Social Indicators

Introduction | Statistics

Indicators on child and elderly populations
Last update: July 2008
Year
Country or area
Total
Men
Women
men/100 women
Afghanistan 2008
46.5
3.7
4.1
90.8
Albania 2008
24.1
13.4
15.1
88.9
Algeria 2008
27.6
6.5
8.1
80.1
American Samoa 2000 *
39
 l
...
...
…
Andorra 2004 *
14
 m
18
 m
16
 m
94
Angola 2008
45.8
3.6
4.5
81.0
Anguilla 2001 *
28
 k
8
 k
11
 k
91.0
Antigua and Barbuda 2005 *
28
 m
9
 m
10
 m
90.0
Argentina 2008
24.9
13.6
18.9
72.2
Armenia 2008
18.3
13.8
18.5
74.4
Aruba 2008
21.3
12.7
 15.5
82.2
Australia 2008
18.1
20.2
 23.8
84.9
 j
Austria 2008
14.4
22.0
 29.8
73.7
Azerbaijan 2008
22.3
8.4
 11.7
72.0
Bahamas 2008
25.7
9.9
 12.3
80.4
Bahrain 2008
24.7
5.1
 6.0
84.7
Bangladesh 2008
33.6
6.0
 6.8
88.2
Barbados 2008
17.4
12.4
 18.3
67.9
Belarus 2008
14.3
14.5
 25.4
57.1
Belgium 2008
15.8
22.9
 29.7
77.0
Belize 2008
35.7
6.5
 7.1
91.4
Benin 2008
43.4
3.9
 5.4
72.8
Bermuda 2006 *
18
 l
19
 l
15
 l
73.0
Bhutan 2008
29.3
7.5
8.1
93.0
Bolivia 2008
36.5
6.8
8.3
82.1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2008
16.3
18.4
23.9
77.0
Botswana 2008
34.0
4.5
6.8
66.0
Brazil 2008
26.8
9.6
11.7
81.5
British Virgin Islands 2001 *
26
 l
7
 l
7
 l
102
Brunei Darussalam 2008
28.3
6.0
 5.3
112.6
Bulgaria 2008
12.9
22.9
 29.9
76.6
Burkina Faso 2008
45.4
4.0
 5.6
71.0
Burundi 2008
44.1
3.3
 5.0
66.6
Cambodia 2008
34.9
4.4
 7.2
61.3
Cameroon 2008
40.6
5.3
 6.3
83.4
Canada 2008
16.1
19.7
 24.3
80.9
Cape Verde 2008
37.8
4.0
 7.1
56.5
Central African Republic 2008
41.8
5.2
 7.1
73.3
Chad 2008
46.0
4.3
 5.2
82.9
Channel Islands 2008
15.2
21.8
 26.1
83.5
 f
Chile 2008
22.7
12.3
 16.0
77.2
China 2008
20.0
12.1
 13.8
87.5
 c
China, Hong Kong SAR 2008
13.6
18.7
 19.8
94.7
 d
China, Macao SAR 2008
13.3
13.2
 13.9
94.9
 e
Colombia 2008
28.4
8.2
 10.1
80.7
Comoros 2008
41.2
4.2
 5.3
80.8
 a
Congo 2008
41.6
4.7
 6.1
77.1
Cook Islands 2001 *
30
 k
...
...
...
Costa Rica 2008
26.3
9.4
 10.9
85.5
Côte d'Ivoire 2008
40.5
5.5
 5.4
100.9
Croatia 2008
14.3
21.0
 29.6
70.9
Cuba 2008
17.5
17.7
 20.3
87.1
Cyprus 2008
18.0
18.4
 21.3
86.5
Czech Republic 2008
13.5
20.2
 27.8
72.7
Dem. People's Republic of Korea 2008
22.2
11.9
 17.9
66.4
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2008
47.3
3.8
 4.9
76.9
Denmark 2008
17.6
22.9
 28.4
80.7
Djibouti 2008
36.6
5.0
 6.0
82.6
Dominica 2001 *
29
 k
15
 k
12
 k
77.0
Dominican Republic 2008
32.3
9.3
9.7
95.9
Ecuador 2008
31.1
9.5
10.8
88.0
Egypt 2008
32.3
7.4
8.8
83.8
El Salvador 2008
32.5
8.2
10.2
80.0
Equatorial Guinea 2008
42.0
6.0
7.2
82.8
Eritrea 2008
42.9
3.4
5.1
66.3
Estonia 2008
14.3
18.4
30.0
61.3
Ethiopia 2008
43.3
4.6
5.4
86.1
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 2006 *
16
 k
14
 k
14
 k
116.8
Fiji 2008
31.6
7.1
9.0
78.5
Finland 2008
16.1
22.6
 30.1
74.9
 g
France 2008
17.4
22.1
 29.1
76.2
French Guiana 2008
33.6
7.3
 7.7
95.0
French Polynesia 2008
26.2
8.8
 9.8
89.9
Gabon 2008
34.1
7.0
 8.1
86.2
Gambia 2008
40.3
6.3
 7.0
88.8
Georgia 2008
16.9
16.9
 23.4
72.1
Germany 2008
13.1
24.5
 33.0
74.4
Ghana 2008
37.6
6.0
 6.7
89.2
Gibraltar 2001 *
18
 k
23
 k
18
 k
77.0
Greece 2008
13.5
24.5
29.7
82.5
Greenland 2006 *
25
 n
10
 n
10
 n
110.6
Grenada 2008
31.0
8.6
12.1
70.8
Guadeloupe 2008
22.7
15.2
 19.2
79.4
Guam 2008
27.9
10.5
 12.1
86.6
Guatemala 2008
41.9
6.8
 7.3
93.9
Guinea-Bissau 2008
47.7
4.4
 5.3
83.8
Guinea 2008
42.8
4.7
 6.0
78.3
Guyana 2008
30.6
10.1
 10.8
94.1
Haiti 2008
36.6
6.3
 7.4
85.3
Honduras 2008
37.9
6.4
 7.3
88.0
Hungary 2008
14.5
19.2
 28.7
66.9
Iceland 2008
20.5
17.9
 21.0
85.1
India 2008
31.4
7.8
 9.1
86.1
Indonesia 2008
27.1
8.3
 10.3
81.4
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2008
26.0
6.8
 7.6
89.3
Iraq 2008
40.5
4.5
 5.3
84.9
Ireland 2008
20.3
16.1
 19.8
81.2
Isle of Man 2004 *
18
 n
20
 n
24
 n
82.0
Israel 2008
27.0
14.1
 18.3
77.5
Italy 2008
13.1
26.3
 33.9
77.5
Jamaica 2008
29.8
11.4
 12.5
91.0
Japan 2008
12.9
28.7
 36.2
79.3
Jordan 2008
35.1
5.4
 5.8
93.2
Kazakhstan 2008
23.3
8.3
 14.2
58.5
Kenya 2008
42.7
3.9
 4.7
83.3
Kuwait 2008
23.4
3.8
 3.9
98.3
Kyrgyzstan 2008
29.1
6.4
 9.6
66.9
Lao People's Democratic Republic 2008
37.1
4.8
 6.1
79.8
Latvia 2008
13.0
18.4
 31.0
59.4
Lebanon 2008
27.1
10.9
 11.8
92.5
Lesotho 2008
39.4
6.2
 8.4
73.2
Liberia 2008
47.2
3.4
 4.1
81.0
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 2008
30.0
6.8
 7.0
97.4
Liechtenstein 2004 *
19
 m
15
 m
18
 m
81.0
Lithuania 2008
14.7
17.7
28.6
62.1
Luxembourg 2008
17.5
18.6
24.7
75.2
Madagascar 2008
42.8
4.8
5.6
86.2
Malawi 2008
46.6
4.4
5.5
80.8
Malaysia 2008
29.8
7.4
8.3
88.7
Maldives 2008
31.0
6.1
6.1
100.8
Mali 2008
47.1
4.7
6.3
74.9
Malta 2008
15.7
19.9
25.7
77.6
Marshall Islands 2001 *
42
 m
3
 m
3
 m
94.0
Martinique 2008
19.6
18.3
22.9
80.0
Mauritania 2008
39.2
4.9
 6.6
74.0
Mauritius 2008
22.8
9.7
 13.3
73.3
 b
Mexico
2008
28.7
9.6
10.8
88.6
Micronesia (Fed. States of)
2008
37.5
5.5
6.9
79.7
Monaco
2000
*
13
l
26
l
32
l
83.0
Moldova 2008
18.0
13.2
 20.2
65.4
Mongolia 2008
26.2
5.7
 7.5
76.8
Montenegro 2008
18.8
18.7
 23.4
79.9
Montserrat 2001 *
19
 k
19
 k
21
 k
88.0
Morocco 2008
28.6
7.9
 8.9
88.7
Mozambique 2008
44.2
4.6
 6.0
76.4
Myanmar 2008
25.5
8.3
 9.9
84.1
Namibia 2008
36.5
5.0
 6.8
74.5
Nepal 2008
37.2
5.5
 7.1
77.8
Netherlands 2008
17.3
21.1
 26.4
79.8
Netherlands Antilles 2008
20.3
15.2
 17.9
85.0
New Caledonia 2008
25.4
11.2
 13.0
86.5
New Zealand 2008
20.0
18.6
 22.0
84.4
Nicaragua 2008
35.5
6.6
 7.1
92.2
Niger 2008
47.7
5.9
 5.1
114.1
Nigeria 2008
43.4
4.5
 5.3
84.9
Niue 1997 *
33
 k
11
 k
15
 k
78.0
Northern Mariana Islands 2000 *
23
 k
...
...
…
Norway 2008
18.2
21.4
 27.0
79.3
 h
Occupied Palestinian Territory 2008
44.9
4.2
 5.6
74.2
Oman 2008
31.7
4.6
 5.3
86.5
Pakistan 2008
34.9
6.3
 6.9
91.2
Palau 2005 *
24
 l
7
10
…
Panama 2008
29.2
10.0
 10.9
91.6
Papua New Guinea 2008
39.5
4.1
 4.4
91.6
Paraguay 2008
34.1
7.8
 8.8
88.9
Peru 2008
29.7
8.7
 10.2
84.9
Philippines 2008
34.9
6.1
 7.4
82.7
Poland 2008
14.7
16.8
 24.5
68.3
Portugal 2008
15.0
22.1
 29.0
76.3
Puerto Rico 2008
20.2
18.4
 23.4
78.8
Qatar 2008
21.3
3.2
 2.8
111.6
Republic of Korea 2008
16.7
14.0
 18.9
73.8
Réunion 2008
25.7
9.9
 13.5
73.6
Romania 2008
14.8
18.7
 24.9
75.0
Russian Federation 2008
14.4
13.6
 24.1
56.5
Rwanda 2008
42.8
3.2
 4.5
71.9
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2000 *
31
 m
10
 m
12
 m
88.0
Saint Lucia 2008
26.2
10.2
12.4
81.9
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2008
27.8
8.9
11.5
77.4
Samoa 2008
39.2
6.4
8.5
75.5
San Marino 2004 *
15
 m
18
 m
23
 m
85.0
São Tomé and Príncipe 2008
40.7
5.3
 6.7
78.9
Saudi Arabia 2008
33.0
4.4
 5.1
86.4
Senegal 2008
41.0
6.8
 7.1
96.7
Serbia 2008
17.7
18.9
 23.8
79.6
Seychelles 2005 *
25
 m
9
 m
12
 m
68.6
Sierra Leone 2008
42.9
5.1
 6.2
82.7
Singapore 2008
16.8
14.6
 16.9
86.3
Slovakia 2008
15.2
15.2
 22.7
67.0
Slovenia 2008
13.2
19.6
 28.8
68.2
Solomon Islands 2008
39.1
5.0
 5.3
94.1
Somalia 2008
44.2
4.1
 4.8
85.7
South Africa 2008
31.4
6.2
 9.3
66.8
Spain 2008
14.0
22.4
 28.9
77.4
Sri Lanka 2008
22.7
11.2
 12.8
87.1
Sudan 2008
39.4
5.7
 6.6
85.2
Suriname 2008
28.7
8.8
 11.2
78.8
Swaziland 2008
38.1
4.9
 6.2
78.3
Sweden 2008
15.8
25.4
 31.1
81.8
Switzerland 2008
15.2
22.4
 28.6
78.3
Syrian Arab Republic 2008
35.0
4.8
 5.7
84.2
Tajikistan 2008
37.1
5.1
 6.2
82.6
TFYR Macedonia 2008
17.9
15.6
 20.1
77.6
 i
Thailand 2008
20.7
12.0
 14.9
80.4
Timor-Leste 2008
44.6
4.6
 5.2
87.9
Togo 2008
42.3
4.6
 5.7
81.2
Tokelau 2006 *
37
 k
9
 k
10
 k
80.2
Tonga 2008
36.1
8.6
 11.5
75.4
Trinidad and Tobago 2008
20.8
10.1
 12.5
80.4
Tunisia 2008
24.0
8.9