Male population per thousand people	507.76 Ranked 30th. 4% more than Nepal	487.77 Ranked 150th.
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	41.3% Ranked 1st. 42% more than Nepal	29.1% Ranked 3rd.
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Females	18.7 years Ranked 26th.	19 years Ranked 14th. 2% more than Bangladesh
Education expenditures	2.2% of GDP Ranked 80th.	4.7% of GDP Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Number of infant deaths	102,000 Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Nepal	19,000 Ranked 47th.
Number of under-five deaths	127,000 Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Nepal	24,000 Ranked 46th.
GDP per capita > Current US$	$752.16 Ranked 156th. 9% more than Nepal	$690.21 Ranked 160th.
Cities > Urban population per thousand people	1.86e-07 Ranked 218th.	1.14e-06 Ranked 190th. 6 times more than Bangladesh
Density and urbanisation > Urban population	44.81 million Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Nepal	5.2 million Ranked 73th.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total per thousand people	46.1 Ranked 115th.	49.22 Ranked 110th. 7% more than Bangladesh
Immigration > Refugees and asylum seekers > Natives per Refugee	706 Ranked 93th. 75% more than Nepal	404 Ranked 104th.
Urbanization > Rate of urbanization	None	None
Infant mortality rate > Female	44.71 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 42nd. 7% more than Nepal	41.71 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 47th.
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories	26 Jan 1990	26 Jan 1990
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total	63.1% Ranked 134th. 8% more than Nepal	58.2% Ranked 162nd.
Cities > Urban areas over 1,000,000	3 Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Nepal	1 Ranked 91st.
Gender ratio > Babies	96.1% Ranked 71st. 1% more than Nepal	95% Ranked 125th.
Urban population per 1000	248.7 Ranked 163th. 47% more than Nepal	169.5 Ranked 182nd.
Urban and rural > Male rural population	56.54 million Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Nepal	10.54 million Ranked 9th.
Urban and rural > Female urban population	18.44 million Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Nepal	2.22 million Ranked 34th.
Urban and rural > Male urban population	20.56 million Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Nepal	2.31 million Ranked 33th.
Median age > Both sexes	23.5 Ranked 147th. 11% more than Nepal	21.2 Ranked 171st.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males	2.91 million Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Nepal	542,192 Ranked 55th.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males	26.36 million Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Nepal	5.79 million Ranked 31st.
Urbanization > Urban population	None	None
Major cities > Population	DHAKA (capital) 15.391 million; Chittagong 4.816 million; Khulna 1.636 million; Rajshahi 853,000	KATHMANDU (capital) 990,000
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total	8 years Ranked 181st.	9 years Ranked 169th. 13% more than Bangladesh
Population in largest city > Per capita	0.088 per capita Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Nepal	0.03 per capita Ranked 116th.
Literacy > Male	62% Ranked 193th.	71.1% Ranked 181st. 15% more than Bangladesh
Infant mortality rate > Male	49.79 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 46th. 19% more than Nepal	41.8 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 59th.
Cities > Urban areas over 2,000,000	2 Ranked 30th.	0.0 Ranked 119th.
Drinking water source > Unimproved > Urban	15% of population Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Nepal	7% of population Ranked 59th.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Total	56% of population Ranked 103th. 81% more than Nepal	31% of population Ranked 131st.
Number of infant deaths per 1000	0.659 Ranked 66th.	0.692 Ranked 65th. 5% more than Bangladesh
Total Population per capita	1.03 Ranked 67th.	1.12 Ranked 22nd. 9% more than Bangladesh
Gender ratio > Urban population	84.5% Ranked 65th.	93.9% Ranked 45th. 11% more than Bangladesh
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total	3.5% Ranked 164th.	3.8% Ranked 149th. 9% more than Bangladesh
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males per 1000	178.17 Ranked 68th.	220.65 Ranked 27th. 24% more than Bangladesh
Charity > World Giving Index > Volunteered time	10% Ranked 108th.	18% Ranked 64th. 80% more than Bangladesh
Immigration > Nationality compositions of Canada, share of immigrants	0.5% Ranked 39th. 5 times more than Nepal	0.1% Ranked 113th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Males	21 Ranked 7th. The same as Nepal	21 Ranked 4th.
Gender ratio > Aged over 60 > Women per 100 men	106.4 Ranked 166th.	129.1 Ranked 69th. 21% more than Bangladesh
Gender ratio > Aged over 80 > Women per 100 men	124.2 Ranked 168th.	149.3 Ranked 114th. 20% more than Bangladesh
Religions	Muslim 89.5%, Hindu 9.6%, other 0.9%	Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9%
Drinking water source > Unimproved > Rural	20% of population Ranked 71st. 67% more than Nepal	12% of population Ranked 91st.
Urban population > Per capita	0.251 per capita Ranked 167th. 59% more than Nepal	0.158 per capita Ranked 187th.
Mortality rate, adult, male > Per 1,000 male adults	158.81 Ranked 113th.	197.25 Ranked 85th. 24% more than Bangladesh
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index	0.223 Ranked 116th.	0.677 Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Immigration > Visa overstay rate > Australia	2.09 Ranked 56th.	2.32 Ranked 50th. 11% more than Bangladesh
Gender development	0.468 Ranked 118th.	0.47 Ranked 116th. About the same as Bangladesh
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	61.2% Ranked 5th. 23% more than Nepal	49.7% Ranked 12th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Condom	5.5% Ranked 6th. 28% more than Nepal	4.3% Ranked 8th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male	8 years Ranked 180th.	10 years Ranked 165th. 25% more than Bangladesh
Median age > Male	23.4 years Ranked 151st. 8% more than Nepal	21.7 years Ranked 170th.
Cities > Slum population proportion	61.6% Ranked 17th. 6% more than Nepal	58.1% Ranked 19th.
Cities > Slum population per thousand people	184.22 Ranked 22nd. 59% more than Nepal	115.86 Ranked 35th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	8 years Ranked 37th. The same as Nepal	8 years Ranked 11th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Men	2.1 Ranked 10th.	7 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Bangladesh
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Female	8 years Ranked 9th. The same as Nepal	8 years Ranked 2nd.
Density and urbanisation > Rural population	117.42 million Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Nepal	24.13 million Ranked 22nd.
Urban and rural population > Urban gender ratio	84.5 Ranked 65th.	93.9 Ranked 45th. 11% more than Bangladesh
Urban and rural population > Rural gender ratio	95.4 Ranked 50th.	101.2 Ranked 15th. 6% more than Bangladesh
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total	33.4% Ranked 80th.	38% Ranked 57th. 14% more than Bangladesh
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females	2.53 million Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Nepal	579,298 Ranked 60th.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females per 1000	17.09 Ranked 160th.	22.07 Ranked 135th. 29% more than Bangladesh
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females per 1000	320.79 Ranked 100th. 1% more than Nepal	317.94 Ranked 111th.
Charity > World Giving Index > Donated money, percent	13% Ranked 106th.	17% Ranked 93th. 31% more than Bangladesh
Female population > Age 15-19	8.63 million Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Nepal	1.47 million Ranked 37th.
Median age > Female	24.4 years Ranked 153th. 5% more than Nepal	23.2 years Ranked 161st.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters	686.89 Ranked 141st.	7,298.47 Ranked 61st. 11 times more than Bangladesh
Migration > Internally displaced persons > Number, high estimate	500,000 Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Nepal	50,000 Ranked 26th.
Cities > Rate of urbanization	3.5% Ranked 40th.	4.9% Ranked 13th. 40% more than Bangladesh
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Urban	57% of population Ranked 156th. 19% more than Nepal	48% of population Ranked 166th.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin > Per capita	65.77 per 1 million people Ranked 110th.	141.91 per 1 million people Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Gender > Women aged 15-49 per thousand people	275.49 Ranked 32nd. 6% more than Nepal	260.08 Ranked 69th.
Fertility > Mortality rate, under-5, male > Per 1,000 live births	43.7 Ranked 63th.	44.1 Ranked 62nd. 1% more than Bangladesh
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Notes	Bangladeshi law provides for penal sanctions for the contraction of under-age marriages, though such unions are not considered invalid.	18 for males and 16 for females with parental permission.
Future population > Males per thousand people	563.41 Ranked 9th. 2% more than Nepal	552.1 Ranked 16th.
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > British citizens	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriage rate for girls under 18	66% Ranked 3rd. 61% more than Nepal	41% Ranked 19th.
International migrant stock, total	1.09 million Ranked 41st. 15% more than Nepal	945,865 Ranked 46th.
International migrant stock, total per 1000	7.18 Ranked 171st.	35.23 Ranked 109th. 5 times more than Bangladesh
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted	380 Ranked 50th.	740 Ranked 26th. 95% more than Bangladesh
Fertility > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in: rate varies by country	170 Ranked 128th.	190 Ranked 126th. 12% more than Bangladesh
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index per million people	0.0016 Ranked 141st.	0.0276 Ranked 87th. 17 times more than Bangladesh
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Norway	1,026 Ranked 69th.	1,256 Ranked 62nd. 22% more than Bangladesh
Fertility > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given	69 Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Nepal	10 Ranked 164th.
Migration > Refugees per 1000	0.486 Ranked 74th.	6.97 Ranked 35th. 14 times more than Bangladesh
Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 30 to 39	0.3% Ranked 27th.	0.5% Ranked 8th. 67% more than Bangladesh
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males per 1000	19.68 Ranked 128th.	20.66 Ranked 121st. 5% more than Bangladesh
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females	24.86 million Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Nepal	5.43 million Ranked 32nd.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada	33,230 Ranked 39th. 10 times more than Nepal	3,305 Ranked 121st.
Charity > World Giving Index > Helped a stranger, percent	42% Ranked 85th. 68% more than Nepal	25% Ranked 137th.
Total Population > Female	71.81 million Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Nepal	13.76 million Ranked 42nd.
Migration > International migrant stock > Total	1.03 million Ranked 35th. 26% more than Nepal	818,702 Ranked 43th.
Future population > Females per thousand people	539.24 Ranked 25th.	561.59 Ranked 9th. 4% more than Bangladesh
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > Reported	380 Ranked 37th.	540 Ranked 23th. 42% more than Bangladesh
Gender ratio > Aged over 60	106.4% Ranked 166th.	129.1% Ranked 69th. 21% more than Bangladesh
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 65	109.4 Ranked 165th.	133.5 Ranked 77th. 22% more than Bangladesh
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 80	124.2 Ranked 168th.	149.3 Ranked 114th. 20% more than Bangladesh
Female population > Age 30-34 per 1000	38.12 Ranked 65th. 3% more than Nepal	37.08 Ranked 82nd.
Male population > Age 25-29	6.44 million Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Nepal	1.24 million Ranked 38th.
Female population > Age 15-19 per 1000	60.32 Ranked 22nd. 4% more than Nepal	58.27 Ranked 36th.
Total population > Age 15-19 per 1000	122.05 Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Nepal	120.92 Ranked 26th.
Male population > Age 15-19 per 1000	61.72 Ranked 23th.	62.65 Ranked 21st. 1% more than Bangladesh
Total population > Age 10-14 per 1000	92.51 Ranked 109th.	132.06 Ranked 27th. 43% more than Bangladesh
Female population > Age 10-14 per 1000	44.94 Ranked 111th.	63.68 Ranked 32nd. 42% more than Bangladesh
Female population > Age 25-29	6.25 million Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Nepal	1.15 million Ranked 39th.
Structure > Population > Female > % of total	49.43% Ranked 150th.	50.33% Ranked 98th. 2% more than Bangladesh
Female population > Age 75-79 per 1000	2.75 Ranked 169th.	3.58 Ranked 139th. 30% more than Bangladesh
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > Austrian citizens > Length of stay permitted	14 days	150 days
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > Australian citizens > Conditions of access	landing permit issued on arrival	visa on arrival
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females per 1000	168.01 Ranked 72nd.	206.76 Ranked 35th. 23% more than Bangladesh
Women > Contraceptive prevalence %	54 Ranked 80th. 38% more than Nepal	39 Ranked 111th.
Total population > Age 55-59	3.98 million Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Nepal	721,767 Ranked 48th.
Total population > Age 35-39	8.88 million Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Nepal	1.54 million Ranked 48th.
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total	4.37 Ranked 49th.	4.38 Ranked 47th. About the same as Bangladesh
CPIA social protection rating	3.5 Ranked 36th. 17% more than Nepal	3 Ranked 48th.
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total	6.03 Ranked 152nd. 10% more than Nepal	5.46 Ranked 177th.
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total	0.58 Ranked 168th.	0.62 Ranked 162nd. 7% more than Bangladesh
Women > Antenatal care coverage %	40 Ranked 126th. 43% more than Nepal	28 Ranked 131st.
Male population > Age 40-44	3.76 million Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Nepal	659,624 Ranked 48th.
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total	0.95 Ranked 169th.	1.11 Ranked 144th. 17% more than Bangladesh
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total	1.47 Ranked 153th.	1.61 Ranked 142nd. 10% more than Bangladesh
Cities > Urban areas over 500,000 per million people	0.0244 Ranked 135th.	0.0329 Ranked 130th. 34% more than Bangladesh
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males per 1000	333.94 Ranked 73th.	336.48 Ranked 65th. 1% more than Bangladesh
Male population > Age 20-24 per 1000	63.25 Ranked 7th. 12% more than Nepal	56.37 Ranked 23th.
Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures > % of population, average 1990-2009	4.58% Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Nepal	0.704% Ranked 64th.
Urban and rural > Female urban population per thousand people	120.63 Ranked 56th. 48% more than Nepal	81.67 Ranked 61st.
Population growth > Annual %	1.86% Ranked 62nd.	2.02% Ranked 51st. 9% more than Bangladesh
Male population > Age 35-39	4.48 million Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Nepal	795,776 Ranked 48th.
Sanitation facility access > Unimproved > Urban	43% of population Ranked 42nd.	52% of population Ranked 30th. 21% more than Bangladesh
Cities > Urban areas over 1,000,000 per million people	0.0183 Ranked 109th.	0.0329 Ranked 99th. 79% more than Bangladesh
Labor participation rate, total > % of total population ages 15+	70.8% Ranked 44th. 21% more than Nepal	58.5% Ranked 130th.
Total population > Age 10-14	13.24 million Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Nepal	3.34 million Ranked 35th.
Rural population growth > Annual %	1.35% Ranked 56th.	1.45% Ranked 51st. 7% more than Bangladesh
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total	11.94 Ranked 6th. 23% more than Nepal	9.73 Ranked 58th.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males	49.41 million Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Nepal	8.83 million Ranked 43th.
Population in the largest city > % of urban population	34.92% Ranked 45th. 84% more than Nepal	19.01% Ranked 90th.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females	47.47 million Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Nepal	8.35 million Ranked 43th.
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males	61 Ranked 124th. 53% more than Nepal	40 Ranked 142nd.
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total	1.26 Ranked 163th.	1.29 Ranked 158th. 2% more than Bangladesh
Female population > Age 65-69	1.02 million Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Nepal	233,695 Ranked 56th.
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total	3.78 Ranked 84th. 6% more than Nepal	3.55 Ranked 114th.
Female population > Age 70-74	654,627 Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Nepal	160,418 Ranked 58th.
Female population > Age 60-64	1.38 million Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Nepal	298,100 Ranked 50th.
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total	8.61 Ranked 47th. 2% more than Nepal	8.45 Ranked 56th.
Dynamics > Death rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people	6.59 Ranked 125th. 3% more than Nepal	6.41 Ranked 127th.
Male population > Age 30-34	5.57 million Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Nepal	1 million Ranked 43th.
Labor participation rate, female > % of female population ages 15+	57.3% Ranked 64th. 6% more than Nepal	54.3% Ranked 87th.
Labor force, female > % of total labor force	40.12% Ranked 122nd.	49.23% Ranked 20th. 23% more than Bangladesh
Female population > Age 25-29 per 1000	43.65 Ranked 45th.	45.63 Ranked 29th. 5% more than Bangladesh
Refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000	0.0658 Ranked 120th.	0.252 Ranked 81st. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Migration > Internally displaced persons > Number, low estimate per 1000	0.401 Ranked 10th.	1.88 Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Bangladesh
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male	8 years Ranked 186th.	10 years Ranked 166th. 25% more than Bangladesh
Density and urbanisation > Rural population > % of total population	72.38% Ranked 26th.	82.28% Ranked 9th. 14% more than Bangladesh

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