Least developed countries Population Pyramid 1990
Year
1990Least developed countries in 1990
The population of Least developed countries in 1990 was 519,816,817. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 29.0%, up from 403,106,106 in 1980.
The median age was 17.6 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 85.1 children under 15 and 6.2 people aged 65 or over. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Least developed countries had on average 3.96 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 66.5 years in 2023: 68.9 for women and 64.2 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
17,864,207 immigrants live in Least developed countries.
| South Sudan | 2,983,086 |
| Sudan | 1,969,726 |
| D.R. Congo | 1,515,486 |
| Myanmar | 1,249,963 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 878,536 |
55,053,157 people born in Least developed countries live in other countries.
| Saudi Arabia | 6,100,861 |
| Iran | 3,752,317 |
| India | 3,111,262 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 2,653,043 |
| United States of America | 2,530,746 |





