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The following list of countries by age structure sorts the countries of the world according to the age distribution of their population. The population is divided into three groups: Ages 0 to 14 years: children. Ages 15 to 64 years: working population or adults. Over the age of 65: elderly, senior citizens.
Sri Lanka's population is aging faster than any other nation in South Asia and has the fifth highest rapidly growing population of older people in Asia after China, Thailand, South Korea and Japan. [16] [17] [18] In 2015, Sri Lanka's population aged over 60 was 13.9%, by 2030 this will increase to 21% and by 2050 this number will reach 27.4%.
It is the only index associated with the age distribution of a population. [ 1 ] Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 18 or less in most Least Developed countries to 40 or more in most European countries, Canada , Cuba , Hong Kong , Japan , South Korea , Taiwan , and Thailand .
Only countries with populations over 50,000 are listed. Due to this criterion, the table does not include such countries as Monaco (LE 86.37 years, population 39,000), San Marino (LE 85.71 years, population 34,000), and Saint Barthélemy (LE 84.29 years, population 11,000). The values are rounded, all calculations were done on raw data.
Population ageing is a shift in the distribution of a country's population towards older ages and is usually reflected in an increase in the population's mean and median ages, a decline in the proportion of the population composed of children, and a rise in the proportion of the population composed of the elderly. Population ageing is ...
This is a list of Asian countries and dependencies by population in Asia, ... 1 Jul 2021 [31] 25 Sri Lanka: 0.5%: 21,893,579: 21,893,579: 0.3%: 22,181,000: 1 Jul 2022 ...
“Conservative estimates suggest a population decrease of 1 million by 2050, but we think an even greater decline is more likely.” The study says the population could fall from 19.7 million to ...
Central Bank of Sri Lanka [9] Net migration rate ... Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division [10] Economy Index Value Date Ranking Out of ...