Asia Population Pyramid 1960

Asia
1960
Population: 1,692,348,932

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-5 -1   1960  +1 +5

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Asia in 1960

The population of Asia in 1960 was 1,692,348,932. That is 23.7% more than in 1950, when the population stood at 1,368,075,416. With a median age of 20.6 years, Asia had a youth dependency ratio of 71.5 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.6 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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