Home › Indicators › Share of 15-64 year olds
Share of 15-64 year olds
What this indicator measures
Share of people aged 15 to 64 (usual working ages) in the total population, as a percentage.
How to read this?
A value of 65% means 65 out of 100 people are between 15 and 64.
Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest
Ctrl + scroll: zoom · drag: pan
213countries with data
83.3 %maximum · Qatar
64.5 %median
49.1 %minimum · Central African Republic
2025data year(s)
In brief
The "Share of 15-64 year olds" ranking covers 213 countries and territories. Lowest value: Central African Republic (49.1 %). Highest value: Qatar (83.3 %). Median: 64.5 % (data: 2025). The top 10% of countries exceed 70.3 %, while the bottom 10% stay below 56.4 %. By continent, the median is highest in North America (67.6 %) and lowest in Africa (57.6 %).
Median by continent
- North America 67.6 % (34)
- Asia 66.9 % (48)
- South America 66.4 % (12)
- Europe 64.2 % (46)
- Oceania 62.3 % (19)
- Africa 57.6 % (51)
Why this indicator matters
This age group corresponds to the usual working ages. Its share indicates the potential weight of the working-age population.
What makes this indicator vary
It depends on fertility from fifteen to sixty years ago, life expectancy and labor migration.
Reading precautions
It does not tell who actually works: studies, unemployment and inactivity are not taken into account. These are UN estimates.
Full ranking
ranked from highest to lowest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 83.3 % | 2025 |
| 2e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 82.2 % | 2025 |
| 3e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 78.9 % | 2025 |
| 4e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 77.6 % | 2025 |
| 5e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 76 % | 2025 |
| 6e | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | 75.8 % | 2025 |
| 7e | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 74.4 % | 2025 |
| 8e | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 74.1 % | 2025 |
| 9e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 73.3 % | 2025 |
| 10e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 73.1 % | 2025 |
| 11e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 73 % | 2025 |
| 12e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 73 % | 2025 |
| 13e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 72.8 % | 2025 |
| 14e | 🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands | 72.3 % | 2025 |
| 15e | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 72.1 % | 2025 |
| 16e | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 71.8 % | 2025 |
| 17e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 71.5 % | 2025 |
| 18e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 71.3 % | 2025 |
| 19e | 🇲🇴 Macao SAR China | 71.2 % | 2025 |
| 20e | 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten | 70.7 % | 2025 |
| 21e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 70.7 % | 2025 |
| 22e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 70.4 % | 2025 |
| 23e | 🇵🇼 Palau | 70.2 % | 2025 |
| 24e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 70.2 % | 2025 |
| 25e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 69.9 % | 2025 |
| 26e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 69.8 % | 2025 |
| 27e | 🇨🇳 China | 69.7 % | 2025 |
| 28e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 69.6 % | 2025 |
| 29e | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 69.6 % | 2025 |
| 30e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 69.6 % | 2025 |
| 31e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 69.6 % | 2025 |
| 32e | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 69.5 % | 2025 |
| 33e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 69.5 % | 2025 |
| 34e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 69.4 % | 2025 |
| 35e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 69.2 % | 2025 |
| 36e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 69.1 % | 2025 |
| 37e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 69 % | 2025 |
| 38e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 68.9 % | 2025 |
| 39e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 68.9 % | 2025 |
| 40e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 68.5 % | 2025 |
| 41e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 68.4 % | 2025 |
| 42e | 🇮🇳 India | 68.4 % | 2025 |
| 43e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 68.4 % | 2025 |
| 44e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 68.4 % | 2025 |
| 45e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 68.4 % | 2025 |
| 46e | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 68.4 % | 2025 |
| 47e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 68.2 % | 2025 |
| 48e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 68.2 % | 2025 |
| 49e | 🇨🇼 Curaçao | 68.1 % | 2025 |
| 50e | 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | 68 % | 2025 |
| 51e | 🇱🇾 Libya | 68 % | 2025 |
| 52e | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 67.9 % | 2025 |
| 53e | 🇬🇱 Greenland | 67.7 % | 2025 |
| 54e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 67.6 % | 2025 |
| 55e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 67.5 % | 2025 |
| 56e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 67.4 % | 2025 |
| 57e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 67.4 % | 2025 |
| 58e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 67.3 % | 2025 |
| 59e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 67.3 % | 2025 |
| 60e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 67.1 % | 2025 |
| 61e | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 67.1 % | 2025 |
| 62e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 66.9 % | 2025 |
| 63e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 66.9 % | 2025 |
| 64e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 66.7 % | 2025 |
| 65e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 66.6 % | 2025 |
| 66e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 66.6 % | 2025 |
| 67e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 66.5 % | 2025 |
| 68e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 66.5 % | 2025 |
| 69e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 66.5 % | 2025 |
| 70e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 66.5 % | 2025 |
| 71e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 66.4 % | 2025 |
| 72e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 66.3 % | 2025 |
| 73e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 66.2 % | 2025 |
| 74e | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | 66 % | 2025 |
| 75e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 66 % | 2025 |
| 76e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 65.8 % | 2025 |
| 77e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 65.8 % | 2025 |
| 78e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 65.8 % | 2025 |
| 79e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 65.8 % | 2025 |
| 80e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 65.8 % | 2025 |
| 81e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 65.8 % | 2025 |
| 82e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 65.7 % | 2025 |
| 83e | 🇦🇼 Aruba | 65.7 % | 2025 |
| 84e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 65.7 % | 2025 |
| 85e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 65.7 % | 2025 |
| 86e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 65.6 % | 2025 |
| 87e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 65.4 % | 2025 |
| 88e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 65.4 % | 2025 |
| 89e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 65.3 % | 2025 |
| 90e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 65.2 % | 2025 |
| 91e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 65.2 % | 2025 |
| 92e | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | 65.1 % | 2025 |
| 93e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 65.1 % | 2025 |
| 94e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 65.1 % | 2025 |
| 95e | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 65 % | 2025 |
| 96e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 65 % | 2025 |
| 97e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 64.9 % | 2025 |
| 98e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 64.9 % | 2025 |
| 99e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 64.8 % | 2025 |
| 100e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 64.8 % | 2025 |
| 101e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 64.8 % | 2025 |
| 102e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 64.8 % | 2025 |
| 103e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 64.8 % | 2025 |
| 104e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 64.7 % | 2025 |
| 105e | 🇺🇸 United States | 64.5 % | 2025 |
| 106e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 64.5 % | 2025 |
| 107e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 64.5 % | 2025 |
| 108e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 64.4 % | 2025 |
| 109e | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 64.4 % | 2025 |
| 110e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 64.3 % | 2025 |
| 111e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 64.3 % | 2025 |
| 112e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 64.2 % | 2025 |
| 113e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 64.2 % | 2025 |
| 114e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 64.1 % | 2025 |
| 115e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 64.1 % | 2025 |
| 116e | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | 64 % | 2025 |
| 117e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 64 % | 2025 |
| 118e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 64 % | 2025 |
| 119e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 64 % | 2025 |
| 120e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 64 % | 2025 |
| 121e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 63.8 % | 2025 |
| 122e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 63.7 % | 2025 |
| 123e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 63.6 % | 2025 |
| 124e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 63.5 % | 2025 |
| 125e | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 63.5 % | 2025 |
| 126e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 63.4 % | 2025 |
| 127e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 63.3 % | 2025 |
| 128e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 63.3 % | 2025 |
| 129e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 63.3 % | 2025 |
| 130e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 63.3 % | 2025 |
| 131e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 63.3 % | 2025 |
| 132e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 63.3 % | 2025 |
| 133e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 63.2 % | 2025 |
| 134e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 63.2 % | 2025 |
| 135e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 63 % | 2025 |
| 136e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 62.9 % | 2025 |
| 137e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 62.7 % | 2025 |
| 138e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 62.7 % | 2025 |
| 139e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 62.7 % | 2025 |
| 140e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 62.7 % | 2025 |
| 141e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 62.6 % | 2025 |
| 142e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 62.6 % | 2025 |
| 143e | 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 62.5 % | 2025 |
| 144e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 62.4 % | 2025 |
| 145e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 62.4 % | 2025 |
| 146e | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | 62.3 % | 2025 |
| 147e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 62.3 % | 2025 |
| 148e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 62.3 % | 2025 |
| 149e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 62.1 % | 2025 |
| 150e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 62 % | 2025 |
| 151e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 61.9 % | 2025 |
| 152e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 61.7 % | 2025 |
| 153e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 61.5 % | 2025 |
| 154e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 61.3 % | 2025 |
| 155e | 🇫🇷 France | 61.2 % | 2025 |
| 156e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 61.2 % | 2025 |
| 157e | 🇬🇺 Guam | 61 % | 2025 |
| 158e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 60.8 % | 2025 |
| 159e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 60.7 % | 2025 |
| 160e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 60.5 % | 2025 |
| 161e | 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands | 60.4 % | 2025 |
| 162e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 60.1 % | 2025 |
| 163e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 60.1 % | 2025 |
| 164e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 59.9 % | 2025 |
| 165e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 59.8 % | 2025 |
| 166e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 59.8 % | 2025 |
| 167e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 59.6 % | 2025 |
| 168e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 59.6 % | 2025 |
| 169e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 59.4 % | 2025 |
| 170e | 🇲🇫 St. Martin | 59.3 % | 2025 |
| 171e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 59.1 % | 2025 |
| 172e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 59.1 % | 2025 |
| 173e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 59 % | 2025 |
| 174e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 58.8 % | 2025 |
| 175e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 58.7 % | 2025 |
| 176e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 58.6 % | 2025 |
| 177e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 58.6 % | 2025 |
| 178e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 58.4 % | 2025 |
| 179e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 58.2 % | 2025 |
| 180e | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 58.2 % | 2025 |
| 181e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 57.9 % | 2025 |
| 182e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 57.7 % | 2025 |
| 183e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 57.6 % | 2025 |
| 184e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 57.6 % | 2025 |
| 185e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 57.3 % | 2025 |
| 186e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 57.1 % | 2025 |
| 187e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 57 % | 2025 |
| 188e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 57 % | 2025 |
| 189e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 56.9 % | 2025 |
| 190e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 56.4 % | 2025 |
| 191e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 56.4 % | 2025 |
| 192e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 56.4 % | 2025 |
| 193e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 56.2 % | 2025 |
| 194e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 56.1 % | 2025 |
| 195e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 56.1 % | 2025 |
| 196e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 56.1 % | 2025 |
| 197e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 56 % | 2025 |
| 198e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 55.9 % | 2025 |
| 199e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 55.6 % | 2025 |
| 200e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 55 % | 2025 |
| 201e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 54.7 % | 2025 |
| 202e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 54.6 % | 2025 |
| 203e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 54.4 % | 2025 |
| 204e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 53.5 % | 2025 |
| 205e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 53.1 % | 2025 |
| 206e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 53 % | 2025 |
| 207e | 🇹🇩 Chad | 51.9 % | 2025 |
| 208e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 51.8 % | 2025 |
| 209e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 51.2 % | 2025 |
| 210e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 51 % | 2025 |
| 211e | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 50.8 % | 2025 |
| 212e | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 50.2 % | 2025 |
| 213e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 49.1 % | 2025 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Share of 15-64 year olds"?
The highest value is in Qatar, at 83.3 % (2025).
Which country has the lowest value for "Share of 15-64 year olds"?
The lowest value is in Central African Republic, at 49.1 % (2025).
What is the world median value of "Share of 15-64 year olds"?
The world median is 64.5 %, calculated across 213 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Share of 15-64 year olds" for France?
France scores 61.2 % (2025), ranking 155 out of 213 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).
Where does the "Share of 15-64 year olds" data come from?
It comes from Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après Nations unies – World Population Prospects. Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
What does "working age" mean?
It is a statistical convention: ages 15 to 64. Many of them are studying, and others work after 64.
Does a high share guarantee a strong economy?
No, it also depends on employment, training and productivity. The share only indicates a potential.
Source and update
Source : Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après Nations unies – World Population Prospects. Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
Indicators in the same category : Population & Vital Statistics
- Adults with an official IDAn official ID (identity card, passport, voter card, etc.) makes it possible to prove who you are in order to vote, open a bank account or access public services. This indicator gives the share of people aged 15 and over who say they have one, according to the Global Findex survey (ID4D programme).
- Births registered with civil authoritiesRegistering a child's birth with the civil registry gives the child a legal existence: a name, a nationality and access to school or health care. This indicator gives the share of children under 5 whose birth has been registered by the authorities.
- PopulationThe number of people living in the country, of all ages.
- Share of women in the populationShare of women in the country's total population, as a percentage.
- Share of men in the populationShare of men in the country's total population, as a percentage. Calculated value: 100 minus the share of women from the same World Bank series (United Nations).
- Number of men per 100 womenRatio between the number of men and the number of women in the population. Calculated value: (100 − share of women) ÷ share of women × 100, from the World Bank series (United Nations).
- Boys per 100 girls at birthNumber of boys born per 100 girls born in the same year. Worldwide, slightly more boys than girls are born. Source value (boys per girl) multiplied by 100.
- Share of 0-14 year oldsShare of children aged 0 to 14 in the total population, as a percentage.
- Share of people aged 65 and overShare of people aged 65 and over in the total population, as a percentage.
- Median age of the populationAge that divides the population into two equal halves: half of the inhabitants are younger, the other half older (United Nations estimate).
- Age dependency ratioNumber of people under 15 or over 64 per 100 people aged 15 to 64. It gives an idea of the weight of non-working ages relative to the usual working ages.
- Urban populationShare of the population living in cities, as a percentage. The definition of an urban area is set by each country, so it varies from one country to another.