Median age by country: World Demographics Data (1960-2026)

The global demographic is aging. The median age of the world's population is 31.8 years old today, it was 22.5 in 1960, and projected to be 37 by 2050. This aging trend is being driven by declining fertility rates and longer life expectancies.

The world's population is currently over 8.31 billion people and is expected to reach 9.67 billion by 2050.
The variations in the median and average ages between countries are even more significant: with a comparable population of over 100M, the median age in Japan is 50.8 years old, while in the DR Congo it's only 16.9 years old. Compare Japan and the DR Congo demographics.
The proportion of children under 15 is declining. In 1960, 37.4% of the world's population was under the age of 15. Today, that number is 24.4%.
The proportion of people over 65 is increasing. In 1960, only 4.97% of the world's population was over the age of 65. Today, that number is 10.4%.
As of 2025, men slightly outnumber women globally with a ratio of 50.3% to 49.7%. This ratio is predicted to become equal by the year 2050.
The top 10 nationalities and their approximate percentage of the world population: Chinese represent 16.9%, Indians 17.9%, Americans 4.15%, Indonesians 3.48%, Pakistanis 3.15%, Brazilians 2.57%, Nigerians 2.95%, Bangladeshis 2.15%, Russians 1.72%, and Mexicans 1.61%.

List of countries ranked by median age

The table below ranks 196 countries by median age and includes other demographic data: total population, birth rate, age distribution, and fertility rate for each country.

Rank	Country	Median age	Population	Age 0-14, %	Working age, %	Age 65+, %	Fertility rate
1	Monaco	54.6	38054	13.8%	50.2%	35.9%	2.1
2	Japan	50.8	122704252	11.2%	58.8%	30.1%	1.15
3	San Marino	49.5	34159	11.9%	65%	23.5%	1.16
4	Italy	49.2	58708169	11.7%	63.2%	25.4%	1.18
5	Portugal	47.8	10788071	12.7%	62.3%	25.2%	1.41
6	Greece	47.8	10371575	12.9%	62.7%	24.6%	1.24
7	Spain	46.8	49323658	12.6%	65.7%	21.9%	1.1
8	Bosnia	46.7	3114736	12.8%	64.3%	23.2%	1.49
9	South Korea	46.7	51624449	10.2%	69.5%	20.9%	0.75
10	Germany	46.5	82830814	13.9%	62.4%	24%	1.36
11	Croatia	46.3	3849788	13.7%	62.7%	23.8%	1.46
12	Bulgaria	45.7	6390149	14.4%	63.4%	22.3%	1.72
13	Taiwan	45.7	23229461	11.5%	68.4%	20.5%	0.89
14	Slovenia	45.7	2128778	14.5%	63.3%	22.4%	1.52
15	Liechtenstein	45.5	41400	14.2%	64.4%	21.7%	1.37
16	Serbia	45.4	6500256	14.3%	62.7%	23.2%	1.64
17	Hungary	44.9	9454659	14.4%	64.5%	21.3%	1.41
18	Andorra	44.8	84217	11.6%	71.8%	16.9%	1.09
19	Czech Republic	44.8	10742283	15.1%	63.7%	21.4%	1.36
20	Austria	44.7	9201502	14.1%	64.8%	21.3%	1.31
21	Latvia	44.6	1826986	15.2%	62.6%	22.4%	1.24
22	Finland	44.2	5647947	14.3%	61.5%	24.4%	1.25
23	Romania	44.1	18912567	15.6%	64.3%	20.2%	1.39
24	Switzerland	43.9	9155878	14.9%	64.7%	20.6%	1.29
25	Estonia	43.8	1347027	15.3%	62.9%	22.1%	1.18
26	Poland	43.5	36007074	14.5%	64.8%	21.1%	1.14
27	Lithuania	43.4	2845693	14.5%	64.8%	21.1%	1.11
28	Cuba	43.4	10893750	15%	67.9%	17.3%	1.45
29	Slovakia	43.3	5376239	15.6%	65.4%	19.3%	1.46
30	France	43.2	68871753	16.2%	61.2%	22.7%	1.61
31	Belgium	42.9	11967185	15.7%	63.3%	21.2%	1.44
32	Ukraine	42.9	40408451	13.7%	67.3%	18.9%	0.99
33	Netherlands	42.5	18243998	14.9%	64.2%	21.1%	1.43
34	Belarus	42.4	9025821	15.9%	65.8%	18.6%	1.22
35	Denmark	42.3	6042125	15.6%	63.3%	21.3%	1.47
36	Malta	42.1	586345	12.9%	66.6%	20.7%	1.01
37	North Macedonia	42	1811466	16.5%	64.9%	18.8%	1.4
38	Canada	41.7	42199836	15%	64.8%	20.5%	1.25
39	Thailand	41.5	71565981	14.4%	69.6%	16.3%	1.2
40	Russia	41.4	142643173	17%	65.2%	18.1%	1.42
41	Sweden	41.3	10665077	16.7%	62.4%	21%	1.43
42	China	41.1	1403335670	15.4%	69.7%	15%	1.01
43	United Kingdom	41.1	70071289	17%	63.3%	19.8%	1.55
44	Montenegro	41	613759	17.9%	63.8%	18.6%	1.8
45	Norway	40.9	5660666	15.9%	65%	19.2%	1.45
46	Luxembourg	40.5	697802	15.7%	68.4%	16%	1.25
47	Barbados	40.4	282789	17.1%	65.8%	17.4%	1.71
48	Ireland	40	5562212	18.1%	65.7%	16.4%	1.47
49	Curacao	39.7	156236	14.6%	68.1%	17.6%	1.4
50	Cayman Islands	39.7	77917	16.1%	74.4%	9.78%	1.53
51	Cyprus	39.6	1388591	16.1%	69%	15.1%	1.38
52	Moldova	39.6	2328600	19.5%	63.6%	17.2%	1.73
53	Palau	39.5	17620	17.9%	70.2%	12.1%	1.88
54	United States	39.5	344434632	17.1%	64.5%	18.6%	1.63
55	Australia	39.3	28010980	17.7%	64.2%	18.3%	1.48
56	Mauritius	38.9	1240721	14.5%	71.3%	14.4%	1.44
57	New Zealand	38.8	5380024	17.9%	64.5%	17.8%	1.57
58	Trinidad	38.6	1370916	17.5%	69.6%	13.2%	1.54
59	Albania	38.4	2332078	16.6%	65.8%	18%	1.34
60	Georgia	38.3	3934050	20.5%	63.5%	16.2%	1.8
61	Chile	38	19992079	16.5%	68.9%	14.8%	1.14
62	Armenia	37.7	3064036	19%	66.6%	14.8%	1.7
63	North Korea	37.6	26668308	18.9%	68.4%	12.9%	1.78
64	Uruguay	37.5	3382672	17.9%	65.8%	16.4%	1.4
65	Iceland	37.4	398674	17.5%	66.5%	16.1%	1.56
66	Singapore	37.4	6167445	11.7%	74.1%	14.5%	0.97
67	Dominica	37.3	65501	17.6%	69.2%	13.3%	1.48
68	Antigua	37.3	94846	17.5%	70.2%	12.6%	1.58
69	Saint Kitts	37.1	47031	18.3%	69.9%	12%	1.53
70	Bahamas	36.4	405486	17.5%	70.4%	12.3%	1.37
71	Costa Rica	36.2	5186356	18.3%	68.9%	13%	1.32
72	Brazil	35.8	213964342	19.4%	69.1%	11.7%	1.61
73	Kuwait	35.8	4981316	18%	78.9%	3.21%	1.56
74	Saint Lucia	35.7	180676	17.2%	72.8%	10.1%	1.39
75	Saint Vincent	35.4	99243	20.9%	66.9%	12.4%	1.76
76	Grenada	35.4	117405	19%	68.4%	12.8%	1.47
77	Seychelles	35.3	125859	19.8%	71.5%	8.85%	1.85
78	Iran	35	93580141	22%	69.4%	8.76%	1.68
79	Azerbaijan	34.6	10333222	21.2%	69.6%	9.49%	1.43
80	Turkey	34.5	86225430	21%	68.4%	10.7%	1.48
81	Qatar	34.5	3058826	15%	83.3%	1.72%	1.72
82	Sri Lanka	34.4	21926160	21.7%	65.8%	12.7%	1.95
83	Vietnam	34.4	102486146	22.9%	67.6%	9.72%	1.9
84	Bahrain	34.3	1649267	18.4%	77.6%	4.1%	1.81
85	Argentina	33.9	46083022	21%	66.3%	12.7%	1.5
86	Tunisia	33.9	12450912	23.6%	66.5%	10.1%	1.82
87	Jamaica	33.8	2834177	18.3%	73.1%	8.77%	1.35
88	Brunei	33.7	471596	20.6%	72.1%	7.43%	1.73
89	Maldives	33.6	532468	19%	76%	5.12%	1.56
90	Colombia	33.5	54209462	20%	69.8%	10.4%	1.63
91	UAE	32.6	11885001	16%	82.2%	1.81%	1.21
92	Malaysia	31.9	36600906	21.3%	70.7%	8.18%	1.54
93	Bhutan	31.4	805057	20.4%	73%	6.7%	1.45
94	Indonesia	31.4	289027659	24.2%	68.2%	7.67%	2.12
95	Panama	31.3	4654479	24.5%	65.8%	9.81%	2.11
96	Peru	31.2	35105331	23.6%	66.9%	9.59%	1.97
97	Myanmar	31.1	55361818	24.1%	68.4%	7.63%	2.1
98	Morocco	30.8	38938817	25.2%	66.4%	8.61%	2.21
99	Oman	30.6	5775345	24.3%	73%	2.73%	2.51
100	Mexico	30.6	133551566	24.1%	67.4%	8.66%	1.89
101	Kazakhstan	30.6	21211812	29.1%	61.9%	9.17%	2.98
102	Saudi Arabia	30.6	37955120	23.6%	73.3%	3.11%	2.31
103	Venezuela	30.4	28692435	24.9%	65.1%	10.2%	2.08
104	Ecuador	30.3	18524711	23.9%	67.5%	8.72%	1.81
105	Israel	30.2	10334048	27.2%	60.1%	12.8%	2.87
106	Cape Verde	30	530853	24.7%	68.2%	7.3%	1.51
107	India	29.8	1483314140	24.2%	68.4%	7.49%	1.96
108	Lebanon	29.8	5921719	25.6%	64%	10.6%	2.23
109	South Africa	29.7	65829368	25.7%	67.4%	6.98%	2.21
110	Suriname	29.6	648096	25.3%	66.5%	8.34%	2.23
111	Algeria	29.6	48345858	29.9%	63.3%	6.92%	2.72
112	Dominican Republic	29.3	11656588	26.2%	65.6%	8.34%	2.22
113	Fiji	29.1	939479	26.8%	66.5%	6.71%	2.27
114	El Salvador	28.9	6404781	24.4%	67.3%	8.39%	1.77
115	Libya	28.8	7580693	26.8%	68%	5.29%	2.3
116	Paraguay	28	7138671	28.4%	64.9%	6.81%	2.42
117	Uzbekistan	27.9	38082870	31.3%	62.6%	6.18%	3.49
118	Belize	27.9	431659	26.3%	68.5%	5.33%	2.02
119	Mongolia	27.9	3630744	31.6%	63%	5.58%	2.5
120	Turkmenistan	27.8	7800189	31.2%	64%	4.95%	2.66
121	Guyana	27.2	843423	28.9%	64.1%	7.1%	2.4
122	Cambodia	27.2	18159213	29.5%	64.1%	6.49%	2.55
123	Philippines	27.2	118213646	27.1%	67.1%	5.84%	1.89
124	Nicaragua	27	7144725	28.3%	66%	5.78%	2.21
125	Bangladesh	27	178936470	27.6%	65.7%	6.75%	2.14
126	Nepal	26.4	29619950	28.1%	65.3%	6.69%	1.96
127	Kyrgyzstan	26.3	7505771	31.9%	62.1%	6.12%	2.6
128	Bolivia	26.2	12837312	29.4%	64.8%	5.79%	2.52
129	Laos	26	8027464	29.8%	65.4%	4.88%	2.4
130	Djibouti	26	1207325	28.8%	66.2%	5.03%	2.62
131	Jordan	25.7	11538682	30.2%	65.1%	4.88%	2.6
132	Egypt	25.5	121012163	31.6%	63.2%	5.35%	2.74
133	Honduras	25.2	11279259	30.3%	65.2%	4.6%	2.48
134	Tuvalu	25.2	9349	33%	59.9%	7.27%	3.17
135	Haiti	25.1	12106577	30.8%	64.4%	4.83%	2.63
136	Botswana	24.5	2624853	32%	64%	4.11%	2.7
137	Guatemala	24.4	19115361	31%	64%	5.02%	2.29
138	Syria	24.3	26956472	28.4%	66.7%	4.89%	2.7
139	Kiribati	23.9	139471	34.4%	61.3%	4.45%	3.12
140	Papua New Guinea	23.8	11045681	33.1%	63.3%	3.65%	3.07
141	Eswatini	23.5	1276995	33%	62.7%	4.38%	2.72
142	Tajikistan	23.2	11080415	35.9%	60.1%	4.18%	3.04
143	Lesotho	22.9	2402837	34.1%	62%	3.89%	2.66
144	East Timor	22.8	1446322	33.1%	61.7%	5.21%	2.63
145	Gabon	22.6	2676097	36.2%	59.6%	4.16%	3.59
146	Ghana	22.4	36032857	35.4%	60.8%	3.83%	3.34
147	Namibia	22.4	3185686	36.7%	59.6%	3.85%	3.21
148	Equatorial Guinea	22	2008950	37.1%	59.1%	3.81%	4.12
149	Tonga	22	103283	34.9%	58.2%	6.93%	3.1
150	Iraq	21.9	48531417	36%	60.5%	3.47%	3.22
151	Marshall Islands	21.8	35039	33.9%	61.2%	4.99%	2.86
152	Solomon Islands	21.8	868694	36.6%	59.8%	3.69%	3.51
153	Comoros	21.7	907554	36.9%	58.7%	4.45%	3.82
154	Pakistan	21.6	261421997	36.2%	59.4%	4.4%	3.55
155	Nauru	21.3	12139	37.2%	59.8%	3.1%	3.29
156	Vanuatu	21.3	346488	38%	57.7%	4.42%	3.57
157	Palestine	21.1	5563879	37.6%	58.6%	3.88%	3.25
158	Kenya	21.1	59218766	36.3%	60.7%	3.05%	3.17
159	Rwanda	21	15062056	37%	59%	4.07%	3.65
160	Samoa	20.9	221158	38.1%	55.9%	6.16%	3.8
161	Sierra Leone	20.7	9090531	37.7%	59.1%	3.31%	3.7
162	Senegal	20.6	19596169	37.7%	58.6%	3.66%	3.77
163	Sao Tome	20.5	247495	37.5%	58.6%	3.97%	3.6
164	Guinea-Bissau	20.4	2323460	38.3%	58.4%	3.26%	3.76
165	Eritrea	20.2	3722489	37.6%	58.2%	4.28%	3.68
166	Madagascar	20.2	33936132	38.9%	57.6%	3.51%	3.91
167	Ethiopia	20.1	140722974	38.8%	57.9%	3.33%	3.91
168	Liberia	19.8	5916561	39.1%	57.6%	3.35%	3.86
169	South Sudan	19.7	12565048	38%	58.9%	3.12%	3.79
170	Gambia	19.6	2916990	39.7%	57.1%	3.24%	3.91
171	Congo	19.6	6718789	39.9%	57%	3.1%	4.11
172	Sudan	19.6	54156832	40.2%	56.4%	3.43%	4.26
173	Ivory Coast	19.4	33910252	40.5%	56.9%	2.68%	4.23
174	Yemen	19.4	43598646	41%	56.4%	2.56%	4.5
175	Togo	19.4	8873660	40.4%	56.1%	3.29%	4.12
176	Guinea	19.3	15624314	40.5%	56%	3.48%	4.13
177	Zimbabwe	19.2	17443108	40.3%	56.2%	3.54%	3.67
178	Nigeria	19.2	245016045	40.5%	56.4%	3.08%	4.38
179	Malawi	19.2	23086106	40.1%	57.3%	2.59%	3.59
180	Cameroon	19.1	31045453	41.1%	56.1%	2.83%	4.26
181	Benin	19.1	15358725	41.3%	55.6%	3.17%	4.48
182	Zambia	19	22844606	41%	57%	2.03%	4.04
183	Burkina Faso	18.8	24880655	41.2%	56.1%	2.7%	4.11
184	Tanzania	18.5	73639263	42.3%	54.6%	3.04%	4.54
185	Mauritania	18.5	5539189	42.4%	54.4%	3.26%	4.63
186	Afghanistan	18.3	45682388	42.6%	55%	2.44%	4.76
187	Uganda	18	53495325	43.1%	54.7%	2.25%	4.17
188	Angola	17.8	40839390	44.1%	53%	2.92%	5.05
189	Mozambique	17.7	37173146	44.2%	53.1%	2.72%	4.69
190	Burundi	17.5	14909238	44%	53.5%	2.56%	4.79
191	DR Congo	16.9	118386491	45.9%	51%	3.09%	5.98
192	Chad	16.9	21855137	46%	51.9%	2.12%	6.03
193	Mali	16.8	26322576	45.8%	51.8%	2.35%	5.51
194	Niger	16.7	29294628	46.2%	51.2%	2.63%	5.94
195	Somalia	16.6	20653532	46.6%	50.8%	2.63%	6.01
196	CAR	15.5	5798457	48.7%	49.1%	2.22%	5.95

Median age by country map

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1974–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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This world map presents the median age by country and how it's distributed across regions.

While the world's median age is 31.8, there are notable regional variations: Europe has the highest at 43.9; North America's is 39.7; Oceania, Asia, and Latin America are around 33.7 years; while Africa has the youngest median age at 20.8.

Median age by country by year

Year	Median age, years
Year	India	China	United States	Indonesia	Pakistan	Nigeria	Brazil	Russia	Mexico	Germany
2100	48.7	61.7	46.3	45.9	38.2	35.2	51.7	46	50.1	48.3
2099	48.7	61.7	46.3	45.8	38	35.1	51.6	45.9	50	48.3
2098	48.6	61.8	46.2	45.7	37.8	34.9	51.6	45.8	49.9	48.2
2097	48.5	61.8	46.2	45.6	37.6	34.8	51.5	45.7	49.8	48.1
2096	48.4	61.9	46.2	45.5	37.4	34.6	51.4	45.6	49.7	48
2095	48.3	61.9	46.1	45.4	37.2	34.5	51.4	45.5	49.6	47.9
2094	48.2	62	46.1	45.2	37	34.3	51.3	45.4	49.5	47.9
2093	48.1	62.1	46	45.1	36.8	34.2	51.2	45.2	49.4	47.8
2092	48	62.2	45.9	45	36.6	34	51.1	45.1	49.3	47.8
2091	47.9	62.4	45.9	44.9	36.4	33.9	51.1	44.9	49.1	47.7
2090	47.8	62.5	45.8	44.7	36.2	33.7	51	44.7	49	47.7
2089	47.7	62.6	45.7	44.6	36	33.5	50.9	44.6	48.9	47.7
2088	47.6	62.8	45.6	44.4	35.8	33.4	50.8	44.4	48.7	47.7
2087	47.4	62.9	45.6	44.3	35.6	33.2	50.8	44.3	48.6	47.7
2086	47.3	63.1	45.5	44.1	35.4	33	50.7	44.2	48.4	47.7
2085	47.2	63.2	45.4	44	35.2	32.8	50.6	44.1	48.3	47.8
2084	47	63.2	45.3	43.8	35	32.6	50.5	44	48.1	47.8
2083	46.9	63.1	45.3	43.6	34.8	32.4	50.5	44	48	47.9
2082	46.7	62.9	45.2	43.5	34.6	32.3	50.4	43.9	47.8	48
2081	46.5	62.6	45.2	43.3	34.4	32.1	50.3	43.9	47.6	48
2080	46.4	62.3	45.1	43.2	34.1	31.9	50.2	44	47.4	48.1
2079	46.2	61.9	45	43	33.9	31.7	50.2	44	47.3	48.1
2078	46	61.5	45	42.8	33.7	31.4	50.1	44.1	47.1	48.2
2077	45.9	61.1	45	42.7	33.4	31.2	50	44.2	46.9	48.2
2076	45.7	60.8	44.9	42.5	33.2	31	49.9	44.3	46.7	48.2
2075	45.5	60.4	44.9	42.4	33	30.8	49.8	44.4	46.5	48.2
2074	45.3	60	44.8	42.2	32.7	30.6	49.7	44.5	46.3	48.2
2073	45.1	59.7	44.8	42.1	32.5	30.3	49.6	44.6	46.1	48.2
2072	44.9	59.3	44.8	41.9	32.3	30.1	49.5	44.8	45.9	48.2
2071	44.7	58.9	44.7	41.8	32	29.9	49.3	44.9	45.7	48.2
2070	44.5	58.6	44.7	41.6	31.8	29.6	49.2	45	45.4	48.1
2069	44.3	58.2	44.7	41.5	31.5	29.4	49	45	45.2	48
2068	44.1	57.9	44.6	41.3	31.3	29.2	48.9	45.1	45	48
2067	43.8	57.6	44.6	41.2	31.1	28.9	48.7	45.1	44.7	47.9
2066	43.6	57.2	44.5	41	30.8	28.7	48.5	45.1	44.5	47.8
2065	43.4	56.9	44.5	40.9	30.6	28.4	48.3	45.1	44.2	47.7
2064	43.2	56.6	44.4	40.7	30.3	28.2	48.1	45	43.9	47.7
2063	42.9	56.3	44.4	40.5	30.1	27.9	47.8	44.9	43.7	47.6
2062	42.7	56	44.3	40.3	29.9	27.7	47.6	44.7	43.4	47.6
2061	42.4	55.8	44.2	40.2	29.6	27.4	47.4	44.5	43.1	47.6
2060	42.2	55.5	44.1	40	29.4	27.2	47.2	44.3	42.8	47.7
2059	41.9	55.3	44	39.8	29.2	26.9	46.9	44	42.6	47.7
2058	41.6	55	43.9	39.6	28.9	26.7	46.7	43.8	42.3	47.8
2057	41.3	54.8	43.7	39.4	28.7	26.5	46.5	43.6	42	47.9
2056	41	54.6	43.6	39.2	28.5	26.2	46.3	43.4	41.6	48
2055	40.7	54.3	43.5	39	28.3	26	46	43.1	41.3	48.1
2054	40.4	54	43.4	38.7	28	25.7	45.8	43	40.9	48.2
2053	40.1	53.8	43.2	38.5	27.8	25.5	45.6	42.9	40.6	48.4
2052	39.8	53.5	43.1	38.2	27.6	25.2	45.3	42.8	40.2	48.6
2051	39.4	53.3	42.9	38	27.4	25	45	42.7	39.9	48.8
2050	39.1	53	42.8	37.7	27.1	24.8	44.8	42.7	39.5	49
2049	38.7	52.7	42.6	37.4	26.9	24.5	44.5	42.7	39.2	49.1
2048	38.4	52.4	42.5	37.1	26.7	24.3	44.2	42.8	38.8	49.2
2047	38	52.1	42.3	36.9	26.5	24.1	43.9	42.9	38.5	49.3
2046	37.7	51.8	42.2	36.6	26.2	23.9	43.6	43.1	38.1	49.3
2045	37.3	51.5	42.1	36.4	26	23.6	43.3	43.4	37.8	49.3
2044	37	51.1	42.1	36.1	25.8	23.4	43	43.7	37.4	49.3
2043	36.6	50.7	42	35.9	25.6	23.2	42.6	44.1	37.1	49.3
2042	36.2	50.3	41.9	35.6	25.4	23	42.3	44.4	36.7	49.3
2041	35.9	49.9	41.9	35.4	25.1	22.8	41.9	44.8	36.3	49.2
2040	35.5	49.3	41.8	35.1	24.9	22.6	41.6	45	36	49.1
2039	35.1	48.8	41.8	34.9	24.7	22.3	41.2	45.1	35.6	48.9
2038	34.7	48.2	41.7	34.7	24.4	22.1	40.8	45.2	35.2	48.7
2037	34.3	47.7	41.6	34.5	24.2	21.8	40.5	45.1	34.9	48.5
2036	33.9	47.1	41.5	34.2	23.9	21.6	40.1	45	34.5	48.2
2035	33.5	46.5	41.4	34	23.7	21.4	39.7	44.7	34.1	48
2034	33.1	46	41.3	33.7	23.4	21.1	39.3	44.4	33.7	47.9
2033	32.7	45.4	41.1	33.5	23.2	20.9	38.9	44.1	33.4	47.7
2032	32.3	44.8	40.9	33.2	22.9	20.6	38.5	43.8	33	47.5
2031	32	44.2	40.7	32.9	22.7	20.4	38.1	43.4	32.6	47.4
2030	31.6	43.6	40.5	32.7	22.5	20.1	37.7	43	32.3	47.2
2029	31.2	43	40.2	32.4	22.2	19.9	37.3	42.6	31.9	47.1
2028	30.8	42.5	40	32.1	22	19.7	36.9	42.2	31.5	46.9
2027	30.4	41.9	39.8	31.8	21.9	19.5	36.5	41.9	31.2	46.8
2026	30	41.4	39.6	31.5	21.7	19.2	36	41.5	30.8	46.6
2025	29.8	41.1	39.5	31.4	21.6	19.2	35.8	41.4	30.6	46.5
2024	29.5	40.6	39.3	31.1	21.5	19	35.4	40.9	30.3	46.3
2023	29.1	40.1	39	30.8	21.3	18.8	34.9	40.5	29.9	46.2
2022	28.7	39.6	38.7	30.6	21.2	18.7	34.5	40.1	29.5	46
2021	28.4	39	38.5	30.3	21	18.5	34.1	39.9	29.2	45.9
2020	28.1	38.5	38.2	30.1	20.9	18.3	33.7	39.7	29	45.8
2019	27.7	38.1	38	29.9	20.7	18.2	33.2	39.4	28.6	45.8
2018	27.3	37.7	37.9	29.6	20.5	18	32.8	39.2	28.3	45.8
2017	27	37.4	37.7	29.4	20.4	17.9	32.4	39	28	45.8
2016	26.6	37.1	37.6	29.1	20.3	17.8	31.9	38.8	27.6	45.7
2015	26.3	36.7	37.5	28.9	20.3	17.8	31.5	38.7	27.3	45.7
2014	26	36.3	37.3	28.6	20.2	17.7	31	38.6	27	45.7
2013	25.6	36	37.2	28.3	20.1	17.7	30.6	38.4	26.7	45.5
2012	25.3	35.7	37.1	28.1	20	17.7	30.1	38.3	26.4	45.1
2011	25	35.5	37	27.9	19.9	17.7	29.7	38.1	26.1	44.6
2010	24.7	35.1	36.9	27.6	19.8	17.8	29.2	38	25.8	44.2
2009	24.4	34.7	36.7	27.3	19.6	17.8	28.8	37.9	25.6	43.9
2008	24.1	34.2	36.6	27.1	19.4	17.8	28.3	37.8	25.3	43.5
2007	23.8	33.7	36.5	26.8	19.2	17.9	27.9	37.7	25	43.1
2006	23.6	33.1	36.4	26.5	19	17.9	27.5	37.6	24.7	42.5
2005	23.3	32.6	36.2	26.2	18.9	17.9	27.1	37.4	24.4	42
2004	23.1	32.1	36	25.9	18.7	17.9	26.7	37.2	24.1	41.6
2003	22.9	31.6	35.8	25.6	18.5	17.9	26.3	37	23.8	41.2
2002	22.7	31.1	35.6	25.2	18.4	17.9	25.9	36.9	23.5	40.8
2001	22.5	30.5	35.5	24.9	18.3	17.9	25.5	36.8	23.1	40.4
2000	22.3	30	35.3	24.6	18.1	17.9	25.2	36.6	22.8	40
1999	22.1	29.4	35.1	24.3	18	17.9	24.9	36.3	22.5	39.7
1998	21.9	28.8	34.9	24	17.9	17.8	24.6	36	22.2	39.3
1997	21.7	28.3	34.6	23.7	17.8	17.7	24.3	35.7	22	38.9
1996	21.6	27.8	34.4	23.5	17.8	17.6	24	35.3	21.7	38.6
1995	21.4	27.2	34.1	23.2	17.8	17.6	23.7	35	21.4	38.4
1994	21.2	26.6	33.8	22.9	17.8	17.5	23.5	34.7	21	38.1
1993	21.1	26.1	33.6	22.6	17.8	17.4	23.2	34.4	20.7	37.9
1992	21	25.6	33.4	22.3	17.9	17.4	22.9	33.9	20.4	37.8
1991	20.8	25.1	33.2	22	18	17.3	22.7	33.6	20	37.7
1990	20.7	24.7	32.9	21.7	18	17.3	22.4	33.2	19.7	37.6
1989	20.6	24.4	32.7	21.4	18	17.3	22.1	32.9	19.4	37.6
1988	20.5	23.9	32.4	21.1	18.1	17.3	21.9	32.6	19.2	37.6
1987	20.4	23.6	32.1	20.9	18.1	17.3	21.7	32.4	18.9	37.4
1986	20.4	23.4	31.8	20.6	18.2	17.3	21.5	32.2	18.6	37.2
1985	20.3	23.2	31.5	20.3	18.2	17.3	21.2	32	18.3	37.1
1984	20.2	23	31.2	20.1	18.3	17.4	21	31.8	18	37
1983	20.1	22.6	30.9	19.9	18.4	17.5	20.8	31.7	17.7	36.7
1982	20	22.1	30.7	19.7	18.4	17.6	20.6	31.6	17.4	36.6
1981	20	21.8	30.4	19.6	18.3	17.7	20.4	31.4	17.1	36.5
1980	19.9	21.6	30.1	19.4	18.2	17.8	20.2	31.3	16.8	36.5
1979	19.8	21.4	29.9	19.3	18	17.9	20	31.1	16.6	36.4
1978	19.7	21.2	29.6	19.2	18	18	19.8	31	16.5	36.3
1977	19.6	20.8	29.2	19.1	17.9	18.2	19.6	30.9	16.4	36.1
1976	19.5	20.4	28.9	19	17.9	18.3	19.4	30.6	16.2	35.8
1975	19.4	20.1	28.7	18.9	17.9	18.4	19.2	30.7	16.2	35.5
1974	19.3	19.7	28.5	18.9	17.9	18.5	19.1	30.9	16.1	35
1973	19.3	19.5	28.3	18.8	18	18.6	18.9	31.1	16.1	34.7
1972	19.2	19.3	28	18.8	18	18.7	18.7	31.1	16	34.6
1971	19.2	19.2	27.9	18.9	18.1	18.8	18.5	31	16	34.4
1970	19.2	19.1	27.8	19	18.2	18.9	18.4	30.7	16.1	34.3
1969	19.2	19.1	27.9	19.1	18.4	19.1	18.2	30.3	16.1	34.1
1968	19.2	19.2	27.9	19.3	18.5	19.2	18.1	29.8	16.1	34.2
1967	19.3	19.2	27.9	19.4	18.6	19.2	18	29.2	16.1	34.3
1966	19.4	19.3	27.9	19.6	18.7	19.3	17.9	28.9	16.2	34.4
1965	19.5	19.6	28.1	19.8	18.8	19.3	17.9	28.6	16.2	34.4
1964	19.6	19.9	28.2	19.9	18.9	19.3	17.8	28.3	16.3	34.5
1963	19.8	20.4	28.5	20	19	19.3	17.8	28.1	16.3	34.6
1962	19.9	21	28.7	20.1	19	19.3	17.9	27.7	16.4	34.7
1961	20.1	21.1	29	20.1	19.1	19.3	17.9	27.4	16.5	34.7
1960	20.2	20.9	29.2	20.1	19.1	19.3	18	27.1	16.6	34.7

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Median age in 10 countries representative of their region, 2026 vs. 2050 projected:

Germany: 46.6 → 49
Russia: 41.5 → 42.7
China: 41.4 → 53
United States: 39.6 → 42.8
Brazil: 36 → 44.8
Indonesia: 31.5 → 37.7
Mexico: 30.8 → 39.5
India: 30 → 39.1
Pakistan: 21.7 → 27.1
Nigeria: 19.2 → 24.8

Median age: world and by region, 1960–2100

Year	Median age, years
Year	World	Asia	Africa	Europe	Latin America	North America	Oceania
2100	43.1	51.7	37.2	50.3	50.7	46.5	44
2099	43	51.6	37	50.2	50.6	46.5	43.9
2098	42.9	51.6	36.8	50.2	50.5	46.4	43.8
2097	42.8	51.5	36.6	50.1	50.5	46.4	43.7
2096	42.7	51.4	36.4	50	50.4	46.4	43.6
2095	42.6	51.4	36.3	49.9	50.3	46.3	43.5
2094	42.5	51.3	36.1	49.8	50.2	46.3	43.4
2093	42.4	51.3	35.9	49.7	50.1	46.2	43.3
2092	42.3	51.2	35.7	49.6	50	46.1	43.2
2091	42.2	51.2	35.5	49.5	49.9	46.1	43.1
2090	42.1	51.1	35.3	49.5	49.8	46	43
2089	42	51.1	35.1	49.4	49.7	45.9	43
2088	41.9	51	34.9	49.3	49.6	45.9	42.9
2087	41.8	51	34.6	49.3	49.5	45.8	42.8
2086	41.7	51	34.4	49.3	49.4	45.7	42.7
2085	41.6	50.9	34.2	49.2	49.3	45.7	42.7
2084	41.4	50.8	34	49.2	49.2	45.6	42.6
2083	41.3	50.7	33.8	49.2	49	45.5	42.5
2082	41.2	50.5	33.6	49.2	48.9	45.5	42.5
2081	41.1	50.3	33.4	49.2	48.8	45.4	42.4
2080	41	50.1	33.2	49.3	48.7	45.4	42.4
2079	40.9	49.9	32.9	49.3	48.5	45.3	42.3
2078	40.8	49.7	32.7	49.3	48.4	45.3	42.2
2077	40.7	49.4	32.5	49.3	48.3	45.3	42.2
2076	40.6	49.2	32.3	49.3	48.1	45.2	42.1
2075	40.5	49	32.1	49.4	48	45.2	42
2074	40.4	48.8	31.8	49.4	47.8	45.2	41.9
2073	40.3	48.5	31.6	49.4	47.6	45.1	41.8
2072	40.2	48.3	31.4	49.4	47.5	45.1	41.8
2071	40.1	48	31.1	49.4	47.3	45	41.7
2070	39.9	47.8	30.9	49.3	47.1	45	41.5
2069	39.8	47.6	30.7	49.3	46.9	45	41.4
2068	39.7	47.3	30.5	49.2	46.7	44.9	41.3
2067	39.6	47.1	30.2	49.1	46.4	44.9	41.2
2066	39.5	46.8	30	49.1	46.2	44.8	41.1
2065	39.4	46.6	29.7	49	46	44.8	41
2064	39.3	46.4	29.5	48.9	45.7	44.7	40.9
2063	39.2	46.1	29.3	48.8	45.5	44.7	40.8
2062	39.1	45.9	29	48.6	45.2	44.6	40.7
2061	39	45.6	28.8	48.5	44.9	44.5	40.6
2060	38.8	45.4	28.5	48.4	44.7	44.4	40.5
2059	38.7	45.1	28.3	48.3	44.4	44.3	40.3
2058	38.6	44.9	28.1	48.1	44.2	44.2	40.2
2057	38.4	44.6	27.8	48	43.9	44.1	40.1
2056	38.2	44.3	27.6	47.9	43.6	43.9	40
2055	38	44.1	27.3	47.8	43.3	43.8	39.8
2054	37.8	43.8	27.1	47.7	43	43.7	39.7
2053	37.6	43.5	26.8	47.7	42.7	43.6	39.5
2052	37.4	43.2	26.6	47.6	42.4	43.4	39.4
2051	37.2	43	26.3	47.6	42.1	43.3	39.2
2050	37	42.7	26.1	47.5	41.7	43.1	39.1
2049	36.7	42.4	25.9	47.5	41.4	43	39
2048	36.5	42.1	25.6	47.5	41.1	42.8	38.9
2047	36.3	41.8	25.4	47.5	40.8	42.7	38.8
2046	36.1	41.5	25.1	47.5	40.4	42.6	38.7
2045	35.9	41.2	24.9	47.5	40.1	42.5	38.6
2044	35.7	40.9	24.7	47.5	39.7	42.4	38.5
2043	35.5	40.5	24.4	47.5	39.4	42.3	38.4
2042	35.3	40.2	24.2	47.5	39	42.2	38.3
2041	35.1	39.9	24	47.4	38.7	42.2	38.2
2040	34.9	39.5	23.7	47.4	38.3	42.1	38.1
2039	34.7	39.1	23.5	47.3	37.9	42.1	37.9
2038	34.5	38.7	23.3	47.1	37.5	42	37.7
2037	34.3	38.3	23.1	47	37.2	41.9	37.5
2036	34.1	37.9	22.9	46.8	36.8	41.8	37.3
2035	33.9	37.5	22.6	46.5	36.4	41.6	37.1
2034	33.7	37.1	22.4	46.3	36	41.5	36.9
2033	33.5	36.7	22.2	46	35.6	41.3	36.6
2032	33.3	36.3	22	45.7	35.3	41.1	36.4
2031	33.1	35.9	21.8	45.5	34.9	40.9	36.1
2030	32.9	35.4	21.6	45.2	34.5	40.7	35.9
2029	32.7	35	21.4	44.9	34.1	40.5	35.6
2028	32.4	34.6	21.2	44.6	33.7	40.3	35.4
2027	32.2	34.2	21	44.3	33.3	40	35.1
2026	32	33.8	20.8	44	33	39.8	34.9
2025	31.8	33.6	20.8	43.9	32.8	39.7	34.8
2024	31.6	33.2	20.6	43.6	32.4	39.5	34.6
2023	31.3	32.8	20.4	43.3	32	39.3	34.3
2022	31	32.4	20.2	43	31.6	39	34.1
2021	30.8	32	20.1	42.8	31.2	38.8	33.9
2020	30.6	31.7	19.9	42.6	30.9	38.5	33.6
2019	30.3	31.3	19.8	42.3	30.5	38.3	33.3
2018	30	31	19.6	42.1	30.2	38.2	33.1
2017	29.8	30.7	19.5	41.9	29.8	38	33
2016	29.5	30.4	19.4	41.7	29.5	37.9	33
2015	29.3	30	19.3	41.5	29.1	37.8	32.9
2014	29.1	29.7	19.1	41.2	28.8	37.7	32.8
2013	28.9	29.4	19	41	28.4	37.6	32.8
2012	28.6	29.1	18.9	40.7	28	37.4	32.7
2011	28.4	28.8	18.8	40.5	27.7	37.3	32.6
2010	28.2	28.5	18.7	40.2	27.3	37.2	32.4
2009	28	28.2	18.7	39.9	27	37	32.3
2008	27.8	27.8	18.6	39.7	26.6	36.9	32.2
2007	27.6	27.5	18.5	39.5	26.3	36.8	32.1
2006	27.4	27.1	18.4	39.2	26	36.6	32
2005	27.2	26.7	18.3	39	25.6	36.4	31.8
2004	27	26.4	18.3	38.7	25.3	36.2	31.6
2003	26.7	26.1	18.2	38.4	25	36	31.4
2002	26.5	25.7	18.1	38.2	24.7	35.8	31.2
2001	26.3	25.4	18	37.9	24.4	35.6	31
2000	26.1	25.1	17.9	37.6	24.1	35.4	30.8
1999	25.9	24.7	17.9	37.4	23.8	35.2	30.5
1998	25.7	24.4	17.8	37	23.5	35	30.2
1997	25.4	24.1	17.7	36.7	23.3	34.7	29.9
1996	25.2	23.8	17.7	36.5	23	34.4	29.6
1995	25	23.5	17.7	36.2	22.8	34.2	29.4
1994	24.7	23.2	17.6	35.9	22.5	33.9	29.1
1993	24.5	22.9	17.6	35.6	22.3	33.6	28.9
1992	24.3	22.6	17.5	35.3	22.1	33.4	28.6
1991	24.1	22.4	17.5	35.1	21.8	33.2	28.4
1990	23.9	22.2	17.4	34.8	21.6	32.9	28.1
1989	23.8	21.9	17.4	34.6	21.4	32.7	27.9
1988	23.6	21.7	17.4	34.4	21.2	32.4	27.7
1987	23.4	21.5	17.3	34.1	21	32.1	27.5
1986	23.3	21.4	17.3	33.9	20.8	31.8	27.3
1985	23.2	21.3	17.3	33.7	20.6	31.5	27
1984	23	21.1	17.3	33.5	20.4	31.2	26.8
1983	22.9	20.9	17.3	33.3	20.2	30.9	26.6
1982	22.7	20.7	17.3	33.1	20	30.6	26.3
1981	22.6	20.5	17.3	32.9	19.8	30.3	26.1
1980	22.5	20.4	17.3	32.8	19.6	30	25.9
1979	22.3	20.2	17.4	32.7	19.4	29.7	25.7
1978	22.2	20.1	17.4	32.5	19.3	29.4	25.4
1977	22	19.9	17.4	32.4	19.1	29.1	25.2
1976	21.9	19.7	17.5	32.2	19	28.8	25
1975	21.7	19.5	17.5	32.1	18.8	28.6	24.8
1974	21.6	19.4	17.6	32	18.7	28.3	24.6
1973	21.5	19.3	17.6	32	18.6	28.1	24.5
1972	21.5	19.2	17.7	32	18.5	27.9	24.4
1971	21.4	19.1	17.8	31.9	18.4	27.7	24.4
1970	21.4	19.1	17.8	31.8	18.3	27.6	24.4
1969	21.5	19.1	17.9	31.7	18.2	27.7	24.5
1968	21.5	19.1	18	31.6	18.2	27.6	24.6
1967	21.6	19.2	18	31.5	18.1	27.6	24.7
1966	21.7	19.3	18.1	31.4	18.1	27.7	24.8
1965	21.8	19.4	18.1	31.3	18.1	27.8	25
1964	22	19.6	18.2	31.2	18.1	28	25.2
1963	22.2	19.8	18.3	31.1	18.1	28.2	25.4
1962	22.4	20.1	18.3	31	18.1	28.4	25.6
1961	22.5	20.2	18.4	30.8	18.2	28.7	25.8
1960	22.5	20.2	18.5	30.7	18.3	28.9	26

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The median age showcases the structure of a demographic: it's the age at which half of the population is younger and half is older. The chart above displays the world's median age and by region breakdown trend: the demographic is aging everywhere.

The world's median age has increased from 22.5 in 1960 to 31.8 in 2025 and is expected to reach 37 by 2050.

For comparison, the median age in Europe was 30.7 years in 1960, is 43.9 years now, and is projected to increase to 47.5 years by 2050. In Africa, it was 18.5 years in 1960, is 20.8 years today, and is projected to increase to 26.1 years by 2050.

Demographics by region

Rank	Region	Population	Median age	Age 0-14, %	Working age, %	Age 65+, %	Fertility rate
1	Asia	4861527384	33.6	22.2%	67.6%	10.3%	1.81
2	Africa	1600561986	20.8	38.8%	57.5%	3.69%	4.06
3	Europe	744041683	43.9	15.1%	64%	21%	1.36
4	Latin America	669578880	32.8	22.2%	67.7%	10.1%	1.79
5	North America	386669507	39.7	16.9%	64.5%	18.6%	1.59
6	Oceania	47094366	34.8	22.2%	63.9%	13.9%	1.95

World population pyramid: age and gender distribution

Age range	Share of population
	World
	Male	Female
80+	0.79%	1.26%
75-79	0.84%	1.08%
70-74	1.31%	1.56%
65-69	1.69%	1.88%
60-64	2.16%	2.28%
55-59	2.55%	2.62%
50-54	2.81%	2.82%
45-49	2.96%	2.91%
40-44	3.35%	3.25%
35-39	3.72%	3.56%
30-34	3.74%	3.54%
25-29	3.77%	3.55%
20-24	3.91%	3.68%
15-19	4.13%	3.88%
10-14	4.31%	4.05%
5-9	4.23%	4%
0-4	4.01%	3.81%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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The demographic pyramid below is a graphical illustration of the age and gender distribution of a population. Its shape gives a one-glance view of age dynamics. The world's population pyramid has been changing over time with the world's population aging and birth rates declining. The shape of the demographic pyramid is still descending as the young population prevails over the old, but it used to be steeper — the proportion of young people was greater.

World working-age population share by year

Year	Working age share
Year	World	Asia	Africa	Europe	Latin America	North America	Oceania
2100	59.6%	54.1%	64.2%	54.7%	54.7%	57.1%	59.1%
2099	59.6%	54.1%	64.3%	54.7%	54.8%	57.2%	59.1%
2098	59.7%	54.1%	64.3%	54.7%	54.9%	57.2%	59.2%
2097	59.7%	54.2%	64.4%	54.6%	55%	57.3%	59.2%
2096	59.7%	54.2%	64.5%	54.6%	55.1%	57.3%	59.3%
2095	59.7%	54.2%	64.5%	54.6%	55.1%	57.3%	59.3%
2094	59.7%	54.2%	64.6%	54.5%	55.2%	57.3%	59.4%
2093	59.8%	54.2%	64.7%	54.5%	55.3%	57.4%	59.4%
2092	59.8%	54.2%	64.7%	54.5%	55.4%	57.4%	59.5%
2091	59.8%	54.2%	64.8%	54.5%	55.4%	57.4%	59.5%
2090	59.8%	54.2%	64.8%	54.4%	55.5%	57.4%	59.6%
2089	59.8%	54.2%	64.9%	54.4%	55.6%	57.4%	59.7%
2088	59.8%	54.2%	65%	54.4%	55.7%	57.4%	59.7%
2087	59.8%	54.2%	65%	54.5%	55.8%	57.4%	59.8%
2086	59.8%	54.3%	65.1%	54.5%	55.9%	57.5%	59.8%
2085	59.9%	54.4%	65.1%	54.6%	56%	57.5%	59.9%
2084	59.9%	54.6%	65.2%	54.7%	56.2%	57.5%	60%
2083	60%	54.8%	65.2%	54.9%	56.3%	57.5%	60%
2082	60.1%	55.2%	65.3%	55.1%	56.5%	57.6%	60.1%
2081	60.3%	55.5%	65.3%	55.3%	56.7%	57.6%	60.2%
2080	60.4%	55.8%	65.4%	55.5%	56.9%	57.7%	60.3%
2079	60.6%	56.2%	65.5%	55.8%	57.2%	57.8%	60.3%
2078	60.7%	56.6%	65.5%	56%	57.4%	58%	60.4%
2077	60.9%	57%	65.6%	56.2%	57.6%	58.1%	60.5%
2076	61%	57.3%	65.6%	56.5%	57.8%	58.2%	60.6%
2075	61.1%	57.6%	65.6%	56.7%	58.1%	58.4%	60.7%
2074	61.3%	58%	65.7%	56.9%	58.3%	58.5%	60.8%
2073	61.4%	58.3%	65.7%	57.1%	58.5%	58.7%	60.9%
2072	61.5%	58.5%	65.7%	57.2%	58.8%	59%	61%
2071	61.6%	58.8%	65.7%	57.3%	59%	59.2%	61.1%
2070	61.7%	59%	65.6%	57.3%	59.2%	59.3%	61.1%
2069	61.8%	59.2%	65.6%	57.4%	59.5%	59.5%	61.1%
2068	61.9%	59.4%	65.5%	57.3%	59.7%	59.6%	61.1%
2067	62%	59.6%	65.5%	57.2%	60%	59.8%	61.1%
2066	62%	59.8%	65.4%	57.1%	60.2%	59.9%	61%
2065	62.1%	60%	65.3%	57%	60.5%	60%	61%
2064	62.1%	60.2%	65.2%	56.9%	60.8%	60%	61%
2063	62.1%	60.4%	65.1%	56.7%	61.1%	60.1%	61%
2062	62.2%	60.5%	65%	56.6%	61.4%	60.1%	61%
2061	62.2%	60.7%	64.9%	56.5%	61.6%	60.1%	61.1%
2060	62.3%	60.9%	64.8%	56.4%	61.9%	60.2%	61.1%
2059	62.3%	61.1%	64.6%	56.3%	62.2%	60.2%	61.2%
2058	62.4%	61.3%	64.5%	56.3%	62.4%	60.3%	61.3%
2057	62.4%	61.5%	64.4%	56.3%	62.7%	60.4%	61.3%
2056	62.5%	61.7%	64.2%	56.4%	63%	60.5%	61.5%
2055	62.7%	62.1%	64.1%	56.5%	63.3%	60.6%	61.6%
2054	62.8%	62.5%	64%	56.7%	63.5%	60.7%	61.7%
2053	62.9%	62.8%	63.8%	57%	63.8%	60.8%	61.8%
2052	63.1%	63.1%	63.7%	57.2%	64%	60.8%	62%
2051	63.2%	63.5%	63.5%	57.5%	64.3%	60.9%	62.1%
2050	63.4%	63.8%	63.4%	57.8%	64.6%	61%	62.2%
2049	63.5%	64.1%	63.2%	58.1%	64.8%	61.1%	62.4%
2048	63.6%	64.3%	63%	58.4%	65.1%	61.2%	62.5%
2047	63.8%	64.6%	62.9%	58.7%	65.3%	61.3%	62.6%
2046	63.9%	64.9%	62.7%	59%	65.5%	61.5%	62.7%
2045	64%	65.1%	62.5%	59.4%	65.8%	61.6%	62.8%
2044	64.1%	65.3%	62.3%	59.7%	66%	61.7%	62.9%
2043	64.2%	65.5%	62.2%	60%	66.2%	61.8%	62.9%
2042	64.3%	65.7%	62%	60.3%	66.4%	61.9%	62.9%
2041	64.4%	65.9%	61.7%	60.7%	66.6%	62%	62.9%
2040	64.5%	66.2%	61.5%	61%	66.8%	62.1%	63%
2039	64.7%	66.4%	61.3%	61.3%	67%	62.1%	63%
2038	64.8%	66.7%	61%	61.6%	67.1%	62.2%	63%
2037	64.9%	67%	60.8%	61.9%	67.3%	62.3%	63.1%
2036	65.1%	67.3%	60.6%	62.1%	67.4%	62.5%	63.2%
2035	65.2%	67.5%	60.3%	62.3%	67.6%	62.7%	63.3%
2034	65.3%	67.7%	60.1%	62.6%	67.7%	62.9%	63.4%
2033	65.4%	67.9%	59.8%	62.8%	67.7%	63%	63.5%
2032	65.4%	67.9%	59.5%	62.9%	67.8%	63.1%	63.5%
2031	65.4%	67.9%	59.2%	63%	67.8%	63.3%	63.5%
2030	65.4%	67.9%	58.9%	63.2%	67.8%	63.4%	63.6%
2029	65.4%	67.9%	58.6%	63.4%	67.8%	63.6%	63.6%
2028	65.4%	68%	58.3%	63.5%	67.8%	63.9%	63.7%
2027	65.4%	67.9%	58%	63.7%	67.8%	64.1%	63.8%
2026	65.2%	67.7%	57.7%	63.9%	67.7%	64.4%	63.9%
2025	65.2%	67.6%	57.5%	64%	67.7%	64.5%	63.9%
2024	65.1%	67.3%	57.2%	64.2%	67.7%	64.8%	64%
2023	65%	67.2%	56.9%	64.4%	67.6%	65%	64%
2022	64.9%	67.1%	56.6%	64.6%	67.5%	65.2%	64%
2021	64.9%	67%	56.3%	64.8%	67.4%	65.4%	64.1%
2020	64.8%	66.9%	56.1%	65%	67.3%	65.6%	64.2%
2019	64.9%	66.9%	55.8%	65.2%	67.1%	65.8%	64.3%
2018	64.9%	66.9%	55.6%	65.5%	67.1%	66%	64.4%
2017	65%	66.9%	55.4%	65.9%	66.9%	66.2%	64.5%
2016	65.1%	67%	55.2%	66.2%	66.8%	66.4%	64.5%
2015	65.1%	67%	55.1%	66.6%	66.6%	66.6%	64.6%
2014	65.2%	67%	55%	67%	66.4%	66.8%	64.7%
2013	65.2%	66.9%	54.9%	67.3%	66.2%	67.1%	64.7%
2012	65.2%	66.9%	54.8%	67.7%	66%	67.3%	64.9%
2011	65.2%	66.7%	54.7%	68%	65.8%	67.5%	65%
2010	65.1%	66.6%	54.6%	68.1%	65.5%	67.7%	65.1%
2009	65%	66.3%	54.5%	68.2%	65.2%	67.7%	65.1%
2008	64.9%	66.1%	54.4%	68.2%	64.9%	67.8%	65%
2007	64.7%	65.8%	54.3%	68.1%	64.5%	67.9%	64.9%
2006	64.5%	65.5%	54.2%	68.1%	64.2%	67.8%	64.9%
2005	64.3%	65%	54.1%	68.1%	63.8%	67.7%	64.7%
2004	64%	64.6%	53.9%	68.1%	63.5%	67.5%	64.6%
2003	63.7%	64.1%	53.8%	68%	63.1%	67.4%	64.5%
2002	63.4%	63.7%	53.6%	67.9%	62.8%	67.2%	64.3%
2001	63.1%	63.2%	53.4%	67.8%	62.4%	67%	64.1%
2000	62.8%	62.8%	53.3%	67.6%	62.1%	66.8%	64%
1999	62.5%	62.4%	53.1%	67.4%	61.7%	66.6%	63.9%
1998	62.2%	62.1%	52.9%	67.2%	61.4%	66.5%	63.8%
1997	61.9%	61.7%	52.7%	67%	61%	66.3%	63.7%
1996	61.7%	61.3%	52.6%	66.9%	60.7%	66.1%	63.6%
1995	61.5%	61%	52.6%	66.8%	60.3%	66%	63.5%
1994	61.3%	60.7%	52.4%	66.8%	60%	65.9%	63.5%
1993	61.2%	60.5%	52.3%	66.8%	59.7%	65.9%	63.5%
1992	61.1%	60.3%	52.2%	66.8%	59.4%	66%	63.5%
1991	61%	60.2%	52.1%	66.8%	59%	66.1%	63.5%
1990	60.9%	60%	51.9%	66.8%	58.7%	66.3%	63.5%
1989	60.8%	59.8%	51.8%	66.8%	58.4%	66.5%	63.5%
1988	60.7%	59.6%	51.8%	66.9%	58.1%	66.7%	63.4%
1987	60.5%	59.4%	51.7%	66.9%	57.9%	66.9%	63.3%
1986	60.4%	59.1%	51.7%	66.9%	57.6%	67%	63.1%
1985	60.1%	58.8%	51.6%	66.8%	57.3%	67%	62.9%
1984	59.9%	58.4%	51.6%	66.7%	57%	66.9%	62.7%
1983	59.6%	58%	51.6%	66.4%	56.7%	66.9%	62.5%
1982	59.3%	57.6%	51.6%	66%	56.4%	66.9%	62.3%
1981	59%	57.3%	51.6%	65.7%	56.1%	66.8%	62.1%
1980	58.7%	56.9%	51.6%	65.3%	55.8%	66.7%	61.9%
1979	58.4%	56.5%	51.7%	65.2%	55.5%	66.4%	61.6%
1978	58%	56%	51.7%	65%	55.2%	66.1%	61.3%
1977	57.7%	55.5%	51.8%	64.9%	54.9%	65.7%	61%
1976	57.5%	55.3%	51.8%	64.8%	54.6%	65.2%	60.7%
1975	57.4%	55.2%	51.9%	64.7%	54.4%	64.7%	60.4%
1974	57.3%	55.2%	52%	64.6%	54.1%	64.1%	60.1%
1973	57.3%	55.1%	52.1%	64.5%	53.9%	63.4%	59.9%
1972	57.2%	55%	52.2%	64.3%	53.6%	62.8%	59.7%
1971	57.1%	54.9%	52.3%	64.3%	53.4%	62.2%	59.6%
1970	57%	54.8%	52.4%	64.2%	53.2%	61.7%	59.5%
1969	56.9%	54.7%	52.5%	64.1%	53.1%	61.3%	59.5%
1968	56.9%	54.7%	52.6%	64%	52.9%	60.9%	59.4%
1967	56.9%	54.7%	52.7%	64%	52.8%	60.5%	59.3%
1966	56.8%	54.6%	52.9%	64%	52.7%	60.2%	59.2%
1965	56.9%	54.7%	53%	64%	52.7%	59.9%	59.1%
1964	57%	54.9%	53.2%	64%	52.7%	59.8%	59.1%
1963	57.2%	55.2%	53.3%	63.9%	52.7%	59.7%	59%
1962	57.4%	55.6%	53.5%	63.9%	52.8%	59.6%	59%
1961	57.5%	55.7%	53.6%	64%	52.9%	59.5%	58.9%
1960	57.6%	55.8%	53.7%	64.2%	53%	59.8%	59%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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About 65.2% of the demographic are working-age adults of 15-64 years old. The share of working adults has been growing since 1960 but stagnated in the 2010s and is projected to decline in the future.

Map of working-age demographic by country

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1974–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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The map above shows how the share of working-age adults (15-64 years old) is distributed around the globe.

World demographics

Population	8309473806
Median age	31.8 years
Average age	34 years
Working age population share	65.2%
Age dependency ratio	53.4%
Young-age dependency ratio	37.4%
Old-age dependency ratio	16%
Male:Female ratio	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	2.19
Life expectancy	73.8 years

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Map of age dependency by country

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1974–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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The age dependency ratio is a measure of the economic burden that dependents (children under 15 and people over 64) place on the working-age population. It's calculated by dividing the number of dependents by the number of working-age people. The current global age dependency ratio is 53.4%.

Global age dependency ratio by year

Year	Age dependency ratio
Year	World	Asia	Africa	Europe	Latin America	North America	Oceania
2100	67.8%	87.3%	56.1%	83.4%	83.1%	75.1%	70%
2099	67.7%	87.2%	55.9%	83.4%	82.8%	74.9%	69.8%
2098	67.6%	87.2%	55.8%	83.4%	82.6%	74.8%	69.7%
2097	67.6%	87.3%	55.6%	83.5%	82.3%	74.7%	69.6%
2096	67.5%	87.3%	55.4%	83.6%	82%	74.6%	69.5%
2095	67.4%	87.4%	55.3%	83.7%	81.8%	74.5%	69.3%
2094	67.4%	87.6%	55.1%	83.8%	81.6%	74.4%	69.2%
2093	67.3%	87.7%	54.9%	84%	81.3%	74.3%	69%
2092	67.3%	87.8%	54.8%	84.1%	81.1%	74.3%	68.8%
2091	67.3%	88%	54.7%	84.2%	80.9%	74.2%	68.7%
2090	67.2%	88.2%	54.5%	84.2%	80.6%	74.2%	68.5%
2089	67.2%	88.3%	54.4%	84.2%	80.3%	74.2%	68.3%
2088	67.2%	88.5%	54.2%	84.2%	80.1%	74.1%	68.1%
2087	67.2%	88.5%	54.1%	84.2%	79.8%	74.1%	68%
2086	67.1%	88.4%	54%	83.9%	79.5%	74%	67.8%
2085	67%	88%	53.8%	83.6%	79.1%	74.1%	67.6%
2084	66.8%	87.1%	53.7%	83.2%	78.6%	74%	67.5%
2083	66.6%	86.1%	53.5%	82.7%	78%	73.9%	67.3%
2082	66.3%	84.6%	53.4%	82.1%	77.4%	73.7%	67.1%
2081	65.9%	83.2%	53.2%	81.3%	76.8%	73.5%	66.9%
2080	65.5%	81.9%	53.1%	80.6%	76.1%	73.2%	66.6%
2079	65.1%	80.5%	52.9%	79.9%	75.4%	72.9%	66.4%
2078	64.8%	79.1%	52.8%	79.1%	74.7%	72.5%	66.1%
2077	64.3%	77.7%	52.7%	78.4%	74%	72.2%	65.9%
2076	63.9%	76.5%	52.6%	77.7%	73.3%	71.8%	65.6%
2075	63.5%	75.4%	52.5%	77%	72.6%	71.4%	65.3%
2074	63.2%	74.2%	52.4%	76.4%	71.9%	70.9%	65%
2073	62.8%	73.2%	52.4%	75.8%	71.3%	70.3%	64.8%
2072	62.5%	72.4%	52.4%	75.3%	70.6%	69.6%	64.5%
2071	62.2%	71.6%	52.4%	75%	69.9%	69%	64.3%
2070	62%	70.9%	52.5%	74.9%	69.2%	68.5%	64.2%
2069	61.8%	70.2%	52.5%	74.8%	68.5%	68.1%	64.2%
2068	61.6%	69.6%	52.7%	74.9%	67.8%	67.7%	64.2%
2067	61.4%	69%	52.8%	75.2%	67.1%	67.4%	64.3%
2066	61.3%	68.5%	53%	75.5%	66.4%	67.1%	64.4%
2065	61.1%	67.9%	53.2%	75.8%	65.6%	66.8%	64.4%
2064	61%	67.5%	53.4%	76.2%	64.8%	66.6%	64.4%
2063	60.9%	67.1%	53.7%	76.6%	64.1%	66.5%	64.4%
2062	60.8%	66.6%	54%	77%	63.3%	66.4%	64.4%
2061	60.7%	66.2%	54.2%	77.4%	62.6%	66.3%	64.3%
2060	60.6%	65.7%	54.5%	77.7%	61.8%	66.2%	64.1%
2059	60.5%	65.2%	54.8%	77.9%	61.1%	66.1%	63.9%
2058	60.4%	64.6%	55.2%	78.1%	60.4%	65.9%	63.7%
2057	60.2%	64%	55.5%	78%	59.7%	65.7%	63.4%
2056	60%	63.3%	55.8%	77.7%	59%	65.4%	63.1%
2055	59.6%	62.2%	56.2%	77.2%	58.3%	65.1%	62.8%
2054	59.3%	61.2%	56.5%	76.6%	57.6%	64.8%	62.4%
2053	58.9%	60.3%	56.9%	75.9%	57%	64.6%	62.1%
2052	58.5%	59.3%	57.2%	75.2%	56.3%	64.4%	61.7%
2051	58.2%	58.4%	57.6%	74.4%	55.7%	64.1%	61.4%
2050	57.8%	57.6%	58%	73.5%	55%	63.9%	61%
2049	57.5%	56.9%	58.4%	72.7%	54.4%	63.6%	60.6%
2048	57.2%	56.2%	58.9%	71.8%	53.8%	63.4%	60.3%
2047	56.8%	55.4%	59.3%	70.9%	53.2%	63%	59.9%
2046	56.5%	54.8%	59.8%	70%	52.7%	62.7%	59.7%
2045	56.2%	54.1%	60.2%	69%	52.1%	62.4%	59.4%
2044	56%	53.6%	60.8%	68%	51.6%	62.1%	59.3%
2043	55.7%	53.1%	61.3%	67.1%	51.1%	61.8%	59.2%
2042	55.5%	52.6%	61.9%	66.2%	50.6%	61.5%	59.1%
2041	55.2%	52.1%	62.5%	65.3%	50.2%	61.3%	59.1%
2040	55%	51.6%	63.1%	64.5%	49.8%	61.2%	59%
2039	54.7%	50.9%	63.8%	63.6%	49.4%	60.9%	58.9%
2038	54.3%	50.3%	64.4%	62.8%	49%	60.7%	58.7%
2037	54%	49.6%	65.1%	62.1%	48.6%	60.5%	58.5%
2036	53.6%	49%	65.8%	61.4%	48.3%	60.1%	58.3%
2035	53.3%	48.4%	66.6%	60.8%	48%	59.5%	58%
2034	53%	48%	67.3%	60.1%	47.8%	59.1%	57.8%
2033	52.9%	47.7%	68.1%	59.6%	47.7%	58.7%	57.6%
2032	52.9%	47.7%	68.9%	59.2%	47.6%	58.4%	57.5%
2031	52.9%	47.7%	69.8%	58.8%	47.5%	58.1%	57.4%
2030	52.9%	47.6%	70.7%	58.4%	47.5%	57.7%	57.4%
2029	52.9%	47.6%	71.6%	58%	47.5%	57.1%	57.2%
2028	52.8%	47.6%	72.5%	57.5%	47.6%	56.5%	57.1%
2027	53%	47.8%	73.5%	57.1%	47.6%	55.9%	56.9%
2026	53.3%	48.3%	74.4%	56.7%	47.7%	55.3%	56.7%
2025	53.4%	48.5%	74.9%	56.4%	47.8%	54.9%	56.6%
2024	53.7%	48.9%	75.8%	55.9%	47.9%	54.4%	56.4%
2023	53.9%	49.3%	76.8%	55.4%	48%	53.8%	56.3%
2022	54%	49.6%	77.7%	54.9%	48.3%	53.3%	56.3%
2021	54.2%	49.8%	78.6%	54.5%	48.5%	52.9%	56.2%
2020	54.2%	50%	79.4%	54%	48.9%	52.4%	55.9%
2019	54.2%	50.1%	80.3%	53.4%	49.1%	52%	55.6%
2018	54.1%	50.1%	81%	52.7%	49.4%	51.5%	55.4%
2017	53.9%	50%	81.7%	52%	49.6%	51%	55.4%
2016	53.7%	50%	82.3%	51.2%	50%	50.5%	55.3%
2015	53.6%	50.1%	82.9%	50.4%	50.4%	50.1%	55.1%
2014	53.5%	50.2%	83.3%	49.6%	50.8%	49.6%	55%
2013	53.4%	50.3%	83.7%	48.7%	51.3%	49.1%	54.8%
2012	53.3%	50.5%	84.1%	48%	51.8%	48.6%	54.5%
2011	53.4%	50.8%	84.5%	47.4%	52.4%	48.1%	54.3%
2010	53.5%	51.3%	84.8%	47%	53.1%	47.8%	54.2%
2009	53.8%	51.9%	85.1%	46.9%	53.8%	47.7%	54.2%
2008	54.1%	52.5%	85.5%	46.9%	54.6%	47.5%	54.3%
2007	54.5%	53.2%	85.8%	46.9%	55.4%	47.4%	54.6%
2006	55%	54%	86%	47%	56.2%	47.4%	54.8%
2005	55.6%	55%	86.3%	47%	57.1%	47.7%	55.1%
2004	56.3%	56.1%	86.7%	47.1%	58%	48.1%	55.4%
2003	57%	57.2%	87.2%	47.2%	58.9%	48.5%	55.8%
2002	57.8%	58.2%	87.7%	47.3%	59.8%	48.9%	56.3%
2001	58.6%	59.3%	88.2%	47.6%	60.7%	49.3%	56.6%
2000	59.3%	60.4%	88.7%	47.9%	61.6%	49.7%	57%
1999	60%	61.4%	89.3%	48.3%	62.5%	50.1%	57.3%
1998	60.7%	62.4%	89.9%	48.8%	63.4%	50.5%	57.5%
1997	61.5%	63.4%	90.4%	49.2%	64.4%	50.9%	57.8%
1996	62.1%	64.4%	90.6%	49.5%	65.3%	51.3%	58.1%
1995	62.7%	65.3%	90.8%	49.7%	66.2%	51.5%	58.3%
1994	63.1%	66%	91.3%	49.9%	67.1%	51.7%	58.5%
1993	63.5%	66.6%	91.8%	49.9%	68%	51.7%	58.6%
1992	63.7%	67%	92.2%	49.8%	68.9%	51.5%	58.6%
1991	64%	67.5%	92.5%	49.8%	69.8%	51.2%	58.7%
1990	64.2%	68%	93%	49.7%	70.8%	50.8%	58.7%
1989	64.4%	68.5%	93.3%	49.7%	71.6%	50.3%	58.7%
1988	64.8%	69.1%	93.5%	49.6%	72.5%	49.9%	58.9%
1987	65.2%	69.7%	93.7%	49.6%	73.3%	49.5%	59.2%
1986	65.7%	70.4%	93.9%	49.7%	74.2%	49.3%	59.6%
1985	66.3%	71.3%	94%	49.8%	75%	49.4%	60.1%
1984	67%	72.2%	94.1%	50.1%	75.9%	49.5%	60.5%
1983	67.9%	73.2%	94.2%	50.7%	76.9%	49.5%	61.1%
1982	68.7%	74.2%	94.2%	51.5%	77.8%	49.6%	61.6%
1981	69.5%	75.1%	94.2%	52.4%	78.9%	49.7%	62%
1980	70.4%	76.3%	94%	53.2%	79.9%	50%	62.6%
1979	71.3%	77.5%	93.9%	53.6%	80.9%	50.5%	63.3%
1978	72.4%	79%	93.7%	53.9%	81.9%	51.3%	64.1%
1977	73.5%	80.5%	93.5%	54.2%	82.9%	52.2%	65%
1976	74%	81.3%	93.2%	54.5%	83.8%	53.3%	65.9%
1975	74.2%	81.6%	92.9%	54.8%	84.8%	54.7%	66.7%
1974	74.4%	81.8%	92.6%	55.1%	85.7%	56.1%	67.4%
1973	74.6%	82%	92.3%	55.3%	86.5%	57.7%	68.1%
1972	74.9%	82.4%	92%	55.6%	87.3%	59.2%	68.6%
1971	75.2%	82.7%	91.6%	55.8%	88%	60.7%	68.9%
1970	75.5%	83%	91.2%	56%	88.7%	61.9%	69%
1969	75.7%	83.2%	90.8%	56.2%	89.3%	63%	69.2%
1968	75.8%	83.2%	90.4%	56.3%	89.8%	64.2%	69.3%
1967	75.9%	83.4%	90%	56.3%	90.2%	65.3%	69.5%
1966	75.9%	83.5%	89.6%	56.3%	90.5%	66.2%	69.7%
1965	75.8%	83.2%	89%	56.3%	90.7%	66.9%	69.9%
1964	75.5%	82.6%	88.5%	56.4%	90.7%	67.3%	70%
1963	74.9%	81.6%	88%	56.5%	90.7%	67.6%	70.1%
1962	74.1%	80.3%	87.5%	56.6%	90.4%	67.9%	70.2%
1961	73.8%	79.7%	87%	56.5%	89.9%	68%	70.3%
1960	73.5%	79.5%	86.6%	55.9%	89.4%	67.3%	70%

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The age dependency ratio has been declining globally since the 1960s, driven largely by falling birth rates in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Most regions bottomed out between 2010 and 2020 and are now rising as populations age. Europe leads this reversal, projected to reach into almost 75% by 2050, while Africa stands out as the only region still on a downward trend, with its younger population and continued high fertility rates. By 2050, all regions except Africa are expected to have higher dependency ratios than they do today.

Map of young population aged 0-14 by country

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1974–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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The world map above shows that Africa and some parts of the Middle East and Asia are regions with the highest percentage of young demographics.

World share of young demographic (0-14) by year

Year	Share of 0-14
Year	World	Asia	Africa	Europe	Latin America	North America	Oceania
2100	16.5%	12.5%	20%	12.7%	12.9%	14.3%	15.8%
2099	16.6%	12.5%	20.2%	12.7%	13%	14.3%	15.9%
2098	16.6%	12.5%	20.3%	12.8%	13%	14.3%	15.9%
2097	16.7%	12.6%	20.4%	12.8%	13%	14.3%	16%
2096	16.8%	12.6%	20.6%	12.9%	13%	14.3%	16%
2095	16.8%	12.7%	20.7%	12.9%	13.1%	14.3%	16.1%
2094	16.9%	12.7%	20.8%	13%	13.1%	14.4%	16.1%
2093	17%	12.8%	21%	13%	13.1%	14.4%	16.2%
2092	17%	12.9%	21.1%	13.1%	13.2%	14.4%	16.2%
2091	17.1%	12.9%	21.3%	13.1%	13.2%	14.4%	16.2%
2090	17.2%	13%	21.4%	13.2%	13.2%	14.5%	16.3%
2089	17.2%	13%	21.6%	13.2%	13.3%	14.5%	16.3%
2088	17.3%	13.1%	21.7%	13.2%	13.3%	14.5%	16.4%
2087	17.4%	13.2%	21.9%	13.3%	13.4%	14.6%	16.4%
2086	17.4%	13.2%	22.1%	13.3%	13.4%	14.6%	16.4%
2085	17.5%	13.3%	22.2%	13.3%	13.4%	14.6%	16.5%
2084	17.5%	13.3%	22.4%	13.3%	13.5%	14.7%	16.5%
2083	17.6%	13.3%	22.6%	13.2%	13.5%	14.7%	16.6%
2082	17.7%	13.4%	22.8%	13.2%	13.6%	14.7%	16.6%
2081	17.7%	13.4%	22.9%	13.2%	13.6%	14.7%	16.6%
2080	17.8%	13.4%	23.1%	13.1%	13.7%	14.7%	16.7%
2079	17.8%	13.5%	23.3%	13.1%	13.7%	14.7%	16.7%
2078	17.9%	13.5%	23.5%	13.1%	13.8%	14.7%	16.7%
2077	17.9%	13.5%	23.7%	13%	13.8%	14.7%	16.8%
2076	18%	13.5%	23.9%	13%	13.8%	14.7%	16.8%
2075	18%	13.5%	24.1%	12.9%	13.9%	14.7%	16.9%
2074	18.1%	13.6%	24.3%	12.9%	13.9%	14.7%	16.9%
2073	18.2%	13.6%	24.5%	12.8%	14%	14.7%	17%
2072	18.2%	13.6%	24.7%	12.8%	14.1%	14.7%	17%
2071	18.3%	13.7%	24.9%	12.8%	14.1%	14.7%	17.1%
2070	18.3%	13.7%	25.1%	12.8%	14.2%	14.7%	17.1%
2069	18.4%	13.8%	25.4%	12.8%	14.3%	14.7%	17.2%
2068	18.5%	13.9%	25.6%	12.8%	14.3%	14.7%	17.3%
2067	18.6%	14%	25.8%	12.8%	14.4%	14.7%	17.4%
2066	18.6%	14.1%	26.1%	12.9%	14.5%	14.7%	17.4%
2065	18.7%	14.2%	26.3%	12.9%	14.6%	14.8%	17.5%
2064	18.8%	14.3%	26.5%	13%	14.7%	14.8%	17.6%
2063	18.9%	14.4%	26.8%	13.1%	14.8%	14.8%	17.7%
2062	19.1%	14.6%	27.1%	13.1%	14.9%	14.9%	17.8%
2061	19.2%	14.7%	27.3%	13.2%	15%	15%	17.9%
2060	19.3%	14.9%	27.6%	13.3%	15.1%	15%	18%
2059	19.4%	15.1%	27.9%	13.4%	15.3%	15.1%	18%
2058	19.5%	15.2%	28.1%	13.5%	15.4%	15.2%	18.1%
2057	19.6%	15.4%	28.4%	13.5%	15.5%	15.2%	18.2%
2056	19.8%	15.5%	28.7%	13.6%	15.6%	15.3%	18.3%
2055	19.9%	15.7%	29%	13.6%	15.8%	15.4%	18.4%
2054	20%	15.8%	29.3%	13.7%	15.9%	15.4%	18.4%
2053	20.1%	16%	29.6%	13.7%	16.1%	15.5%	18.5%
2052	20.2%	16.1%	29.9%	13.7%	16.2%	15.6%	18.6%
2051	20.3%	16.2%	30.2%	13.6%	16.4%	15.6%	18.6%
2050	20.4%	16.4%	30.5%	13.6%	16.5%	15.7%	18.7%
2049	20.5%	16.5%	30.8%	13.5%	16.7%	15.7%	18.8%
2048	20.6%	16.6%	31.1%	13.5%	16.8%	15.7%	18.8%
2047	20.7%	16.7%	31.4%	13.4%	17%	15.7%	18.9%
2046	20.8%	16.8%	31.7%	13.3%	17.1%	15.7%	18.9%
2045	20.9%	16.9%	32%	13.2%	17.3%	15.7%	19%
2044	20.9%	17%	32.3%	13.1%	17.4%	15.7%	19.1%
2043	21%	17.1%	32.6%	13.1%	17.6%	15.7%	19.1%
2042	21.1%	17.2%	33%	13%	17.8%	15.7%	19.2%
2041	21.2%	17.4%	33.3%	12.9%	17.9%	15.7%	19.3%
2040	21.2%	17.5%	33.6%	12.9%	18.1%	15.7%	19.5%
2039	21.3%	17.6%	33.9%	12.9%	18.3%	15.7%	19.6%
2038	21.4%	17.8%	34.3%	12.9%	18.4%	15.7%	19.7%
2037	21.5%	17.9%	34.6%	12.9%	18.6%	15.7%	19.9%
2036	21.6%	18.1%	34.9%	13%	18.8%	15.7%	20.1%
2035	21.8%	18.3%	35.3%	13%	19.1%	15.7%	20.2%
2034	22%	18.6%	35.6%	13.2%	19.3%	15.7%	20.4%
2033	22.2%	18.9%	36%	13.3%	19.6%	15.8%	20.5%
2032	22.4%	19.3%	36.3%	13.5%	19.9%	15.9%	20.7%
2031	22.7%	19.7%	36.7%	13.7%	20.2%	16%	20.9%
2030	23%	20.1%	37.1%	14%	20.5%	16.1%	21.2%
2029	23.3%	20.6%	37.5%	14.2%	20.9%	16.3%	21.4%
2028	23.6%	21%	37.8%	14.5%	21.3%	16.4%	21.6%
2027	23.9%	21.5%	38.2%	14.7%	21.6%	16.6%	21.8%
2026	24.2%	22%	38.6%	14.9%	22%	16.8%	22.1%
2025	24.4%	22.2%	38.8%	15.1%	22.2%	16.9%	22.2%
2024	24.7%	22.6%	39.2%	15.3%	22.6%	17.1%	22.4%
2023	25%	23.1%	39.5%	15.5%	23%	17.3%	22.6%
2022	25.3%	23.5%	39.9%	15.7%	23.3%	17.6%	22.9%
2021	25.6%	23.9%	40.2%	15.8%	23.7%	17.9%	23.1%
2020	25.8%	24.3%	40.5%	15.9%	24%	18.1%	23.3%
2019	26%	24.6%	40.8%	15.9%	24.4%	18.3%	23.4%
2018	26.2%	24.9%	41.1%	16%	24.7%	18.5%	23.6%
2017	26.4%	25.1%	41.3%	16%	25%	18.6%	23.7%
2016	26.5%	25.3%	41.5%	15.9%	25.4%	18.8%	23.8%
2015	26.6%	25.6%	41.7%	15.9%	25.8%	18.9%	24%
2014	26.8%	25.8%	41.8%	15.8%	26.2%	19%	24.1%
2013	26.9%	26.1%	41.9%	15.7%	26.6%	19.1%	24.2%
2012	27%	26.3%	42.1%	15.7%	27%	19.2%	24.3%
2011	27.1%	26.6%	42.2%	15.6%	27.4%	19.3%	24.4%
2010	27.3%	26.9%	42.3%	15.6%	27.9%	19.4%	24.5%
2009	27.5%	27.2%	42.4%	15.6%	28.3%	19.5%	24.7%
2008	27.6%	27.5%	42.5%	15.6%	28.8%	19.6%	24.8%
2007	27.9%	27.9%	42.6%	15.7%	29.2%	19.7%	25%
2006	28.1%	28.4%	42.7%	15.8%	29.7%	19.9%	25.2%
2005	28.5%	28.9%	42.8%	16%	30.2%	20.1%	25.4%
2004	28.8%	29.5%	42.9%	16.3%	30.7%	20.3%	25.6%
2003	29.2%	30%	43.1%	16.5%	31.1%	20.5%	25.8%
2002	29.6%	30.6%	43.2%	16.8%	31.6%	20.6%	26.1%
2001	30%	31.1%	43.4%	17.2%	32.1%	20.8%	26.3%
2000	30.4%	31.7%	43.6%	17.5%	32.5%	21%	26.5%
1999	30.8%	32.2%	43.8%	17.8%	33%	21.1%	26.7%
1998	31.1%	32.7%	44%	18.2%	33.5%	21.2%	26.8%
1997	31.5%	33.2%	44.2%	18.5%	33.9%	21.4%	27%
1996	31.8%	33.6%	44.3%	18.8%	34.4%	21.5%	27.2%
1995	32.1%	34.1%	44.3%	19.1%	34.8%	21.6%	27.3%
1994	32.3%	34.4%	44.5%	19.4%	35.2%	21.7%	27.5%
1993	32.5%	34.7%	44.6%	19.6%	35.6%	21.7%	27.6%
1992	32.7%	35%	44.7%	19.8%	36%	21.7%	27.7%
1991	32.9%	35.2%	44.9%	20.1%	36.4%	21.6%	27.8%
1990	33%	35.5%	45%	20.3%	36.8%	21.5%	28%
1989	33.2%	35.7%	45.1%	20.4%	37.2%	21.4%	28.1%
1988	33.3%	36%	45.1%	20.6%	37.6%	21.3%	28.3%
1987	33.6%	36.3%	45.2%	20.7%	37.9%	21.3%	28.5%
1986	33.8%	36.6%	45.2%	20.9%	38.3%	21.3%	28.9%
1985	34%	37%	45.3%	21.1%	38.6%	21.5%	29.2%
1984	34.3%	37.4%	45.3%	21.3%	38.9%	21.7%	29.5%
1983	34.6%	37.8%	45.3%	21.5%	39.3%	21.8%	29.9%
1982	34.9%	38.2%	45.3%	21.7%	39.6%	22%	30.2%
1981	35.2%	38.5%	45.3%	21.9%	40%	22.2%	30.4%
1980	35.5%	39%	45.3%	22.1%	40.4%	22.4%	30.8%
1979	35.8%	39.4%	45.2%	22.4%	40.7%	22.8%	31.2%
1978	36.3%	40%	45.2%	22.7%	41%	23.3%	31.6%
1977	36.7%	40.5%	45.1%	23%	41.4%	23.9%	32.1%
1976	36.9%	40.8%	45.1%	23.4%	41.7%	24.6%	32.5%
1975	37.1%	40.9%	45%	23.7%	42%	25.3%	33%
1974	37.2%	41%	44.9%	24%	42.3%	26%	33.3%
1973	37.3%	41.1%	44.8%	24.4%	42.6%	26.8%	33.6%
1972	37.5%	41.3%	44.7%	24.7%	42.9%	27.5%	33.9%
1971	37.6%	41.4%	44.6%	25%	43.1%	28.2%	34%
1970	37.7%	41.5%	44.5%	25.2%	43.4%	28.7%	34.1%
1969	37.8%	41.6%	44.3%	25.5%	43.6%	29.2%	34.2%
1968	37.9%	41.7%	44.2%	25.8%	43.8%	29.8%	34.2%
1967	38%	41.8%	44.1%	26%	43.9%	30.2%	34.3%
1966	38%	41.8%	44%	26.2%	44%	30.7%	34.4%
1965	38%	41.7%	43.8%	26.4%	44.1%	31%	34.4%
1964	38%	41.6%	43.7%	26.6%	44.2%	31.2%	34.5%
1963	37.8%	41.3%	43.5%	26.8%	44.2%	31.4%	34.5%
1962	37.6%	40.9%	43.4%	27%	44.1%	31.6%	34.5%
1961	37.5%	40.8%	43.3%	27%	44%	31.7%	34.6%
1960	37.4%	40.7%	43.2%	26.9%	43.9%	31.5%	34.5%

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The share of the youth population has been declining in recent decades. The percentage of young people is 24.4% today, it was 37.4% in 1960 and projected to be 20.4% by 2050.

Map of population aged 65+ by country

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1974–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Above is a map with the share of the old population in each country that highlights the variations in older population ratios across the globe.

World share of population aged 65+ by year

Year	Share of 65+ years old
Year	World	Asia	Africa	Europe	Latin America	North America	Oceania
2100	23.9%	33.5%	15.8%	32.6%	32.3%	28.6%	25.1%
2099	23.8%	33.4%	15.6%	32.6%	32.2%	28.5%	25%
2098	23.7%	33.3%	15.4%	32.6%	32.1%	28.5%	24.9%
2097	23.6%	33.3%	15.2%	32.5%	32%	28.4%	24.8%
2096	23.5%	33.2%	15%	32.5%	31.9%	28.4%	24.7%
2095	23.4%	33.1%	14.8%	32.5%	31.8%	28.3%	24.6%
2094	23.4%	33.1%	14.6%	32.5%	31.7%	28.3%	24.5%
2093	23.3%	33%	14.4%	32.5%	31.6%	28.2%	24.4%
2092	23.2%	33%	14.1%	32.5%	31.5%	28.2%	24.3%
2091	23.1%	32.9%	13.9%	32.4%	31.3%	28.2%	24.2%
2090	23.1%	32.8%	13.7%	32.4%	31.2%	28.1%	24.1%
2089	23%	32.8%	13.5%	32.4%	31.1%	28.1%	24%
2088	22.9%	32.7%	13.3%	32.3%	31%	28%	23.9%
2087	22.8%	32.6%	13.1%	32.3%	30.8%	28%	23.8%
2086	22.7%	32.5%	12.9%	32.2%	30.7%	27.9%	23.7%
2085	22.6%	32.4%	12.7%	32.1%	30.6%	27.9%	23.6%
2084	22.5%	32.1%	12.4%	32%	30.4%	27.9%	23.5%
2083	22.4%	31.8%	12.2%	31.9%	30.1%	27.8%	23.4%
2082	22.2%	31.5%	12%	31.7%	29.9%	27.7%	23.3%
2081	22%	31.1%	11.7%	31.5%	29.7%	27.6%	23.2%
2080	21.8%	30.7%	11.5%	31.3%	29.4%	27.5%	23.1%
2079	21.6%	30.3%	11.2%	31.1%	29.1%	27.4%	23%
2078	21.4%	30%	11%	30.9%	28.9%	27.3%	22.8%
2077	21.2%	29.5%	10.8%	30.8%	28.6%	27.2%	22.7%
2076	21%	29.2%	10.5%	30.6%	28.3%	27.1%	22.6%
2075	20.8%	28.8%	10.3%	30.4%	28%	26.9%	22.4%
2074	20.6%	28.5%	10.1%	30.3%	27.7%	26.7%	22.3%
2073	20.4%	28.1%	9.84%	30.1%	27.5%	26.5%	22.1%
2072	20.3%	27.8%	9.63%	30%	27.2%	26.3%	22%
2071	20.1%	27.5%	9.42%	29.9%	26.9%	26.1%	21.9%
2070	19.9%	27.2%	9.23%	29.9%	26.6%	25.9%	21.8%
2069	19.8%	27%	9.04%	29.9%	26.3%	25.8%	21.7%
2068	19.6%	26.7%	8.87%	29.9%	25.9%	25.6%	21.6%
2067	19.5%	26.4%	8.7%	29.9%	25.6%	25.5%	21.6%
2066	19.3%	26.1%	8.54%	30%	25.2%	25.4%	21.5%
2065	19.2%	25.8%	8.38%	30.1%	24.9%	25.3%	21.4%
2064	19.1%	25.5%	8.22%	30.1%	24.5%	25.2%	21.4%
2063	18.9%	25.2%	8.08%	30.2%	24.1%	25.1%	21.3%
2062	18.8%	24.9%	7.93%	30.2%	23.7%	25%	21.2%
2061	18.6%	24.5%	7.78%	30.3%	23.4%	24.9%	21.1%
2060	18.5%	24.2%	7.63%	30.3%	23%	24.8%	20.9%
2059	18.3%	23.9%	7.49%	30.3%	22.6%	24.7%	20.8%
2058	18.1%	23.5%	7.34%	30.3%	22.2%	24.6%	20.6%
2057	17.9%	23.1%	7.19%	30.2%	21.8%	24.4%	20.4%
2056	17.7%	22.7%	7.04%	30%	21.4%	24.2%	20.2%
2055	17.5%	22.2%	6.89%	29.8%	21%	24%	20%
2054	17.2%	21.7%	6.75%	29.6%	20.6%	23.9%	19.8%
2053	17%	21.2%	6.6%	29.4%	20.2%	23.7%	19.7%
2052	16.7%	20.7%	6.45%	29.1%	19.8%	23.6%	19.5%
2051	16.4%	20.3%	6.3%	28.9%	19.3%	23.5%	19.3%
2050	16.2%	19.9%	6.15%	28.6%	18.9%	23.3%	19.1%
2049	16%	19.5%	6%	28.4%	18.5%	23.2%	18.9%
2048	15.8%	19.1%	5.86%	28.2%	18.1%	23.1%	18.7%
2047	15.5%	18.7%	5.72%	27.9%	17.7%	22.9%	18.5%
2046	15.3%	18.3%	5.59%	27.7%	17.3%	22.8%	18.4%
2045	15.1%	18%	5.45%	27.4%	17%	22.7%	18.2%
2044	14.9%	17.6%	5.33%	27.2%	16.6%	22.6%	18.1%
2043	14.8%	17.3%	5.2%	26.9%	16.2%	22.5%	18%
2042	14.6%	17%	5.09%	26.7%	15.8%	22.4%	17.9%
2041	14.4%	16.7%	4.98%	26.4%	15.5%	22.3%	17.7%
2040	14.2%	16.4%	4.88%	26.1%	15.1%	22.3%	17.6%
2039	14%	16%	4.78%	25.8%	14.8%	22.2%	17.4%
2038	13.8%	15.5%	4.69%	25.6%	14.4%	22.1%	17.2%
2037	13.5%	15.1%	4.59%	25.3%	14.1%	22%	17%
2036	13.3%	14.6%	4.5%	25%	13.7%	21.8%	16.7%
2035	13%	14.2%	4.42%	24.6%	13.4%	21.6%	16.5%
2034	12.7%	13.7%	4.33%	24.3%	13%	21.4%	16.2%
2033	12.4%	13.2%	4.25%	23.9%	12.7%	21.2%	16%
2032	12.2%	12.8%	4.17%	23.6%	12.3%	21%	15.8%
2031	11.9%	12.4%	4.09%	23.2%	12%	20.8%	15.5%
2030	11.6%	11.9%	4.02%	22.8%	11.6%	20.5%	15.3%
2029	11.3%	11.5%	3.94%	22.4%	11.3%	20.1%	15%
2028	11%	11%	3.87%	22%	10.9%	19.7%	14.7%
2027	10.7%	10.6%	3.79%	21.6%	10.6%	19.3%	14.4%
2026	10.5%	10.4%	3.72%	21.2%	10.2%	18.8%	14.1%
2025	10.4%	10.3%	3.69%	21%	10.1%	18.6%	13.9%
2024	10.2%	10%	3.63%	20.5%	9.75%	18.1%	13.6%
2023	9.98%	9.73%	3.56%	20.1%	9.44%	17.6%	13.4%
2022	9.74%	9.42%	3.5%	19.7%	9.15%	17.1%	13.1%
2021	9.53%	9.12%	3.46%	19.4%	8.92%	16.7%	12.8%
2020	9.33%	8.85%	3.43%	19.1%	8.73%	16.3%	12.5%
2019	9.11%	8.54%	3.39%	18.8%	8.5%	15.9%	12.2%
2018	8.88%	8.23%	3.34%	18.5%	8.25%	15.5%	12%
2017	8.66%	7.94%	3.29%	18.2%	8.02%	15.1%	11.8%
2016	8.45%	7.68%	3.26%	17.9%	7.79%	14.8%	11.6%
2015	8.26%	7.43%	3.23%	17.6%	7.58%	14.5%	11.5%
2014	8.08%	7.2%	3.21%	17.3%	7.37%	14.2%	11.3%
2013	7.92%	7.01%	3.19%	16.9%	7.17%	13.9%	11.1%
2012	7.78%	6.85%	3.18%	16.6%	6.99%	13.5%	10.9%
2011	7.66%	6.7%	3.16%	16.4%	6.82%	13.2%	10.6%
2010	7.58%	6.58%	3.15%	16.3%	6.67%	13%	10.4%
2009	7.52%	6.48%	3.15%	16.2%	6.52%	12.8%	10.3%
2008	7.47%	6.39%	3.15%	16.2%	6.38%	12.6%	10.1%
2007	7.41%	6.29%	3.15%	16.2%	6.25%	12.4%	10.1%
2006	7.34%	6.19%	3.15%	16.1%	6.11%	12.3%	9.98%
2005	7.26%	6.08%	3.15%	15.9%	5.98%	12.2%	9.89%
2004	7.18%	5.97%	3.15%	15.7%	5.85%	12.2%	9.8%
2003	7.1%	5.86%	3.15%	15.5%	5.72%	12.2%	9.71%
2002	7.01%	5.74%	3.14%	15.2%	5.6%	12.2%	9.64%
2001	6.92%	5.62%	3.14%	15%	5.48%	12.2%	9.57%
2000	6.84%	5.51%	3.13%	14.8%	5.38%	12.2%	9.49%
1999	6.76%	5.39%	3.13%	14.7%	5.27%	12.3%	9.42%
1998	6.68%	5.27%	3.13%	14.6%	5.18%	12.3%	9.36%
1997	6.61%	5.16%	3.12%	14.4%	5.08%	12.3%	9.28%
1996	6.53%	5.05%	3.11%	14.3%	4.98%	12.4%	9.21%
1995	6.45%	4.95%	3.1%	14.1%	4.88%	12.4%	9.13%
1994	6.37%	4.86%	3.1%	13.9%	4.79%	12.3%	9.05%
1993	6.29%	4.77%	3.1%	13.6%	4.7%	12.3%	8.94%
1992	6.21%	4.68%	3.1%	13.4%	4.62%	12.3%	8.82%
1991	6.14%	4.61%	3.09%	13.1%	4.54%	12.2%	8.69%
1990	6.07%	4.54%	3.1%	12.9%	4.46%	12.2%	8.55%
1989	6.01%	4.48%	3.1%	12.7%	4.38%	12.1%	8.43%
1988	5.96%	4.42%	3.1%	12.6%	4.3%	12%	8.32%
1987	5.91%	4.37%	3.1%	12.4%	4.23%	11.8%	8.19%
1986	5.86%	4.33%	3.1%	12.2%	4.15%	11.7%	8.03%
1985	5.82%	4.29%	3.1%	12.1%	4.09%	11.6%	7.87%
1984	5.8%	4.24%	3.1%	12.1%	4.04%	11.4%	7.74%
1983	5.79%	4.2%	3.1%	12.1%	3.99%	11.3%	7.64%
1982	5.8%	4.17%	3.1%	12.3%	3.94%	11.2%	7.55%
1981	5.81%	4.13%	3.1%	12.4%	3.89%	11%	7.45%
1980	5.81%	4.09%	3.11%	12.5%	3.85%	10.9%	7.33%
1979	5.77%	4.04%	3.11%	12.4%	3.81%	10.7%	7.18%
1978	5.71%	3.99%	3.11%	12.3%	3.76%	10.6%	7.02%
1977	5.65%	3.94%	3.11%	12%	3.71%	10.4%	6.88%
1976	5.59%	3.9%	3.11%	11.8%	3.65%	10.2%	6.75%
1975	5.53%	3.85%	3.11%	11.6%	3.6%	10.1%	6.63%
1974	5.47%	3.81%	3.12%	11.4%	3.55%	9.93%	6.53%
1973	5.42%	3.76%	3.12%	11.2%	3.51%	9.81%	6.47%
1972	5.37%	3.72%	3.13%	11%	3.47%	9.7%	6.41%
1971	5.32%	3.69%	3.13%	10.8%	3.42%	9.61%	6.38%
1970	5.28%	3.66%	3.14%	10.6%	3.38%	9.52%	6.37%
1969	5.24%	3.63%	3.14%	10.4%	3.35%	9.42%	6.38%
1968	5.2%	3.6%	3.14%	10.2%	3.31%	9.34%	6.4%
1967	5.16%	3.57%	3.15%	9.98%	3.28%	9.26%	6.42%
1966	5.12%	3.55%	3.15%	9.78%	3.24%	9.19%	6.44%
1965	5.08%	3.53%	3.15%	9.58%	3.21%	9.08%	6.45%
1964	5.04%	3.52%	3.14%	9.38%	3.18%	8.98%	6.47%
1963	5.02%	3.51%	3.14%	9.24%	3.15%	8.92%	6.49%
1962	5.01%	3.51%	3.13%	9.12%	3.12%	8.86%	6.5%
1961	4.99%	3.5%	3.12%	8.99%	3.11%	8.79%	6.51%
1960	4.97%	3.51%	3.12%	8.85%	3.1%	8.7%	6.53%

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The share of the old demographic is growing all over the world as life expectancy increases and the fertility rate declines. The percentage of old people (65+) is 10.4% today, it was 4.97% in 1960 and is projected to be 16.2% by 2050.

Religion demographics in the World

World
Religion	Share of population
Christianity	2.41B (29%)
Islam	2.21B (26.6%)
Atheism	1.92B (23.1%)
Hinduism	1.25B (15%)
Buddhism	331M (3.98%)
Judaism	16.1M (0.19%)
All other	180M (2.16%)