Population
According to the 2010 revison of the World Population Prospects the total population was 40,412,000 in 2010, compared to only 17,150,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 24.9%, 64.5% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 10.6% was 65 years or older .
| Total population (x 1000) |
Proportion aged 0–14 (%) |
Proportion aged 15–64 (%) |
Proportion aged 65+ (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 17 150 | 30.5 | 65.3 | 4.2 |
| 1955 | 18 931 | 30.7 | 64.4 | 4.8 |
| 1960 | 20 625 | 30.7 | 63.7 | 5.5 |
| 1965 | 22 297 | 30.2 | 63.7 | 6.2 |
| 1970 | 23 983 | 29.3 | 63.8 | 6.9 |
| 1975 | 26 079 | 29.2 | 63.3 | 7.5 |
| 1980 | 28 131 | 30.5 | 61.5 | 8.0 |
| 1985 | 30 354 | 30.9 | 60.6 | 8.5 |
| 1990 | 32 642 | 30.7 | 60.4 | 8.9 |
| 1995 | 34 855 | 29.1 | 61.4 | 9.5 |
| 2000 | 36 931 | 27.9 | 62.2 | 9.9 |
| 2005 | 38 681 | 26.3 | 63.5 | 10.2 |
| 2010 | 40 412 | 24.9 | 64.5 | 10.6 |
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