Least developed countries Population Pyramid 2081
Year
2081Least developed countries in 2081
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Least developed countries at 2,751,200,162 in 2081. Ten years before, in 2071, the projected population is 2,527,133,006 — 8.9% lower.
With a projected median age of 32.7 years, Least developed countries would have a youth dependency ratio of 36.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 17.9 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 |





