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
	0 to 14 years	15 to 64 years	over 65 years
Afghanistan	43.3%	54.2%	02.5%
Egypt	33.5%	61.2%	05.3%
Albania	18.4%	68.9%	12.7%
Algeria	28.9%	65.0%	06.1%
Angola	47.6%	50.1%	02.3%
Equatorial Guinea	39.2%	57.9%	02.9%
Argentina	25.0%	63.9%	11.1%
Armenia	18.5%	70.4%	11.1%
Azerbaijan	22.5%	71.7%	05.8%
Ethiopia	40.9%	55.6%	03.5%
Australia	18.8%	65.9%	15.3%
Bahamas	20.8%	70.6%	08.6%
Bahrain	21.3%	76.2%	02.5%
Bangladesh	28.9%	66.1%	05.0%
Barbados	19.2%	66.2%	14.6%
Belgium	17.0%	64.5%	18.5%
Belize	32.0%	64.2%	03.8%
Benin	41.9%	55.2%	02.9%
Bhutan	26.3%	68.5%	05.2%
Bolivia	32.0%	61.4%	06.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	13.3%	70.7%	16.0%
Botswana	31.9%	64.4%	03.7%
Brazil	22.6%	69.3%	08.1%
Brunei	22.9%	72.4%	04.7%
Bulgaria	14.2%	65.4%	20.4%
Burkina Faso	45.4%	52.2%	02.4%
Burundi	45.0%	52.5%	02.5%
Chile	19.9%	68.8%	11.3%
People's Republic of China	17.3%	72.7%	10.0%
Costa Rica	21.9%	68.9%	09.2%
Denmark	16.6%	64.0%	19.4%
Germany	12.8%	65.7%	21.5%
Dominican Republic	29.6%	63.6%	06.8%
Djibouti	32.5%	63.3%	04.3%
Ecuador	28.7%	64.4%	06.9%
El Salvador	26.4%	65.2%	08.4%
Ivory Coast	42.3%	54.6%	03.1%
Eritrea	44.2%	53.0%	02.8%
Estonia	16.2%	64.7%	19.1%
Fiji	28.6%	65.3%	06.1%
Finland	16.4%	62.6%	21.0%
France	18.4%	62.1%	19.5%
Gabon	37.0%	57.9%	05.1%
Gambia	46.2%	51.5%	02.3%
Georgia	17.6%	68.3%	14.1%
Ghana	38.8%	57.8%	03.4%
Greece	14.6%	63.8%	21.6%
Guatemala	36.2%	58.9%	04.9%
Guinea	42.4%	54.5%	03.1%
Guinea-Bissau	40.7%	56.1%	03.2%
Guyana	28.1%	66.7%	05.2%
Haiti	33.3%	62.0%	04.7%
Honduras	31.0%	64.0%	05.0%
Hong Kong	12.3%	72.1%	15.6%
India	28.4%	65.8%	05.8%
Indonesia	27.5%	67.2%	05.3%
Iraq	40.9%	56.0%	03.1%
Iran	23.6%	71.2%	05.2%
Ireland	21.8%	64.7%	13.5%
Iceland	20.2%	65.7%	14.1%
Israel	27.9%	60.6%	11.8%
Italy	13.6%	63.7%	22.7%
Jamaica	23.1%	67.6%	09.3%
Japan	12.8%	60.3%	26.9%
Yemen	39.9%	57.2%	02.9%
Jordan	35.3%	60.9%	03.8%
Cambodia	31.4%	64.3%	04.3%
Cameroon	42.3%	54.5%	03.2%
Canada	16.0%	67.5%	16.5%
Cape Verde	29.3%	66.2%	04.5%
Kazakhstan	27.3%	65.9%	06.8%
Qatar	15.6%	83.1%	01.3%
Kenya	41.7%	55.5%	02.8%
Kyrgyzstan	31.9%	63.8%	04.3%
Colombia	23.9%	68.8%	07.3%
Comoros	40.1%	57.1%	02.8%
Democratic Republic of Congo	45.8%	51.2%	03.0%
Republic of the Congo	42.6%	53.7%	03.7%
South Korea	13.7%	72.7%	13.6%
Croatia	14.8%	65.9%	19.3%
Cuba	16.1%	69.6%	14.3%
Kuwait	22.6%	75.4%	02.0%
Laos	34.4%	61.7%	03.9%
Lesotho	36.0%	59.9%	04.1%
Latvia	15.0%	65.5%	19.5%
Lebanon	23.5%	68.2%	08.3%
Liberia	42.0%	55.0%	03.0%
Libya	29.6%	65.8%	04.6%
Lithuania	14.7%	66.5%	18.8%
Luxembourg	16.5%	69.4%	14.1%
Macau	13.4%	77.1%	09.5%
Madagascar	41.4%	55.7%	02.9%
Malawi	44.9%	51.6%	03.5%
Malaysia	25.0%	69.1%	05.9%
Maldives	27.4%	67.9%	04.7%
Mali	47.4%	50.0%	02.5%
Malta	14.2%	66.1%	19.7%
Morocco	27.2%	66.5%	06.3%
Mauritania	39.8%	57.0%	03.2%
Mauritius	18.9%	71.1%	10.0%
Mexico	27.2%	66.2%	06.6%
Moldova	15.7%	73.9%	10.4%
Mongolia	28.5%	67.3%	04.1%
Montenegro	18.4%	67.5%	14.1%
Mozambique	45.1%	51.5%	03.4%
Myanmar	27.0%	67.5%	05.5%
Namibia	36.6%	59.8%	03.6%
Nepal	31.8%	62.5%	05.7%
New Zealand	20.1%	64.7%	15.2%
Nicaragua	29.5%	65.2%	05.3%
Netherlands	16.4%	64.9%	18.7%
Niger	50.5%	45.9%	02.6%
Nigeria	44.0%	53.3%	02.7%
North Korea	21.0%	69.5%	09.5%
North Macedonia	16.9%	70.4%	12.7%
Norway	17.9%	65.5%	16.6%
Oman	21.1%	76.2%	02.7%
Austria	14.2%	66.9%	18.9%
East Timor	42.8%	51.7%	05.5%
Pakistan	34.9%	60.6%	04.5%
Panama	26.9%	65.3%	07.8%
Papua New Guinea	36.8%	60.1%	03.1%
Paraguay	29.7%	64.1%	06.2%
Peru	27.3%	65.4%	07.0%
Philippines	31.7%	63.6%	04.7%
Poland	15.0%	68.9%	16.1%
Portugal	13.8%	65.0%	21.2%
Puerto Rico	18.6%	66.6%	14.8%
Rwanda	40.6%	56.5%	02.9%
Romania	15.4%	66.9%	17.7%
Russia	17.2%	69.2%	13.6%
Solomon Islands	39.2%	57.4%	03.4%
Zambia	45.7%	51.4%	02.9%
Saudi Arabia	28.3%	68.7%	03.0%
Sweden	17.5%	62.3%	20.2%
Switzerland	14.8%	66.9%	18.3%
Senegal	43.8%	53.3%	02.9%
Serbia	16.2%	66.2%	17.6%
Seychelles	23.6%	69.4%	07.0%
Sierra Leone	42.1%	55.2%	02.7%
Zimbabwe	41.5%	55.6%	02.9%
Singapore	15.3%	72.4%	12.3%
Slovakia	15.1%	70.5%	14.4%
Slovenia	15.0%	66.6%	18.4%
Somalia	46.6%	50.6%	02.8%
Spain	14.7%	66.2%	19.1%
Sri Lanka	24.3%	66.0%	09.7%
South Africa	28.9%	66.0%	05.1%
Sudan	40.2%	56.5%	03.3%
South Sudan	41.9%	54.6%	03.5%
Suriname	26.5%	66.5%	07.0%
Swaziland	37.3%	59.1%	03.6%
Tajikistan	35.0%	61.9%	03.1%
Tanzania	45.1%	51.7%	03.2%
Thailand	17.4%	71.7%	10.9%
Togo	42.1%	55.1%	02.8%
Trinidad and Tobago	20.7%	69.6%	09.7%
Chad	47.5%	50.0%	02.5%
Czech Republic	15.1%	66.3%	18.6%
Tunisia	23.5%	68.7%	07.8%
Turkey	25.4%	66.9%	07.7%
Turkmenistan	28.1%	67.7%	04.2%
Uganda	47.8%	49.7%	02.5%
Ukraine	15.1%	69.3%	15.6%
Hungary	14.5%	67.3%	18.2%
Uruguay	21.2%	64.2%	14.6%
Uzbekistan	28.5%	66.7%	04.7%
Vanuatu	36.1%	59.6%	04.3%
Venezuela	27.8%	65.8%	06.4%
United Arab Emirates	14.1%	84.7%	01.2%
United States	18.9%	65.9%	15.2%
United Kingdom	17.8%	64.2%	18.0%
Vietnam	23.1%	70.0%	06.9%
Belarus	16.5%	69.4%	14.1%
Central African Republic	38.8%	57.3%	03.9%
Cyprus	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

• List of countries by median age
• List of countries by birth rate
• List of countries by death rate

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population ages 0-14 (% of total) | Data. Retrieved August 13, 2017 (American English). 
2. ↑ Population ages 15-64 (% of total) | Data. Retrieved August 13, 2017 (American English). 
3. ↑ Population ages 65 and above (% of total) | Data. Retrieved August 13, 2017 (American English).