Distribution of population by sex, age and tenure status by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
94.6%
Albania
Lowest
41.9%
Switzerland
Median
74.2%
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
408
What the numbers show
Distribution of population by sex, age and tenure status is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 94.6% in Albania; the lowest is 41.9% in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 74.2%, and the mean is 74.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 9.6%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 12.4%).
Distribution of population by sex, age and tenure status: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 94.6% | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 2 | Slovakia | 93.8% | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 3 | Romania | 93.2% | 2025 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 4 | Croatia | 91.4% | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 5 | Hungary | 89.8% | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 6 | Serbia | 88.9% | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 7 | Montenegro | 87.3% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 87.1% | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 86.9% | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 10 | Lithuania | 86.5% | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 86.1% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 12 | Latvia | 82.3% | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 13 | Iceland | 81.6% | 2020 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 14 | Norway | 80.0% | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 15 | Estonia | 79.9% | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 16 | Italy | 77.1% | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 75.1% | 2025 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 18 | Slovenia | 74.2% | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 19 | Spain | 73.7% | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 20 | Portugal | 71.2% | 2025 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 21 | Belgium | 70.9% | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 21 | Malta | 70.9% | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 21 | Ireland | 70.9% | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 24 | Greece | 69.3% | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 25 | Cyprus | 69.2% | 2025 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 26 | Netherlands | 68.7% | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 27 | Finland | 66.9% | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 28 | Sweden | 64.4% | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 64.1% | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 30 | France | 61.4% | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 31 | Denmark | 58.4% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 32 | Türkiye | 56.9% | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 33 | Austria | 54.2% | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 34 | Germany | 47.2% | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 35 | Switzerland | 41.9% | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.