Less developed regions Population Pyramid 2022
Year
2022Less developed regions in 2022
In 2022, Less developed regions had a total population of 6,737,630,527 people. A decade earlier, in 2012, the population was 5,953,386,744; it has grown by 13.2% since.
With a median age of 29.2 years, Less developed regions had a youth dependency ratio of 41.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 12.1 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 |





