Western Asia Population Pyramid 1960

Western Asia
1960
Population: 65,267,114

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-5 -1   1960  +1 +5

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Western Asia in 1960

The population of Western Asia in 1960 was 65,267,115. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 30.6%, up from 49,961,813 in 1950. With a median age of 20.3 years, Western Asia had a youth dependency ratio of 74.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 8.0 per 100 people of working age. 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.

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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