List of countries by age structure
The following list of countries by age structure sorts the countries of the world according to the age distribution of its population . The population is divided into three levels:
- Age from 0 to 14 years: children and adolescents
- Age 15 to 64: working population or population in training
- Age over 65: retirees
The age structure of a country has a strong impact on society and the economy. If the proportion of 0 to 14 year olds is very high, a so-called youth bulge can occur. If, on the other hand, the proportion of people over 65 is very high, the social systems of a country can be heavily burdened.
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All figures are from 2016. The source is the World Bank .
country | Share of population by age | ||
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0 to 14 years | 15 to 64 years | over 65 years | |
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43.3% | 54.2% | 2.5% |
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33.5% | 61.2% | 5.3% |
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18.4% | 68.9% | 12.7% |
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28.9% | 65.0% | 6.1% |
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47.6% | 50.1% | 2.3% |
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39.2% | 57.9% | 2.9% |
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25.0% | 63.9% | 11.1% |
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18.5% | 70.4% | 11.1% |
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22.5% | 71.7% | 5.8% |
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40.9% | 55.6% | 3.5% |
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18.8% | 65.9% | 15.3% |
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20.8% | 70.6% | 8.6% |
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21.3% | 76.2% | 2.5% |
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28.9% | 66.1% | 5.0% |
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19.2% | 66.2% | 14.6% |
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17.0% | 64.5% | 18.5% |
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32.0% | 64.2% | 3.8% |
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41.9% | 55.2% | 2.9% |
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26.3% | 68.5% | 5.2% |
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32.0% | 61.4% | 6.6% |
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13.3% | 70.7% | 16.0% |
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31.9% | 64.4% | 3.7% |
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22.6% | 69.3% | 8.1% |
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22.9% | 72.4% | 4.7% |
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14.2% | 65.4% | 20.4% |
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45.4% | 52.2% | 2.4% |
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45.0% | 52.5% | 2.5% |
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19.9% | 68.8% | 11.3% |
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17.3% | 72.7% | 10.0% |
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21.9% | 68.9% | 9.2% |
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16.6% | 64.0% | 19.4% |
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12.8% | 65.7% | 21.5% |
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29.6% | 63.6% | 6.8% |
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32.5% | 63.3% | 4.3% |
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28.7% | 64.4% | 6.9% |
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26.4% | 65.2% | 8.4% |
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42.3% | 54.6% | 3.1% |
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44.2% | 53.0% | 2.8% |
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16.2% | 64.7% | 19.1% |
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28.6% | 65.3% | 6.1% |
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16.4% | 62.6% | 21.0% |
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18.4% | 62.1% | 19.5% |
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37.0% | 57.9% | 5.1% |
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46.2% | 51.5% | 2.3% |
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17.6% | 68.3% | 14.1% |
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38.8% | 57.8% | 3.4% |
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14.6% | 63.8% | 21.6% |
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36.2% | 58.9% | 4.9% |
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42.4% | 54.5% | 3.1% |
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40.7% | 56.1% | 3.2% |
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28.1% | 66.7% | 5.2% |
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33.3% | 62.0% | 4.7% |
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31.0% | 64.0% | 5.0% |
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12.3% | 72.1% | 15.6% |
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28.4% | 65.8% | 5.8% |
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27.5% | 67.2% | 5.3% |
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40.9% | 56.0% | 3.1% |
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23.6% | 71.2% | 5.2% |
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21.8% | 64.7% | 13.5% |
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20.2% | 65.7% | 14.1% |
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27.9% | 60.6% | 11.8% |
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13.6% | 63.7% | 22.7% |
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23.1% | 67.6% | 9.3% |
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12.8% | 60.3% | 26.9% |
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39.9% | 57.2% | 2.9% |
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35.3% | 60.9% | 3.8% |
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31.4% | 64.3% | 4.3% |
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42.3% | 54.5% | 3.2% |
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16.0% | 67.5% | 16.5% |
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29.3% | 66.2% | 4.5% |
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27.3% | 65.9% | 6.8% |
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15.6% | 83.1% | 1.3% |
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41.7% | 55.5% | 2.8% |
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31.9% | 63.8% | 4.3% |
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23.9% | 68.8% | 7.3% |
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40.1% | 57.1% | 2.8% |
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45.8% | 51.2% | 3.0% |
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42.6% | 53.7% | 3.7% |
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13.7% | 72.7% | 13.6% |
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14.8% | 65.9% | 19.3% |
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16.1% | 69.6% | 14.3% |
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22.6% | 75.4% | 2.0% |
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34.4% | 61.7% | 3.9% |
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36.0% | 59.9% | 4.1% |
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15.0% | 65.5% | 19.5% |
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23.5% | 68.2% | 8.3% |
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42.0% | 55.0% | 3.0% |
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29.6% | 65.8% | 4.6% |
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14.7% | 66.5% | 18.8% |
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16.5% | 69.4% | 14.1% |
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13.4% | 77.1% | 9.5% |
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41.4% | 55.7% | 2.9% |
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44.9% | 51.6% | 3.5% |
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25.0% | 69.1% | 5.9% |
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27.4% | 67.9% | 4.7% |
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47.4% | 50.0% | 2.5% |
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14.2% | 66.1% | 19.7% |
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27.2% | 66.5% | 6.3% |
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39.8% | 57.0% | 3.2% |
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18.9% | 71.1% | 10.0% |
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27.2% | 66.2% | 6.6% |
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15.7% | 73.9% | 10.4% |
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28.5% | 67.3% | 4.1% |
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18.4% | 67.5% | 14.1% |
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45.1% | 51.5% | 3.4% |
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27.0% | 67.5% | 5.5% |
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36.6% | 59.8% | 3.6% |
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31.8% | 62.5% | 5.7% |
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20.1% | 64.7% | 15.2% |
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29.5% | 65.2% | 5.3% |
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16.4% | 64.9% | 18.7% |
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50.5% | 45.9% | 2.6% |
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44.0% | 53.3% | 2.7% |
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21.0% | 69.5% | 9.5% |
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16.9% | 70.4% | 12.7% |
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17.9% | 65.5% | 16.6% |
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21.1% | 76.2% | 2.7% |
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14.2% | 66.9% | 18.9% |
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42.8% | 51.7% | 5.5% |
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34.9% | 60.6% | 4.5% |
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26.9% | 65.3% | 7.8% |
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36.8% | 60.1% | 3.1% |
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29.7% | 64.1% | 6.2% |
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27.3% | 65.4% | 7.0% |
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31.7% | 63.6% | 4.7% |
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15.0% | 68.9% | 16.1% |
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13.8% | 65.0% | 21.2% |
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18.6% | 66.6% | 14.8% |
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40.6% | 56.5% | 2.9% |
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15.4% | 66.9% | 17.7% |
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17.2% | 69.2% | 13.6% |
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39.2% | 57.4% | 3.4% |
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45.7% | 51.4% | 2.9% |
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28.3% | 68.7% | 3.0% |
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17.5% | 62.3% | 20.2% |
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14.8% | 66.9% | 18.3% |
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43.8% | 53.3% | 2.9% |
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16.2% | 66.2% | 17.6% |
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23.6% | 69.4% | 7.0% |
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42.1% | 55.2% | 2.7% |
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41.5% | 55.6% | 2.9% |
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15.3% | 72.4% | 12.3% |
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15.1% | 70.5% | 14.4% |
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15.0% | 66.6% | 18.4% |
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46.6% | 50.6% | 2.8% |
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14.7% | 66.2% | 19.1% |
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24.3% | 66.0% | 9.7% |
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28.9% | 66.0% | 5.1% |
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40.2% | 56.5% | 3.3% |
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41.9% | 54.6% | 3.5% |
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26.5% | 66.5% | 7.0% |
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37.3% | 59.1% | 3.6% |
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35.0% | 61.9% | 3.1% |
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45.1% | 51.7% | 3.2% |
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17.4% | 71.7% | 10.9% |
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42.1% | 55.1% | 2.8% |
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20.7% | 69.6% | 9.7% |
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47.5% | 50.0% | 2.5% |
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15.1% | 66.3% | 18.6% |
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23.5% | 68.7% | 7.8% |
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25.4% | 66.9% | 7.7% |
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28.1% | 67.7% | 4.2% |
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47.8% | 49.7% | 2.5% |
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15.1% | 69.3% | 15.6% |
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14.5% | 67.3% | 18.2% |
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21.2% | 64.2% | 14.6% |
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28.5% | 66.7% | 4.7% |
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36.1% | 59.6% | 4.3% |
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27.8% | 65.8% | 6.4% |
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14.1% | 84.7% | 1.2% |
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18.9% | 65.9% | 15.2% |
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17.8% | 64.2% | 18.0% |
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23.1% | 70.0% | 6.9% |
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16.5% | 69.4% | 14.1% |
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38.8% | 57.3% | 3.9% |
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16.4% | 70.5% | 13.1% |
country | Share of population by age | ||
0 to 14 years | 15 to 64 years | over 65 years |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population ages 0-14 (% of total) | Data. Retrieved August 13, 2017 (American English).
- ↑ Population ages 15-64 (% of total) | Data. Retrieved August 13, 2017 (American English).
- ↑ Population ages 65 and above (% of total) | Data. Retrieved August 13, 2017 (American English).