Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 15-64, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
217
Highest
4.93 % change on previous year
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
-6.08 % change on previous year
Saint Martin (French part)
Median
0.9226 % change on previous year
Years covered
65
1961–2025
Data points
17,195

What the numbers show

Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate is currently reported for 217 countries. The highest value is 4.93 % change on previous year in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is -6.08 % change on previous year in Saint Martin (French part).

The median across all reporting countries is 0.9226 % change on previous year, and the mean is 1.08 % change on previous year.

Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 138 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 7,016.1%), and the largest decrease in Saint Martin (French part) (down 2,929.2%).

Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Arab Emirates 4.93 % change on previous year 2025 down 10.9% volatile
2 Saudi Arabia 4.87 % change on previous year 2025 down 17.3% falling
3 Syrian Arab Republic 4.82 % change on previous year 2025 up 182.5% volatile
4 Oman 4.54 % change on previous year 2025 up 3.3% volatile
5 Qatar 4.06 % change on previous year 2025 down 57.5% volatile
6 Central African Republic 4 % change on previous year 2025 up 472.1% volatile
7 Niger 3.99 % change on previous year 2025 down 1.0% rising
8 Burundi 3.8 % change on previous year 2025 up 278.6% volatile
9 Mali 3.68 % change on previous year 2025 up 15.8% rising
10 Chad 3.64 % change on previous year 2025 up 12.9% volatile
11 Malawi 3.63 % change on previous year 2025 up 1.7% rising
12 Zambia 3.6 % change on previous year 2025 down 3.9% rising
13 South Sudan 3.54 % change on previous year 2025 up 260.8% volatile
14 Mozambique 3.53 % change on previous year 2025 up 14.1% rising
15 Uganda 3.48 % change on previous year 2025 down 12.1% rising
16 Angola 3.46 % change on previous year 2025 down 4.0% rising
17 Somalia 3.42 % change on previous year 2025 down 5.2% volatile
18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.41 % change on previous year 2025 up 2.1% rising
19 Mauritania 3.4 % change on previous year 2025 up 6.4% rising
20 Afghanistan 3.37 % change on previous year 2025 down 17.5% volatile
21 Burkina Faso 3.34 % change on previous year 2025 up 2.3% rising
22 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.27 % change on previous year 2025 down 13.3% rising
23 Ukraine 3.24 % change on previous year 2025 up 355.6% volatile
24 Congo 3.16 % change on previous year 2025 up 59.0% rising
25 Georgia 3.16 % change on previous year 2025 up 596.1% volatile
26 Cameroon 3.15 % change on previous year 2025 down 13.3% rising
27 Palestine, State of 3.13 % change on previous year 2025 up 16.3% falling
28 Côte d'Ivoire 3.11 % change on previous year 2025 up 18.2% falling
29 Yemen 3.09 % change on previous year 2025 down 13.1% rising
30 Zimbabwe 3.06 % change on previous year 2025 up 118.8% volatile
31 Senegal 3.05 % change on previous year 2025 down 14.3% rising
32 Solomon Islands 3.03 % change on previous year 2025 down 25.0% rising
33 Iraq 3.01 % change on previous year 2025 down 4.9% rising
34 Togo 3.01 % change on previous year 2025 down 3.7% volatile
35 Gambia 3 % change on previous year 2025 down 5.4% rising
36 Ethiopia 2.97 % change on previous year 2025 down 21.3% rising
37 Guinea 2.95 % change on previous year 2025 down 4.0% rising
38 Nigeria 2.95 % change on previous year 2025 up 6.4% rising
39 Guinea-Bissau 2.92 % change on previous year 2025 down 2.7% volatile
40 Benin 2.91 % change on previous year 2025 down 8.4% rising
41 Eritrea 2.89 % change on previous year 2025 up 7,016.1% volatile
42 Madagascar 2.88 % change on previous year 2025 down 13.1% rising
43 Liberia 2.86 % change on previous year 2025 up 25.9% volatile
44 Kenya 2.84 % change on previous year 2025 down 2.0% falling
45 Sierra Leone 2.75 % change on previous year 2025 down 11.2% volatile
46 Vanuatu 2.74 % change on previous year 2025 up 50.5% falling
47 Sudan 2.72 % change on previous year 2025 down 30.6% falling
48 Equatorial Guinea 2.64 % change on previous year 2025 down 30.9% volatile
49 Rwanda 2.62 % change on previous year 2025 down 5.6% volatile
50 Sao Tome and Principe 2.58 % change on previous year 2025 up 30.9% volatile
51 Gabon 2.47 % change on previous year 2025 down 26.1% rising
52 Namibia 2.43 % change on previous year 2025 down 11.0% volatile
53 Ghana 2.37 % change on previous year 2025 down 8.3% rising
54 Comoros 2.34 % change on previous year 2025 up 0.8% rising
55 Timor-Leste 2.26 % change on previous year 2025 down 23.7% volatile
56 Guatemala 2.23 % change on previous year 2025 down 16.2% falling
57 Pakistan 2.19 % change on previous year 2025 up 39.9% falling
58 Tajikistan 2.15 % change on previous year 2025 down 19.7% falling
59 Papua New Guinea 2.1 % change on previous year 2025 down 29.4% rising
60 Honduras 2.03 % change on previous year 2025 down 27.7% falling
61 Egypt 2.03 % change on previous year 2025 up 9.8% falling
62 Kyrgyzstan 1.92 % change on previous year 2025 up 31.0% falling
63 Ireland 1.86 % change on previous year 2025 up 188.6% volatile
64 Botswana 1.83 % change on previous year 2025 up 29.1% volatile
65 Mongolia 1.8 % change on previous year 2025 up 50.6% falling
66 Kiribati 1.78 % change on previous year 2025 up 7.6% rising
67 Gibraltar 1.77 % change on previous year 2025 up 169.2% volatile
68 Nicaragua 1.76 % change on previous year 2025 down 3.1% falling
69 Lesotho 1.75 % change on previous year 2025 up 49.0% volatile
70 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.75 % change on previous year 2025 down 16.9% falling
71 Djibouti 1.69 % change on previous year 2025 down 32.5% volatile
72 Turkmenistan 1.68 % change on previous year 2025 down 21.8% falling
73 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.67 % change on previous year 2025 down 25.3% rising
74 Libya 1.64 % change on previous year 2025 down 4.5% volatile
75 Haiti 1.63 % change on previous year 2025 down 18.3% rising
76 Algeria 1.62 % change on previous year 2025 up 39.2% falling
77 Malta 1.61 % change on previous year 2025 down 22.2% volatile
78 Philippines 1.57 % change on previous year 2025 down 24.9% falling
79 Belize 1.56 % change on previous year 2025 down 51.0% rising
80 Eswatini 1.52 % change on previous year 2025 up 29.4% volatile
81 Bangladesh 1.49 % change on previous year 2025 down 10.1% falling
82 Malaysia 1.44 % change on previous year 2025 down 29.2% falling
83 Naoero 1.44 % change on previous year 2025 down 12.7% volatile
84 Iceland 1.39 % change on previous year 2025 up 47.1% volatile
85 Israel 1.39 % change on previous year 2025 down 13.0% falling
86 Cayman Islands 1.34 % change on previous year 2025 down 45.2% falling
87 Panama 1.33 % change on previous year 2025 down 27.7% falling
88 Cambodia 1.32 % change on previous year 2025 down 6.2% volatile
89 Ecuador 1.31 % change on previous year 2025 down 33.3% falling
90 Cape Verde 1.29 % change on previous year 2025 up 171.8% volatile
91 Uzbekistan 1.27 % change on previous year 2025 down 9.2% falling
92 Paraguay 1.27 % change on previous year 2025 down 31.4% falling
93 Australia 1.23 % change on previous year 2025 up 15.3% falling
94 Bhutan 1.23 % change on previous year 2025 down 20.5% volatile
95 Peru 1.23 % change on previous year 2025 down 12.1% falling
96 Lebanon 1.21 % change on previous year 2025 up 9.3% volatile
97 India 1.19 % change on previous year 2025 down 32.7% falling
98 South Africa 1.11 % change on previous year 2025 down 51.4% falling
99 Seychelles 1.1 % change on previous year 2025 down 56.3% volatile
100 Morocco 1.1 % change on previous year 2025 down 12.1% falling
101 Mexico 1.05 % change on previous year 2025 down 26.9% falling
102 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.04 % change on previous year 2025 up 33.8% falling
103 Kazakhstan 1.03 % change on previous year 2025 up 116.0% volatile
104 Sint Maarten 1.02 % change on previous year 2025 down 48.8% volatile
105 Luxembourg 1.02 % change on previous year 2025 down 60.1% volatile
106 Armenia 1.01 % change on previous year 2025 up 219.2% volatile
107 Samoa 0.9791 % change on previous year 2025 up 9.2% volatile
108 Indonesia 0.9301 % change on previous year 2025 down 31.0% falling
109 Dominican Republic 0.9226 % change on previous year 2025 down 35.6% falling
110 Bahrain 0.9105 % change on previous year 2025 down 77.5% volatile
111 Argentina 0.9018 % change on previous year 2025 down 12.9% falling
112 Suriname 0.869 % change on previous year 2025 down 44.1% falling
113 El Salvador 0.8222 % change on previous year 2025 down 29.3% falling
114 Colombia 0.8139 % change on previous year 2025 down 36.8% falling
115 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.8134 % change on previous year 2025 down 37.9% volatile
116 Spain 0.7393 % change on previous year 2025 up 272.0% volatile
117 New Caledonia 0.7178 % change on previous year 2025 down 12.1% falling
118 Andorra 0.6883 % change on previous year 2025 up 134.5% volatile
119 Tunisia 0.6881 % change on previous year 2025 up 2.6% falling
120 Maldives 0.6704 % change on previous year 2025 down 83.6% rising
121 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.6578 % change on previous year 2025 up 14.1% volatile
122 Myanmar 0.6492 % change on previous year 2025 down 38.6% falling
123 Fiji 0.6473 % change on previous year 2025 up 285.6% volatile
124 Norway 0.6458 % change on previous year 2025 down 24.6% rising
125 Türkiye 0.6257 % change on previous year 2025 down 65.6% falling
126 British Virgin Islands 0.5609 % change on previous year 2025 down 88.8% volatile
127 Guyana 0.5605 % change on previous year 2025 down 20.5% volatile
128 Faroe Islands 0.5582 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.9% volatile
129 Brunei Darussalam 0.5413 % change on previous year 2025 down 67.2% falling
130 Belgium 0.5259 % change on previous year 2025 up 89.7% volatile
131 Portugal 0.507 % change on previous year 2025 up 170.1% volatile
132 Bahamas 0.5012 % change on previous year 2025 down 52.2% volatile
133 Viet Nam 0.4869 % change on previous year 2025 down 49.8% falling
134 Singapore 0.4746 % change on previous year 2025 down 47.3% volatile
135 Finland 0.4692 % change on previous year 2025 up 203.9% volatile
136 Liechtenstein 0.4639 % change on previous year 2025 up 133.7% volatile
137 Cyprus 0.4452 % change on previous year 2025 down 64.8% flat
138 Sweden 0.437 % change on previous year 2025 down 10.8% volatile
139 Canada 0.4319 % change on previous year 2025 up 112.8% volatile
140 Azerbaijan 0.4307 % change on previous year 2025 down 23.0% volatile
141 Chile 0.4296 % change on previous year 2025 down 56.0% falling
142 Switzerland 0.4277 % change on previous year 2025 down 53.1% volatile
143 Costa Rica 0.3968 % change on previous year 2025 down 68.4% falling
144 New Zealand 0.3875 % change on previous year 2025 down 82.5% volatile
145 Denmark 0.3505 % change on previous year 2025 down 37.6% volatile
146 China 0.3406 % change on previous year 2025 up 498.7% volatile
147 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3249 % change on previous year 2025 down 10.5% volatile
148 Nepal 0.2825 % change on previous year 2025 down 78.0% falling
149 French Polynesia 0.2683 % change on previous year 2025 down 65.4% volatile
150 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2306 % change on previous year 2025 down 95.3% volatile
151 Uruguay 0.1862 % change on previous year 2025 down 62.8% falling
152 Tonga 0.1824 % change on previous year 2025 up 244.1% volatile
153 Brazil 0.1627 % change on previous year 2025 down 82.9% falling
154 United States of America 0.1622 % change on previous year 2025 down 68.8% falling
155 Aruba 0.1555 % change on previous year 2025 down 69.9% volatile
156 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1499 % change on previous year 2025 down 85.8% volatile
157 Saint Lucia 0.1497 % change on previous year 2025 down 86.7% volatile
158 Grenada 0.1474 % change on previous year 2025 down 82.7% volatile
159 Guam 0.1087 % change on previous year 2025 up 116.5% volatile
160 Jordan 0.0935 % change on previous year 2025 down 98.9% volatile
161 Netherlands 0.0845 % change on previous year 2025 down 50.9% volatile
162 France 0.058 % change on previous year 2025 up 126.5% volatile
163 Jamaica -0.0087 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.8% volatile
164 Greece -0.0619 % change on previous year 2025 up 94.3% volatile
165 Croatia -0.0621 % change on previous year 2025 up 96.3% volatile
166 Curaçao -0.0958 % change on previous year 2025 down 109.2% volatile
167 San Marino -0.1216 % change on previous year 2025 down 121.2% volatile
168 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of -0.1528 % change on previous year 2025 down 124.7% volatile
169 Slovenia -0.1569 % change on previous year 2025 up 80.3% volatile
170 Romania -0.1608 % change on previous year 2025 up 85.1% volatile
171 Czechia -0.2025 % change on previous year 2025 up 74.6% volatile
172 Isle of Man -0.2713 % change on previous year 2025 up 71.3% volatile
173 Austria -0.2988 % change on previous year 2025 down 129.5% volatile
174 Bulgaria -0.3313 % change on previous year 2025 up 83.9% volatile
175 Montenegro -0.3999 % change on previous year 2025 up 3.1% volatile
176 Kuwait -0.4308 % change on previous year 2025 down 109.5% volatile
177 Italy -0.4379 % change on previous year 2025 up 8.0% volatile
178 Trinidad and Tobago -0.4409 % change on previous year 2025 down 336.9% volatile
179 Palau -0.4414 % change on previous year 2025 down 466.3% volatile
180 Dominica -0.476 % change on previous year 2025 down 162.9% volatile
181 Barbados -0.4866 % change on previous year 2025 down 353.4% volatile
182 North Macedonia -0.5048 % change on previous year 2025 up 6.8% volatile
183 Japan -0.5173 % change on previous year 2025 up 50.4% volatile
184 Thailand -0.5239 % change on previous year 2025 down 254.1% volatile
185 Lithuania -0.5274 % change on previous year 2025 up 60.7% volatile
186 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.5965 % change on previous year 2025 down 86.6% volatile
187 Mauritius -0.6024 % change on previous year 2025 down 521.6% volatile
188 Estonia -0.6177 % change on previous year 2025 up 2.1% volatile
189 Slovakia -0.6201 % change on previous year 2025 down 12.3% volatile
190 Russian Federation -0.6628 % change on previous year 2025 up 16.1% volatile
191 Cuba -0.6739 % change on previous year 2025 down 227.2% volatile
192 Hungary -0.6776 % change on previous year 2025 up 28.1% volatile
193 Kosovo -0.6842 % change on previous year 2025 up 45.8% volatile
193 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) -0.6842 % change on previous year 2025 up 45.8% volatile
195 Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.741 % change on previous year 2025 down 239.9% volatile
196 Poland -0.7434 % change on previous year 2025 up 5.0% volatile
197 Sri Lanka -0.7918 % change on previous year 2025 down 220.3% volatile
198 Germany -0.7986 % change on previous year 2025 down 218.0% volatile
199 Puerto Rico -0.8104 % change on previous year 2025 up 42.4% volatile
200 Belarus -0.8264 % change on previous year 2025 down 26.2% volatile
201 Greenland -0.9725 % change on previous year 2025 down 188.7% volatile
202 Macau, China -1.03 % change on previous year 2025 down 140.9% volatile
203 Monaco -1.03 % change on previous year 2025 down 1,467.1% volatile
204 Serbia -1.06 % change on previous year 2025 up 16.9% volatile
205 Bermuda -1.07 % change on previous year 2025 down 256.5% volatile
206 Republic of Korea -1.12 % change on previous year 2025 down 307.6% volatile
207 United States Virgin Islands -1.21 % change on previous year 2025 down 54.2% volatile
208 American Samoa -1.32 % change on previous year 2025 down 55.5% volatile
209 Latvia -1.35 % change on previous year 2025 up 18.1% volatile
210 Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.44 % change on previous year 2025 up 14.9% volatile
211 Hong Kong, China -1.53 % change on previous year 2025 down 1,332.8% volatile
212 Albania -1.85 % change on previous year 2025 down 22.9% volatile
213 Northern Mariana Islands -2.04 % change on previous year 2025 down 45.2% volatile
214 Tuvalu -2.33 % change on previous year 2025 down 2,770.6% volatile
215 Republic of Moldova -2.34 % change on previous year 2025 down 1.5% volatile
216 Marshall Islands -2.83 % change on previous year 2025 down 135.5% volatile
217 Saint Martin (French part) -6.08 % change on previous year 2025 down 2,929.2% volatile

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Indicator
Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,195 data points, 1961–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 15-64, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.