Proportion of Population over 65 & under 25 in 2007

The bar graph shows the proportion of the population over 65 and under 25 in six countries in 2007.

The proportion over 65 was highest in Spain, at nearly 40%, followed closely by France and then Wales. The country with the smallest proportion of the population over 65 was Egypt, with 20%. France and Sain had the lowest proportion under 25, both with about 20%. The country with the highest proportion, over 40%, of people under 25 was Egypt, closely followed by Tunisia. In third and fourth place were Wales and Turkey. One interesting fact is that Turkey had exactly the same proportion over 65 as under 25.

In summary, Wales was the only European country with a higher proportion of younger people than older. Egypt and Tunisia had the highest proportions of younger people, while Spain and France had the highest proportions of older folk.

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