Population

1. the absolute size of total population and its sub-groups in absolute figures;
2. the relative size (share) of different population sub-groups within the total population.

For further information about definitions and sources and methodology please see below at the end of the page.

Please make use of the interactive filtering options to highlight data by country, years, age groups, and gender.

Definitions

The total population comprises persons of all ages who were living in the country during the reference period, regardless of residency status or citizenship. Data for 1990-2015 are estimates while 2016-2030 data are projections. The dataset was updated as of July 2017, the source for the population figures used is "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision" issued by the United Nations.

For more information, refer to the concepts and definitions page at: https://ilostat.ilo.org/resources/concepts-and-definitions/.

Sources and methodology

The data for the charts above is sourced from these data tables:

“Population by sex and age -- UN estimates and projections, Nov. 2020 (thousands) | Annual”, table code “POP_2POP_SEX_AGE_NB_A”.

The data can be accessed here: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.