NationMaster - Age structure > 0-14 years (most recent) by country

Rank	Countries	Amount (top to bottom)
#1	Uganda:	50.1
#2	Gaza Strip:	48.5
#3	Congo, Democratic Republic of the:	48.1
#4	Chad:	47.9
#5	Sao Tome and Principe:	47.6
#6	Niger:	47.3
#7	Mali:	47.1
#8	Malawi:	46.9
#9	Zambia:	46.5
#10	Benin:	46.5
#11	Yemen:	46.5
#12	Mayotte:	46.2
#13	Burundi:	46
#14	Burkina Faso:	46
#15	Mauritania:	45.8
#16	Eritrea:	44.8
#17	Madagascar:	44.8
#18	Afghanistan:	44.7
#19	Sierra Leone:	44.7
#20	Gambia, The:	44.5
#21	Somalia:	44.5
#22	Guinea:	44.4
#23	Tanzania:	44
#24	Maldives:	43.9
#25	Ethiopia:	43.9
#26	Liberia:	43.6
#27	Angola:	43.4
#28	West Bank:	43.4
#29	Djibouti:	43.3
#30	Sudan:	43.2
#31	Togo:	43.2
#32	Mozambique:	43.1
#33	Comoros:	42.8
#34	Senegal:	42.8
#35	Oman:	42.6
#36	Haiti:	42.6
#37	Central African Republic:	42.5
#38	Kenya:	42.5
#39	Guatemala:	42.4
#40	Nigeria:	42.3
#41	Gabon:	42.1
#42	Tokelau:	42
#43	Rwanda:	41.9
#44	Solomon Islands:	41.9
#45	Equatorial Guinea:	41.7
#46	Cameroon:	41.7
#47	Laos:	41.6
#48	Guinea-Bissau:	41.5
#49	Cote d'Ivoire:	41
#50	Honduras:	40.8
#51	Swaziland:	40.6
#52	Belize:	40.1
#53	Iraq:	40
#54	Pakistan:	39.6
#55	Zimbabwe:	39.2
#56	Bhutan:	39.1
#57	Cape Verde:	39
#58	Nepal:	39
#59	Kiribati:	38.9
#60	Botswana:	38.8
#61	Namibia:	38.7
#62	Tajikistan:	38.5
#63	Saudi Arabia:	38.2
#64	Marshall Islands:	38.2
#65	Papua New Guinea:	38.1
#66	Paraguay:	37.9
#67	Nauru:	37.5
#68	Syria:	37.4
#69	Cambodia:	37.3
#70	Congo, Republic of the:	37.3
#71	Nicaragua:	37.2
#72	East Timor:	37.1
#73	Micronesia, Federated States of:	37.1
#74	Ghana:	37.1
#75	Lesotho:	36.9
#76	El Salvador:	36.5
#77	Tonga:	36.2
#78	American Samoa:	35.7
#79	Bolivia:	35.7
#80	Turkmenistan:	35.7
#81	Philippines:	35.4
#82	Jordan:	34.5
#83	Grenada:	33.9
#84	Libya:	33.9
#85	Ecuador:	33.5
#86	Uzbekistan:	33.5
#87	Vanuatu:	33.3
#88	Bangladesh:	33.1
#89	Egypt:	33
#90	Malaysia:	33
#91	Dominican Republic:	32.9
#92	Turks and Caicos Islands:	32.5
#93	Morocco:	32.1
#94	Kyrgyzstan:	31.6
#95	Peru:	31.5
#96	Fiji:	31.4
#97	India:	31.2
#98	Mexico:	31.1
#99	Tuvalu:	30.8
#100	Colombia:	30.7
#101	Reunion:	30.4
#102	South Africa:	30.3
#103	Saint Lucia:	30.3
#104	Venezuela:	29.9
#105	Panama:	29.8
#106	Suriname:	29.6
#107	Guam:	29.4
#108	French Guiana:	29.3
#109	Indonesia:	29.1
#110	Algeria:	29
#111	New Caledonia:	29
#112	Costa Rica:	28.9
#113	Mongolia:	28.7
#114	Brunei:	28.6
#115	Saint Kitts and Nevis:	28
#116	Vietnam:	27.9
#117	Bahamas, The:	27.9
#118	Antigua and Barbuda:	27.9
#119	Bahrain:	27.8
#120	Jamaica:	27.5
#121	Kuwait:	27.2
#122	Samoa:	27.2
#123	Burma:	27.2
#124	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:	27.1
#125	Iran:	27.1
#126	Dominica:	26.7
#127	Lebanon:	26.7
#128	French Polynesia:	26.7
#129	Israel:	26.5
#130	Seychelles:	26.4
#131	Azerbaijan:	26.4
#132	Palau:	26.4
#133	Guyana:	26.4
#134	Brazil:	26.1
#135	Turkey:	26
#136	Argentina:	25.6
#137	Albania:	25.6
#138	Tunisia:	25.3
#139	United Arab Emirates:	25.3
#140	Chile:	25.2
#141	Greenland:	25
#142	Sri Lanka:	24.5
#143	Mauritius:	24.4
#144	Korea, North:	24.2
#145	Netherlands Antilles:	24.2
#146	Saint Pierre and Miquelon:	24
#147	Guadeloupe:	24
#148	Thailand:	23.9
#149	Qatar:	23.7
#150	Kazakhstan:	23.7
#151	Montserrat:	23.3
#152	Anguilla:	23.2
#153	Uruguay:	23.2
#154	Virgin Islands:	23.1
#155	Martinique:	22.4
#156	Iceland:	22.1
#157	Puerto Rico:	22
#158	Armenia:	21.6
#159	New Zealand:	21.4
#160	China:	21.4
#161	Faroe Islands:	21.3
#162	Cayman Islands:	21.1
#163	British Virgin Islands:	21
#164	Ireland:	20.9
#165	Cyprus:	20.9
#166	Trinidad and Tobago:	20.7
#167	United States:	20.6
#168	Barbados:	20.6
#169	Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:	20.5
#170	Norfolk Island:	20.2
#171	Moldova:	20.2
#172	Aruba:	19.9
#173	Northern Mariana Islands:	19.9
#174	Australia:	19.8
#175	Taiwan:	19.7
#176	Cuba:	19.6
#177	Norway:	19.5
#178	Korea, South:	19.4
#179	Bermuda:	18.9
#180	Luxembourg:	18.9
#181	Denmark:	18.8
#182	Saint Helena:	18.8
#183	France:	18.4
#184	Bosnia and Herzegovina:	18.3
#185	Serbia and Montenegro:	18.1
#186	Netherlands:	18.1
#187	Georgia:	18
#188	Canada:	17.9
#189	Gibraltar:	17.8
#190	United Kingdom:	17.7
#191	Liechtenstein:	17.6
#192	Malta:	17.6
#193	Jersey:	17.5
#194	Man, Isle of:	17.4
#195	Finland:	17.3
#196	Slovakia:	17.1
#197	Sweden:	17.1
#198	Macau:	17
#199	Belgium:	16.9
#200	Poland:	16.7
#201	San Marino:	16.7
#202	Portugal:	16.6
#203	Switzerland:	16.6
#204	Croatia:	16.4
#205	Lithuania:	16.1
#206	Singapore:	16
#207	Belarus:	16
#208	Romania:	15.9
#209	Hungary:	15.8
#210	Ukraine:	15.6
#211	Austria:	15.6
#212	Estonia:	15.5
#213	Monaco:	15.5
#214	Guernsey:	15.4
#215	Andorra:	14.8
#216	Czech Republic:	14.7
#217	Russia:	14.6
#218	Germany:	14.4
#219	Greece:	14.4
#220	Spain:	14.4
#221	Latvia:	14.4
#222	Japan:	14.3
#223	Bulgaria:	14.1
#224	Slovenia:	14
#225	Italy:	13.9
#226	Hong Kong:	13.8
	Weighted average:	29.8

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.

SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005

People Statistics > Age structure > 0-14 years (most recent) by country

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