Upper middle income Countries Ranked by Population ages 15-64 share (2025)
Population ages 15-64 share: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Maldives ranks #1 with 76% of population. Jamaica is second with 73.1% of population, 3.9% behind. The top five are Maldives, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Mauritius and Malaysia. The median across all 59 is 66.6% of population; Samoa is last at 55.9% of population. Maldives's figure has risen 32% since 2001 (57.4% of population to 76% of population in 2025).
- #1
- Maldives · 76% of population
- Median
- 66.6% of population
- Coverage
- 59 Upper middle income countries
- Data year
- 2025
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | Population ages 15-64 share (% of population) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldives | 76 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 73.1 |
| 3 | St. Lucia | 72.8 |
| 4 | Mauritius | 71.3 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 70.7 |
| 6 | Colombia | 69.8 |
| 7 | China | 69.7 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 69.6 |
| 9 | Thailand | 69.6 |
| 10 | Kosovo | 69.5 |
| 11 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 69.4 |
| 12 | Dominica | 69.2 |
| 13 | Brazil | 69.1 |
| 14 | Belize | 68.5 |
| 15 | Türkiye | 68.4 |
| 16 | Grenada | 68.4 |
| 17 | Indonesia | 68.2 |
| 18 | Cabo Verde | 68.2 |
| 19 | Libya | 68 |
| 20 | Cuba | 67.9 |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 67.6 |
| 22 | Ecuador | 67.5 |
| 23 | South Africa | 67.4 |
| 24 | Mexico | 67.4 |
| 25 | Ukraine | 67.3 |
| 26 | El Salvador | 67.3 |
| 27 | Philippines | 67.1 |
| 28 | Peru | 66.9 |
| 29 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 66.9 |
| 30 | Armenia | 66.6 |
| 31 | Fiji | 66.5 |
| 32 | Suriname | 66.5 |
| 33 | Argentina | 66.4 |
| 34 | Belarus | 65.8 |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 65.8 |
| 36 | Albania | 65.8 |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 65.6 |
| 38 | Jordan | 65.1 |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 64.9 |
| 40 | Paraguay | 64.9 |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64.3 |
| 42 | Guatemala | 64 |
| 43 | Turkmenistan | 64 |
| 44 | Botswana | 64 |
| 45 | Montenegro | 63.8 |
| 46 | Moldova | 63.6 |
| 47 | Georgia | 63.5 |
| 48 | Algeria | 63.3 |
| 49 | Mongolia | 63 |
| 50 | Serbia | 62.7 |
| 51 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 62.3 |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 61.9 |
| 53 | Marshall Islands | 61.2 |
| 54 | Iraq | 60.5 |
| 55 | Tuvalu | 59.9 |
| 56 | Gabon | 59.6 |
| 57 | Equatorial Guinea | 59.1 |
| 58 | Tonga | 58.2 |
| 59 | Samoa | 55.9 |
About the top 10
#1 Maldives
Maldives ranks #1 on this list with 76% of population.
- Capital
- Malé
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 529,680 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$7.74 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$14,615 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 81.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 42.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #5 in male population share · #5 in population ages 15-64 share · #8 in population density.
#2 Jamaica
Jamaica ranks #2 on this list with 73.1% of population.
- Capital
- Kingston
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 2.84 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$22.71 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$8,003 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 59.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in debt service share of exports · #4 in homicide rate · #6 in immunisation (dpt) rate.
#3 St. Lucia
St. Lucia ranks #3 on this list with 72.8% of population.
- Capital
- Castries
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 180,150 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$2.66 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$14,746 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 29.1% of population (2025)
Also ranks #9 in homicide rate · #9 in immunisation (dpt) rate · #13 in population ages 15-64 share.
#4 Mauritius
Mauritius ranks #4 on this list with 71.3% of population.
- Capital
- Port Louis
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 1.24 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$16.16 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$12,991 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 73.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 39% of population (2025)
Also ranks #6 in cereal yield · #11 in low-birthweight babies share · #15 in population density.
#5 Malaysia
Malaysia ranks #5 on this list with 70.7% of population.
- Capital
- Kuala Lumpur
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 35.98 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$472.19 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$13,125 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 76.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 77.4% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Kuala Lumpur.
Also ranks #2 in fertiliser consumption · #5 in container port traffic · #6 in prevalence of wasting (under-5).
#6 Colombia
Colombia ranks #6 on this list with 69.8% of population.
- Capital
- Bogotá
- Continent
- South America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 53.43 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$457.41 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$8,562 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 77.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 78.8% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Bogotá, Medellín, Cali.
Also ranks #1 in income share of richest 10% · #1 in gini index · #4 in women in ministerial positions share.
#7 China
China ranks #7 on this list with 69.7% of population.
- Capital
- Beijing
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 1.41 billion people (2025)
- GDP
- US$19.5 trillion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$13,862 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 66.3% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing.
Also ranks #1 in urban population · #1 in gdp ppp · #1 in labour force size.
#8 Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan ranks #8 on this list with 69.6% of population.
- Capital
- Baku
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 10.25 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$75.94 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$7,411 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 74.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 58.6% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Baku.
Also ranks #9 in literacy rate · #9 in electricity access rate · #9 in access to electricity (rural).
#9 Thailand
Thailand ranks #9 on this list with 69.6% of population.
- Capital
- Bangkok
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 71.62 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$577.01 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$8,057 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 76.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 62.8% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Bangkok, Chiang Mai.
Also ranks #5 in tourism arrivals · #10 in tourism receipts · #11 in manufacturing value added share of gdp.
#10 Kosovo
Kosovo ranks #10 on this list with 69.5% of population.
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 1.58 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$12.46 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$7,899 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 50.9% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in firms using banks to finance investment share · #13 in gross capital formation rate · #32 in population ages 15-64 share.
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Source and method
Population ages 15-64 share: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.
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. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.