Countries With the Fastest Growth in Population ages 15-64 share (5-Year Change)

Name: Countries With the Fastest Growth in Population ages 15-64 share (5-Year Change)
Creator: The World Bank
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Change in Population ages 15-64 share over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Syrian Arab Republic rose the most: by 5.86 pts, from 60.9% of population to 66.7% of population in the five years to 2025. South Sudan is second (+4.06 pts), followed by Kuwait (+3.47 pts). 121 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +1.16 pts.

#1: Syrian Arab Republic · +5.86 pts
Median: +1.16 pts
Coverage: 121 countries
Data year: 2025
Last updated: 2026-11-14

Top 10: 5-year change (points). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Syrian Arab Republic 5.86; 2. South Sudan 4.06; 3. Kuwait 3.47; 4. Timor-Leste 3.2; 5. Malawi 3.11; 6. Burundi 2.86; 7. Kenya 2.79; 8. Burkina Faso 2.76; 9. Eritrea 2.65; 10. Philippines 2.55.

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Countries With the Fastest Growth in Population ages 15-64 share (5-Year Change), 2025
Rank	Country	From	To	5-year change (points)
1	Syrian Arab Republic	60.9	66.7	+5.86 pts
2	South Sudan	54.9	58.9	+4.06 pts
3	Kuwait	75.4	78.9	+3.47 pts
4	Timor-Leste	58.5	61.7	+3.2 pts
5	Malawi	54.2	57.3	+3.11 pts
6	Burundi	50.6	53.5	+2.86 pts
7	Kenya	57.9	60.7	+2.79 pts
8	Burkina Faso	53.4	56.1	+2.76 pts
9	Eritrea	55.5	58.2	+2.65 pts
10	Philippines	64.6	67.1	+2.55 pts
11	Cabo Verde	65.6	68.2	+2.53 pts
12	Senegal	56.1	58.6	+2.47 pts
13	Bhutan	70.6	73	+2.4 pts
14	Iraq	58.1	60.5	+2.38 pts
15	São Tomé and Principe	56.2	58.6	+2.38 pts
16	Guatemala	61.7	64	+2.36 pts
17	Nigeria	54.2	56.4	+2.22 pts
18	Liberia	55.4	57.6	+2.18 pts
19	Zambia	54.9	57	+2.17 pts
20	Libya	65.9	68	+2.07 pts
21	Sierra Leone	57	59.1	+2.02 pts
22	Guinea-Bissau	56.4	58.4	+2 pts
23	Uganda	52.7	54.7	+1.95 pts
24	Chad	50	51.9	+1.93 pts
25	Zimbabwe	54.2	56.2	+1.92 pts
26	Gambia, The	55.2	57.1	+1.9 pts
27	Solomon Islands	57.9	59.8	+1.9 pts
28	Belize	66.6	68.5	+1.88 pts
29	Argentina	64.5	66.4	+1.84 pts
30	Jordan	63.3	65.1	+1.79 pts
31	Djibouti	64.5	66.2	+1.71 pts
32	Niger	49.5	51.2	+1.7 pts
33	Mali	50.2	51.8	+1.65 pts
34	Lesotho	60.4	62	+1.65 pts
35	Afghanistan	53.4	55	+1.61 pts
36	Rwanda	57.4	59	+1.59 pts
37	Nicaragua	64.4	66	+1.57 pts
38	Côte d'Ivoire	55.3	56.9	+1.57 pts
39	Guinea	54.4	56	+1.57 pts
40	Congo, Rep.	55.5	57	+1.52 pts
41	Bolivia	63.3	64.8	+1.49 pts
42	Nepal	63.8	65.3	+1.49 pts
43	Ghana	59.3	60.8	+1.48 pts
44	Ecuador	66	67.5	+1.46 pts
45	Haiti	63	64.4	+1.46 pts
46	Ethiopia	56.5	57.9	+1.45 pts
47	Mauritania	52.9	54.4	+1.45 pts
48	West Bank and Gaza	57.1	58.6	+1.44 pts
49	Comoros	57.3	58.7	+1.41 pts
50	Cameroon	54.7	56.1	+1.39 pts
51	Honduras	63.8	65.2	+1.37 pts
52	El Salvador	66	67.3	+1.35 pts
53	Malaysia	69.3	70.7	+1.34 pts
54	Egypt, Arab Rep.	61.8	63.2	+1.34 pts
55	Saudi Arabia	72	73.3	+1.34 pts
56	Benin	54.3	55.6	+1.28 pts
57	Pakistan	58.1	59.4	+1.28 pts
58	Eswatini	61.4	62.7	+1.22 pts
59	Lao PDR	64.2	65.4	+1.2 pts
60	India	67.2	68.4	+1.19 pts
61	Venezuela, RB	63.9	65.1	+1.16 pts
62	Oman	71.8	73	+1.16 pts
63	American Samoa	64	65.1	+1.15 pts
64	Peru	65.8	66.9	+1.14 pts
65	Madagascar	56.5	57.6	+1.13 pts
66	British Virgin Islands	74.7	75.8	+1.13 pts
67	Maldives	74.9	76	+1.12 pts
68	Mozambique	52	53.1	+1.09 pts
69	Papua New Guinea	62.2	63.3	+1.08 pts
70	Lebanon	62.9	64	+1.04 pts
71	Tanzania	53.6	54.6	+1.01 pts
72	Uruguay	64.9	65.8	+0.954 pts
73	Mexico	66.5	67.4	+0.858 pts
74	Jamaica	72.3	73.1	+0.842 pts
75	Fiji	65.7	66.5	+0.829 pts
76	Kosovo	68.7	69.5	+0.825 pts
77	Sudan	55.6	56.4	+0.824 pts
78	Bahamas, The	69.5	70.4	+0.82 pts
79	Faroe Islands	61.6	62.3	+0.785 pts
80	Bangladesh	64.9	65.7	+0.78 pts
81	Angola	52.3	53	+0.752 pts
82	Bahrain	76.8	77.6	+0.737 pts
83	Botswana	63.2	64	+0.725 pts
84	Vanuatu	56.9	57.7	+0.724 pts
85	Indonesia	67.6	68.2	+0.652 pts
86	Cambodia	63.5	64.1	+0.643 pts
87	Equatorial Guinea	58.6	59.1	+0.527 pts
88	South Africa	66.9	67.4	+0.501 pts
89	Panama	65.3	65.8	+0.5 pts
90	Gabon	59.2	59.6	+0.438 pts
91	Iran, Islamic Rep.	69	69.4	+0.401 pts
92	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	50.4	50.8	+0.399 pts
93	United Arab Emirates	81.9	82.2	+0.374 pts
94	Togo	55.7	56.1	+0.374 pts
95	Kiribati	60.9	61.3	+0.37 pts
96	Ireland	65.3	65.7	+0.359 pts
97	Tonga	57.9	58.2	+0.337 pts
98	Yemen, Rep.	56.1	56.4	+0.333 pts
99	Morocco	66	66.4	+0.32 pts
100	Suriname	66.2	66.5	+0.288 pts

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#1 Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Arab Republic ranks #1 on this list with +5.86 pts.

Capital: Damascus
Continent: Asia
Income group: Low income
Population: 25.62 million people (2025)
GDP: US$23.74 billion (2022)
GDP per person: US$1,057 (2022)
Life expectancy: 72.6 years (2024)
Urban population: 72.1% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Damascus, Aleppo.

Also ranks #2 in refugee population by origin · #2 in agriculture value added share of gdp · #3 in net migration.

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#2 South Sudan

South Sudan ranks #2 on this list with +4.06 pts.

Capital: Juba
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 12.19 million people (2025)
Life expectancy: 57.7 years (2024)
Urban population: 21.7% of population (2025)
Currency: South Sudanese pound
Official languages: English

Also ranks #1 in infant mortality rate · #4 in inflation rate · #4 in maternal mortality ratio.

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#3 Kuwait

Kuwait ranks #3 on this list with +3.47 pts.

Capital: Kuwait City
Continent: Asia
Income group: High income
Population: 4.87 million people (2025)
GDP: US$157.21 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$32,312 (2025)
Life expectancy: 84.6 years (2024)
Urban population: 100% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Kuwait City.

Also ranks #1 in fertiliser consumption · #2 in access to sanitation · #3 in population ages 15-64 share.

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#4 Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste ranks #4 on this list with +3.2 pts.

Capital: Dili
Continent: Asia
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 1.42 million people (2025)
GDP: US$1.9 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$1,341 (2025)
Life expectancy: 67.9 years (2024)
Urban population: 28.8% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in smoking prevalence · #3 in government revenue share of gdp · #4 in prevalence of stunting (under-5).

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#5 Malawi

Malawi ranks #5 on this list with +3.11 pts.

Capital: Lilongwe
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 22.22 million people (2025)
GDP: US$14.92 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$671.5 (2025)
Life expectancy: 67.6 years (2024)
Urban population: 17.6% of population (2025)

Also ranks #3 in school enrolment (primary) · #3 in pupil-teacher ratio (primary) · #3 in poverty headcount ratio.

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#6 Burundi

Burundi ranks #6 on this list with +2.86 pts.

Capital: Gitega
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 14.39 million people (2025)
GDP: US$3.36 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$233.8 (2025)
Life expectancy: 63.8 years (2024)
Urban population: 25.7% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in prevalence of stunting (under-5) · #3 in forest rents share of gdp · #3 in real effective exchange rate index.

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#7 Kenya

Kenya ranks #7 on this list with +2.79 pts.

Capital: Nairobi
Continent: Africa
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 57.53 million people (2025)
GDP: US$135.94 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$2,363 (2025)
Life expectancy: 63.8 years (2024)
Urban population: 32.2% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Nairobi, Mombasa.

Also ranks #8 in prevalence of undernourishment · #8 in deposit interest rate · #12 in poverty headcount ratio.

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#8 Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso ranks #8 on this list with +2.76 pts.

Capital: Ouagadougou
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 24.08 million people (2025)
GDP: US$27.63 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$1,148 (2025)
Life expectancy: 61.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 28.9% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Ouagadougou.

Also ranks #7 in mineral rents share of gdp · #9 in children out of school (primary) · #11 in under-5 mortality rate.

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#9 Eritrea

Eritrea ranks #9 on this list with +2.65 pts.

Capital: Asmara
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 3.61 million people (2025)
Life expectancy: 68.9 years (2024)
Urban population: 34.5% of population (2025)
International tourist arrivals: 142,000 arrivals (2016)
CO2 emissions per person: 0.22 t CO2e per person (2024)

Also ranks #5 in time to start a business (days) · #9 in refugee population by origin · #12 in female labour force participation.

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#10 Philippines

Philippines ranks #10 on this list with +2.55 pts.

Capital: Manila
Continent: Asia
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 116.79 million people (2025)
GDP: US$487.09 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$4,171 (2025)
Life expectancy: 69.9 years (2024)
Urban population: 55.8% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Metro Manila, Quezon City, Manila.

Also ranks #4 in remittances received · #4 in low-birthweight babies share · #7 in annual freshwater withdrawals.

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Source and method

Change in Population ages 15-64 share over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that rose are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Population ages 15-64 (% of total population): World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.

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About the top 10

#1 Syrian Arab Republic

#2 South Sudan

#3 Kuwait

#4 Timor-Leste

#5 Malawi

#6 Burundi

#7 Kenya

#8 Burkina Faso

#9 Eritrea

#10 Philippines

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