Table # 13a
Lowest Percent of Population Below Age 15

This figure is critical for under populated countries because of the small size
of the population that is moving into child bearing age.

  1985 1987 1988 1990
1 Germany (W) Germany (W) Germany (W) Germany (W)
17% 15% 15% 15%
2 Luxembourg
Germany (E)
Sweden
Switzerland
Luxembourg Luxembourg
Switzerland
Luxembourg
Switzerland
19% 17% 17% 17%
3 Austria
Belgium
U.K.
Denmark
Finland
Austria
Switzerland
Sweden
Denmark
Austria
Denmark
Sweden
Austria
Denmark
Sweden
Belgium
Netherlands
Italy
20% 18% 18% 18%
4 Italy
Norway
Finland
U.K.
Belgium
Germany (E)
Finland
U.K.
Belgium
Germany (E)
Norway
Netherlands
Finland
U.K.
Germany (E)
Norway
21% 19% 19% 19%
U.S.A. 22% 22% 22% 22%

Source: Population Reference Bureau Data Sheets:
1985, 1987, 1988, 1990

Chart created by Russ Long