Less developed regions Population Pyramid 2012
Year
2012Less developed regions in 2012
The population of Less developed regions in 2012 was 5,953,386,744. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 15.9%, up from 5,138,827,859 in 2002.
With a median age of 26.6 years, Less developed regions had a youth dependency ratio of 45.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.2 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.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
127,961,281 immigrants live in Less developed regions.
| India | 11,255,826 |
| Bangladesh | 7,639,177 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 7,089,968 |
| Venezuela | 6,814,312 |
| Afghanistan | 6,244,646 |
214,140,912 people born in Less developed regions live in other countries.
| United States of America | 42,667,753 |
| Saudi Arabia | 13,394,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7,847,130 |
| Canada | 6,612,618 |
| Spain | 6,022,898 |





