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Age structure

World — 30 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1995 0-14 years: 31.6% (female 882,809,689; male 928,121,801) 15-64 years: 62% (female 1,752,393,539; male 1,802,004,124) 65 years and over: 6.4% (female 209,437,234; male 158,246,581) (July 1995 est.)
1996 0-14 years: 31% (male 919,402,570; female 874,330,478) 15-64 years: 62% (male 1,824,524,365; female 1,776,639,084) 65 years and over: 7% (male 162,216,128; female 213,712,993)
1997 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)
1999 0-14 years: 30% (male 934,816,288; female 884,097,095) 15-64 years: 63% (male 1,905,701,066; female 1,861,265,079) 65 years and over: 7% (male 179,094,601; female 230,570,707) (1999 est.)
2000 0-14 years: 29.92% (male 932,832,913; female 885,970,165) 15-64 years: 63.17% (male 1,942,402,264; female 1,898,479,062) 65 years and over: 6.91% (male 184,072,470; female 235,017,660) (2000 est.)
2001 0-14 years: 29.6% (male 933,647,850; female 886,681,514) 15-64 years: 63.4% (male 1,975,418,386; female 1,931,021,694) 65 years and over: 7% (male 188,760,223; female 241,449,691) (2001 est.)
2002 0-14 years: 29.2% (male 932,581,592; female 885,688,851) 15-64 years: 63.7% (male 2,009,997,089; female 1,964,938,201) 65 years and over: 7.1% (male 193,549,180; female 247,067,032) (2002 est.)
2003 0-14 years: 29.2% (male 932,581,592; female 885,688,851) 15-64 years: 63.7% (male 2,009,997,089; female 1,964,938,201) 65 years and over: 7.1% (male 193,549,180; female 247,067,032) (2003 est.) note: some countries do not maintain age structure information, thus a slight discrepancy exists between the total world population and the total for world age structure
2004 0-14 years: 28.2% (male 925,276,767; female 875,567,830) 15-64 years: 64.5% (male 2,083,789,165; female 2,033,226,759) 65 years and over: 7.2% (male 203,286,504; female 257,705,851) note: some countries do not maintain age structure information, thus a slight discrepancy exists between the total world population and the total for world age structure (2004 est.)
2005 0-14 years: 27.8% (male 919,726,623; female 870,468,158) 15-64 years: 64.9% (male 2,117,230,183; female 2,066,864,970) 65 years and over: 7.3% (male 207,903,775; female 263,627,270) note: some countries do not maintain age structure information, thus a slight discrepancy exists between the total world population and the total for world age structure (2005 est.)
2006 0-14 years: 27.4% (male 919,219,446/female 870,242,271) 15-64 years: 65.2% (male 2,152,066,888/female 2,100,334,722) 65 years and over: 7.4% (male 213,160,216/female 270,146,721) note: some countries do not maintain age structure information, thus a slight discrepancy exists between the total world population and the total for world age structure (2006 est.)
2007 0-14 years: 27.4% (male 931,551,498/female 875,646,416) 15-64 years: 65.1% (male 2,174,605,518/female 2,124,494,703) 65 years and over: 7.5% (male 217,451,123/female 278,474,917) (2007 est.)
2008 0-14 years: 27.3% (male 944,665,142/female 887,471,328) 15-64 years: 65.1% 65 years and over: 7.6% (male 222,808,372/female 284,647,297) (2008 est.)
2009 0-14 years: 27.2% (male 950,127,898/female 894,359,186) 15-64 years: 65.2% (male 2,235,114,476/female 2,192,071,874) 65 years and over: 7.6% (male 227,748,114/female 290,640,668) (2009 est.)
2010 0-14 years: 27% (male 944,987,919/female 884,268,378) 15-64 years: 65.3% (male 2,234,860,865/female 2,187,838,153) 65 years and over: 7.6% (male 227,164,176/female 289,048,221) (2010 est.)
2011 0-14 years: 26.3% (male 944,987,919/female 884,268,378) 15-64 years: 65.9% (male 2,234,860,865/female 2,187,838,153) 65 years and over: 7.9% (male 227,164,176/female 289,048,221) (2011 est.)
2012 0-14 years: 26.3% (male 944,987,919/female 884,268,378) 15-64 years: 65.9% (male 2,234,860,865/female 2,187,838,153) 65 years and over: 7.9% (male 227,164,176/female 289,048,221) (2012 est.)
2013 0-14 years: 26% (male 953,496,513/female 890,372,474) 15-24 years: 16.8% (male 614,574,389/female 579,810,490) 25-54 years: 40.6% (male 1,454,831,900/female 1,426,721,773) 55-64 years: 8.4% (male 291,435,881/female 305,185,398) 65 years and over: 8.2% (male 257,035,416/female 321,753,746) (2013 est.)
2014 0-14 years: 25.79% (male 956,360,171/female 893,629,520) 15-24 years: 16.61% (male 613,806,639/female 577,904,561) 25-54 years: 40.78% (male 1,478,739,525/female 1,447,244,791) 55-64 years: 8.51% (male 298,092,946/female 312,206,795) 65 years and over: 8.32% (male 265,453,689/female 331,172,947) (2014 est.)
2015 0-14 years: 25.64% (male 962,504,434/female 897,959,144) | 15-24 years: 16.34% (male 610,915,870/female 574,498,881) | 25-54 years: 40.98% (male 1,502,925,383/female 1,470,748,023) | 55-64 years: 8.56% (male 303,057,587/female 317,738,739) | 65 years and over: 8.49% (male 274,517,510/female 341,624,440) (2015 est.)
2016 0-14 years: 25.44% (male 963,981,944/female 898,974,458) | 15-24 years: 16.16% (male 611,311,930/female 572,229,547) | 25-54 years: 41.12% (male 1,522,999,578/female 1,488,011,505) | 55-64 years: 8.6% (male 307,262,939/female 322,668,546) | 65 years and over: 8.68% (male 283,540,918/female 352,206,092) (2016 est.)
2017 0-14 years: 25.44% (male 963,981,944/female 898,974,458) | 15-24 years: 16.16% (male 611,311,930/female 572,229,547) | 25-54 years: 41.12% (male 1,522,999,578/female 1,488,011,505) | 55-64 years: 8.6% (male 307,262,939/female 322,668,546) | 65 years and over: 8.68% (male 283,540,918/female 352,206,092) (2017 est.)
2018 0-14 years: 25.44% (male 963,981,944/female 898,974,458) (2017 est.) | 15-24 years: 16.16% (male 611,311,930/female 572,229,547) (2017 est.) | 25-54 years: 41.12% (male 1,522,999,578/female 1,488,011,505) (2017 est.) | 55-64 years: 8.6% (male 307,262,939/female 322,668,546) (2017 est.) | 65 years and over: 8.68% (male 283,540,918/female 352,206,092) (2017 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × World Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for World. A p
2019 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: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × World Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for the World. A population pyramid illustrates the age and s
2020 0-14 years: 25.33% (male 1,005,229,963/female 941,107,507) | 15-24 years: 15.42% (male 612,094,887/female 572,892,123) | 25-54 years: 40.67% (male 1,582,759,769/female 1,542,167,537) | 55-64 years: 9.09% (male 341,634,893/female 357,176,983) | 65 years and over: 9.49% (male 326,234,036/female 402,994,685) (2020 est.) | World population pyramid: PDF
2021 0-14 years: 25.18% (male 1,010,373,278/female 946,624,579) 15-24 years: 15.29% (male 614,046,344/female 574,513,854) 25-54 years: 40.6% (male 1,597,805,095/female 1,557,807,873) 55-64 years: 9.23% (male 351,094,945/female 366,240,730) 65 years and over: 9.69% male 337,244,947/female 415,884,753) (2021 est.)
2022 0-14 years: 25.18% (male 1,010,373,278/female 946,624,579) 15-24 years: 15.29% (male 614,046,344/female 574,513,854) 25-54 years: 40.6% (male 1,597,805,095/female 1,557,807,873) 55-64 years: 9.23% (male 351,094,945/female 366,240,730) 65 years and over: 9.69% male 337,244,947/female 415,884,753) (2021 est.)
2023 0-14 years: 24.7% (male 1,013,862,872/female 954,310,632) 15-64 years: 65.2% (male 2,632,261,828/female 2,569,677,967) 65 years and over: 10.1% (male 359,529,609/female 448,106,332) (2023 est.)
2024 0-14 years: 24.5% (male 1,018,005,046/female 958,406,907) 15-64 years: 65.2% (male 2,658,595,672/female 2,592,930,538) 65 years and over: 10.3% (2024 est.) (male 370,253,736/female 459,044,344)
2025 0-14 years: 24.5% (male 1,018,005,046/female 958,406,907) 15-64 years: 65.2% (male 2,658,595,672/female 2,592,930,538) 65 years and over: 10.3% (2024 est.) (male 370,253,736/female 459,044,344)