Table # 13b
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.

  1993 1998 2000 2003 2006
1 Germany
San Marino
San Marino
Italy
Japan
Monaco Japan
Greece
Italy
Monaco
16% 15% 12% 14% 13%
2 Luxembourg
Switzerland
Denmark
Italy
Spain
Greece
Andorra
Germany
Japan
Andorra
Italy
San Marino
Bulgaria
Andorra
Germany
San Marino
Monaco
Spain
Hong Kong
Japan
Germany
Ukraine
Bulgaria
17% 16% 15% 15% 14%
3 Austria
Belgium
Netherlands
Austria
Bulgaria
Portugal
Germany
Bulgaria
Greece
Portugal
Czech Rep.
Hungary
Austria
Czech Rep.
Channel Islands
Estonia
Latvia
Spain
Slovenia
Italy
Ukraine
18% 17% 16% 16% 15%
4 Finland
U.K.
Sweden
Liechtenstein
Greece
Spain
Hong Kong
Denmark
Belgium
Netherlands
Switzerland
Czech Rep.
Hungary
Slovenia
Portugal
Hungary
Hong Kong
Austria
Czech Rep.
Slovenia
  Austria
Macao
Belarus
Belgium
Switzerland
Greece
Andorra
Romania
Hungary
19% 18% 17%   16%
U.S.A. 22% 22% 21% 21% 20%

Source: Population Reference Bureau Data Sheets:
1993, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006

Chart created by Russ Long