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Age structure World, in 30 editions.

The entry for World published Age structure in 30 editions of 36, from 1995 to 2025. The text changed in 27 editions. Each is shown as published. Age structure in every entry.

editions changed the text
27
the first edition with it
1995
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Age structure” (1995 to 2025).

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0-14 years:
25.29% (male 981,129,427/female 916,864,766)
15-24 years:
15.77% (male 611,245,863/female 572,115,168)
25-54 years:
41.03% (male 1,559,197,242/female 1,519,386,627)
55-64 years:
8.84% (male 324,134,030/female 339,551,038)
65 years and over:
9.06% (male 303,788,086/female 376,415,933) (2018 est.)

population pyramid: This is the population pyramid for the World. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.

0-14 years: 25.44% 25.29% (male 963,981,944/female 898,974,458) (2017 est.) 981,129,427/female 916,864,766)
15-24 years: 16.16% 15.77% (male 611,311,930/female 572,229,547) (2017 est.) 611,245,863/female 572,115,168)
25-54 years: 41.12% 41.03% (male 1,522,999,578/female 1,488,011,505) (2017 est.) 1,559,197,242/female 1,519,386,627)
55-64 years: 8.6% 8.84% (male 307,262,939/female 322,668,546) (2017 est.) 324,134,030/female 339,551,038)
65 years and over: 8.68% 9.06% (male 283,540,918/female 352,206,092) (2017 303,788,086/female 376,415,933) (2018 est.)
population pyramid: This is the population pyramid for the World. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.

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Central Intelligence Agency. “World: Age structure.” The World Factbook, 1995–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/world/age-structure.

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