Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) by country
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Countries reporting
218
Highest
83.3%
Qatar
Lowest
49.1%
Central African Republic
Median
64.5%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
17,556
What the numbers show
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 83.3% in Qatar; the lowest is 49.1% in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 64.5%, and the mean is 64.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 102 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 20.7%), and the largest decrease in Saint Martin (French part) (down 10.8%).
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 83.3% | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 82.2% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 3 | Kuwait | 78.9% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 4 | Bahrain | 77.6% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 5 | Maldives | 76.0% | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 6 | British Virgin Islands | 75.8% | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 7 | Cayman Islands | 74.4% | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 8 | Singapore | 74.1% | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 73.3% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 10 | Jamaica | 73.1% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 11 | Bhutan | 73.0% | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 12 | Oman | 73.0% | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 13 | Saint Lucia | 72.8% | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 14 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 72.3% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 15 | Brunei | 72.1% | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 16 | Andorra | 71.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 17 | Seychelles | 71.5% | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 18 | Mauritius | 71.3% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 19 | Macao | 71.2% | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 20 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 70.7% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 21 | Malaysia | 70.7% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 22 | Bahamas | 70.4% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 23 | Palau | 70.2% | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 24 | Antigua and Barbuda | 70.2% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 25 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 69.9% | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 69.8% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 27 | China | 69.7% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 28 | Azerbaijan | 69.6% | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 29 | French Polynesia | 69.6% | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 30 | Trinidad and Tobago | 69.6% | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 31 | Thailand | 69.6% | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 32 | Kosovo | 69.5% | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 32 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 69.5% | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 34 | South Korea | 69.5% | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 35 | Iran | 69.4% | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 36 | Dominica | 69.2% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 37 | Brazil | 69.1% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 38 | Cyprus | 69.0% | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 68.9% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 40 | Chile | 68.9% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 41 | Belize | 68.5% | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 68.4% | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 43 | India | 68.4% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 44 | Turkey | 68.4% | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 45 | Myanmar | 68.4% | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 46 | Grenada | 68.4% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 47 | North Korea | 68.4% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 48 | Indonesia | 68.2% | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 68.2% | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 50 | Curacao | 68.1% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 51 | Northern Mariana Islands | 68.0% | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 52 | Libya | 68.0% | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 53 | Cuba | 67.9% | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 54 | Greenland | 67.7% | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 55 | Vietnam | 67.6% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 56 | Ecuador | 67.5% | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 57 | South Africa | 67.4% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 58 | Mexico | 67.4% | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 59 | Ukraine | 67.3% | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 60 | El Salvador | 67.3% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 61 | Philippines | 67.1% | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 62 | New Caledonia | 67.1% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 63 | Peru | 66.9% | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 64 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 66.9% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 65 | Syria | 66.7% | 2025 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 66 | Armenia | 66.6% | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 67 | Malta | 66.6% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 68 | Fiji | 66.5% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 69 | Iceland | 66.5% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 70 | Tunisia | 66.5% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 71 | Suriname | 66.5% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 72 | Morocco | 66.4% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 73 | Argentina | 66.3% | 2025 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 74 | Djibouti | 66.2% | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 75 | Hong Kong | 66.0% | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 66.0% | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 77 | Barbados | 65.8% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 78 | Belarus | 65.8% | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 65.8% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 80 | Uruguay | 65.8% | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 81 | Panama | 65.8% | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 82 | Albania | 65.8% | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 83 | Spain | 65.7% | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 84 | Aruba | 65.7% | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 85 | Ireland | 65.7% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 65.7% | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 65.6% | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 88 | Channel Islands | 65.6% | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 89 | Slovakia | 65.4% | 2025 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 90 | Laos | 65.4% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 91 | Nepal | 65.3% | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 92 | Honduras | 65.2% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 93 | Russia | 65.2% | 2025 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 94 | American Samoa | 65.1% | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 95 | Venezuela | 65.1% | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 96 | Jordan | 65.1% | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 97 | San Marino | 65.0% | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 98 | Norway | 65.0% | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 99 | North Macedonia | 64.9% | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 100 | Paraguay | 64.9% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 101 | Bolivia | 64.8% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 102 | Poland | 64.8% | 2025 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 103 | Lithuania | 64.8% | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 104 | Canada | 64.8% | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 105 | Austria | 64.8% | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 106 | Switzerland | 64.7% | 2025 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 107 | Gibraltar | 64.6% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 108 | United States | 64.5% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 109 | New Zealand | 64.5% | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 110 | Hungary | 64.5% | 2025 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 111 | Haiti | 64.4% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 112 | Liechtenstein | 64.4% | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 113 | Romania | 64.3% | 2025 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64.3% | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 115 | Australia | 64.2% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 116 | Netherlands | 64.2% | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 117 | Cambodia | 64.1% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 118 | Guyana | 64.1% | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 119 | Bermuda | 64.0% | 2025 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 120 | Guatemala | 64.0% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 64.0% | 2025 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 122 | Lebanon | 64.0% | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 123 | Botswana | 64.0% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 124 | Montenegro | 63.8% | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 125 | Czechia | 63.7% | 2025 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 126 | Moldova | 63.6% | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 127 | Georgia | 63.5% | 2025 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 128 | Puerto Rico | 63.5% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 129 | Bulgaria | 63.4% | 2025 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 130 | Belgium | 63.3% | 2025 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 131 | United Kingdom | 63.3% | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 132 | Denmark | 63.3% | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 133 | Slovenia | 63.3% | 2025 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 134 | Algeria | 63.3% | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 135 | Papua New Guinea | 63.3% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 136 | Italy | 63.2% | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 137 | Egypt | 63.2% | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 138 | Mongolia | 63.0% | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 139 | Estonia | 62.9% | 2025 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 140 | Greece | 62.7% | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 141 | Serbia | 62.7% | 2025 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 142 | Croatia | 62.7% | 2025 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 143 | Eswatini | 62.7% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 144 | Uzbekistan | 62.6% | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 145 | Latvia | 62.6% | 2025 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 146 | Isle of Man | 62.5% | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 147 | Germany | 62.4% | 2025 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 148 | Sweden | 62.4% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 149 | Faroe Islands | 62.3% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 150 | Portugal | 62.3% | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 151 | Micronesia (country) | 62.3% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 152 | Kyrgyzstan | 62.1% | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 153 | Lesotho | 62.0% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 154 | Kazakhstan | 61.9% | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 155 | East Timor | 61.7% | 2025 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 156 | Finland | 61.5% | 2025 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 157 | Kiribati | 61.3% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 158 | France | 61.2% | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 159 | Marshall Islands | 61.2% | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 160 | Guam | 61.0% | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 161 | Ghana | 60.8% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 162 | Kenya | 60.7% | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 163 | Iraq | 60.5% | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 164 | United States Virgin Islands | 60.4% | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 165 | Israel | 60.1% | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 166 | Tajikistan | 60.1% | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 167 | Tuvalu | 59.9% | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 168 | Nauru | 59.8% | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | 59.8% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 170 | Gabon | 59.6% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 171 | Namibia | 59.6% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 172 | Pakistan | 59.4% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 173 | Saint Martin (French part) | 59.3% | 2025 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 174 | Equatorial Guinea | 59.1% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 175 | Sierra Leone | 59.1% | 2025 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 176 | Rwanda | 59.0% | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 177 | South Sudan | 58.9% | 2025 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 178 | Japan | 58.8% | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 179 | Comoros | 58.7% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 180 | Senegal | 58.6% | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 181 | Sao Tome and Principe | 58.6% | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 182 | Palestine | 58.6% | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 183 | Guinea-Bissau | 58.4% | 2025 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 184 | Tonga | 58.2% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 185 | Eritrea | 58.2% | 2025 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 186 | Ethiopia | 57.9% | 2025 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 187 | Vanuatu | 57.7% | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 188 | Madagascar | 57.6% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 189 | Liberia | 57.6% | 2025 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 190 | Malawi | 57.3% | 2025 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 191 | Gambia | 57.1% | 2025 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 192 | Zambia | 57.0% | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 193 | Congo | 57.0% | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 194 | Cote d'Ivoire | 56.9% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 195 | Yemen | 56.4% | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 196 | Nigeria | 56.4% | 2025 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 197 | Sudan | 56.4% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 198 | Zimbabwe | 56.2% | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 199 | Burkina Faso | 56.1% | 2025 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 200 | Togo | 56.1% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 201 | Cameroon | 56.1% | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 202 | Guinea | 56.0% | 2025 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 203 | Samoa | 55.9% | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 204 | Benin | 55.6% | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 205 | Afghanistan | 55.0% | 2025 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 206 | Uganda | 54.7% | 2025 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 207 | Tanzania | 54.6% | 2025 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 208 | Mauritania | 54.4% | 2025 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 209 | Burundi | 53.5% | 2025 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 210 | Mozambique | 53.1% | 2025 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 211 | Angola | 53.0% | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 212 | Chad | 51.9% | 2025 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 213 | Mali | 51.8% | 2025 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 214 | Niger | 51.2% | 2025 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 215 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 51.0% | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 216 | Somalia | 50.8% | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 217 | Monaco | 50.2% | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 218 | Central African Republic | 49.1% | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 69.1%
- Chagai 65.6%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 69.1%
- Late-demographic dividend 68.9%
- Upper middle income 68.5%
- East Asia & Pacific 68.5%
- South Asia 68.1%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 68.1%
- IBRD only 68.1%
- Caribbean Small States 67.9%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 67.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean 67.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 67.7%
- Middle income 66.5%
- Early-demographic dividend 66.3%
- Other small states 66.2%
- Small states 66.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 65.7%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 65.4%
- Low & middle income 65.3%
- IDA & IBRD total 65.3%
- World 65.2%
- North America 64.5%
- High income 64.5%
- OECD members 64.5%
- Lower middle income 64.5%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 64.3%
- Europe & Central Asia 64.3%
- Post-demographic dividend 63.8%
- European Union 63.3%
- Arab World 63.3%
- Euro area 63.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 63.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 62.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 62.0%
- Pacific island small states 61.7%
- IDA only 58.4%
- IDA total 58.4%
- IDA blend 58.4%
- Least developed countries 57.7%
About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.