The charts below give information on the ages of the populations of Yemen and Italy in 2000 and projections for 2050.

The pie charts compare the

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distribution among three age groups in Yemen and Italy in 2000 and provide projections for 2050.

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, both countries are expected to experience

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ageing over the period.

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, the ageing trend will be much more significant in Italy,

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Yemen is predicted to remain a relatively young country.

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, the

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of children will decline in both nations. In Yemen, people aged 0–14 accounted for 50.1% of the

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in 2000, making

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the largest age

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.

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,

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figure is forecast to fall to 37% by 2050.

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, the

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of people aged 15–59 is expected to rise from 46.3% to 57.3%, becoming the dominant

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. Meanwhile, the share of those aged 60 and above will increase modestly from 3.6% to 5.7%. In Italy, the 15–59 age

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represented the largest

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in 2000, at 61.6%,

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figure is predicted to decline to 46.2% by 2050.

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, the

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of elderly people is expected to rise sharply from 24.1% to 42.3%, indicating substantial

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ageing. The percentage of children, which was already the smallest

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in 2000 at 14.3%, is projected to decrease slightly to 11.5% by 2050.