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People > Age structure > 15-64 years: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Qatar 86.7% 2012
2 United Arab Emirates 78.5% 2012
3 Singapore 78.3% 2012
4 Bahrain 77.2% 2012
5 Macau 76.8% 2012
6 British Virgin Islands 75% 2012
=7 Hong Kong 74.6% 2012
=7 Maldives 74.6% 2012
9 Taiwan 74% 2012
10 China 73.5% 2012
=11 Turks and Caicos Islands 73.4% 2012
=11 Cyprus 73.4% 2012
13 South Korea 73% 2012
14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72.9% 2012
15 Armenia 72.7% 2012
=16 Palau 72.3% 2012
=16 Kuwait 72.3% 2012
18 Moldova 71.9% 2012
19 Trinidad and Tobago 71.8% 2012
=20 Slovakia 71.4% 2012
=20 Seychelles 71.4% 2012
=22 Russia 71.3% 2012
=22 Brunei 71.3% 2012
=22 Poland 71.3% 2012
25 Barbados 71.2% 2012
=26 Andorra 71.1% 2012
=26 Cuba 71.1% 2012
=26 Belarus 71.1% 2012
=26 Iran 71.1% 2012
=30 Montenegro 71% 2012
=30 Thailand 71% 2012
=30 Azerbaijan 71% 2012
33 Cayman Islands 70.9% 2012
=34 Mauritius 70.7% 2012
=34 Ukraine 70.7% 2012
=36 Aruba 70.3% 2012
=36 Romania 70.3% 2012
38 Greenland 70.2% 2012
39 Republic of Macedonia 70.1% 2012
Eastern Europe average (profile) 70% 2012
=40 Saint Kitts and Nevis 70% 2012
=40 Northern Mariana Islands 70% 2012
=40 Saint Helena 70% 2011
43 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 69.8% 2012
Tourist destinations average (profile) 69.72% 2012
=44 American Samoa 69.7% 2012
=44 Lithuania 69.7% 2012
=46 Czech Republic 69.6% 2012
=46 Vietnam 69.6% 2012
=48 Uzbekistan 69.5% 2012
=48 Slovenia 69.5% 2012
=48 The Bahamas 69.5% 2012
=51 Costa Rica 69.3% 2012
=51 Latvia 69.3% 2012
=51 Tunisia 69.3% 2012
Former Soviet republics average (profile) 69.23% 2012
54 Chile 69.2% 2012
55 Liechtenstein 69.1% 2012
56 Saint Barthelemy 69% 2012
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) 69% 2012
=57 Mongolia 68.9% 2012
=57 French Polynesia 68.9% 2012
=59 Turkmenistan 68.8% 2012
=59 Albania 68.8% 2012
=59 Kazakhstan 68.8% 2012
62 North Korea 68.7% 2012
63 Jersey 68.6% 2012
64 Serbia and Montenegro 68.5% 2011
=65 Libya 68.4% 2012
=65 Georgia 68.4% 2012
=65 Serbia 68.4% 2012
68 Lebanon 68.3% 2012
Cold countries average (profile) 68.29% 2012
=69 Anguilla 68.2% 2012
=69 Saudi Arabia 68.2% 2012
=69 Brazil 68.2% 2012
Europe average (profile) 68.17% 2012
Non-religious countries average (profile) 68.15% 2012
=72 Croatia 68.1% 2012
=72 Malta 68.1% 2012
=72 Canada 68.1% 2012
75 Hungary 68% 2012
76 Saint Lucia 67.9% 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 67.81% 2012
=77 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 67.8% 2012
=77 Antigua and Barbuda 67.8% 2012
=77 Burma 67.8% 2012
80 Guernsey 67.7% 2012
=81 Switzerland 67.6% 2012
=81 Austria 67.6% 2012
OPEC countries average (profile) 67.58% 2012
European Union average (profile) 67.57% 2012
NATO countries average (profile) 67.53% 2012
=83 Australia 67.5% 2012
=83 Colombia 67.5% 2012
=83 Spain 67.5% 2012
=83 Montserrat 67.5% 2012
=83 New Caledonia 67.5% 2012
Emerging markets average (profile) 67.47% 2012
=88 Turkey 67.4% 2012
=88 Bulgaria 67.4% 2012
Eurozone average (profile) 67.36% 2012
=90 Netherlands Antilles 67.3% 2011
=90 Martinique 67.3% 2011
92 European Union 67.23% 2009
=93 Wallis and Futuna 67.2% 2012
=93 Algeria 67.2% 2012
Southern Europe average (profile) 67.15% 2012
=95 Dominica 67.1% 2012
=95 Iceland 67.1% 2012
=95 Guadeloupe 67.1% 2011
=98 Suriname 67% 2012
=98 Sri Lanka 67% 2012
=100 Saint Martin 66.9% 2012
=100 Luxembourg 66.9% 2012
=100 Ireland 66.9% 2012
High income OECD countries average (profile) 66.89% 2012
103 Estonia 66.8% 2012
=104 Bermuda 66.7% 2012
=104 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 66.7% 2012
106 Indonesia 66.6% 2012
Western Europe average (profile) 66.55% 2012
107 United States 66.5% 2012
108 Morocco 66.4% 2012
Densely populated countries average (profile) 66.32% 2012
109 Kosovo 66.3% 2012
=110 Netherlands 66.2% 2012
=110 New Zealand 66.2% 2012
=112 Paraguay 66.1% 2012
=112 Germany 66.1% 2012
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) 66.05% 2012
=114 Fiji 66% 2012
=114 Greece 66% 2012
=114 Oman 66% 2012
=117 Norway 65.9% 2012
=117 Belgium 65.9% 2012
=117 Grenada 65.9% 2012
=120 United Kingdom 65.8% 2012
=120 Bhutan 65.8% 2012
=122 Nauru 65.7% 2012
=122 Portugal 65.7% 2012
=122 Italy 65.7% 2012
=122 South Africa 65.7% 2012
=126 Finland 65.6% 2012
=126 Cook Islands 65.6% 2012
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) 65.57% 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 65.51% 2012
=128 Malaysia 65.5% 2012
=128 Gibraltar 65.5% 2012
=128 Mexico 65.5% 2012
=128 Kyrgyzstan 65.5% 2012
Catholic countries average (profile) 65.42% 2012
=132 Venezuela 65.4% 2012
=132 Guam 65.4% 2012
=132 Peru 65.4% 2012
=132 Puerto Rico 65.4% 2012
136 San Marino 65.3% 2012
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) 65.23% 2012
137 India 65.2% 2012
South and Central Asia average (profile) 65.17% 2012
138 Denmark 65% 2012
=139 Isle of Man 64.8% 2012
=139 French Guiana 64.8% 2011
141 Nicaragua 64.6% 2012
=142 Virgin Islands 64.5% 2012
=142 Panama 64.5% 2012
=142 Tuvalu 64.5% 2012
=142 Uruguay 64.5% 2012
146 Sweden 64.4% 2012
Religious countries average (profile) 64.38% 2012
=147 Dominican Republic 64.3% 2012
=147 Cambodia 64.3% 2012
=147 Faroe Islands 64.3% 2012
Christian countries average (profile) 64.18% 2012
150 Guyana 64% 2012
Former British colonies average (profile) 63.92% 2012
=151 Ecuador 63.9% 2012
=151 Norfolk Island 63.9% 2012
=151 Federated States of Micronesia 63.9% 2012
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) 63.9% 2012
154 France 63.8% 2012
155 El Salvador 63.7% 2012
=156 Argentina 63.6% 2012
=156 Reunion 63.6% 2011
Muslim countries average (profile) 63.32% 2012
158 Kiribati 63.1% 2012
159 Tajikistan 63% 2012
=160 Cape Verde 62.8% 2012
=160 Jamaica 62.8% 2012
=160 Egypt 62.8% 2012
163 Japan 62.6% 2012
164 Botswana 62.5% 2012
165 Namibia 62.4% 2012
166 Djibouti 62.3% 2012
Hot countries average (profile) 62.28% 2012
167 Israel 62.2% 2012
Landlocked countries average (profile) 62.06% 2012
168 Nepal 62% 2012
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) 61.92% 2012
=169 Bangladesh 61.6% 2012
=169 Syria 61.6% 2012
South Asia average (profile) 61.6% 2012
=171 Philippines 61.3% 2012
=171 Lesotho 61.3% 2012
173 West Bank 61.2% 2012
=174 Bolivia 61% 2012
=174 Pakistan 61% 2012
176 Haiti 60.7% 2012
177 Papua New Guinea 60.3% 2012
178 Jordan 60.2% 2012
=179 Laos 60.1% 2012
=179 Monaco 60.1% 2012
=179 Belize 60.1% 2012
=182 Samoa 60% 2012
=182 Honduras 60% 2012
184 Iraq 59.3% 2012
185 Marshall Islands 59.1% 2012
186 Swaziland 59% 2012
187 Solomon Islands 58.8% 2012
188 Guatemala 58.6% 2012
Former French colonies average (profile) 58.12% 2012
189 Vanuatu 58.1% 2012
190 Western Sahara 57.7% 2012
191 Cote d'Ivoire 57.6% 2012
192 The Gambia 57.3% 2012
=193 Ghana 57.1% 2012
=193 Tonga 57.1% 2012
195 Guinea-Bissau 56.6% 2012
196 Mauritania 56.4% 2012
197 Cameroon 56.3% 2012
198 Togo 56% 2012
199 Zimbabwe 55.7% 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 55.61% 2012
=200 Madagascar 55.5% 2012
=200 Central African Republic 55.5% 2012
failed states average (profile) 55.43% 2012
202 Rwanda 55% 2012
203 Yemen 54.9% 2012
204 Kenya 54.8% 2012
205 Sudan 54.7% 2012
=206 Equatorial Guinea 54.6% 2012
=206 Eritrea 54.6% 2012
208 Sierra Leone 54.5% 2012
209 Afghanistan 54.4% 2012
=210 Guinea 54.1% 2012
=210 Senegal 54.1% 2012
=210 Comoros 54.1% 2012
213 Gabon 54% 2012
214 Gaza Strip 53.7% 2012
=215 East Timor 53.5% 2012
=215 Democratic Republic of the Congo 53.5% 2012
217 Angola 53.2% 2012
=218 Nigeria 53.1% 2012
=218 Somalia 53.1% 2012
=220 Liberia 53% 2012
=220 Tokelau 53% 2012
222 Benin 52.8% 2012
=223 Ethiopia 52.6% 2012
=223 Sao Tome and Principe 52.6% 2012
225 Malawi 52.4% 2012
226 Tanzania 52.1% 2012
227 Congo, Republic of the 51.9% 2012
228 Burkina Faso 51.8% 2012
229 Burundi 51.7% 2012
230 Chad 51.4% 2012
=231 Mozambique 51.3% 2012
=231 Zambia 51.3% 2012
=231 South Sudan 51.3% 2012
234 Mayotte 51% 2011
235 Mali 49.2% 2012
236 Uganda 48.8% 2012
237 Niger 47.3% 2012

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Statistics for People > Age structure > 15-64 years

Agriculture

Statistics and graphs related to agriculture are found here. How many agricultural workers are there per hectare? Tractors? Which country produces the maximum cotton? Who is the biggest exporter of bananas? Click in if these interest you.

TOP STATS: Arable land > Hectares, Rural population, Agricultural land > Sq. km and 322 more

Background

What is the background of the country? National bird? Get a quick summary of countries in this section.

TOP STATS: Overview, National tree, Full name and 21 more

Conflict

TOP STATS: Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index, Civil war and unrest > Arab Spring death toll, War > World War I > Total deaths and 29 more

Cost of living

TOP STATS: Average monthly disposable salary > After tax, Local purchasing power, Prices at markets > Cigarettes > Pack of Marlboro and 52 more

Crime

No explanation needed for this section. Murders. Guns. Jails. Crimes. Judges. We have all of that and more out here. Actually we go deeper than your routine crime beat sections. How many adults were prosecuted? What percentage were convicted? How many were women? What is the death penalty rate in different countries? How safe do the citizens perceive they are? Do they trust the police? Will they report a crime? You'll find surprising answers here.

TOP STATS: Violent crime > Murder rate, Violent crime > Murder rate per million people, Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate and 183 more

Culture

TOP STATS: Happy Planet Index, Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts, Food and drink > Beer consumption and 67 more

Disasters

The tsunami rocked the civilized world with its widespread devastation. Learn the details of the losses incurred by the countries affected. How are the developed countries helping out? Who has pledged the most money? How do they compare? Check out...

TOP STATS: Chernobyl > Contaminated area (percent of country), Storm deaths > 2009, Tsunami > Death toll and 47 more

Economy

This category is all about money. GDP. Aid. Gross national income. Debt. Inflation. Trade balance. Foreign investment. Government spending. You get the idea.

TOP STATS: GDP, GDP per capita, Gross National Income and 3717 more

Education

Any and every statistic which can be collected about schooling and the whole education sector can be found here. What is the duration of education in different countries? Is the percentage of enrollment different for sexes? How long do students spend learning their mother tongues? What is the mathematical aptitude of the average 8 year old? How many university degrees are awarded to females? What is the percentage of students who find school boring? We've tabulated them all for you.

TOP STATS: Children out of school, primary, Pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Compulsary education duration and 908 more

Energy

How does your country fare in Traditional Fuel Consumption? In Geothermal Energy Consumption? How many barrels of oil were imported into your country last year? Does your production of hydroelectricity match your consumption? Which countries in the world successfully produce nuclear energy for consumption? What is the average energy usage per person? All your questions regarding different forms of energy, their generation and consumption have been answered here.

TOP STATS: Commercial energy use, Electricity > Consumption > Per capita, Electricity > Consumption and 2387 more

Environment

How much area is declared as protected in the different countries of the world? How many endangered species of reptiles, mammals, birds etc are found in different countries? What are the national levels of pollution? Emissions? Nuclear waste generation? Salination of water resources and expenditure for waste treatment. International treaties, ratification and complaince. You'll find almost all statistics related to environmental pollution and conservational efforts here.

TOP STATS: Marine fish catch, Ecological footprint, Pollution perceptions > Air pollution and 331 more

Geography

All the stats pertaining to the physical features of the country in question can be found here. This implies that if you are looking for the co-ordinates or map references of countries, the land area, climate, boundaries, terrain, natural resources or coastlines, your search ends here.

TOP STATS: Land area > Square miles, Area > Comparative, Climate and 102 more

Government

This category is all about the functioning of the government machinery. So, you'll find stats on the goverment administrative divisions, the executive, legistative and judiciary branches, constitution, parliamentary seats, secession attemps, suffrage, corruption - everything connected with our esteemed politicians.

TOP STATS: Government type, Legal system, Legislative branch and 392 more

Health

Statistics about the health of a country's citizens are present in this category. You can find stats related to birth weights, rates on smoking, HIV incidence, incidence of cancer, circulatory and other diseases, stats on infant and maternal mortality, life expectancy, suicide rates, teenage pergnancy and other health related topics. We also have some details on health expenditure and health care funding out here.

TOP STATS: Physicians > Per 1,000 people, Births and maternity > Total fertility rate, Human height > Average female height and 529 more

Industry

Lists all industry related stats like production of cars, buses trucks, LCVs, different industries like biotech firms and so on.

TOP STATS: Manufacturing output, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ and 94 more

Labor

You can find detailed stats on the economic activity of the labor force broken over different age-groups and sexes. We also have stats on employment in different sectors, trade union memberships, the average work time, the average number of days the workers take off or even just don't show up! How many female decision makers does a country have? Doctors? What is the normal gender division of the housework? What are the unemployment details and benefits available? How long does an average person need to work to buy a loaf of bread? A car? A television set? Compare these values for different countries.

TOP STATS: Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage, Average monthly wage > Local currency > Net, Labor force > By occupation and 374 more

Language

What are the main languages spoken in the countries? How many English language speakers are there per country? How about French and Spanish? Check out the results here..

TOP STATS: Languages, Major language(s), French status and 21 more

Lifestyle

Here we rank countries based on amphetamine and cannabis use. But more interestingly, we go into their mindset. What do the citizens of different countries think of their armed forces? Will they report a crime? Do they trust their neighbours? What about their governments? Are they happy with life in general? How charitable are they? What is their political orientation? Are they proud of their countries? Will they fight for their countries? This is an utterly captivating category.

TOP STATS: Quality of life index, Happiness level > Very happy, Happiness net and 110 more

Media

Countries are ranked here depending on the penetration level of computers, phones, fax machines, radios, television sets, mobile phones etc. We also have other stats related to media like vastness of different networks, revenue and employment in different telecom sectors here.

TOP STATS: Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita, Internet > Internet users per thousand people, Internet users and 429 more

Military

Want to know the size of the army in Iran? The number of tanks in Germany? Want to compare the weapon holdings in North and South Korea? Worried about the WMDs world over? Need to know the exact number of countries who have signed terrorism conventions? Or just curious about the coalition forces in the Gulf War? We've tried to collect all details available in the public domain for you here.

TOP STATS: Air force > Combat aircraft, Army > Main battle tanks, Budget and 285 more

People

Facts relating to the actual life of people are found here. So we have birth and death rates, marriage and divorce rates, single parents, one-person households and teenage pregnancies, size of households and elderly institutions, ethnicity and chinese population - just about every stat you always wanted to know! What is the average age of women when they first get married? How happy are they when compared to their mothers? What is the gender development index in different countries? What will the population be in 2020? Don't miss this category even if you didn't come searching for it specifically.

TOP STATS: Population, Age distribution > Population aged 0-14, Population > Population growth, past and future and 1058 more

Religion

Where else could you find the number of Catholics, Catholic priests, Catholic parishes, Jehovahs Witnesses and the number of permanent deacons, and compare them all between major nations in a per-capita format? Check them all here.

TOP STATS: Religions, Religions > All, Major religion(s) and 111 more

Sports

Who scored the maximum medals in the olympics? What about the summer and winter olympics? What are the latest FIFA rankings? Which country has the maximum number of Mt. Everest ascents? Get all the answers in this sports section.

TOP STATS: Chess > GrandMasters, Chess > GrandMasters per million, Winter olympic medals > All time and 508 more

Terrorism

This is a category which needs particular highlighting as the growing concern and need for awareness continues to press upon our front pages, in the minds of our leadership and politicians, and indeed, in our everyday conversations. We hope to expand this category into timely and essential data you can rely on to make sense of global and national security, political and societal violence, and our perceptions which are shaped by these notions.

TOP STATS: Global Terrorism Indicator, Number of Known Terrorist Organizations Present, Background and 30 more

Transport

Here you can find the numbers on the different modes of transportation. How many cars does a country have? Airports? What is the lenght of its highways? What proportion is paved? What about runways, heliports and ports? Lets not leave out waterways or the merchant navy. We have them all here.

TOP STATS: Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people, Road network length > Km, Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area and 446 more

Travel

TOP STATS: Inbound tourism > Arrivals, Outbound tourism > Departures, Inbound tourism > Tourist expenditure per capita and 19 more

Weather

TOP STATS: Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded, Precipitation, Precipitation per capita and 4 more

STAT
COUNTRIES COVERED
Females 225
Females per 1000 201
From total 226
Males 225
Males per 1000 201

Interesting observations about People > Age structure > 15-64 years

  • Qatar ranked first for age structure > 15-64 years amongst Hot countries in 2012.
  • China ranked first for age structure > 15-64 years amongst Cold countries in 2012.
  • British Virgin Islands ranked first for age structure > 15-64 years amongst Christian countries in 2012.
  • United Arab Emirates ranked second for age structure > 15-64 years globally in 2012.
  • Cyprus ranked first for age structure > 15-64 years amongst Europe in 2012.
  • Singapore ranked first for age structure > 15-64 years amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2012.
  • South Korea ranked first for age structure > 15-64 years amongst High income OECD countries in 2012.
  • Armenia ranked first for age structure > 15-64 years amongst Landlocked countries in 2012.
  • Russia ranked first for age structure > 15-64 years amongst Sparsely populated countries in 2012.
  • Trinidad and Tobago ranked first for age structure > 15-64 years amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2012.
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