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Age distribution > Median age: The median age of the country's residents. This is the age most people are in the country.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14: Percentage of total population aged 0-14.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total: Number of people aged 0-14.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 15-24.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total: Number of people aged 15-24.
Age distribution > Total dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant persons out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant person is a person aged 0-14 and those over 65 years old.
Birth rate: The average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
Ethnic groups: This entry provides a rank ordering of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.
Gender > Female population: Total female population.
Mother's mean age at first birth: This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns.
Population: Population, total refers to the total population.
Population > Population growth, past and future: Population growth rate (percentage).
Population growth: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Population growth rate: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 60 and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total: Number of people aged 15-64.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total: Number of people aged 0-4.
Obesity > Adult obesity rate: This entry gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59: Percentage of total pouplation aged 15-59.
Population in 2015: (Thousands) Medium-variant projections.
Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
Total fertility rate: The average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their child-bearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation rates for women. Large numbers of children born to women indicate large family sizes that might limit the ability of the families to feed and educate their children.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 65 and older.
Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. For example, 0.7 means there are 7 dependents for every 10 working-age people.
Age structure > 0-14 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Gender > Male population: Total male population.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total: Number of people aged 60 and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64: Percentage of total population aged 15-64.
Age structure > 65 years and over: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest."
Nationality > Noun: The noun which identifies citizens of the nation
Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant adults out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant adult is an adult aged 65 and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 0-4.
Physicians density: This entry gives the number of medical doctors (physicians), including generalist and specialist medical practitioners, per 1,000 of the population. Medical doctors are defined as doctors that study, diagnose, treat, and prevent illness, disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans through the application of modern medicine. They also plan, supervise, and evaluate care and treatment plans by other health care providers. The World Health Organization estimates that fewer than 2.3 health workers (physicians, nurses, and midwives only) per 1,000 would be insufficient to achieve coverage of primary healthcare needs.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total: Number of people 65 years old and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total: Number of people aged 15-59.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total: Number of people aged 80 years and older.
Cities > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Nationality > Adjective: This entry is derived from People > Nationality, which provides the identifying terms for citizens - noun and adjective.
Sex ratio > Total population: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 5-14.
Sex ratio > At birth: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 80 and older.
Gender > Sex ratio at birth: Number of males born for every female born. Countries with a number less than one have more females born than males.
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Total: Number of people aged 5-14.
Migration > Net migration rate: The difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population). An excess of persons entering the country is referred to as net immigration (e.g., 3.56 migrants/1,000 population); an excess of persons leaving the country as net emigration (e.g., -9.26 migrants/1,000 population). The net migration rate indicates the contribution of migration to the overall level of population change. High levels of migration can cause problems such as increasing unemployment and potential ethnic strife (if people are coming in) or a reduction in the labor force, perhaps in certain key sectors (if people are leaving).
Child labor > Children ages 5-14: This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns.
Future population change: Total change in population by country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Urban population: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.
Migration > Net migration > Per capita: Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates. To derive estimates of net migration, the United Nations Population Division takes into account the past migration history of a country or area, the migration policy of a country, and the influx of refugees in recent periods. The data to calculate these official estimates come from a variety of sources, including border statistics, administrative records, surveys, and censuses. When no official estimates can be made because of insufficient data, net migration is derived through the balance equation, which is the difference between overall population growth and the natural increase during the 1990-2000 intercensal period." Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Median age > Total: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Urban and rural > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas by country.
Projected population growth: Percentage change in projected population between 2000 and 2050
Units: Percent Change in Population
Units: A threshold of 0 was applied. All countries with growth rates of 0 or below received the same score.
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Women: Average age of women at their first marriage.
Age structure > 15-64 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Literacy > Total population: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
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- Gibraltar: above 80% (2013)
Dependency ratios > Youth dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Men: Average age of men at their first marriage.
Age distribution > Child dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant children out of total population aged 15 and older. A dependant child is a child aged 0-14.
Gender > Women aged 15-49: Country's total population of women aged 15-49. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Percentage living in urban areas: Percentage of people living in urban areas. Data for 2003. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
Migration > Net migration: Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates. To derive estimates of net migration, the United Nations Population Division takes into account the past migration history of a country or area, the migration policy of a country, and the influx of refugees in recent periods. The data to calculate these official estimates come from a variety of sources, including border statistics, administrative records, surveys, and censuses. When no official estimates can be made because of insufficient data, net migration is derived through the balance equation, which is the difference between overall population growth and the natural increase during the 1990-2000 intercensal period."
Population > CIA Factbook: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Teenage pregancy rate: Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19."
Population density: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
Sex ratio > Under 15 years: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Percentage living in rural areas.: Percentage of people living in rural areas. Data for 2003. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Age structure > 25-54 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Urban and rural > Rural population: Total population living in rural areas by country.
Gender > Global Gender Gap Index: The Gender Gap Index considers gender inequality in the dimensions of economic participation (equality of salaries, labor market participation and access to high-skilled employment); access to education; political participation; and health (life expectancy and sex ratio). The highest score of 1 means total equality, 0 means complete inequality. The Index is calculated by the World Economic Forum.
Age structure > 15-24 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Urban and rural > Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Rural population: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant."
Migration > Foreign worker salaries: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers resident in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status, to recipients in their country of origin. Migrants' transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Fertility > Fertility rate, total > Births per woman: Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
Age structure > 55-64 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Marriage > Minimum legal age > Without parental consent > For Women: Minimum legal age at which women can be married without parental consent.
Gender > Female population per thousand people: Total female population. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Future population > Males: UN estimates of male population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total: This entry is derived from People > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary , which school life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Fertility > Birth rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
Sex ratio > 15-64 years: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 per million people: This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Dependency ratios > Total dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Population density > People per sq. km of land area: Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-64. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Drinking water source > Improved > Total: This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country.improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-24. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Marriage > Percent married > All > Female > Aged 15-19: Percent of people aged 15-19 years who are or have been married or in a marriage-like union recognized by the law or customs of their country.
Life expectancy at birth > Female: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Hospital bed density: This entry provides the number of hospital beds per 1,000 people; it serves as a general measure of inpatient service availability. Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases, beds for both acute and chronic care are included. Because the level of inpatient services required for individual countries depends on several factors - such as demographic issues and the burden of disease - there is no global target for the number of hospital beds per country. So, while 2 beds per 1,000 in one country may be sufficient, 2 beds per 1,000 in another may be woefully inadequate because of the number of people hospitalized by disease.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method: Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, any method, percentage.
Contraceptive prevalence rate: This field gives the percent of women of reproductive age (15-49) who are married or in union and are using, or whose sexual partner is using, a method of contraception according to the date of the most recent available data. The contraceptive prevalence rate is an indicator of health services, development, and women’s empowerment. It is also useful in understanding, past, present, and future fertility trends, especially in developing countries.
Dependency ratios > Potential support ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Urban and rural > Rural population per thousand people: Total population living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Females: Female consent.
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Urbanization: Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
Dependency ratios > Elderly dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Sex ratio > 65 years and over: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Fertility > Mortality rate, infant > Per 1,000 live births: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 60 and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted."
Marriage, divorce and children > Women denied family planning: Percentage of sexually active women who are able to but do not want to reproduce without access to family planning services.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 0-14. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Population in largest city: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the countryÂ’s largest metropolitan area.
Population, total: Population, total. Population, total refers to the total population.
Gender ratio > Whole population: Female/male ratio of population.
Literacy > Female: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Urban and rural > Females living in cities proper: Total number of females living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum > Per capita: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Life expectancy at birth > Male: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Net migration: Net migration. Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates.
Marriage > Percent married > All > Male > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
Maternal mortality rate: The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or incidental causes). The MMR includes deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, for a specified year.
Urban and rural > Males living in cities proper: Total number of males living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
Urban and rural > Female rural population: Total number of females living in rural areas by country.
Population > CIA Factbook per capita: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Sanitation facility access > Unimproved > Rural: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Unimproved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
Immigration > Cultural Diversity Index: The probability that two individuals selected at random from a country speak a very different language. A high score of close to 1 indicates that many unrelated languages are spoken. A score of close to 0 means that few languages are spoken, and / or that the spoken languages are similar to one another. For more information, please refer to Fearon (see citation).
Fertility > Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19: Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19). Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
Languages: This entry provides a rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 0-4. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-59. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Rural population per 1000: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Future population > Females: UN estimates of female population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030.
Fertility > Number of maternal deaths: Number of maternal deaths. Maternal mortality deaths is the number of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Total: This entry is derived from People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24, which gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 80 years and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Women: Percentage of female population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of females in the same age group.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Female: This entry is derived from People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24, which gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
Gender > Male population per thousand people: Total male population. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Definition: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Children under the age of 5 years underweight: This entry gives the percent of children under five considered to be underweight. Underweight means weight-for-age is approximately 2 kg below for standard at age one, 3 kg below standard for ages two and three, and 4 kg below standard for ages four and five. This statistic is an indicator of the nutritional status of a community. Children who suffer from growth retardation as a result of poor diets and/or recurrent infections tend to have a greater risk of suffering illness and death.
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Females: Singulate mean age at marriage.
Number of infant deaths: Number of infant deaths. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
Number of under-five deaths: Number of under-five deaths. Number of children dying before reaching age five.
GDP per capita > Current US$: GDP per capita (current US$). GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Cities > Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Density and urbanisation > Urban population: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanisation Prospects.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people 65 years old and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Immigration > Refugees and asylum seekers > Natives per Refugee: Natives per Refugee.
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Infant mortality rate > Female: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories: Date of signing convention
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Cities > Urban areas over 1,000,000: Urban areas with a population of over a million people.
Gender ratio > Babies: Female/male ratio at birth.
Urban population per 1000: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Urban and rural > Female urban population: Total number of females living in urban areas by country.
Urban and rural > Male urban population: Total number of males living in urban areas by country.
Urban and rural > Male rural population: Total number of males living in rural areas by country.
Median age > Both sexes: Age of person who is older than half the population and younger than the other half of the population.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Population in largest city > Per capita: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the countryÂ’s largest metropolitan area. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Literacy > Male: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Infant mortality rate > Male: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Cities > Urban areas over 2,000,000: Urban Areas Over 2,000,000.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Male: This entry is derived from People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24, which gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
Drinking water source > Unimproved > Urban: This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Unimproved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country.improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Total: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
Number of infant deaths per 1000: Number of infant deaths. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total Population per capita: Total Population, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gender ratio > Urban population: Female/male ratio of urban population.
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of Canada, share of immigrants: Portion of immigrants in Canada.
Charity > World Giving Index > Volunteered time: VT.
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Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Males: Male consent.
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Gender ratio > Aged over 60 > Women per 100 men: Female/male ratio at age x.
Gender ratio > Aged over 80 > Women per 100 men: Female/male ratio at age x.
Religions: This entry is an ordered listing of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population. The core characteristics and beliefs of the world's major religions are described below.
Baha'i - Founded by Mirza Husayn-Ali (known as Baha'u'llah) in Iran in 1852, Baha'i faith emphasizes monotheism and believes in one eternal transcendent God. Its guiding focus is to encourage the unity of all peoples on the earth so that justice and peace may be achieved on earth. Baha'i revelation contends the prophets of major world religions reflect some truth or element of the divine, believes all were manifestations of God given to specific communities in specific times, and that Baha'u'llah is an additional prophet meant to call all humankind. Bahais are an open community, located worldwide, with the greatest concentration of believers in South Asia.
Buddhism - Religion or philosophy inspired by the 5th century B.C. teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (also known as Gautama Buddha "the enlightened one"). Buddhism focuses on the goal of spiritual enlightenment centered on an understanding of Gautama Buddha's Four Noble Truths on the nature of suffering, and on the Eightfold Path of spiritual and moral practice, to break the cycle of suffering of which we are a part. Buddhism ascribes to a karmic system of rebirth. Several schools and sects of Buddhism exist, differing often on the nature of the Buddha, the extent to which enlightenment can be achieved - for one or for all, and by whom - religious orders or laity.
Basic Groupings
   Theravada Buddhism: The oldest Buddhist school, Theravada is practiced mostly in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Thailand, with minority representation elsewhere in Asia and the West. Theravadans follow the Pali Canon of Buddha's teachings, and believe that one may escape the cycle of rebirth, worldly attachment, and suffering for oneself; this process may take one or several lifetimes.
   Mahayana Buddhism, including subsets Zen and Tibetan (Lamaistic) Buddhism: Forms of Mahayana Buddhism are common in East Asia and Tibet, and parts of the West. Mahayanas have additional scriptures beyond the Pali Canon and believe the Buddha is eternal and still teaching. Unlike Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana schools maintain the Buddha-nature is present in all beings and all will ultimately achieve enlightenment.
    Hoa Hao: a minority tradition of Buddhism practiced in Vietnam that stresses lay participation, primarily by peasant farmers; it eschews ...
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Drinking water source > Unimproved > Rural: This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Unimproved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country.improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.
Urban population > Per capita: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Mortality rate, adult, male > Per 1,000 male adults: Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages.
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index: The probability that two individuals selected at random from a country will be from different ethnic groups, 0 meaning that each individual in this country is from the same ethnic group. For a discussion of what constitutes an ethnic group, please refer to Fearon (see citation).
Immigration > Visa overstay rate > Australia: Modified Non-Return Rate.
Population in urban agglomerations > More than 1 million: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2000 had a population of more than one million people.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage: Percentage of all married women aged 15-49 who report using any type of contraceptive.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Condom: Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, condom, percentage.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Median age > Male: This entry is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female: This entry is derived from People > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary , which school life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Men: Percentage of male population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of males in the same age group.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Female: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Density and urbanisation > Rural population: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
Urban and rural population > Rural gender ratio: Women per 100 men, rural population.
Urban and rural population > Urban gender ratio: Women per 100 men amongst urban population.
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Charity > World Giving Index > Donated money, percent: DM.
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Female population > Age 15-19: Female population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005
Median age > Female: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters). Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.
Cities > Rate of urbanization: Urbanization rate.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Urban: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin > Per capita: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant." Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Gender > Women aged 15-49 per thousand people: Country's total population of women aged 15-49. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Fertility > Mortality rate, under-5, male > Per 1,000 live births: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000)
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Notes: Notes.
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Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > British citizens: Visa requirement.
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Future population > Males per thousand people: UN estimates of male population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
International migrant stock, total: International migrant stock, total. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.
International migrant stock, total per 1000: International migrant stock, total. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted: People - Women - Maternal mortality ratio 2000 adjusted
Fertility > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in: rate varies by country: Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Norway: Country of origin of Norway’s population who was either foreign born or born in Norway to foreign residents (number of people by country of origin).
Fertility > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given: Maternity leave benefits.
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index per million people: The probability that two individuals selected at random from a country will be from different ethnic groups, 0 meaning that each individual in this country is from the same ethnic group. For a discussion of what constitutes an ethnic group, please refer to Fearon (see citation). Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 30 to 39: Percent widowed in age group.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Charity > World Giving Index > Helped a stranger, percent: HS.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada: Country of birth of Canadian residents (number of residents).
Total Population > Female: Total Population - Female, as of April 26, 2005
Migration > International migrant stock > Total: International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data."
Future population > Females per thousand people: UN estimates of female population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > Reported: People - Women - Maternal mortality ratio 1985 - 2002 reported
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 80: Amount of women per every 100 males that are over the age of 80 in each country. For instance, in North Korea, for every 100 males over 80, there are 411.8 females who are over 80.
Gender ratio > Aged over 60: Female/male ratio at age x.
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 65: Amount of women per every 100 males that are over the age of 65 in each country. For instance, in Russia, for every 100 males over 65, there are 210.6 females who are over 65.
Total population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Total population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Female population > Age 30-34 per 1000: Female population - Age 30-34, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Male population > Age 25-29: Male population - Age 25-29, as of April 26, 2005
Female population > Age 25-29: Female population - Age 25-29, as of April 26, 2005
Female population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Female population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Female population > Age 10-14 per 1000: Female population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total population > Age 10-14 per 1000: Total population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Male population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Male population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Women > Aged 40 to 59: Percent widowed in age group.
Number of under-five deaths per 1000: Number of under-five deaths. Number of children dying before reaching age five. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Women > Aged above 59: Percent widowed in age group.
Number of neonatal deaths: Number of neonatal deaths. Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.
Female population > Age 20-24 per 1000: Female population - Age 20-24, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total population > Age 50-54: Total population - Age 50-54, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 60-64 per 1000: Total population - Age 60-64, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total population > Age 75-79: Total population - Age 75-79, as of April 26, 2005
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5: Malnutrition prevalence, height for age (% of children under 5). Prevalence of child malnutrition is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age (stunting) is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's new child growth standards released in 2006.
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total: Female population - Age 65-69 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 45-49: Total population - Age 45-49, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 80-84 per 1000: Total population - Age 80-84, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access: Improved water source, urban (% of urban population with access). Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population using an improved drinking water source. The improved drinking water source includes piped water on premises (piped household water connection located inside the useru2019s dwelling, plot or yard), and other improved drinking water sources (public taps or standpipes, tube wells or boreholes, protected dug wells, protected springs, and rainwater collection).
Labor force participation rate, male > % of male population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64). Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64)
Total population > Age 65-69 per 1000: Total population - Age 65-69, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
Gender ratio > Rural population: Female/male ratio of rural population.
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > German citizens > Conditions of access: Condition(s) of access.
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Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > German citizens > Length of stay: Length of stay permitted.
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Gender ratio > Aged over 80: Female/male ratio at age x.
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > French citizens > Visa requirement: Europe Visa requirement.
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Cities > Urban areas over 500,000: Urban Areas Over 500,000.
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > French citizens > Notes: Europe Notes (excluding departure fees).
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Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > Canadians > Notes: Notes (excluding departure fees).
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Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 40 to 59: Percent widowed in age group.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada, share of Canadian population: Country of birth of Canadian residents (in percent).
Urban and rural > Females living in cities proper per thousand people: Total number of females living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.

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STAT	Madagascar	United States
Age distribution > Median age	35.14 years Ranked 178th.	44.38 years Ranked 117th. 26% more than Madagascar
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14	21.59% Ranked 15th. 29% more than United States	16.71% Ranked 62nd.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total	22.7 million Ranked 20th.	77.19 million Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Madagascar
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent	14.32% Ranked 19th. 28% more than United States	11.22% Ranked 80th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total	15.05 million Ranked 20th.	51.86 million Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Madagascar
Age distribution > Total dependency ratio	57.18% Ranked 163th.	76.73% Ranked 93th. 34% more than Madagascar
Birth rate	33.58 births/1,000 population Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than United States	13.66 births/1,000 population Ranked 147th.
Death rate	7.1 deaths/1,000 population Ranked 128th.	8.39 deaths/1,000 population Ranked 88th. 18% more than Madagascar
Ethnic groups	Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran	white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate)
Gender > Female population	52.41 million Ranked 23th.	231.19 million Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Madagascar
Mother's mean age at first birth	19.5 Ranked 34th.	25 Ranked 5th. 28% more than Madagascar
Population	22.6 million Ranked 52nd.	316.67 million Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Madagascar
Population > Population growth, past and future	0.778 Ranked 10th. 6 times more than United States	0.122 Ranked 53th.
Population growth	0.778% Ranked 10th. 6 times more than United States	0.122% Ranked 53th.
Population growth rate	2.65% Ranked 23th. 3 times more than United States	0.9% Ranked 124th.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent	19.69% Ranked 171st.	32.24% Ranked 107th. 64% more than Madagascar
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total	66.89 million Ranked 22nd.	261.45 million Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Madagascar
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total	7.55 million Ranked 20th.	25.57 million Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Madagascar
Obesity > Adult obesity rate	1.6% Ranked 185th.	33% Ranked 16th. 21 times more than Madagascar
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59	58.72% Ranked 30th. 15% more than United States	51.06% Ranked 99th.
Population in 2015	23,813 thousand Ranked 49th.	325,723 thousand Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Madagascar
Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper	1.19 million Ranked 2nd.	85.41 million Ranked 2nd. 72 times more than Madagascar
Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people	7.2 Ranked 111th.	8.07 Ranked 88th. 12% more than Madagascar
Total fertility rate	4.36 children born/woman Ranked 33th. 2 times more than United States	2.06 children born/woman Ranked 116th.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent	14.79% Ranked 169th.	26.71% Ranked 104th. 81% more than Madagascar
Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population	0.89 Ranked 23th. 82% more than United States	0.49 Ranked 133th.
Age structure > 0-14 years	41.1% Ranked 35th. 2 times more than United States	20% Ranked 156th.
Gender > Male population	52.72 million Ranked 22nd.	230.88 million Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Madagascar
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total	20.7 million Ranked 31st.	148.96 million Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Madagascar
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64	63.62% Ranked 34th. 12% more than United States	56.58% Ranked 104th.
Age structure > 65 years and over	3.1% Ranked 197th.	13.9% Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Madagascar
Nationality > Noun	Malagasy (singular and plural)	American(s)
Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio	23.24% Ranked 169th.	47.21% Ranked 101st. 2 times more than Madagascar
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent	7.18% Ranked 15th. 30% more than United States	5.53% Ranked 57th.
Physicians density	0.16 physicians/1,000 population Ranked 29th.	2.42 physicians/1,000 population Ranked 17th. 15 times more than Madagascar
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total	15.55 million Ranked 30th.	123.43 million Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Madagascar
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total	61.73 million Ranked 22nd.	235.92 million Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Madagascar
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total	3.99 million Ranked 42nd.	51.64 million Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Madagascar
Cities > Urban population	49,215 Ranked 180th.	84,460 Ranked 54th. 72% more than Madagascar
Nationality > Adjective	Malagasy	American
Sex ratio > Total population	1 male(s)/female Ranked 88th. 3% more than United States	0.97 male(s)/female Ranked 143th.
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent	14.41% Ranked 16th. 29% more than United States	11.17% Ranked 64th.
Sex ratio > At birth	1.03 male(s)/female Ranked 205th.	1.05 male(s)/female Ranked 94th. 2% more than Madagascar
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent	3.8% Ranked 168th.	11.18% Ranked 93th. 3 times more than Madagascar
Gender > Sex ratio at birth	1.03 Ranked 188th.	1.05 Ranked 132nd. 2% more than Madagascar
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Total	15.15 million Ranked 20th.	51.62 million Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Madagascar
Migration > Net migration rate	0.0 Ranked 128th.	2.92 migrant(s)/1,000 populati Ranked 29th.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14	19.5 Ranked 40th.	25 Ranked 5th. 28% more than Madagascar
Future population change	802,512 Ranked 8th. 42% more than United States	563,170 Ranked 12th.
Urban population	4.99 million Ranked 76th.	239.5 million Ranked 3rd. 48 times more than Madagascar
Urbanization in 2015	39.4% Ranked 132nd.	81% Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Madagascar
Migration > Net migration > Per capita	-268.732 per 1 million people Ranked 90th.	19,148.45 per 1 million people Ranked 34th.
Median age > Total	19 years Ranked 195th.	37.2 years Ranked 61st. 96% more than Madagascar
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	64.85 years Ranked 172nd.	78.62 years Ranked 50th. 21% more than Madagascar
Urban and rural > Urban population	4.23 million Ranked 49th.	249.25 million Ranked 2nd. 59 times more than Madagascar
Projected population growth	185.91% Ranked 11th. 4 times more than United States	45.31% Ranked 78th.
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Women	19 Ranked 14th.	26.9 Ranked 5th. 42% more than Madagascar
Age structure > 15-64 years	55.5% Ranked 193th.	66.5% Ranked 101st. 20% more than Madagascar
Literacy > Total population	64.5% Ranked 186th.	99% Ranked 35th. 53% more than Madagascar
Dependency ratios > Youth dependency ratio	77.4% Ranked 28th. 3 times more than United States	29.4% Ranked 138th.
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Men	22.4 Ranked 12th.	28.8 Ranked 6th. 29% more than Madagascar
Age distribution > Child dependency ratio	33.93% Ranked 12th. 15% more than United States	29.52% Ranked 37th.
Gender > Women aged 15-49	24.64 million Ranked 21st.	89.8 million Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Madagascar
Percentage living in urban areas	27% Ranked 173th.	80% Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Madagascar
Migration > Net migration	-5,000 Ranked 99th.	5.68 million Ranked 2nd.
Population > CIA Factbook	20.04 million Ranked 56th.	303.82 million Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Madagascar
Teenage pregancy rate	131.14 Ranked 11th. 4 times more than United States	34.96 Ranked 99th.
Population density	32.86 Ranked 146th.	33.22 Ranked 145th. 1% more than Madagascar
Sex ratio > Under 15 years	1.01 male(s)/female Ranked 206th.	1.04 male(s)/female Ranked 118th. 3% more than Madagascar
Percentage living in rural areas.	73% Ranked 27th. 4 times more than United States	20% Ranked 156th.
Infant mortality rate > Total	46.13 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 47th. 8 times more than United States	5.9 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 173th.
Age structure > 25-54 years	31.1% Ranked 199th.	40.2% Ranked 117th. 29% more than Madagascar
Urban and rural > Rural population	12.97 million Ranked 22nd.	59.49 million Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Madagascar
Gender > Global Gender Gap Index	0.702 Ranked 56th.	0.739 Ranked 23th. 5% more than Madagascar
Age structure > 15-24 years	20.6% Ranked 39th. 50% more than United States	13.7% Ranked 169th.
Urban and rural > Urban population per thousand people	238.29 Ranked 80th.	805.79 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Madagascar
Rural population	13.62 million Ranked 36th.	56.91 million Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Madagascar
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin	274 Ranked 112th.	2,368 Ranked 68th. 9 times more than Madagascar
Migration > Foreign worker salaries	21.2 million Ranked 118th.	48.31 billion Ranked 2nd. 2279 times more than Madagascar
Fertility > Fertility rate, total > Births per woman	4.59 Ranked 35th. 2 times more than United States	1.89 Ranked 134th.
Age structure > 55-64 years	4.1% Ranked 192nd.	12.3% Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Madagascar
Marriage > Minimum legal age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 2nd. The same as United States	18 Ranked 52nd.
Gender > Female population per thousand people	501.89 Ranked 103th.	513.11 Ranked 32nd. 2% more than Madagascar
Future population > Males	16.33 million Ranked 49th.	180.46 million Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Madagascar
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total	10 years Ranked 159th.	17 years Ranked 7th. 70% more than Madagascar
Fertility > Birth rate, crude > Per 1,000 people	35.17 Ranked 35th. 3 times more than United States	12.7 Ranked 144th.
Sex ratio > 15-64 years	0.99 Ranked 137th.	1 Ranked 105th. 1% more than Madagascar
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 per million people	0.863 Ranked 32nd. 10 times more than United States	0.0838 Ranked 10th.
Dependency ratios > Total dependency ratio	82.5% Ranked 28th. 64% more than United States	50.4% Ranked 119th.
Population density > People per sq. km of land area	37.28 sq. km Ranked 153th. 9% more than United States	34.06 sq. km Ranked 158th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total per thousand people	537.45 Ranked 168th.	677.3 Ranked 56th. 26% more than Madagascar
Drinking water source > Improved > Total	46% of population Ranked 151st.	99% of population Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Madagascar
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total per thousand people	199.53 Ranked 57th. 40% more than United States	142.08 Ranked 154th.
Marriage > Percent married > All > Female > Aged 15-19	27.4% Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than United States	5.9% Ranked 14th.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	66.29 years Ranked 174th.	81.17 years Ranked 53th. 22% more than Madagascar
Hospital bed density	0.2 beds/1,000 population Ranked 71st.	3 beds/1,000 population Ranked 37th. 15 times more than Madagascar
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method	39.9% Ranked 12th.	76.4% Ranked 4th. 91% more than Madagascar
Contraceptive prevalence rate	39.9% Ranked 3rd.	76.4% Ranked 16th. 91% more than Madagascar
Dependency ratios > Potential support ratio	19.5 Ranked 23th. 4 times more than United States	4.8 Ranked 158th.
Urban and rural > Rural population per thousand people	730.35 Ranked 13th. 4 times more than United States	192.33 Ranked 67th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Females	17 Ranked 10th.	18 Ranked 36th. 6% more than Madagascar
Urbanization	30 Ranked 172nd.	77 Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Madagascar
Dependency ratios > Elderly dependency ratio	5.1% Ranked 175th.	21% Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Madagascar
Sex ratio > 65 years and over	0.83 male(s)/female Ranked 87th. 8% more than United States	0.77 male(s)/female Ranked 132nd.
Fertility > Mortality rate, infant > Per 1,000 live births	40.9 Ranked 52nd. 7 times more than United States	6 Ranked 149th.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total per thousand people	43.61 Ranked 172nd.	186.84 Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Madagascar
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum	34 Ranked 135th.	275,461 Ranked 10th. 8102 times more than Madagascar
Marriage, divorce and children > Women denied family planning	19% Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United States	8% Ranked 16th.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total per thousand people	434.09 Ranked 23th. 2 times more than United States	200.26 Ranked 139th.
Population in largest city	1.59 million Ranked 74th.	18.72 million Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Madagascar
Population, total	22.29 million Ranked 54th.	313.91 million Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Madagascar
Gender ratio > Whole population	101.1% Ranked 110th.	103.3% Ranked 65th. 2% more than Madagascar
Literacy > Female	61.6% Ranked 9th.	99% Ranked 15th. 61% more than Madagascar
Urban and rural > Females living in cities proper	70,938 Ranked 2nd.	103,121 Ranked 24th. 45% more than Madagascar
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum > Per capita	0.002 per 1,000 people Ranked 138th.	0.92 per 1,000 people Ranked 66th. 460 times more than Madagascar
Life expectancy at birth > Male	63.45 years Ranked 166th.	76.19 years Ranked 48th. 20% more than Madagascar
Net migration	-5,000 Ranked 92nd.	5 million Ranked 1st.
Marriage > Percent married > All > Male > Aged 15-19	7% Ranked 1st. 67% more than United States	4.2% Ranked 5th.
Maternal mortality rate	240 deaths/100,000 live births Ranked 48th. 11 times more than United States	21 deaths/100,000 live births Ranked 135th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total	None	None
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male	None	None
Urban and rural > Males living in cities proper	66,844 Ranked 2nd.	92,855 Ranked 27th. 39% more than Madagascar
Urban and rural > Female rural population	5.56 million Ranked 21st.	29.41 million Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Madagascar
Population > CIA Factbook per capita	1.01 Ranked 84th. 1% more than United States	0.999 Ranked 94th.
Sanitation facility access > Unimproved > Rural	88% of population Ranked 21st. 88 times more than United States	1% of population Ranked 153th.
Immigration > Cultural Diversity Index	0.192 Ranked 93th.	0.271 Ranked 78th. 41% more than Madagascar
Fertility > Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	125.13 Ranked 13th. 4 times more than United States	32.73 Ranked 105th.
Languages	French (official), Malagasy (official), English	English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7%
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total per thousand people	160.41 Ranked 30th. 2 times more than United States	66.08 Ranked 135th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total per thousand people	522.3 Ranked 165th.	622.34 Ranked 81st. 19% more than Madagascar
Rural population per 1000	744.63 Ranked 29th. 4 times more than United States	192.58 Ranked 157th.
Future population > Females	16.6 million Ranked 49th.	185.73 million Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Madagascar
Fertility > Number of maternal deaths	1,800 Ranked 33th. 2 times more than United States	880 Ranked 45th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total	10 years Ranked 159th.	17 years Ranked 7th. 70% more than Madagascar
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Total	2.3% Ranked 130th.	17.3% Ranked 71st. 8 times more than Madagascar
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total per thousand people	3.77 Ranked 158th.	36.67 Ranked 30th. 10 times more than Madagascar
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Women	39.9 Ranked 1st. 14 times more than United States	2.8 Ranked 13th.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Female	2.8% Ranked 11th.	15.7% Ranked 43th. 6 times more than Madagascar
Gender > Male population per thousand people	498.11 Ranked 91st. About the same as United States	496.34 Ranked 103th.
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	36.8% Ranked 1st. 28 times more than United States	1.3% Ranked 14th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Females	20.6 years Ranked 5th.	26.3 years Ranked 8th. 28% more than Madagascar
Education expenditures	2.8% of GDP Ranked 30th.	5.4% of GDP Ranked 36th. 93% more than Madagascar
Number of infant deaths	31,000 Ranked 32nd. 24% more than United States	25,000 Ranked 39th.
Number of under-five deaths	44,000 Ranked 28th. 52% more than United States	29,000 Ranked 43th.
GDP per capita > Current US$	$447.44 Ranked 175th.	$51,748.56 Ranked 10th. 116 times more than Madagascar
Cities > Urban population per thousand people	1.5e-06 Ranked 181st. 6 times more than United States	2.64e-07 Ranked 214th.
Density and urbanisation > Urban population	5.86 million Ranked 68th.	251.75 million Ranked 4th. 43 times more than Madagascar
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total per thousand people	28.46 Ranked 166th.	131.88 Ranked 41st. 5 times more than Madagascar
Immigration > Refugees and asylum seekers > Natives per Refugee	2.18 million Ranked 2nd. 1817 times more than United States	1,200 Ranked 79th.
Urbanization > Rate of urbanization	None	None
Infant mortality rate > Female	41.97 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 46th. 8 times more than United States	5.22 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 172nd.
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories	19 Apr 1990	16 Feb 1995
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total	53.2% Ranked 195th.	67.1% Ranked 75th. 26% more than Madagascar
Cities > Urban areas over 1,000,000	1 Ranked 108th.	41 Ranked 3rd. 41 times more than Madagascar
Gender ratio > Babies	98.7% Ranked 15th. 4% more than United States	95.2% Ranked 116th.
Urban population per 1000	272.62 Ranked 160th.	810.44 Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Madagascar
Urban and rural > Female urban population	2 million Ranked 43th.	127.55 million Ranked 1st. 64 times more than Madagascar
Urban and rural > Male urban population	1.93 million Ranked 44th.	121.7 million Ranked 1st. 63 times more than Madagascar
Urban and rural > Male rural population	5.6 million Ranked 22nd.	30.08 million Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Madagascar
Median age > Both sexes	18.1 Ranked 201st.	36.9 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Madagascar
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males	4.41 million Ranked 43th.	31.26 million Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Madagascar
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males	275,087 Ranked 81st.	16.26 million Ranked 4th. 59 times more than Madagascar
Urbanization > Urban population	None	None
Major cities > Population	ANTANANARIVO (capital) 1.816 million	New York-Newark 19.3 million; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 12.675 million; Chicago 9.134 million; Miami 5.699 million; WASHINGTON, D.C. (capital) 4.421 million
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total	11 years Ranked 147th.	16 years Ranked 22nd. 45% more than Madagascar
Population in largest city > Per capita	0.085 per capita Ranked 91st. 35% more than United States	0.063 per capita Ranked 105th.
Literacy > Male	67.4% Ranked 186th.	99% Ranked 44th. 47% more than Madagascar
Infant mortality rate > Male	50.17 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 45th. 8 times more than United States	6.55 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 169th.
Cities > Urban areas over 2,000,000	1 Ranked 71st.	21 Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Madagascar
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Male	1.7% Ranked 130th.	18.7% Ranked 52nd. 11 times more than Madagascar
Drinking water source > Unimproved > Urban	26% of population Ranked 12th.	0.0 Ranked 140th.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Total	15% of population Ranked 151st.	100% of population Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Madagascar
Number of infant deaths per 1000	1.39 Ranked 48th. 17 times more than United States	0.0796 Ranked 117th.
Total Population per capita	1.02 Ranked 81st. 1% more than United States	1.01 Ranked 94th.
Gender ratio > Urban population	103.9% Ranked 37th.	105.2% Ranked 27th. 1% more than Madagascar
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total	3.1% Ranked 177th.	12.7% Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Madagascar
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males per 1000	221.24 Ranked 25th. 2 times more than United States	102.79 Ranked 142nd.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of Canada, share of immigrants	0.0 Ranked 205th.	4% Ranked 6th.
Charity > World Giving Index > Volunteered time	16% Ranked 75th.	42% Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Madagascar
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 12th. The same as United States	18 Ranked 37th.
Gender ratio > Aged over 60 > Women per 100 men	116.1 Ranked 131st.	129.9 Ranked 64th. 12% more than Madagascar
Gender ratio > Aged over 80 > Women per 100 men	135.1 Ranked 149th.	186.6 Ranked 57th. 38% more than Madagascar
Religions	indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%	Protestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9%, Mormon 1.7%, other Christian 1.6%, Jewish 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%, Muslim 0.6%, other or unspecified 2.5%, unaffiliated 12.1%, none 4%
Drinking water source > Unimproved > Rural	66% of population Ranked 6th. 11 times more than United States	6% of population Ranked 116th.
Urban population > Per capita	0.268 per capita Ranked 163th.	0.808 per capita Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Madagascar
Mortality rate, adult, male > Per 1,000 male adults	262.3 Ranked 53th. 94% more than United States	134.94 Ranked 138th.
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index	0.861 Ranked 9th. 75% more than United States	0.491 Ranked 78th.
Immigration > Visa overstay rate > Australia	0.0 Ranked 184th.	0.51 Ranked 124th.
Population in urban agglomerations > More than 1 million	1.59 million Ranked 76th.	128.33 million Ranked 2nd. 81 times more than Madagascar
Gender development	0.463 Ranked 120th.	0.937 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Madagascar
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	39.9% Ranked 12th.	76.4% Ranked 4th. 91% more than Madagascar
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Condom	1.1% Ranked 16th.	11.8% Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Madagascar
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male	11 years Ranked 157th.	16 years Ranked 15th. 45% more than Madagascar
Median age > Male	18.8 years Ranked 193th.	35.9 years Ranked 61st. 91% more than Madagascar
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	10 years Ranked 41st.	18 years Ranked 7th. 80% more than Madagascar
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Men	14 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than United States	1.5 Ranked 3rd.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Female	10 years Ranked 11th.	18 years Ranked 7th. 80% more than Madagascar
Density and urbanisation > Rural population	13.76 million Ranked 36th.	55.26 million Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Madagascar
Urban and rural population > Rural gender ratio	99.3 Ranked 34th. About the same as United States	99 Ranked 37th.
Urban and rural population > Urban gender ratio	103.9 Ranked 37th.	105.2 Ranked 27th. 1% more than Madagascar
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total	43.7% Ranked 26th. 2 times more than United States	20.1% Ranked 157th.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females per 1000	16.98 Ranked 162nd.	73.75 Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Madagascar
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females per 1000	269.58 Ranked 167th.	335.95 Ranked 61st. 25% more than Madagascar
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females	338,418 Ranked 82nd.	22.43 million Ranked 4th. 66 times more than Madagascar
Charity > World Giving Index > Donated money, percent	9% Ranked 126th.	57% Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Madagascar
Female population > Age 15-19	971,568 Ranked 53th.	10.45 million Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Madagascar
Median age > Female	19.2 years Ranked 196th.	38.5 years Ranked 58th. Twice as much as Madagascar
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters	15,545.04 Ranked 38th. 72% more than United States	9,044 Ranked 51st.
Cities > Rate of urbanization	3.8% Ranked 35th. 3 times more than United States	1.3% Ranked 137th.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Urban	21% of population Ranked 191st.	100% of population Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Madagascar
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin > Per capita	13.82 per 1 million people Ranked 146th. 96% more than United States	7.03 per 1 million people Ranked 153th.
Gender > Women aged 15-49 per thousand people	236.04 Ranked 146th.	241.41 Ranked 133th. 2% more than Madagascar
Fertility > Mortality rate, under-5, male > Per 1,000 live births	62.3 Ranked 47th. 8 times more than United States	7.8 Ranked 149th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Notes	Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page ).	Generally 18, but varies by state. Most states allow minors to marry with judicial and/or parental consent. Main article: Age of marriage in United States of America
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > British citizens	Visa on arrival	Visa Waiver Program
Future population > Males per thousand people	502.42 Ranked 66th. About the same as United States	501 Ranked 73th.
International migrant stock, total	37,762 Ranked 153th.	42.81 million Ranked 2nd. 1134 times more than Madagascar
International migrant stock, total per 1000	1.79 Ranked 200th.	138.41 Ranked 46th. 77 times more than Madagascar
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted	550 Ranked 39th. 32 times more than United States	17 Ranked 135th.
Fertility > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in: rate varies by country	81 Ranked 143th.	2,400 Ranked 49th. 30 times more than Madagascar
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Norway	210 Ranked 118th.	8,424 Ranked 25th. 40 times more than Madagascar
Fertility > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given	60 Ranked 62nd. 15% more than United States	52 Ranked 83th.
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index per million people	0.0499 Ranked 63th. 29 times more than United States	0.00169 Ranked 140th.
Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 30 to 39	1.1% Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States	0.4% Ranked 13th.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males per 1000	13.8 Ranked 169th.	53.48 Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Madagascar
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females	4.35 million Ranked 40th.	29.89 million Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Madagascar
Charity > World Giving Index > Helped a stranger, percent	21% Ranked 142nd.	71% Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Madagascar
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada	2,030 Ranked 139th.	250,535 Ranked 7th. 123 times more than Madagascar
Total Population > Female	9.37 million Ranked 55th.	151.78 million Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Madagascar
Migration > International migrant stock > Total	39,699 Ranked 141st.	39.27 million Ranked 2nd. 989 times more than Madagascar
Future population > Females per thousand people	508.01 Ranked 74th.	516.35 Ranked 57th. 2% more than Madagascar
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > Reported	490 Ranked 31st. 61 times more than United States	8 Ranked 132nd.
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 80	135.1 Ranked 149th.	186.6 Ranked 57th. 38% more than Madagascar
Gender ratio > Aged over 60	116.1% Ranked 131st.	129.9% Ranked 64th. 12% more than Madagascar
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 65	118.9 Ranked 138th.	138 Ranked 60th. 16% more than Madagascar
Total population > Age 15-19 per 1000	106.51 Ranked 85th. 47% more than United States	72.63 Ranked 156th.
Female population > Age 30-34 per 1000	31.14 Ranked 153th.	32.69 Ranked 139th. 5% more than Madagascar
Male population > Age 25-29	684,009 Ranked 58th.	10.34 million Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Madagascar
Female population > Age 25-29	686,883 Ranked 56th.	10.02 million Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Madagascar
Female population > Age 15-19 per 1000	53.12 Ranked 79th. 50% more than United States	35.37 Ranked 156th.
Female population > Age 10-14 per 1000	63.2 Ranked 35th. 86% more than United States	33.92 Ranked 150th.
Total population > Age 10-14 per 1000	126.18 Ranked 40th. 82% more than United States	69.51 Ranked 151st.
Male population > Age 15-19 per 1000	53.39 Ranked 88th. 43% more than United States	37.27 Ranked 155th.
Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Women > Aged 40 to 59	12.8% Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United States	5.1% Ranked 22nd.
Number of under-five deaths per 1000	1.97 Ranked 43th. 21 times more than United States	0.0924 Ranked 121st.
Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Women > Aged above 59	39.7% Ranked 15th. 2% more than United States	38.9% Ranked 25th.
Number of neonatal deaths	17,000 Ranked 35th. The same as United States	17,000 Ranked 33th.
Female population > Age 20-24 per 1000	44.66 Ranked 98th. 29% more than United States	34.5 Ranked 157th.
Total population > Age 50-54	504,844 Ranked 74th.	20.5 million Ranked 3rd. 41 times more than Madagascar
Total population > Age 60-64 per 1000	15.59 Ranked 171st.	45.69 Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Madagascar
Total population > Age 75-79	104,614 Ranked 82nd.	7.35 million Ranked 3rd. 70 times more than Madagascar
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	49.2% Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than United States	3.9% Ranked 20th.
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total	0.63 Ranked 195th.	1.86 Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Madagascar
Total population > Age 45-49	647,885 Ranked 68th.	22.73 million Ranked 3rd. 35 times more than Madagascar
Total population > Age 80-84 per 1000	4.21 Ranked 153th.	18.99 Ranked 43th. 5 times more than Madagascar
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	77.7% Ranked 183th.	99.8% Ranked 53th. 28% more than Madagascar
Labor force participation rate, male > % of male population ages 15-64	91.4% Ranked 3rd. 18% more than United States	77.5% Ranked 117th.
Total population > Age 65-69 per 1000	11.57 Ranked 176th.	35.11 Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Madagascar
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female > %	73.8% Ranked 3rd. 77% more than United States	41.7% Ranked 53th.
Gender ratio > Rural population	99.3% Ranked 34th. About the same as United States	99% Ranked 37th.
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > German citizens > Conditions of access	visa on arrival	ESTA required
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > German citizens > Length of stay	90 days	90 days
Gender ratio > Aged over 80	135.1% Ranked 149th.	186.6% Ranked 57th. 38% more than Madagascar
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > French citizens > Visa requirement	Visa on arrival	Visa Waiver Program
Cities > Urban areas over 500,000	1 Ranked 134th.	74 Ranked 3rd. 74 times more than Madagascar
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > French citizens > Notes	90 days	90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years, ESTA required
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > Canadians > Notes	90 days	6 months
Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 40 to 59	3.3% Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States	1.3% Ranked 20th.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada, share of Canadian population	0.0 Ranked 204th.	0.8% Ranked 7th.
Urban and rural > Females living in cities proper per thousand people	5.61 Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than United States	0.333 Ranked 51st.

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