Countries in their demographic dividend

Countries where the working-age share (15–64) rises over the next ten years while the share aged 65+ is still small: the window in which few dependants favour economic growth. Largest rise first. 96 countries and areas, based on 2026 figures.

#	Country / area	Change in working-age share (10 years)	Then → now
1	Burundi	+5.4pt	53.9% → 59.3%
2	Timor-Leste	+5.3pt	61.9% → 67.2%
3	Burkina Faso	+5.2pt	56.5% → 61.6%
4	Lesotho	+4.6pt	62.2% → 66.9%
5	Zimbabwe	+4.5pt	56.5% → 61.0%
6	Mongolia	+4.5pt	63.2% → 67.7%
7	State of Palestine	+4.3pt	58.8% → 63.1%
8	Cabo Verde	+4.3pt	68.4% → 72.7%
9	Gambia	+4.2pt	57.3% → 61.5%
10	Uganda	+4.1pt	54.9% → 59.0%
11	Namibia	+4.0pt	59.7% → 63.7%
12	Nigeria	+3.9pt	56.6% → 60.6%
13	Niger	+3.8pt	51.3% → 55.2%
14	Nauru	+3.8pt	60.1% → 63.9%
15	Guatemala	+3.7pt	64.2% → 67.9%
16	Guinea-Bissau	+3.7pt	58.6% → 62.3%
17	Guinea	+3.7pt	56.1% → 59.8%
18	Algeria	+3.7pt	63.4% → 67.0%
19	Malawi	+3.6pt	57.6% → 61.2%
20	Mozambique	+3.6pt	53.3% → 56.9%
21	Afghanistan	+3.5pt	55.2% → 58.7%
22	Côte d'Ivoire	+3.4pt	57.1% → 60.5%
23	Liberia	+3.4pt	57.8% → 61.2%
24	Sierra Leone	+3.4pt	59.3% → 62.7%
25	Samoa	+3.4pt	56.0% → 59.4%
26	Mali	+3.3pt	52.0% → 55.3%
27	Vanuatu	+3.3pt	57.8% → 61.1%
28	Benin	+3.3pt	55.7% → 59.0%
29	Tajikistan	+3.2pt	60.2% → 63.4%
30	Turkmenistan	+3.2pt	64.0% → 67.2%
31	Eswatini	+3.2pt	62.8% → 66.0%
32	Philippines	+3.2pt	67.4% → 70.6%
33	Cameroon	+3.1pt	56.2% → 59.4%
34	Somalia	+3.1pt	50.8% → 53.9%
35	Iraq	+3.1pt	60.8% → 63.9%
36	Mauritania	+3.0pt	54.5% → 57.6%
37	Rwanda	+3.0pt	59.1% → 62.1%
38	Zambia	+3.0pt	57.2% → 60.2%
39	Yemen	+3.0pt	56.5% → 59.5%
40	Egypt	+2.9pt	63.3% → 66.2%
41	Comoros	+2.9pt	58.8% → 61.7%
42	Solomon Islands	+2.9pt	60.0% → 62.8%
43	Nepal	+2.8pt	65.5% → 68.3%
44	Kyrgyzstan	+2.8pt	62.2% → 65.0%
45	Gabon	+2.8pt	59.8% → 62.5%
46	Mayotte	+2.8pt	54.8% → 57.6%
47	United Republic of Tanzania	+2.8pt	54.7% → 57.5%
48	Angola	+2.8pt	53.1% → 55.9%
49	Pakistan	+2.8pt	59.6% → 62.3%
50	Haiti	+2.6pt	64.6% → 67.2%
51	Democratic Republic of the Congo	+2.5pt	51.0% → 53.5%
52	Marshall Islands	+2.5pt	61.4% → 63.9%
53	Senegal	+2.5pt	58.8% → 61.3%
54	Congo	+2.4pt	57.2% → 59.7%
55	Lao People's Democratic Republic	+2.4pt	65.5% → 67.8%
56	Madagascar	+2.4pt	57.7% → 60.1%
57	Sudan	+2.4pt	56.6% → 58.9%
58	Ghana	+2.3pt	61.0% → 63.3%
59	Togo	+2.3pt	57.8% → 60.1%
60	South Sudan	+2.3pt	59.4% → 61.7%
61	Kenya	+2.3pt	61.0% → 63.3%
62	Ethiopia	+2.2pt	58.0% → 60.3%
63	Central African Republic	+2.2pt	49.3% → 51.5%
64	Sao Tome and Principe	+2.1pt	58.7% → 60.8%
65	Kiribati	+2.1pt	61.4% → 63.4%
66	Oman	+2.0pt	73.1% → 75.1%
67	Tonga	+2.0pt	58.4% → 60.5%
68	Papua New Guinea	+1.9pt	63.4% → 65.3%
69	Eritrea	+1.9pt	58.4% → 60.3%
70	Honduras	+1.9pt	65.3% → 67.2%
71	Equatorial Guinea	+1.8pt	59.2% → 61.0%
72	Botswana	+1.8pt	64.0% → 65.8%
73	Chad	+1.8pt	51.9% → 53.6%
74	Nicaragua	+1.7pt	66.1% → 67.8%
75	Tuvalu	+1.6pt	59.7% → 61.3%
76	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	+1.6pt	65.0% → 66.6%
77	Jordan	+1.5pt	65.2% → 66.6%
78	Cambodia	+1.5pt	64.2% → 65.6%
79	Fiji	+1.4pt	66.6% → 68.0%
80	Micronesia (Fed. States of)	+1.4pt	62.4% → 63.7%
81	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	+1.3pt	69.4% → 70.7%
82	Libya	+1.2pt	68.2% → 69.4%
83	Paraguay	+1.2pt	64.9% → 66.2%
84	El Salvador	+1.2pt	67.4% → 68.7%
85	Guyana	+1.2pt	64.1% → 65.2%
86	Belize	+1.1pt	68.5% → 69.7%
87	Maldives	+1.1pt	76.1% → 77.2%
88	Kazakhstan	+0.9pt	61.8% → 62.8%
89	Malaysia	+0.9pt	70.8% → 71.6%
90	Bhutan	+0.9pt	73.2% → 74.1%
91	Ecuador	+0.9pt	67.7% → 68.5%
92	Bangladesh	+0.8pt	65.8% → 66.6%
93	Djibouti	+0.7pt	66.3% → 67.1%
94	Dominican Republic	+0.7pt	65.7% → 66.4%
95	India	+0.7pt	68.5% → 69.2%
96	Morocco	+0.6pt	66.4% → 67.0%

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).