The CIA World Factbook Edition 1997 People

Age structure In 31 editions of 36.

Age structure was published in 31 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1995 to 2025. The 1997 edition carries it in 235 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

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World

0-14 years:
31% (male 922,447,462; female 877,221,909)
15-64 years:
63% (male 1,856,697,495; female 1,808,219,116)
65 years and over:
6% (male 166,513,212; female 218,599,847)

Africa

57 entries

Algeria

0-14 years : 39% (male 5,923,391; female 5,712,088)

15-64 years:
57% (male 8,619,009; female 8,450,774)
65 years and over:
4% (male 525,556; female 599,552) (July 1997 est.)

Angola

0-14 years:
45% (male 2,393,009; female 2,327,186)
15-64 years:
52% (male 2,793,038; female 2,753,624)
65 years and over:
3% (male 131,720; female 150,270) (July 1997 est.)

Benin

0-14 years:
48% (male 1,420,335; female 1,411,160)
15-64 years:
50% (male 1,401,360; female 1,530,626) 65 years and over : 2% (male 60,704; female 77,993) (July 1997 est.)

Botswana

0-14 years:
42% (male 319,920; female 312,104)
15-64 years:
54% (male 384,533; female 428,157) 65 years and over : 4% (male 21,949; female 34,102) (July 1997 est.)

Burkina Faso

0-14 years:
48% (male 2,636,509; female 2,602,984) 15-64 years : 49% (male 2,515,266; female 2,799,542)
65 years and over:
3% (male 146,267; female 190,591) (July 1997 est.)

Burundi

0-14 years:
47% (male 1,425,071; female 1,418,957) 15-64 years : 50% (male 1,490,426; female 1,558,362)
65 years and over:
3% (male 63,225; female 96,573) (July 1997 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

0-14 years:
46% (male 91,409; female 89,810)
15-64 years:
48% (male 87,868; female 100,948)
65 years and over:
6% (male 9,594; female 14,214) (July 1997 est.)

Cameroon

0-14 years:
46% (male 3,387,450; female 3,356,237)
15-64 years:
51% (male 3,712,809; female 3,736,245)
65 years and over:
3% (male 219,975; female 264,894) (July 1997 est.)

Central African Republic

0-14 years:
44% (male 738,623; female 731,163) 15-64 years : 52% (male 858,386; female 894,695)
65 years and over:
4% (male 54,848; female 64,336) (July 1997 est.)

Chad

0-14 years:
44% (male 1,586,873; female 1,579,086)
15-64 years:
53% (male 1,854,645; female 1,931,519)
65 years and over:
3% (male 94,516; female 119,384) (July 1997 est.)

Comoros

0-14 years:
42% (male 112,404; female 111,936)
15-64 years:
55% (male 142,604; female 146,382) 65 years and over : 3% (male 7,432; female 8,135) (July 1997 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

0-14 years : 48% (male 11,418,713; female 11,378,403)

15-64 years:
49% (male 11,412,269; female 11,980,993)
65 years and over:
3% (male 541,435; female 708,549) (July 1997 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

0-14 years:
43% (male 557,996; female 552,022)
15-64 years:
54% (male 677,313; female 707,569)
65 years and over:
3% (male 35,573; female 52,725) (July 1997 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

0-14 years : 47% (male 3,537,190; female 3,496,749)

15-64 years:
51% (male 3,927,687; female 3,700,468)
65 years and over:
2% (male 165,544; female 158,580) (July 1997 est.)

Djibouti

0-14 years:
43% (male 92,920; female 92,584)
15-64 years:
55% (male 125,547; female 112,140)
65 years and over:
2% (male 5,624; female 5,301) (July 1997 est.)

Egypt

0-14 years:
36% (male 12,080,281; female 11,556,970)
15-64 years:
60% (male 19,616,790; female 19,228,163)
65 years and over:
4% (male 1,050,540; female 1,291,722) (July 1997 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

0-14 years:
43% (male 95,636; female 95,090) 15-64 years : 53% (male 111,801; female 123,257)
65 years and over:
4% (male 7,407; female 9,325) (July 1997 est.)

Eritrea

0-14 years:
43% (male 781,169; female 770,497)
15-64 years:
54% (male 963,542; female 966,083)
65 years and over:
3% (male 55,811; female 52,585) (July 1997 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

0-14 years:
46% (male 234,628; female 236,056)
15-64 years:
52% (male 255,775; female 280,416)
65 years and over:
2% (male 10,291; female 14,434) (July 1997 est.)

Ethiopia

0-14 years : 46% (male 13,492,323; female 13,444,656)

15-64 years:
51% (male 15,167,806; female 15,020,499)
65 years and over:
3% (male 745,554; female 861,739) (July 1997 est.)

Gabon

0-14 years:
34% (male 199,730; female 199,369)
15-64 years:
61% (male 368,086; female 359,086) 65 years and over : 5% (male 31,475; female 32,413) (July 1997 est.)

The Gambia

0-14 years:
46% (male 286,422; female 285,379)
15-64 years:
51% (male 318,699; female 324,264)
65 years and over:
3% (male 17,723; female 15,598) (July 1997 est.)

Ghana

0-14 years:
43% (male 3,928,741; female 3,891,591)
15-64 years:
54% (male 4,775,610; female 4,939,664) 65 years and over : 3% (male 268,579; female 296,518) (July 1997 est.)

Guinea

0-14 years:
44% (male 1,625,046; female 1,632,953) 15-64 years : 53% (male 1,928,853; female 2,019,180)
65 years and over:
3% (male 83,165; female 116,178) (July 1997 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

0-14 years:
43% (male 251,873; female 250,950)
15-64 years:
54% (male 304,116; female 338,489) 65 years and over : 3% (male 15,771; female 17,385) (July 1997 est.)

Kenya

0-14 years : 44% (male 6,403,826; female 6,264,971)

15-64 years:
53% (male 7,682,401; female 7,696,504)
65 years and over:
3% (male 340,664; female 414,719) (July 1997 est.)

Lesotho

0-14 years:
41% (male 408,723; female 406,849) 15-64 years : 55% (male 533,327; female 566,684)
65 years and over:
4% (male 37,990; female 54,241) (July 1997 est.)

Liberia

0-14 years:
45% (male 584,918; female 579,728)
15-64 years:
52% (male 689,376; female 657,029) 65 years and over : 3% (male 43,868; female 47,149) (July 1997 est.)

Libya

0-14 years : 48% (male 1,369,984; female 1,323,254)

15-64 years:
49% (male 1,422,043; female 1,358,013)
65 years and over:
3% (male 91,953; female 83,112) (July 1997 est.)

Madagascar

0-14 years:
45% (male 3,188,839; female 3,114,958) 15-64 years : 52% (male 3,608,508; female 3,680,574)
65 years and over:
3% (male 228,230; female 240,518) (July 1997 est.)

Malawi

0-14 years : 46% (male 2,210,871; female 2,190,564)

15-64 years:
51% (male 2,430,178; female 2,520,608)
65 years and over:
3% (male 109,010; female 147,850) (July 1997 est.)

Mali

0-14 years:
47% (male 2,329,669; female 2,307,248)
15-64 years:
50% (male 2,287,769; female 2,546,981) 65 years and over : 3% (male 150,732; female 166,505) (July 1997 est.)

Mauritania

0-14 years:
49% (male 586,972; female 580,408)
15-64 years:
49% (male 579,071; female 612,343) 65 years and over : 2% (male 22,098; female 30,425) (July 1997 est.)

Mauritius

0-14 years:
27% (male 155,779; female 151,964) 15-64 years : 67% (male 387,406; female 391,167)
65 years and over:
6% (male 27,719; female 40,237) (July 1997 est.)

Mayotte

0-14 years:
50% (male 26,101; female 25,877)
15-64 years:
48% (male 25,684; female 24,661)
65 years and over:
2% (male 1,171; female 1,221) (July 1997 est.)

Morocco

0-14 years : 37% (male 5,730,322; female 5,552,490)

15-64 years:
59% (male 8,832,635; female 8,949,126)
65 years and over:
4% (male 629,816; female 697,034) (July 1997 est.)

Mozambique

0-14 years:
45% (male 4,021,791; female 4,136,853)
15-64 years:
53% (male 4,678,819; female 4,910,085)
65 years and over:
2% (male 173,177; female 244,751) (July 1997 est.)

Namibia

0-14 years:
43% (male 379,158; female 371,008)
15-64 years:
53% (male 444,523; female 465,510)
65 years and over:
4% (male 28,743; female 38,241) (July 1997 est.)

Niger

0-14 years:
48% (male 2,303,790; female 2,207,542)
15-64 years:
50% (male 2,272,535; female 2,381,033)
65 years and over:
2% (male 118,333; female 105,626) (July 1997 est.)

Nigeria

0-14 years:
45% (male 24,142,369; female 23,931,502)
15-64 years:
52% (male 28,502,597; female 27,432,816) 65 years and over : 3% (male 1,572,773; female 1,547,412) (July 1997 est.)

Reunion

0-14 years : 32% (male 114,655; female 109,301)

15-64 years:
62% (male 211,112; female 217,897)
65 years and over:
6% (male 16,211; female 23,028) (July 1997 est.)

Rwanda

0-14 years:
45% (male 1,769,247; female 1,757,957)
15-64 years:
52% (male 1,978,076; female 2,018,141)
65 years and over:
3% (male 88,556; female 125,560) (July 1997 est.)

Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

0-14 years:
20% (male 722; female 698) 15-64 years : 71% (male 2,621; female 2,396)
65 years and over:
9% (male 240; female 359) (1997 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

0-14 years:
40% (male 29,815; female 29,307)
15-64 years:
55% (male 40,830; female 41,056) 65 years and over : 5% (male 3,053; female 3,804) (July 1997 est.)

Senegal

0-14 years:
48% (male 2,259,765; female 2,270,363)
15-64 years:
49% (male 2,190,263; female 2,418,385)
65 years and over:
3% (male 130,742; female 134,028) (July 1997 est.)

Seychelles

0-14 years:
30.2% (male 11,885; female 11,708)
15-64 years:
63.5% (male 24,336; female 25,293)
65 years and over:
6.3% (male 1,698; female 3,187) (July 1997 est.)

Sierra Leone

0-14 years:
45% (male 1,084,736; female 1,119,802)
15-64 years:
52% (male 1,216,111; female 1,320,847)
65 years and over:
3% (male 76,371; female 73,679) (July 1997 est.)

Somalia

0-14 years:
44% (male 1,449,037; female 1,452,171)
15-64 years:
53% (male 1,777,131; female 1,718,389)
65 years and over:
3% (male 89,346; female 104,251) (July 1997 est.)

South Africa

0-14 years:
35% (male 7,470,444; female 7,340,734)
15-64 years:
61% (male 12,729,753; female 12,891,969) 65 years and over : 4% (male 762,041; female 1,132,517) (July 1997 est.)

Sudan

0-14 years:
46% (male 7,584,401; female 7,271,175)
15-64 years:
52% (male 8,536,476; female 8,492,043) 65 years and over : 2% (male 398,591; female 311,442) (July 1997 est.)

Tanzania

0-14 years:
45% (male 6,597,703; female 6,638,333)
15-64 years:
52% (male 7,496,133; female 7,868,581)
65 years and over:
3% (male 399,747; female 460,256) (July 1997 est.)

Togo

0-14 years : 49% (male 1,153,174; female 1,143,085)

15-64 years:
49% (male 1,129,720; female 1,206,926)
65 years and over:
2% (male 47,211; female 55,494) (July 1997 est.)

Tunisia

0-14 years : 32% (male 1,541,853; female 1,451,035)

15-64 years:
62% (male 2,858,987; female 2,873,748)
65 years and over:
6% (male 267,261; female 252,400) (July 1997 est.)

Uganda

0-14 years:
50% (male 5,126,249; female 5,092,583) 15-64 years : 48% (male 4,948,859; female 4,963,718)
65 years and over:
2% (male 234,351; female 239,114) (July 1997 est.)

Western Sahara

0-14 years:
NA 15-64 years : NA
65 years and over:
NA

Zambia

0-14 years:
49% (male 2,315,739; female 2,286,829)
15-64 years:
48% (male 2,212,021; female 2,301,354) 65 years and over : 3% (male 112,134; female 121,898) (July 1997 est.)

Zimbabwe

0-14 years:
43% (male 2,507,219; female 2,471,357)
15-64 years:
54% (male 3,020,632; female 3,106,729) 65 years and over : 3% (male 154,231; female 163,007) (July 1997 est.)

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

0-14 years:
27% (male 7,843; female 7,711)
15-64 years:
68% (male 21,931; female 18,237) 65 years and over : 5% (male 1,393; female 1,653) (July 1997 est.)

Iceland

0-14 years:
24% (male 32,931; female 31,390)
15-64 years:
64% (male 87,993; female 86,107)
65 years and over:
12% (male 14,107; female 17,169) (July 1997 est.)

Svalbard

0-14 years:
NA
15-64 years:
NA
65 years and over:
NA

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

0-14 years:
43% (male 5,201,585; female 5,003,503)
15-64 years:
54% (male 6,680,687; female 6,208,463) 65 years and over : 3% (male 341,301; female 302,546) (July 1997 est.)

Armenia

0-14 years:
27% (male 476,375; female 456,723)
15-64 years:
65% (male 1,088,103; female 1,134,649)
65 years and over:
8% (male 115,135; female 162,644) (July 1997 est.)

Azerbaijan

0-14 years:
33% (male 1,302,759; female 1,247,868)
15-64 years:
61% (male 2,315,272; female 2,446,087)
65 years and over:
6% (male 186,699; female 298,791) (July 1997 est.)

Bangladesh

0-14 years:
38% (male 24,397,316; female 23,417,919) 15-64 years : 59% (male 37,758,378; female 35,715,343)
65 years and over:
3% (male 2,204,445; female 1,846,860) (July 1997 est.)

Bhutan

0-14 years:
40% (male 387,721; female 359,857)
15-64 years:
56% (male 536,797; female 507,551)
65 years and over:
4% (male 37,249; female 36,016) (July 1997 est.)

China

0-14 years : 26% (male 166,319,939; female 150,125,798)

15-64 years:
68% (male 427,340,489; female 393,914,502)
65 years and over:
6% (male 36,201,623; female 41,689,427) (July 1997 est.)

Georgia

0-14 years:
22% (male 581,370; female 558,390) 15-64 years : 66% (male 1,640,361; female 1,766,319)
65 years and over:
12% (male 231,698; female 381,904) (July 1997 est.)

India

0-14 years:
35% (male 173,420,822; female 163,433,648)
15-64 years:
61% (male 304,048,569; female 281,625,342)
65 years and over:
4% (male 22,536,104; female 21,718,686) (July 1997 est.)

Japan

0-14 years:
15% (male 9,931,114; female 9,464,940)
15-64 years:
69% (male 43,577,219; female 43,250,874)
65 years and over:
16% (male 8,089,200; female 11,419,447) (July 1997 est.)

Kazakstan now Kazakhstan

0-14 years : 30% (male 2,536,307; female 2,462,742)

15-64 years:
63% (male 5,219,618; female 5,480,693)
65 years and over:
7% (male 392,374; female 790,059) (July 1997 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

0-14 years:
30% (male 3,672,851; female 3,528,590)
15-64 years:
66% (male 7,996,814; female 8,068,347) 65 years and over : 4% (male 372,818; female 677,584) (July 1997 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

0-14 years:
23% (male 5,515,667; female 4,925,479)
15-64 years:
71% (male 16,579,117; female 16,096,684) 65 years and over : 6% (male 1,067,663; female 1,764,201) (July 1997 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

0-14 years:
36% (male 829,888; female 812,056)
15-64 years:
58% (male 1,271,390; female 1,321,774)
65 years and over:
6% (male 101,616; female 176,085) (July 1997 est.)

Maldives

0-14 years:
47% (male 67,967; female 64,643) 15-64 years : 50% (male 71,316; female 67,993)
65 years and over:
3% (male 4,534; female 3,938) (July 1997 est.)

Mongolia

0-14 years:
38% (male 485,760; female 471,005)
15-64 years:
58% (male 743,194; female 743,529) 65 years and over : 4% (male 40,621; female 54,102) (July 1997 est.)

Nepal

0-14 years:
42% (male 4,994,992; female 4,692,691)
15-64 years:
55% (male 6,458,616; female 6,205,947)
65 years and over:
3% (male 376,962; female 378,256) (July 1997 est.)

Pakistan

0-14 years:
42% (male 28,702,496; female 27,048,787)
15-64 years:
54% (male 36,387,329; female 34,708,803) 65 years and over : 4% (male 2,667,936; female 2,669,948) (July 1997 est.)

Russia

0-14 years : 20% (male 15,258,810; female 14,683,485)

15-64 years:
67% (male 47,945,470; female 51,067,792)
65 years and over:
13% (male 5,645,915; female 12,704,097) (July 1997 est.)

Sri Lanka

0-14 years:
28% (male 2,698,852; female 2,581,476) 15-64 years : 66% (male 6,019,140; female 6,266,311)
65 years and over:
6% (male 565,671; female 589,728) (July 1997 est.)

Tajikistan

0-14 years:
42% (male 1,263,725; female 1,234,730) 15-64 years : 53% (male 1,578,940; female 1,599,458)
65 years and over:
5% (male 114,118; female 154,932) (July 1997 est.)

Turkmenistan

0-14 years:
39% (male 840,168; female 812,573) 15-64 years : 57% (male 1,182,706; female 1,217,484)
65 years and over:
4% (male 66,451; female 109,867) (July 1997 est.)

Uzbekistan

0-14 years:
39% (male 4,609,766; female 4,474,481)
15-64 years:
57% (male 6,593,525; female 6,703,482) 65 years and over : 4% (male 421,609; female 664,861) (July 1997 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

31 entries

Anguilla

0-14 years:
28% (male 1,527; female 1,483) 15-64 years : 65% (male 3,563; female 3,407)
65 years and over:
7% (male 351; female 454) (July 1997 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

0-14 years:
26% (male 8,514; female 8,221)
15-64 years:
68% (male 21,499; female 21,891) 65 years and over : 6% (male 1,571; female 2,043) (July 1997 est.)

Aruba

0-14 years : 22% (male 7,814; female 7,127)

15-64 years:
69% (male 22,544; female 24,656)
65 years and over:
9% (male 2,433; female 3,457) (July 1997 est.)

The Bahamas

0-14 years:
28% (male 39,280; female 38,755)
15-64 years:
66% (male 89,483; female 93,479) 65 years and over : 6% (male 6,209; female 8,735) (July 1997 est.)

Barbados

0-14 years:
24% (male 31,025; female 30,197)
15-64 years:
66% (male 83,977; female 87,208) 65 years and over : 10% (male 10,002; female 16,347) (July 1997 est.)

Belize

0-14 years:
43% (male 48,921; female 47,057)
15-64 years:
54% (male 61,133; female 59,466)
65 years and over:
3% (male 3,965; female 4,121) (July 1997 est.)

British Virgin Islands

0-14 years:
NA 15-64 years : NA
65 years and over:
NA

Cayman Islands

0-14 years : NA

15-64 years:
NA
65 years and over:
NA

Costa Rica

0-14 years:
34% (male 617,256; female 587,566)
15-64 years:
61% (male 1,090,414; female 1,065,273) 65 years and over : 5% (male 80,304; female 93,361) (July 1997 est.)

Cuba

0-14 years:
22% (male 1,255,844; female 1,190,860)
15-64 years:
69% (male 3,770,154; female 3,753,094)
65 years and over:
9% (male 483,858; female 545,231) (July 1997 est.)

Dominica

0-14 years:
28% (male 9,287; female 9,115)
15-64 years:
63% (male 21,364; female 20,617) 65 years and over : 9% (male 2,569; female 3,681) (July 1997 est.)

Dominican Republic

0-14 years:
36% (male 1,423,626; female 1,371,309)
15-64 years:
60% (male 2,404,042; female 2,334,119) 65 years and over : 4% (male 160,270; female 175,365) (July 1997 est.)

El Salvador

0-14 years:
38% (male 1,084,198; female 1,038,248)
15-64 years:
57% (male 1,538,609; female 1,709,756) 65 years and over : 5% (male 133,038; female 157,978) (July 1997 est.)

Grenada

0-14 years:
43% (male 21,051; female 20,335)
15-64 years:
52% (male 26,473; female 23,181)
65 years and over:
5% (male 2,090; female 2,407) (July 1997 est.)

Guadeloupe

0-14 years : 25% (male 52,974; female 51,051)

15-64 years:
66% (male 134,686; female 137,828)
65 years and over:
9% (male 14,948; female 20,336) (July 1997 est.)

Guatemala

0-14 years:
43% (male 2,571,885; female 2,465,902)
15-64 years:
53% (male 3,117,718; female 3,121,276) 65 years and over : 4% (male 192,334; female 216,580) (July 1997 est.)

Haiti

0-14 years:
43% (male 1,451,550; female 1,409,056) 15-64 years : 53% (male 1,668,670; female 1,811,957)
65 years and over:
4% (male 134,366; female 135,808) (July 1997 est.)

Honduras

0-14 years : 42% (male 1,237,549; female 1,194,598)

15-64 years:
54% (male 1,549,400; female 1,574,075)
65 years and over:
4% (male 93,695; female 102,067) (July 1997 est.)

Jamaica

0-14 years : 32% (male 428,831; female 409,959)

15-64 years:
61% (male 793,609; female 806,031)
65 years and over:
7% (male 78,453; female 98,699) (July 1997 est.)

Martinique

0-14 years:
23% (male 46,906; female 45,800)
15-64 years:
67% (male 133,500; female 136,773) 65 years and over : 10% (male 16,890; female 23,115) (July 1997 est.)

Montserrat

0-14 years:
NA 15-64 years : NA
65 years and over:
NA

Netherlands Antilles

0-14 years:
24% (male 26,496; female 25,267) 15-64 years : 68% (male 70,087; female 73,300)
65 years and over:
8% (male 6,694; female 9,249) (July 1997 est.)

Nicaragua

0-14 years:
43% (male 963,878; female 949,658)
15-64 years:
53% (male 1,147,565; female 1,207,386) 65 years and over : 4% (male 50,910; female 67,002) (July 1997 est.)

Panama

0-14 years:
32% (male 444,673; female 426,823)
15-64 years:
62% (male 846,707; female 824,690) 65 years and over : 6% (male 72,472; female 78,052) (July 1997 est.)

Puerto Rico

0-14 years:
25% (male 485,782; female 463,226)
15-64 years:
65% (male 1,192,306; female 1,298,256) 65 years and over : 10% (male 170,170; female 218,766) (July 1997 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

0-14 years:
34% (male 7,285; female 6,945)
15-64 years:
60% (male 12,471; female 12,395) 65 years and over : 6% (male 1,107; female 1,600) (July 1997 est.)

Saint Lucia

0-14 years : 35% (male 26,430; female 26,018)

15-64 years:
60% (male 44,117; female 45,922)
65 years and over:
5% (male 3,091; female 5,052) (July 1997 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

0-14 years:
32% (male 19,208; female 18,571)
15-64 years:
63% (male 37,555; female 37,166)
65 years and over:
5% (male 2,719; female 3,873) (July 1997 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

0-14 years:
29% (male 167,857; female 161,196)
15-64 years:
64% (male 373,434; female 347,489)
65 years and over:
7% (male 36,300; female 44,061) (July 1997 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

0-14 years:
NA 15-64 years : NA
65 years and over:
NA

Virgin Islands

0-14 years:
NA 15-64 years : NA
65 years and over:
NA

Europe

45 entries

Albania

0-14 years:
34% (male 575,087; female 534,618)
15-64 years:
60% (male 927,791; female 1,068,922)
65 years and over:
6% (male 80,135; female 113,204) (July 1997 est.)

Andorra

0-14 years:
14% (male 4,788; female 4,452) 15-64 years : 74% (male 25,291; female 21,807)
65 years and over:
12% (male 3,903; female 3,759) (July 1997 est.)

Austria

0-14 years:
17% (male 717,989; female 681,897)
15-64 years:
68% (male 2,777,525; female 2,703,296) 65 years and over : 15% (male 464,802; female 786,996) (July 1997 est.)

Belarus

0-14 years:
21% (male 1,092,760; female 1,047,992) 15-64 years : 66% (male 3,346,111; female 3,547,352)
65 years and over:
13% (male 452,267; female 925,737) (July 1997 est.)

Belgium

0-14 years:
17% (male 911,881; female 868,361)
15-64 years:
66% (male 3,385,319; female 3,318,940) 65 years and over : 17% (male 681,432; female 999,126) (July 1997 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0-14 years:
18% (male 301,637; female 284,694)
15-64 years:
70% (male 1,123,477; female 1,140,604)
65 years and over:
12% (male 145,711; female 226,461) (July 1997 est.)

Bulgaria

0-14 years:
17% (male 720,499; female 685,258)
15-64 years:
67% (male 2,769,288; female 2,823,431)
65 years and over:
16% (male 558,028; female 734,484) (July 1997 est.)

Croatia

0-14 years:
18% (male 417,181; female 395,430)
15-64 years:
68% (male 1,590,334; female 1,593,470)
65 years and over:
14% (male 253,201; female 415,094) (July 1997 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

0-14 years:
18% (male 930,874; female 886,444) 15-64 years : 69% (male 3,542,900; female 3,539,351)
65 years and over:
13% (male 535,049; female 863,706) (July 1997 est.)

Denmark

0-14 years : 18% (male 487,731; female 463,444)

15-64 years:
67% (male 1,801,904; female 1,754,435)
65 years and over:
15% (male 330,143; female 467,391) (July 1997 est.)

Estonia

0-14 years:
19% (male 141,814; female 136,895)
15-64 years:
67% (male 460,067; female 495,935)
65 years and over:
14% (male 65,302; female 136,545) (July 1997 est.)

Faroe Islands

0-14 years : 25% (male 4,960; female 4,812)

15-64 years:
60% (male 12,913; female 11,117)
65 years and over:
15% (male 2,708; female 3,363) (July 1997 est.)

Finland

0-14 years : 19% (male 493,427; female 473,166)

15-64 years:
67% (male 1,729,996; female 1,694,111)
65 years and over:
14% (male 280,231; female 466,338) (July 1997 est.)

France

0-14 years:
19% (male 5,712,739; female 5,449,139) 15-64 years : 65% (male 19,178,683; female 19,126,672)
65 years and over:
16% (male 3,687,216; female 5,454,836) (July 1997 est.)

Germany

0-14 years:
16% (male 6,652,245; female 6,315,479)
15-64 years:
68% (male 28,649,361; female 27,498,980)
65 years and over:
16% (male 4,772,547; female 8,183,153) (July 1997 est.)

Gibraltar

0-14 years:
20% (male 3,121; female 2,725)
15-64 years:
66% (male 10,771; female 8,278) 65 years and over : 14% (male 1,629; female 2,389) (July 1997 est.)

Greece

0-14 years:
17% (male 905,146; female 845,929)
15-64 years:
67% (male 3,583,854; female 3,565,882)
65 years and over:
16% (male 759,648; female 955,596) (July 1997 est.)

Guernsey

0-14 years:
18% (male 5,703; female 5,584)
15-64 years:
67% (male 20,883; female 21,702) 65 years and over : 15% (male 3,959; female 5,900) (July 1997 est.)

Hungary

0-14 years:
18% (male 924,864; female 881,728)
15-64 years:
68% (male 3,419,485; female 3,541,823)
65 years and over:
14% (male 549,091; female 915,413) (July 1997 est.)

Ireland

0-14 years:
23% (male 415,747; female 393,181)
15-64 years:
66% (male 1,203,792; female 1,185,935)
65 years and over:
11% (male 173,566; female 234,731) (July 1997 est.)

Man, Isle of now Isle of Man

0-14 years:
18% (male 6,681; female 6,427)
15-64 years:
65% (male 24,225; female 24,102) 65 years and over : 17% (male 5,198; female 7,871) (July 1997 est.)

Italy

0-14 years : 15% (male 4,234,767; female 3,997,589)

15-64 years:
68% (male 19,314,674; female 19,442,196)
65 years and over:
17% (male 4,028,659; female 5,812,623) (July 1997 est.)

Jersey

0-14 years : 18% (male 7,995; female 7,435)

15-64 years:
68% (male 30,009; female 30,523)
65 years and over:
14% (male 5,170; female 7,378) (July 1997 est.)

Latvia

0-14 years:
19% (male 238,793; female 229,160) 15-64 years : 66% (male 762,635; female 836,839)
65 years and over:
15% (male 112,989; female 240,747) (July 1997 est.)

Liechtenstein

0-14 years:
19% (male 3,032; female 2,909)
15-64 years:
70% (male 10,952; female 11,059)
65 years and over:
11% (male 1,410; female 2,027) (July 1997 est.)

Lithuania

0-14 years:
21% (male 385,959; female 370,100)
15-64 years:
66% (male 1,157,987; female 1,240,850) 65 years and over : 13% (male 157,328; female 304,880) (July 1997 est.)

Luxembourg

0-14 years : 18% (male 39,219; female 37,459)

15-64 years:
67% (male 143,754; female 138,493)
65 years and over:
15% (male 24,653; female 36,838) (July 1997 est.)

Malta

0-14 years : 21% (male 41,207; female 39,041)

15-64 years:
67% (male 127,553; female 126,355)
65 years and over:
12% (male 18,202; female 24,819) (July 1997 est.)

Moldova

0-14 years:
26% (male 580,839; female 560,784)
15-64 years:
65% (male 1,384,380; female 1,503,831)
65 years and over:
9% (male 158,886; female 268,486) (July 1997 est.)

Monaco

0-14 years:
17% (male 2,731; female 2,671) 15-64 years : 63% (male 9,856; female 10,392)
65 years and over:
20% (male 2,288; female 3,954) (July 1997 est.)

Netherlands

0-14 years:
18% (male 1,466,463; female 1,401,507) 15-64 years : 68% (male 5,432,512; female 5,248,823)
65 years and over:
14% (male 848,853; female 1,251,571) (July 1997 est.)

Macedonia, now North Macedonia

0-14 years:
24% (male 245,923; female 231,621)
15-64 years:
67% (male 670,535; female 665,556) 65 years and over : 9% (male 82,285; female 99,939) (July 1997 est.)

Norway

0-14 years:
19% (male 440,621; female 417,331) 15-64 years : 65% (male 1,446,739; female 1,399,291)
65 years and over:
16% (male 289,426; female 406,585) (July 1997 est.)

Poland

0-14 years:
21% (male 4,235,659; female 4,038,016) 15-64 years : 67% (male 12,842,909; female 13,020,736)
65 years and over:
12% (male 1,698,505; female 2,779,414) (July 1997 est.)

Portugal

0-14 years:
17% (male 895,294; female 848,133)
15-64 years:
68% (male 3,280,015; female 3,429,007)
65 years and over:
15% (male 605,074; female 873,522) (July 1997 est.)

Romania

0-14 years:
19% (male 2,223,136; female 2,130,497) 15-64 years : 68% (male 7,586,237; female 7,679,992)
65 years and over:
13% (male 1,186,948; female 1,656,267) (July 1997 est.)

San Marino

0-14 years:
16% (male 1,993; female 1,992) 15-64 years : 68% (male 8,442; female 8,270)
65 years and over:
16% (male 1,683; female 2,334) (July 1997 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro

0-14 years : Montenegro - 22% (male 78,101; female 73,067); Serbia - 21% (male 1,146,238; female 1,066,842)

15-64 years:
Montenegro - 68% (male 231,641; female 227,245); Serbia - 67% (male 3,544,055; female 3,495,673)
65 years and over:
Montenegro - 10% (male 28,880; female 41,278); Serbia - 12% (male 555,592; female 735,241) (July 1997 est.)

Slovakia

0-14 years:
21% (male 588,511; female 563,090) 15-64 years : 68% (male 1,802,132; female 1,831,119)
65 years and over:
11% (male 233,476; female 369,337) (July 1997 est.)

Slovenia

0-14 years:
17% (male 173,932; female 165,167) 15-64 years : 70% (male 690,309; female 686,440)
65 years and over:
13% (male 92,926; female 164,322) (July 1997 est.)

Spain

0-14 years:
15% (male 3,121,625; female 2,942,492)
15-64 years:
69% (male 13,396,398; female 13,400,728)
65 years and over:
16% (male 2,592,692; female 3,653,977) (July 1997 est.)

Sweden

0-14 years:
19% (male 849,093; female 805,087)
15-64 years:
64% (male 2,876,064; female 2,784,346) 65 years and over : 17% (male 655,490; female 894,971) (July 1997 est.)

Switzerland

0-14 years:
17% (male 643,301; female 614,913)
15-64 years:
68% (male 2,501,705; female 2,412,165) 65 years and over : 15% (male 429,754; female 638,625) (July 1997 est.)

Ukraine

0-14 years:
19% (male 5,000,518; female 4,802,193)
15-64 years:
67% (male 16,087,147; female 17,429,313)
65 years and over:
14% (male 2,308,354; female 4,820,194) (July 1997 est.)

United Kingdom

0-14 years:
19% (male 5,647,549; female 5,386,750) 15-64 years : 65% (male 18,532,243; female 18,757,168)
65 years and over:
16% (male 3,808,399; female 5,459,568) (July 1997 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

0-14 years:
31% (male 94,330; female 91,532)
15-64 years:
66% (male 240,496; female 160,662) 65 years and over : 3% (male 8,375; female 7,923) (July 1997 est.)

Cyprus

0-14 years:
25% (male 96,924; female 91,833)
15-64 years:
65% (male 244,821; female 241,580)
65 years and over:
10% (male 33,858; female 43,792) (July 1997 est.)

Gaza Strip

0-14 years:
51% (male 261,014; female 248,236)
15-64 years:
46% (male 225,707; female 224,483)
65 years and over:
3% (male 12,281; female 16,148) (July 1997 est.)

Iran

0-14 years:
44% (male 15,292,783; female 14,423,911) 15-64 years : 52% (male 17,880,617; female 17,254,711)
65 years and over:
4% (male 1,378,395; female 1,309,585) (July 1997 est.)

Iraq

0-14 years:
47% (male 5,353,088; female 5,181,960)
15-64 years:
50% (male 5,565,926; female 5,442,949)
65 years and over:
3% (male 314,705; female 360,661) (July 1997 est.)

Israel

0-14 years:
28% (male 803,792; female 766,224) 15-64 years : 62% (male 1,711,668; female 1,708,700)
65 years and over:
10% (male 234,902; female 309,386) (July 1997 est.)

Jordan

0-14 years:
44% (male 968,833; female 921,158)
15-64 years:
53% (male 1,188,248; female 1,125,527) 65 years and over : 3% (male 60,876; female 59,996) (July 1997 est.)

Kuwait

0-14 years:
33% (male 333,251; female 272,206) 15-64 years : 65% (male 772,612; female 421,205)
65 years and over:
2% (male 21,028; female 13,967) (July 1997 est.)

Lebanon

0-14 years:
30% (male 531,171; female 511,522)
15-64 years:
64% (male 1,036,728; female 1,150,847)
65 years and over:
6% (male 100,682; female 118,628) (July 1997 est.)

Oman

0-14 years:
46% (male 527,091; female 507,849)
15-64 years:
51% (male 632,647; female 535,149)
65 years and over:
3% (male 27,974; female 33,880) (July 1997 est.)

Qatar

0-14 years:
28% (male 95,145; female 91,338) 15-64 years : 70% (male 339,892; female 131,429)
65 years and over:
2% (male 8,567; female 3,903) (July 1997 est.)

Saudi Arabia

0-14 years:
43% (male 4,389,113; female 4,252,034)
15-64 years:
55% (male 6,561,725; female 4,410,589)
65 years and over:
2% (male 246,894; female 227,610) (July 1997 est.)

Syria

0-14 years : 46% (male 3,839,369; female 3,654,350)

15-64 years:
51% (male 4,174,734; female 3,997,666) 65 years and over : 3% (male 234,127; female 237,653) (July 1997 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

0-14 years:
31% (male 10,180,631; female 9,820,505)
15-64 years:
63% (male 20,326,169; female 19,648,647) 65 years and over : 6% (male 1,638,048; female 1,914,225) (July 1997 est.)

United Arab Emirates

0-14 years : 32% (male 375,709; female 360,199)

15-64 years:
66% (male 975,868; female 511,692)
65 years and over:
2% (male 25,869; female 12,972) (July 1997 est.)

West Bank

0-14 years:
46% (male 347,152; female 329,906) 15-64 years : 51% (male 387,847; female 380,629)
65 years and over:
3% (male 21,223; female 28,926) (July 1997 est.)

Yemen

0-14 years:
48% (male 3,421,216; female 3,237,594) 15-64 years : 49% (male 3,454,912; female 3,479,395)
65 years and over:
3% (male 162,600; female 216,760) (July 1997 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

0-14 years : NA

15-64 years:
NA
65 years and over:
NA

Canada

0-14 years:
20% (male 3,101,968; female 2,957,927)
15-64 years:
68% (male 10,333,085; female 10,201,996)
65 years and over:
12% (male 1,583,643; female 2,158,715) (July 1997 est.)

Mexico

0-14 years : 36% (male 17,849,251; female 17,236,639)

15-64 years:
60% (male 28,241,361; female 29,883,766)
65 years and over:
4% (male 1,982,329; female 2,370,028) (July 1997 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

0-14 years:
NA
15-64 years:
NA 65 years and over : NA

United States

0-14 years:
22% (male 29,837,393; female 28,450,028)
15-64 years:
65% (male 87,170,245; female 88,400,551) 65 years and over : 13% (male 13,975,746; female 20,120,801) (July 1997 est.)

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

0-14 years:
NA
15-64 years:
NA
65 years and over:
NA

Australia

0-14 years:
22% (male 2,018,363; female 1,921,252)
15-64 years:
66% (male 6,188,476; female 6,041,173) 65 years and over : 12% (male 987,092; female 1,282,468) (July 1997 est.)

Cook Islands

0-14 years:
NA
15-64 years:
NA
65 years and over:
NA

Fiji

0-14 years:
35% (male 140,685; female 135,044)
15-64 years:
62% (male 246,128; female 246,001) 65 years and over : 3% (male 11,620; female 12,963) (July 1997 est.)

French Polynesia

0-14 years:
34% (male 39,958; female 38,492) 15-64 years : 62% (male 75,450; female 69,441)
65 years and over:
4% (male 5,063; female 5,084) (July 1997 est.)

Guam

0-14 years:
NA
15-64 years:
NA
65 years and over:
NA

Kiribati

0-14 years:
NA 15-64 years : NA
65 years and over:
NA

Marshall Islands

0-14 years:
50% (male 15,550; female 14,926) 15-64 years : 48% (male 14,732; female 14,032)
65 years and over:
2% (male 662; female 750) (July 1997 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

0-14 years:
NA 15-64 years : 35% (est.)
65 years and over:
NA

Nauru

0-14 years:
NA
15-64 years:
NA
65 years and over:
NA

New Caledonia

0-14 years : 30% (male 29,204; female 28,140)

15-64 years:
65% (male 62,344; female 60,864)
65 years and over:
5% (male 4,972; female 5,479) (July 1997 est.)

New Zealand

0-14 years:
23% (male 424,584; female 403,792)
15-64 years:
65% (male 1,174,945; female 1,167,913)
65 years and over:
12% (male 179,853; female 236,188) (July 1997 est.)

Niue

0-14 years:
NA 15-64 years : NA
65 years and over:
NA

Norfolk Island

0-14 years:
NA
15-64 years:
NA
65 years and over:
NA

Northern Mariana Islands

0-14 years : NA

15-64 years:
NA
65 years and over:
NA

Palau

0-14 years : NA

15-64 years:
NA
65 years and over:
NA

Papua New Guinea

0-14 years : 40% (male 921,227; female 874,290)

15-64 years:
57% (male 1,338,483; female 1,229,180)
65 years and over:
3% (male 61,082; female 71,959) (July 1997 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

0-14 years:
NA 15-64 years : NA
65 years and over:
NA

Western Samoa now Samoa

0-14 years:
40% (male 44,281; female 42,876)
15-64 years:
56% (male 64,433; female 59,006) 65 years and over : 4% (male 4,225; female 4,688) (July 1997 est.)

Solomon Islands

0-14 years:
45% (male 98,797; female 95,162) 15-64 years : 52% (male 111,702; female 108,505)
65 years and over:
3% (male 6,345; female 6,344) (July 1997 est.)

Tokelau

0-14 years:
NA
15-64 years:
NA 65 years and over : NA

Tonga

0-14 years : NA

15-64 years:
NA
65 years and over:
NA

Tuvalu

0-14 years:
36% (male 1,871; female 1,803) 15-64 years : 59% (male 2,903; female 3,226)
65 years and over:
5% (male 229; female 265) (July 1997 est.)

Vanuatu

0-14 years:
40% (male 36,655; female 35,359)
15-64 years:
57% (male 53,506; female 50,508)
65 years and over:
3% (male 2,904; female 2,426) (July 1997 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

0-14 years:
NA
15-64 years:
NA 65 years and over : NA

South America

14 entries

Argentina

0-14 years:
28% (male 5,042,521; female 4,855,874) 15-64 years : 62% (male 11,133,884; female 11,155,104)
65 years and over:
10% (male 1,499,538; female 2,111,064) (July 1997 est.)

Bolivia

0-14 years:
40% (male 1,543,641; female 1,511,579)
15-64 years:
56% (male 2,081,792; female 2,184,876) 65 years and over : 4% (male 158,409; female 189,571) (July 1997 est.)

Brazil

0-14 years:
30% (male 25,018,597; female 24,164,894)
15-64 years:
65% (male 53,217,683; female 54,215,461) 65 years and over : 5% (male 3,181,539; female 4,713,192) (July 1997 est.)

Chile

0-14 years:
28% (male 2,057,633; female 2,031,588)
15-64 years:
65% (male 4,684,158; female 4,734,170)
65 years and over:
7% (male 416,047; female 584,562) (July 1997 est.)

Colombia

0-14 years : 31% (male 5,959,141; female 5,816,751)

15-64 years:
64% (male 11,756,893; female 12,146,103)
65 years and over:
5% (male 769,724; female 969,678) (July 1997 est.)

Ecuador

0-14 years:
37% (male 2,252,260; female 2,174,004)
15-64 years:
59% (male 3,529,606; female 3,619,002) 65 years and over : 4% (male 248,105; female 282,147) (July 1997 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

0-14 years:
NA
15-64 years:
NA
65 years and over:
NA

French Guiana

0-14 years : 32% (male 25,267; female 24,146)

15-64 years:
63% (male 54,051; female 45,489)
65 years and over:
5% (male 4,014; female 3,979) (July 1997 est.)

Guyana

0-14 years:
32% (male 115,120; female 110,741)
15-64 years:
63% (male 225,199; female 222,793) 65 years and over : 5% (male 14,563; female 17,700) (July 1997 est.)

Paraguay

0-14 years:
40% (male 1,163,416; female 1,113,654)
15-64 years:
56% (male 1,571,685; female 1,564,757)
65 years and over:
4% (male 109,547; female 128,575) (July 1997 est.)

Peru

0-14 years:
36% (male 4,693,504; female 4,532,607) 15-64 years : 59% (male 7,658,718; female 7,551,588)
65 years and over:
5% (male 519,294; female 618,213) (July 1997 est.)

Suriname

0-14 years:
34% (male 73,017; female 69,538)
15-64 years:
61% (male 132,188; female 128,260)
65 years and over:
5% (male 10,033; female 11,533) (July 1997 est.)

Uruguay

0-14 years:
24% (male 405,016; female 385,863)
15-64 years:
63% (male 1,021,166; female 1,042,401)
65 years and over:
13% (male 173,345; female 242,916) (July 1997 est.)

Venezuela

0-14 years : 34% (male 3,964,886; female 3,720,984)

15-64 years:
61% (male 6,877,890; female 6,838,799)
65 years and over:
5% (male 456,182; female 537,666) (July 1997 est.)

Southeast Asia

15 entries

Brunei

0-14 years:
33% (male 52,239; female 50,025)
15-64 years:
63% (male 101,326; female 90,941)
65 years and over:
4% (male 7,207; female 5,878) (July 1997 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

0-14 years:
37% (male 8,743,108; female 8,410,224)
15-64 years:
59% (male 13,878,541; female 13,859,783) 65 years and over : 4% (male 873,670; female 1,056,617) (July 1997 est.)

Cambodia

0-14 years:
45% (male 2,573,135; female 2,497,776) 15-64 years : 52% (male 2,668,089; female 3,084,009)
65 years and over:
3% (male 144,001; female 196,851) (July 1997 est.)

Christmas Island

0-14 years:
NA
15-64 years:
NA
65 years and over:
NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

0-14 years : NA

15-64 years:
NA
65 years and over:
NA

Hong Kong

0-14 years:
19% (male 629,981; female 584,807)
15-64 years:
71% (male 2,319,009; female 2,348,794)
65 years and over:
10% (male 299,503; female 365,095) (July 1997 est.)

Indonesia

0-14 years : 31% (male 33,313,149; female 32,367,905)

15-64 years:
65% (male 67,824,993; female 68,226,617)
65 years and over:
4% (male 3,557,886; female 4,483,588) (July 1997 est.)

Laos

0-14 years:
45% (male 1,174,029; female 1,144,634)
15-64 years:
52% (male 1,277,175; female 1,354,220)
65 years and over:
3% (male 76,544; female 90,357) (July 1997 est.)

Macau

0-14 years:
23% (male 60,270; female 56,803)
15-64 years:
68% (male 169,850; female 171,551)
65 years and over:
9% (male 18,208; female 25,643) (July 1997 est.)

Malaysia

0-14 years:
36% (male 3,776,400; female 3,587,445)
15-64 years:
60% (male 6,153,173; female 6,171,287)
65 years and over:
4% (male 350,523; female 452,475) (July 1997 est.)

Philippines

0-14 years : 38% (male 14,677,291; female 14,203,376)

15-64 years:
59% (male 21,994,106; female 22,553,425)
65 years and over:
3% (male 1,198,079; female 1,477,287) (July 1997 est.)

Singapore

0-14 years : 21% (male 378,651; female 357,070)

15-64 years:
72% (male 1,237,478; female 1,239,494)
65 years and over:
7% (male 101,536; female 126,464) (July 1997 est.)

Taiwan

0-14 years : 23% (male 2,576,022; female 2,399,926)

15-64 years:
69% (male 7,630,512; female 7,363,155)
65 years and over:
8% (male 937,206; female 792,955) (July 1997 est.)

Thailand

0-14 years:
25% (male 7,531,192; female 7,257,574)
15-64 years:
69% (male 20,308,061; female 20,902,406)
65 years and over:
6% (male 1,530,905; female 1,920,680) (July 1997 est.)

Vietnam

0-14 years:
36% (male 13,713,340; female 12,946,322)
15-64 years:
59% (male 21,547,228; female 22,997,231) 65 years and over : 5% (male 1,573,823; female 2,345,936) (July 1997 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1997, “Age structure”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/age-structure/1997.

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