Hot countries Compared by People > Age structure > 15-24 years

DEFINITION: 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.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Maldives	24.2%	2013
=2	Zimbabwe	22.5%	2013
=2	Nicaragua	22.5%	2013
4	Swaziland	22.4%	2013
5	Guatemala	22.2%	2013
6	Djibouti	22%	2013
=7	Botswana	21.8%	2013
=7	Cape Verde	21.8%	2013
=7	Jamaica	21.8%	2013
10	Pakistan	21.6%	2013
11	Haiti	21.5%	2013
=12	Laos	21.3%	2013
=12	Democratic Republic of the Congo	21.3%	2013
=14	Cambodia	21.2%	2013
=14	Uganda	21.2%	2013
=14	Kiribati	21.2%	2013
=14	Honduras	21.2%	2013
=18	Belize	21.1%	2013
=18	Yemen	21.1%	2013
=18	Mozambique	21.1%	2013
21	Cote d'Ivoire	21%	2013
=22	El Salvador	20.9%	2013
=22	Tuvalu	20.9%	2013
24	Paraguay	20.8%	2013
25	Guyana	20.7%	2013
=26	Madagascar	20.6%	2013
=26	Malawi	20.6%	2013
28	Senegal	20.5%	2013
29	Chad	20.4%	2013
=30	Cameroon	20.3%	2013
=30	Gabon	20.3%	2013
=30	Angola	20.3%	2013
=33	Oman	20.2%	2013
=33	Guinea-Bissau	20.2%	2013
35	Samoa	20.1%	2013
=36	Burkina Faso	20%	2013
=36	Sudan	20%	2013
=36	Mauritania	20%	2013
=36	Eritrea	20%	2013
=36	Solomon Islands	20%	2013
=36	Togo	20%	2013
=36	Zambia	20%	2013
=43	Ethiopia	19.9%	2013
=43	Bolivia	19.9%	2013
=43	Benin	19.9%	2013
46	Western Sahara	19.7%	2013
=47	Saudi Arabia	19.6%	2013
=47	Iraq	19.6%	2013
49	Papua New Guinea	19.5%	2013
=50	Tanzania	19.4%	2013
=50	Guinea	19.4%	2013
=50	Equatorial Guinea	19.4%	2013
53	Nigeria	19.3%	2013
54	Tonga	19.2%	2013
55	Philippines	19.1%	2013
=56	Sierra Leone	19%	2013
=56	Mali	19%	2013
58	Somalia	18.9%	2013
=59	Bangladesh	18.8%	2013
=59	Venezuela	18.8%	2013
=59	Ghana	18.8%	2013
=59	Kenya	18.8%	2013
=63	Ecuador	18.7%	2013
=63	Comoros	18.7%	2013
=65	Libya	18.6%	2013
=65	Burma	18.6%	2013
67	Dominican Republic	18.5%	2013
68	Vietnam	18.4%	2013
=69	Colombia	18.2%	2013
=69	India	18.2%	2013
=69	Niger	18.2%	2013
=69	Singapore	18.2%	2013
=73	Mexico	18.1%	2013
=73	Cook Islands	18.1%	2013
=73	Algeria	18.1%	2013
76	Egypt	18%	2013
=77	Liberia	17.8%	2013
=77	Costa Rica	17.8%	2013
79	Nauru	17.6%	2013
=80	Suriname	17.5%	2013
=80	The Bahamas	17.5%	2013
=80	Brunei	17.5%	2013
=80	Marshall Islands	17.5%	2013
=84	Panama	17.4%	2013
=84	Fiji	17.4%	2013
86	Dominica	17.2%	2013
=87	Indonesia	17.1%	2013
=87	Grenada	17.1%	2013
=87	New Caledonia	17.1%	2013
=90	Malaysia	17%	2013
=90	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	17%	2013
92	Saint Lucia	16.9%	2013
=93	Brazil	16.7%	2013
=93	Antigua and Barbuda	16.7%	2013
95	Bahrain	15.9%	2013
96	Mauritius	15.7%	2013
97	Kuwait	15.4%	2013
=98	Thailand	15.1%	2013
=98	Sri Lanka	15.1%	2013
100	Seychelles	14.6%	2013
101	Macau	14.5%	2013
102	Anguilla	14.3%	2013
=103	Qatar	13.9%	2013
=103	Cuba	13.9%	2013
105	Barbados	13.8%	2013
106	Trinidad and Tobago	13.6%	2013
107	Montserrat	13.5%	2013
108	Australia	13.4%	2013
109	Bermuda	12.3%	2013
110	Hong Kong	10.7%	2013
111	Virgin Islands	10.6%	2013

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