List of countries by age structure

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The following list of countries by age structure sorts the countries of the world according to the age distribution of their population. The population is divided into three groups:

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The age structure of a country has a strong impact on society and the economy. If the proportion of 0–14-year-olds is very high, there may be a so-called youth bulge. If, on the other hand, the proportion of over 65 is very high, the social systems of a country can be heavily burdened.

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All numbers are for the year 2024. Source is The World Factbook.

Country% of population by age [1]
0 to 1415 to 6465+
Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan 40%56.1%2.4%


Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 18%66.9%15.1%
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 30.8%62.3%6.9%
Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa 25.3%66%8.7%
Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra 12%67.7%20.4%
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 46.9%50.7%2.4%
Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla 20.8%67.5%11.7%
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 21.8%67.6%10.5%
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 23.3%63.9%12.8%
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 17.7%67%15.3%
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba (Netherlands)17.2%65.7%17.1%
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18.3%64.7%17%
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 14.1%64.7%21.2%
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 22.3%68.7%9%
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 21.4%70%8.6%
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 18.1%77.7%4.3%
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 25.1%67.1%7.8%
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 16.6%67%16.3%
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 16.1%66.1%17.8%
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 16.9%62.8%20.2%
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 27.7%66.7%5.5%
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 45.3%52.2%2.5%
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 16.4%60.9%22.7%
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 23.1%70.2%6.7%
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 28.5%64.5%7%
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.1%68.3%18.6%
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 28.7%65.2%6.1%
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 19.6%69.5%10.9%
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands 16.6%71.3%12.1%
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 21.7%70.8%7.5%
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 13.8%65.2%21%
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 41.6%55.1%3.2%
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 42.3%54.4%3.4%
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 26.4%67.2%6.4%
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 28.9%65.8%5.3%
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 41.5%55.3%3.2%
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 15.5%63.4%21%
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands 17.4%65.9%16.7%
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 38.5%58%3.5%
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 45.8%51.7%2.5%
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 19.2%67.3%13.6%
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 16.3%69.3%14.4%
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 22.3%66.5%11.2%
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 32.6%62.8%4.6%
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 45.7%51.8%2.5%
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 37.8%57.8%4.3%
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands 18.2%65.9%16%
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 18.8%70.2%11.1%
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 13.8%63.1%23.1%
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 16.3%66.5%17.2%
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 19.2%62.3%18.5%
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 15.6%70%14.4%
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 15.7%63.8%20.5%
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 16.2%62.9%20.8%
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 28.4%67.4%4.2%
Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica 20.7%65.6%13.7%
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 25.5%66.9%7.6%
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 26.8%64.1%9.1%
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 33.8%60.6%5.6%
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 25.3%66.3%8.4%
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 35.6%59.4%5%
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 35.7%60.3%4%
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 15.2%62.2%22.6%
Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini (Swaziland) 31.6%64.3%4%
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 38.7%58%3.4%
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands 20%61.5%18.5%
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 24.7%66.4%8.9%
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 16.2%60.3%23.5%
Flag of France.svg  France 17.3%60.7%22%
Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia 20.3%68.7%11%
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 34.6%61.1%4.3%
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 38.2%58.1%3.7%
Flag of Palestine.svg Gaza Strip 38.8%58.3%2.9%
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 20.6%62.7%16.7%
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13.8%62.5%23.7%
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 37.4%58.2%4.4%
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar 20%62.5%17.5%
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 13.8%62.6%23.6%
Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland 20.4%67.1%12.5%
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 21.9%65.3%12.8%
Flag of Guam.svg Guam (US)26.4%62.7%10.9%
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 31.5%63.2%5.4%
Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey 14.3%64.1%21.5%
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 40.9%55.1%4%
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 42.3%54.6%3.1%
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 23.5%68.4%8.1%
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 30.5%65.3%4.2%
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg  Honduras 28.7%65.7%5.6%
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 13.2%64.8%21.9%
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 14.6%63.9%21.5%
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 19.8%63.2%17.1%
Flag of India.svg  India 24.5%68.7%6.8%
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 23.8%68.3%8%
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 23.3%69.8%7%
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 34.6%61.7%3.6%
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 18.6%65.5%15.8%
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man 16%61.9%22.1%
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 27.5%60.3%12.3%
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11.9%64.5%23.6%
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 36.1%60.9%3%
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 23.8%65.7%10.4%
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 12.1%58.4%29.5%
Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey 17%64.6%18.3%
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 30.9%64.9%4.2%
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 27.6%62.8%9.6%
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 35.8%60.9%3.4%
Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati 26.8%67.9%5.4%
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 19.9%68.9%11.2%
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 11.3%69.4%19.3%
Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo 22.7%68.9%8.4%
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 23%73.4%3.6%
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 29.1%64%6.9%
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 30.1%65%4.8%
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 14.7%63%22.2%
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 18.9%71.6%9.5%
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 32%62.7%5.4%
Flag of Liberia 23px.svg  Liberia 38.9%57.9%3.2%
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 32.3%63.2%4.6%
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein 15.3%63.9%20.8%
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 15.2%62.6%22.2%
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 16.7%67.1%16.1%
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 14.4%69.9%15.7%
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 37%59.1%3.9%
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 37.7%58.4%3.9%
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 22.2%69.4%8.4%
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 22.4%71.5%6.1%
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 46.8%50.1%3.1%
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 14.5%62.4%23.1%
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands 30%64.3%5.7%
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 35.7%59.9%4.4%
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 15.1%71%13.9%
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 23.3%68.6%8.2%
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia 27%67.3%5.7%
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 14.8%70.2%15%
Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco 9.1%53.8%37.1%
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 25.7%68.4%5.9%
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 17.7%64.4%17.9%
Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat 15.8%76.1%8%
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 25.7%65.9%8.4%
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 44.7%52.4%2.9%
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 24.4%68.5%7.1%
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 34.1%62%3.9%
Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru 29.6%66%4.4%
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 25.8%67.8%6.4%
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 15.2%64.1%20.7%
Flags of New Caledonia.svg New Caledonia 20.7%68.4%10.8%
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 19%64.2%16.9%
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 25.1%68.9%6%
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 49.5%47.8%2.7%
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 40.4%56.2%3.4%
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 16%68.4%15.6%
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands 22.1%67.7%10.2%
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 16.3%64.5%19.1%
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 29.8%66.2%4%
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 34.4%60.7%4.9%
Flag of Palau.svg Palau 17.5%71.3%11.2%
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 25%64.8%10.1%
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 37.1%58.9%4%
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 22.2%68.4%9.4%
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 25.8%66.2%8%
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 30.2%64.3%5.6%
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 14.2%65.9%19.8%
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 12.7%65%22.3%
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico (US)12.5%62.6%24.9%
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 13.1%85.4%1.5%
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 15.4%62%22.6%
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 16.5%65.7%17.8%
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 37.2%59.7%3.1%
Flag of France.svg Saint Barthelemy 13.9%63.1%23%
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 14.3%66.5%19.2%
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.2%68.1%12.7%
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 17.9%66.7%15.4%
Flag of France.svg Saint Martin 24.7%64.5%10.8%
Flag of France.svg Saint Pierre and Miquelon 13.1%61.6%25.3%
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.8%68.2%13%
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 26.9%65.9%7.2%
Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino 14.2%64.3%21.5%
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 36.4%60.3%3.2%
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 22.9%72.7%4.4%
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 40.7%55.9%3.4%
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 14.4%65.6%20%
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 17.7%72.4%10%
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 40.1%57.4%2.5%
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 14.6%71.1%14.3%
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten 18.4%66.3%15.2%
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 15.3%66.5%18.1%
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 14.3%62.5%23.2%
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 30.6%64.2%5.3%
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 41.4%55.8%2.8%
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 27.2%65.3%7.5%
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 42.1%55.3%2.6%
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 13%66.1%20.9%
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 22.6%65%12.4%
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 40.1%56.7%3.2%
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 22.5%70%7.5%
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 17.1%62.1%20.8%
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 15.1%64.6%20.3%
Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria 33%62.8%4.2%
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan 12.1%69%18.8%
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 36.9%59.3%3.9%
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 41.2%55.4%3.4%
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 15.8%69%15.1%
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 38.7%56.8%4.5%
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 38.7%57%4.3%
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 29.3%63.2%7.4%
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 18.7%67.2%14.1%
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 24.4%65.2%10.4%
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 21.7%68.6%9.6%
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 24.5%68.6%6.9%
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands 20.4%73.2%6.4%
Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu 29.2%63.2%7.6%
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 47%50.6%2.4%
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 12.3%67.8%19.9%
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 16.4%81.4%2.2%
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 16.7%63.9%19.3%
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 18.1%63.4%18.5%
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 18.9%65.4%15.7%
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 29.6%63.7%6.7%
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 31.1%63.8%5%
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 25%65.9%9.1%
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 23.2%68.5%8.3%
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands (US)18.7%59.8%21.5%
Flag of France.svg Wallis and Futuna 19.8%67.5%12.7%
Flag of Palestine.svg West Bank 36.7%59.5%3.9%
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 34.4%62.2%3.4%
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 42.1%55.1%2.8%
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 38.3%57.8%3.9%
World24.5%65.2%10.3%

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References

  1. "Age structure - the World Factbook".