The statistic shows the global population as of mid-2022, sorted by age. In mid-2022, approximately two thirds of the global population were aged between 15 and 64 years.
Global population distribution by age and region in 2022
*According to the source, data was taken from most recent national census, official information of individual countries or estimates of the PRB, the United Nations or the U.S. Census Bureau.
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