Social indicators

Indicators on youth and elderly populations
Last update: 22 April 2005

Country

% of total population under 15, 2005 

% of the population aged 60 and over, 2005 

Sex ratio (men / 100 women)
aged 60+, 2005

 

 

 

M

 

W

 

 

 

Afghanistan

47

 

4

 

5

 

98

 

Albania

27

 

11

 

13

 

87

 

Algeria

30

 

6

 

7

 

85

 

American Samoa

39

a b

5

a c

6

a c

81

a c

Andorra

16

d

14

d

15

d

106

d

Angola

46

 

4

 

4

 

81

 

Antigua and Barbuda

28

e

9

e

12

e

73

e

Argentina

26

 

12

 

16

 

72

 

Armenia

21

 

13

 

16

 

68

 

Aruba

22

f

11

f

13

f

76

f

Australia

20

 

16

 

19

 

85

 

Austria

16

 

20

 

26

 

73

 

Azerbaijan

26

 

8

 

10

 

72

 

Bahamas

28

 

9

 

10

 

80

 

Bahrain

27

 

4

 

5

 

101

 

Bangladesh

35

 

5

 

6

 

94

 

Barbados

19

 

10

 

16

 

62

 

Belarus

15

 

14

 

23

 

54

 

Belgium

17

 

20

 

25

 

75

 

Belize

37

 

6

 

6

 

101

 

Benin

44

 

4

 

5

 

75

 

Bermuda

19

b

13

b

17

b

74

b

Bhutan

38

 

7

 

7

 

92

 

Bolivia

38

 

6

 

7

 

83

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

17

 

17

 

21

 

74

 

Botswana

38

 

4

 

6

 

67

 

Brazil

28

 

8

 

10

 

81

 

Brunei Darussalam

30

 

5

 

4

 

119

 

Bulgaria

14

 

20

 

25

 

74

 

Burkina Faso

47

 

4

 

5

 

87

 

Burundi

45

 

3

 

5

 

64

 

Cambodia

37

 

4

 

7

 

57

 

Cameroon

41

 

5

 

6

 

85

 

Canada

18

 

16

 

20

 

81

 

Cape Verde

40

 

4