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Working Age Population

PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION

The "Working-age population as a percentage of the total population" is a demographic indicator used to assess a nation's economic capacity. This metric represents the proportion of individuals within a defined age range of 15 to 64 years, considered economically active and available to work.

Data source: World Bank, Washington D.C. and World Economics Research, London


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    Working Age Population (% of Total Population)
Country Projected Change
(2024-2050)		 1960
(%)		 1970
(%)		 2000
(%)		 2020
(%)		 2025
(%)		 2030
(%)		 2050
(%)
Qatar -23.0% 15.5 53.2 60.5 66.8 49.0 46.5 26.7
Oman -16.2% 16.3 17.2 24.0 27.6 27.2 25.1 11.3
Saudi Arabia -16.1% 16.3 24.4 26.7 28.5 24.0 19.9 8.7
Zambia -15.9% 17.9 15.0 21.0 30.3 28.5 25.3 13.2
Kuwait -13.9% 26.7 43.7 44.8 18.9 24.8 21.2 11.4
Bahrain -11.3% 20.6 29.3 30.2 23.4 19.3 15.6 8.8
Yemen, Rep. -10.0% 15.2 15.8 17.5 22.0 22.2 20.8 12.3
Uganda -9.7% 24.9 16.3 18.3 25.6 24.5 22.9 15.1
Libya -9.4% 12.0 20.7 17.4 14.2 13.1 10.5 4.1
Papua New Guinea -9.1% 49.8 41.5 22.9 20.0 17.6 15.0 9.1
Jordan -8.9% 11.9 19.2 21.2 16.2 13.7 11.0 5.4
Cote d'Ivoire -8.7% 22.6 20.5 21.2 22.2 21.4 20.3 13.0
Kenya -8.7% 15.0 22.4 23.2 20.8 20.1 18.4 11.6
Malawi -8.7% 17.8 16.5 15.3 20.0 22.1 22.0 13.2
Honduras -8.1% 15.4 15.5 18.3 16.0 14.4 12.8 6.6
Turkmenistan -8.0% 11.1 12.9 14.6 17.1 13.3 10.6 6.1
United Arab Emirates -8.0% 25.5 59.6 61.1 52.3 45.9 36.1 38.5
Congo, Rep. -7.6% 15.2 15.3 17.4 20.1 18.6 16.8 11.3
Ghana -7.6% 17.6 19.1 17.4 17.1 16.0 14.0 8.7
Burundi -7.3% 16.4 16.1 20.6 20.8 21.0 21.9 13.5
Tajikistan -7.3% 13.0 14.2 15.0 18.5 14.8 12.1 8.2
Brunei -7.1% 14.2 21.3 24.0 13.0 10.0 7.8 3.4
Burkina Faso -7.1% 21.8 14.6 17.2 20.8 20.9 20.5 13.8
Laos -7.1% 20.8 15.5 15.9 15.1 13.6 11.9 6.9
Mongolia -7.1% 9.9 10.8 17.9 14.6 11.6 9.3 5.1
Afghanistan -7.0% 19.6 20.4 21.1 22.5 22.7 21.9 15.8
Botswana -6.9% 11.8 17.0 17.4 16.3 15.7 14.4 8.9
Cameroon -6.9% 14.4 13.2 15.6 19.7 19.9 19.4 13.1
Bhutan -6.8% 22.8 21.9 15.3 11.7 11.0 10.0 4.4
Namibia -6.8% 12.1 12.0 17.6 16.6 15.7 14.1 9.4
Guinea-Bissau -6.7% 14.6 10.6 14.4 18.7 18.1 17.7 11.5
Nicaragua -6.7% 19.1 19.4 15.9 12.5 11.6 10.1 5.2
Chad -6.4% 13.8 13.1 17.1 24.4 24.5 23.3 18.3
Gambia -6.1% 21.0 12.9 16.6 20.0 17.9 15.8 12.3
Guatemala -6.0% 23.2 19.1 14.0 13.6 12.9 12.0 7.1
Sierra Leone -6.0% 15.2 13.0 14.9 18.2 18.0 17.1 12.1
Togo -6.0% 14.8 17.3 19.6 18.5 17.6 16.6 11.8
Gabon -5.9% 7.8 7.9 11.0 14.8 14.4 13.7 8.7
Philippines -5.9% 22.1 20.2 19.3 13.7 11.7 10.1 6.2
Cabo Verde -5.8% 12.5 8.8 11.0 11.0 9.5 8.0 4.1
Ethiopia -5.8% 19.5 18.2 19.0 18.4 17.6 16.0 12.1
Algeria -5.7% 16.4 15.5 14.1 10.7 9.3 8.0 3.9
Egypt -5.6% 14.8 13.8 14.7 13.2 12.0 10.7 6.7
Haiti -5.5% 17.1 13.1 15.6 14.2 13.4 12.5 8.1
Eswatini -5.4% 17.3 16.5 22.6 15.9 14.4 13.8 9.2
Jamaica -5.4% 12.9 7.1 10.0 10.1 8.5 6.9 3.5
Senegal -5.3% 18.8 18.6 16.4 15.9 16.1 15.6 10.8
Bangladesh -5.2% 18.9 15.2 17.1 11.1 9.9 8.8 4.9
Malaysia -5.1% 18.4 16.9 16.0 10.3 8.8 7.5 4.0
Sudan -5.1% 17.5 20.6 17.6 18.6 16.7 15.2 11.9
Indonesia -5.0% 23.6 15.2 12.8 10.2 9.0 7.7 4.3
Madagascar -5.0% 15.5 14.8 18.5 17.9 16.6 15.6 11.8
India -4.9% 17.0 14.3 13.6 10.5 9.3 8.1 4.6
Benin -4.7% 9.1 11.7 16.3 17.9 17.6 16.8 13.0
Cambodia -4.7% 19.9 16.9 19.4 11.7 10.1 8.6 5.7
Paraguay -4.6% 12.7 12.6 14.3 10.5 9.7 8.4 5.3
Rwanda -4.6% 15.4 20.3 24.0 16.5 14.7 14.2 10.4
Uzbekistan -4.6% 9.6 13.2 12.7 12.2 10.3 8.5 6.1
Azerbaijan -4.5% 11.9 16.0 11.6 10.1 7.6 5.8 3.6
Bolivia -4.5% 10.6 13.5 10.8 11.2 11.3 10.4 6.9
Kyrgyzstan -4.4% 8.8 12.2 11.1 12.0 10.4 8.7 6.5
Lesotho -4.4% 11.3 14.4 12.3 15.9 16.0 16.4 11.6
Mali -4.4% 21.1 14.7 15.6 20.2 21.9 23.3 17.2
Myanmar -4.4% 16.2 13.8 12.6 10.5 9.1 7.9 5.0
Ecuador -4.3% 11.2 14.8 12.7 8.7 7.9 6.9 3.8
Liberia -4.3% 19.4 18.2 17.3 17.2 17.3 16.9 13.0
Mexico -4.3% 18.1 17.4 12.1 8.9 7.9 6.8 3.9
Tanzania -4.3% 21.9 17.0 18.9 17.8 18.0 18.4 13.6
Vietnam -4.3% 11.2 10.2 10.4 9.0 7.1 5.8 3.2
Morocco -4.2% 18.5 19.5 14.3 9.5 7.9 6.7 3.9
Nigeria -4.1% 16.7 16.5 17.5 18.2 18.4 18.4 14.2
South Africa -4.1% 16.1 14.5 12.7 10.9 9.8 8.6 6.0
Colombia -4.0% 17.7 16.4 13.8 8.3 6.8 5.5 3.2
Suriname -4.0% 10.1 12.8 13.9 9.5 8.1 6.7 4.4
Dominican Republic -3.9% 18.8 17.8 14.1 9.6 8.0 6.8 4.4
Tunisia -3.9% 13.6 14.9 11.7 8.0 6.7 5.6 3.1
Türkiye -3.8% 12.9 11.9 11.0 7.6 6.5 5.4 2.8
Nepal -3.7% 18.9 15.8 14.5 10.5 9.9 9.4 6.3
Pakistan -3.7% 23.3 16.4 15.3 14.4 13.6 12.9 10.1
Angola -3.6% 17.6 22.6 19.3 19.2 18.3 17.5 14.9
El Salvador -3.6% 15.6 19.8 12.5 8.6 8.1 7.4 4.6
Panama -3.6% 15.9 14.7 12.7 7.9 6.8 5.8 3.4
Zimbabwe -3.6% 14.5 13.9 15.9 15.1 15.8 18.3 11.8
Brazil -3.5% 21.1 16.5 12.6 7.3 6.0 5.0 2.8
Guyana -3.5% 14.5 14.1 15.5 10.8 9.2 7.9 6.0
Mauritania -3.5% 24.3 16.9 17.1 16.2 16.7 16.5 13.2
Peru -3.5% 14.3 13.0 14.2 7.5 7.1 6.3 3.7
Comoros -3.4% 15.4 11.2 11.7 12.8 13.2 13.4 9.7
Costa Rica -3.1% 16.6 15.1 11.4 6.6 5.4 4.4 2.5
Singapore -3.1% 22.5 14.6 12.0 6.6 5.2 4.2 2.4
Bahamas, The -3% 14.8 14.2 9.8 6.3 5.8 4.9 3.0
Trinidad and Tobago -3.0% 17.9 14.0 14.1 6.8 5.4 4.4 2.6
Mauritius -2.9% 17.3 14.3 11.2 6.3 5.1 4.0 2.4
China -2.8% 14.0 13.5 9.8 5.5 4.7 3.8 1.9
Kazakhstan -2.7% 10.9 8.3 9.8 8.3 6.9 5.9 4.5
Chile -2.6% 17.1 13.0 8.0 5.5 4.7 4.0 2.3
Thailand -2.5% 18.8 17.7 11.4 5.5 4.3 3.5 2.0
Cyprus -2.4% 9.9 6.8 6.8 5.2 4.6 4.1 2.3
Lebanon -2.4% 8.9 12.6 12.3 6.9 6.1 5.4 3.9
Armenia -2.3% 10.0 12.2 7.1 5.5 4.6 3.7 2.6
Korea, Rep. -2.3% 17.8 16.2 10.1 4.6 3.4 2.7 1.3
Sri Lanka -2.3% 13.0 13.3 10.8 6.2 5.3 4.6 3.1
Taiwan -2.2% 22.5 16.1 8.3 4.5 3.4 2.7 1.4
Argentina -2.1% 12.0 8.0 6.4 5.5 5.3 5.0 3.2
Guinea -2.1% 12.7 13.0 12.9 15.8 16.1 16.0 14.0
Luxembourg -2.1% 6.4 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.3 3.7 2.3
Niger -2.0% 44.6 26.9 22.4 19.6 19.5 19.4 17.6
Hong Kong -1.9% 20.8 10.6 6.5 3.7 2.8 2.2 1.0
Ireland -1.9% 5.2 5.5 6.0 4.5 4.1 3.7 2.2
Albania -1.7% 9.7 11.3 8.6 4.6 3.7 3.1 2.2
Iceland -1.7% 7.1 6.3 5.6 4.6 4.2 3.7 2.6
Mozambique -1.7% 18.2 16.7 19.3 18.5 19.4 21.1 17.5
Slovak Republic -1.6% 9.0 6.1 6.1 4.0 3.4 3.0 1.9
Spain -1.6% 7.9 5.7 4.1 3.4 3.0 2.6 1.5
Belarus -1.5% 8.5 6.3 5.0 4.3 3.6 3.2 2.2
North Macedonia -1.5% 11.7 10.3 6.8 4.1 3.5 3.1 2.1
Austria -1.4% 5.4 4.2 4.4 3.5 3.1 2.6 1.8
Poland -1.4% 10.6 6.5 5.6 3.7 3.1 2.9 1.8
Ukraine -1.4% 9.1 5.6 5.1 4.0 3.5 3.2 2.1
Uruguay -1.4% 7.8 5.9 4.8 4.2 4.0 3.8 2.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.3% 16.8 10.8 6.3 3.3 2.8 2.4 1.6
Malta -1.3% 8.0 6.9 5.6 3.7 3.2 3.0 2.0
New Zealand -1.3% 6.7 6.5 5.6 4.2 3.7 3.2 2.5
Norway -1.3% 5.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.2
Russia -1.3% 10.6 6.7 5.6 4.3 3.7 3.3 2.5
Switzerland -1.3% 6.4 4.8 4.4 3.5 3.2 2.7 1.9
Czechia -1.2% 6.9 4.7 5.1 3.1 3.0 2.8 1.9
Italy -1.2% 6.9 4.9 3.7 2.7 2.5 2.2 1.4
Slovenia -1.2% 8.6 5.9 5.0 3.2 2.9 2.5 1.7
Australia -1.1% 7.2 6.8 5.4 4.0 3.5 3.2 2.5
Estonia -1.1% 6.2 5.3 4.5 3.1 2.9 2.7 1.9
Georgia -1.1% 8.6 7.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.6 3.0
Greece -1.1% 9.2 5.0 3.9 2.8 2.6 2.4 1.5
Lithuania -1.1% 8.2 5.8 4.8 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.1
Romania -1.1% 9.5 5.9 5.0 3.4 3.2 3.2 2.1
Belgium -1.0% 5.4 4.5 3.9 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.1
Bulgaria -1.0% 8.9 5.6 4.1 2.9 2.8 2.7 1.9
Hungary -1.0% 7.3 4.8 4.6 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.1
Moldova -1.0% 12.3 9.0 6.6 4.6 3.8 3.4 2.9
Portugal -1.0% 8.0 5.6 4.2 2.8 2.5 2.2 1.6
United States -1.0% 6.8 6.0 5.5 4.1 3.5 3.1 2.6
Canada -0.9% 7.7 7.2 5.4 3.7 3.2 2.8 2.4
Croatia -0.9% 9.0 5.9 4.2 2.9 2.7 2.4 1.8
Israel -0.9% 11.9 6.6 6.4 5.0 4.7 4.6 3.9
Latvia -0.9% 6.3 5.2 4.5 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.0
Germany -0.8% 5.9 4.2 4.1 2.9 2.6 2.3 1.9
Netherlands -0.8% 6.8 5.8 5.0 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.3
Serbia -0.8% 10.1 6.6 4.2 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.0
United Kingdom -0.8% 5.6 4.3 4.1 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.4
Denmark -0.7% 6.1 4.5 4.5 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.3
France -0.7% 5.4 4.6 4.1 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.1
Sweden -0.7% 5.6 3.9 3.7 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.3
Japan -0.6% 11.2 7.4 3.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.4
Finland -0.5% 8.5 5.7 4.5 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.1
Congo, Dem. Rep 0.2% 17.9 18.5 17.4 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.7
Central African Republic 6.8% 12.6 13.5 22.5 22.2 22.3 21.8 29.5





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