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# 12a Highest Percent of Population Below Age 15 |
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This figure
is especially critical for over populated countries because it is this |
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| 1985 | 1987 | 1988 | 1990 | |
| 1 | Jordan | Jordan Kenya |
Kenya | Kenya Gaza Yemen (S) |
| 51% | 51% | 51% | 50% | |
| 2 | Botswana Saint Lucia |
Zimbabwe Gaza |
Gaza Benin Syria |
Cote d'Ivoire Togo Rwanda Tanzania Uganda Syria |
| 50% | 50% | 49% | 49% | |
| 3 | Iraq Yemen (N & S) Benin |
Benin Iraq Syria, Yemen (N) |
Iran Yemen (S) Botswana Rwanda Tanzania Uganda Zimbabwe |
Burkina Faso Cameron Malawi Yemen (N) |
| 49% | 49% | 48% | 48% | |
| 4 | Gaza Nigeria Malawi Uganda Zimbabwe Solomon Is. |
Mali Niger Somalia Honduras Nicaragua Pacific Is. |
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| 48% | 47% | |||
Source: Population
Reference Bureau Data Sheets: Chart created by Russ Long |
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