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Population: youngest and oldest countries for 2000 and 2050
Population: youngest 2000
rank
country
age groups 2000 in %
age groups 2050 in %
0-14
15-59
60+
0-14
15-59
60+
1.
Yemen
50.1
46.3
3.6
37.0
57.7
5.3
2.
Niger
49.9
46.9
3.3
38.4
56.6
5.0
3.
Uganda
49.2
47.0
3.8
34.8
59.5
5.7
4.
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
48.8
46.7
4.5
31.7
62.1
6.2
5.
Burkina Faso
48.7
46.5
4.8
33.9
59.5
6.5
6.
Angola
48.2
47.3
4.5
36.7
58.1
5.2
7.
Somalia
48.0
48.1
3.9
36.3
58.0
5.7
8.
Burundi
47.6
48.1
4.3
33.3
59.9
6.8
9.
Zambia
46.5
48.9
4.5
28.6
63.6
7.9
10.
Chad
46.5
48.6
4.9
30.9
62.3
6.8
11.
Palestine, State of
46.4
48.7
4.9
26.7
63.3
9.9
12.
Benin
46.4
49.4
4.2
27.3
63.8
8.9
13.
Malawi
46.3
49.0
4.6
32.2
61.2
6.6
14.
Congo
46.3
48.7
5.1
31.0
62.0
6.9
15.
Mali
46.1
48.1
5.7
33.6
59.4
7.0
16.
Zimbabwe
45.2
50.1
4.7
24.9
63.8
11.3
17.
Ethiopia
45.2
50.1
4.7
32.5
60.9
6.6
18.
Nigeria
45.1
50.2
4.8
25.1
64.6
10.3
19.
United Republic of Tanzania
45.0
51.0
4.0
24.3
64.6
11.0
20.
Solomon Islands
44.8
51.0
4.2
24.6
64.5
10.8
21.
Madagascar
44.7
50.5
4.7
26.8
63.9
9.3
22.
Senegal
44.3
51.5
4.2
24.4
64.7
11.0
23.
Rwanda
44.3
51.5
4.2
27.2
63.8
9.0
24.
Togo
44.3
50.9
4.9
25.4
64.5
10.1
25.
Sierra Leone
44.2
51.0
4.8
31.0
62.2
6.8
source: UN Population Division.
note: projection for 2045-2050 based on medium-variant for global population growthestimates by the UN.
Population: oldest 2000
rank
country
age groups 2000 in %
age groups 2050 in %
0-14
15-59
60+
0-14
15-59
60+
1.
Italy
14.3
61.7
24.1
11.5
46.2
42.3
2.
Greece
15.1
61.5
23.4
13.1
46.2
40.7
3.
Germany
15.5
61.2
23.2
12.4
49.5
38.1
4.
Japan
14.7
62.1
23.2
12.5
45.2
42.3
5.
Sweden
18.2
59.4
22.4
14.0
48.3
37.7
6.
Belgium
17.3
60.6
22.1
14.2
50.3
35.5
7.
Spain
14.7
63.5
21.8
11.4
44.5
44.1
8.
Bulgaria
15.7
62.6
21.7
13.8
47.6
38.6
9.
Switzerland
16.7
62.1
21.3
12.5
48.6
38.9
10.
Latvia
17.4
61.7
20.9
15.0
47.5
37.5
11.
Portugal
16.7
62.5
20.8
14.4
49.9
35.7
12.
Austria
16.6
62.6
20.7
11.6
47.4
41.0
13.
United Kingdom
19.0
60.4
20.6
15.0
51.1
34.0
14.
Ukraine
17.8
61.6
20.5
12.9
49.0
38.1
15.
France
18.7
60.7
20.5
16.0
51.3
32.7
16.
Estonia
17.7
62.1
20.2
15.6
48.5
35.9
17.
Croatia
18.0
61.8
20.2
16.3
53.0
30.8
18.
Denmark
18.3
61.8
20.0
15.2
53.0
31.8
19.
Finland
18.0
62.0
19.9
15.0
50.6
34.4
20.
Hungary
16.9
63.3
19.7
14.4
49.4
36.2
21.
Norway
19.8
60.7
19.6
16.1
51.7
32.3
22.
Luxembourg
18.7
62.0
19.4
17.7
57.1
25.2
23.
Slovenia
15.9
65.0
19.2
12.4
45.1
42.4
24.
Belarus
18.7
62.4
18.9
14.6
49.6
35.8
25.
Romania
18.3
62.9
18.8
15.9
50.0
34.2
source: UN Population Division.
note: projection for 2045-2050 based on medium-variant for global population growthestimates by the UN.
Population: youngest 2050
rank
country
age groups 2000 in %
age groups 2050 in %
0-14
15-59
60+
0-14
15-59
60+
1.
Niger
49.9
46.9
3.3
38.4
56.6
5.0
2.
Yemen
50.1
46.3
3.6
37.0
57.7
5.3
3.
Angola
48.2
47.3
4.5
36.7
58.1
5.2
4.
Somalia
48.0
48.1
3.9
36.3
58.0
5.7
5.
Uganda
49.2
47.0
3.8
34.8
59.5
5.7
6.
Burkina Faso
48.7
46.5
4.8
33.9
59.5
6.5
7.
Mali
46.1
48.1
5.7
33.6
59.4
7.0
8.
Liberia
42.7
52.8
4.5
33.5
59.8
6.7
9.
Burundi
47.6
48.1
4.3
33.3
59.9
6.8
10.
Ethiopia
45.2
50.1
4.7
32.5
60.9
6.6
11.
Malawi
46.3
49.0
4.6
32.2
61.2
6.6
12.
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
48.8
46.7
4.5
31.7
62.1
6.2
13.
Congo
46.3
48.7
5.1
31.0
62.0
6.9
14.
Sierra Leone
44.2
51.0
4.8
31.0
62.2
6.8
15.
Chad
46.5
48.6
4.9
30.9
62.3
6.8
16.
Afghanistan
43.5
51.8
4.7
30.5
61.8
7.7
17.
Zambia
46.5
48.9
4.5
28.6
63.6
7.9
18.
Guinea-Bissau
43.5
50.9
5.6
28.1
64.0
7.9
19.
Djibouti
43.2
51.2
5.5
28.1
66.1
5.8
20.
Benin
46.4
49.4
4.2
27.3
63.8
8.9
21.
Rwanda
44.3
51.5
4.2
27.2
63.8
9.0
22.
Mauritania
44.1
51.1
4.7
27.2
63.8
8.9
23.
Equatorial Guinea
43.7
50.3
6.0
27.2
64.2
8.6
24.
Mozambique
43.9
50.9
5.1
26.8
65.4
7.8
25.
Oman
44.1
51.7
4.2
26.8
62.7
10.5
source: UN Population Division.
note: projection for 2045-2050 based on medium-variant for global population growthestimates by the UN.
Population: oldest 2050
rank
country
age groups 2000 in %
age groups 2050 in %
0-14
15-59
60+
0-14
15-59
60+
1.
Spain
14.7
63.5
21.8
11.4
44.5
44.1
2.
Slovenia
15.9
65.0
19.2
12.4
45.1
42.4
3.
Japan
14.7
62.1
23.2
12.5
45.2
42.3
4.
Italy
14.3
61.7
24.1
11.5
46.2
42.3
5.
Austria
16.6
62.6
20.7
11.6
47.4
41.0
6.
Greece
15.1
61.5
23.4
13.1
46.2
40.7
7.
Czech Republic
16.4
65.2
18.4
13.6
46.3
40.1
8.
Armenia
23.7
63.1
13.2
12.2
48.3
39.5
9.
Switzerland
16.7
62.1
21.3
12.5
48.6
38.9
10.
Bulgaria
15.7
62.6
21.7
13.8
47.6
38.6
11.
Germany
15.5
61.2
23.2
12.4
49.5
38.1
12.
Ukraine
17.8
61.6
20.5
12.9
49.0
38.1
13.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
18.9
66.1
14.9
12.9
49.3
37.7
14.
Sweden
18.2
59.4
22.4
14.0
48.3
37.7
15.
Latvia
17.4
61.7
20.9
15.0
47.5
37.5
16.
Lithuania
19.5
62.0
18.6
14.6
48.1
37.3
17.
Russian Federation
18.0
63.5
18.5
13.5
49.3
37.2
18.
Slovakia
19.5
65.1
15.4
13.2
50.0
36.8
19.
Hungary
16.9
63.3
19.7
14.4
49.4
36.2
20.
Estonia
17.7
62.1
20.2
15.6
48.5
35.9
21.
Georgia
20.5
60.8
18.7
14.4
49.8
35.8
22.
Belarus
18.7
62.4
18.9
14.6
49.6
35.8
23.
Portugal
16.7
62.5
20.8
14.4
49.9
35.7
24.
Poland
19.2
64.3
16.6
15.7
48.7
35.6
25.
Belgium
17.3
60.6
22.1
14.2
50.3
35.5
source: UN Population Division.
note: projection for 2045-2050 based on medium-variant for global population growthestimates by the UN.