Figures checked 1 November 2026
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Population by age group and sex (% of all women or all men)

Share of the female and of the male population in each five-year age group. From the United Nations World Population Prospects, as published in the World Bank World Development Indicators.

Age and sex, 2025

Dashed outline: 2000
Men 80 and over: 0.3% (2025)Women 80 and over: 0.4% (2025)80+Men 75–79: 0.5% (2025)Women 75–79: 0.5% (2025)75–79Men 70–74: 0.8% (2025)Women 70–74: 0.9% (2025)70–74Men 65–69: 1.3% (2025)Women 65–69: 1.4% (2025)65–69Men 60–64: 1.8% (2025)Women 60–64: 1.9% (2025)60–64Men 55–59: 2.3% (2025)Women 55–59: 2.4% (2025)55–59Men 50–54: 3.1% (2025)Women 50–54: 3.1% (2025)50–54Men 45–49: 4.0% (2025)Women 45–49: 4.0% (2025)45–49Men 40–44: 4.8% (2025)Women 40–44: 4.7% (2025)40–44Men 35–39: 5.4% (2025)Women 35–39: 5.4% (2025)35–39Men 30–34: 6.4% (2025)Women 30–34: 6.4% (2025)30–34Men 25–29: 7.7% (2025)Women 25–29: 7.6% (2025)25–29Men 20–24: 9.7% (2025)Women 20–24: 9.5% (2025)20–24Men 15–19: 11.4% (2025)Women 15–19: 11.2% (2025)15–19Men 10–14: 12.8% (2025)Women 10–14: 12.7% (2025)10–14Men 5–9: 13.4% (2025)Women 5–9: 13.3% (2025)5–9Men 0–4: 14.4% (2025)Women 0–4: 14.4% (2025)0–40%0%10%10%20%20%MenWomen

Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · United Nations World Population Prospects estimates · version 3 · CC-BY-4.0