Chapter M: Major infectious diseases (120)

Kiribati
total population: 63.22 years
male: 60.14 years
female: 66.45 years (2009 est.)

Korea, North
total population: 63.81 years
male: 61.23 years
female: 66.53 years (2009 est.)

Korea, South
total population: 78.72 years
male: 75.45 years
female: 82.22 years (2009 est.)

Kuwait
total population: 77.71 years
male: 76.51 years
female: 78.95 years (2009 est.)

Kyrgyzstan
total population: 69.43 years
male: 65.43 years
female: 73.64 years (2009 est.)

Laos
total population: 56.68 years
male: 54.56 years
female: 58.9 years (2009 est.)

Latvia
total population: 72.15 years
male: 66.98 years
female: 77.59 years (2009 est.)

Lebanon
total population: 73.66 years
male: 71.15 years
female: 76.31 years (2009 est.)

Lesotho
total population: 40.38 years
male: 41.18 years
female: 39.54 years (2009 est.)

Liberia
total population: 41.84 years
male: 40.71 years
female: 43 years (2009 est.)

Libya
total population: 77.26 years
male: 74.98 years
female: 79.65 years (2009 est.)

Liechtenstein
total population: 80.06 years
male: 76.59 years
female: 83.53 years (2009 est.)

Lithuania
total population: 74.9 years
male: 69.98 years
female: 80.1 years (2009 est.)

Luxembourg
total population: 79.33 years
male: 76.07 years
female: 82.81 years (2009 est.)

Macau
total population: 84.36 years
male: 81.39 years
female: 87.47 years (2009 est.)

Macedonia
total population: 74.68 years
male: 72.18 years
female: 77.38 years (2009 est.)

Madagascar
total population: 62.89 years
male: 60.93 years
female: 64.91 years (2009 est.)

Malawi
total population: 43.82 years
male: 44.07 years
female: 43.57 years (2009 est.)

Malaysia
total population: 73.29 years
male: 70.56 years
female: 76.21 years (2009 est.)

Maldives
total population: 73.97 years
male: 71.78 years
female: 76.28 years (2009 est.)

Mali
total population: 50.35 years
male: 48.38 years
female: 52.38 years (2009 est.)

Malta
total population: 79.44 years
male: 77.21 years
female: 81.8 years (2009 est.)

Marshall Islands
total population: 71.19 years
male: 69.15 years
female: 73.34 years (2009 est.)

Mauritania
total population: 60.37 years
male: 58.22 years
female: 62.59 years (2009 est.)

Mauritius
total population: 74 years
male: 70.53 years
female: 77.65 years (2009 est.)

Mayotte
total population: 62.91 years
male: 60.65 years
female: 65.24 years (2009 est.)

Mexico
total population: 76.06 years
male: 73.25 years
female: 79 years (2009 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of
total population: 70.94 years
male: 69.06 years
female: 72.93 years (2009 est.)

Moldova
total population: 70.8 years
male: 67.1 years
female: 74.71 years (2009 est.)

Monaco
total population: 80.09 years
male: 76.3 years
female: 84.09 years (2009 est.)

Mongolia
total population: 67.65 years
male: 65.23 years
female: 70.19 years (2009 est.)

Montserrat
total population: 72.76 years
male: 74.74 years
female: 70.68 years (2009 est.)

Morocco
total population: 71.8 years
male: 69.42 years
female: 74.3 years (2009 est.)

Mozambique
total population: 41.18 years
male: 41.83 years
female: 40.53 years (2009 est.)

Namibia
total population: 51.24 years
male: 51.61 years
female: 50.86 years (2009 est.)

Nauru
total population: 64.2 years
male: 60.58 years
female: 68.01 years (2009 est.)

Nepal
total population: 65.46 years
male: 64.3 years
female: 66.67 years (2009 est.)

Netherlands
total population: 79.4 years
male: 76.8 years
female: 82.14 years (2009 est.)

Netherlands Antilles
total population: 76.65 years
male: 74.33 years
female: 79.09 years (2009 est.)

New Caledonia
total population: 74.98 years
male: 71.99 years
female: 78.12 years (2009 est.)

New Zealand
total population: 80.36 years
male: 78.43 years
female: 82.39 years (2009 est.)

Nicaragua
total population: 71.5 years
male: 69.35 years
female: 73.75 years (2009 est.)

Niger
total population: 52.6 years
male: 51.39 years
female: 53.85 years (2009 est.)

Nigeria
total population: 46.94 years
male: 46.16 years
female: 47.76 years (2009 est.)

Niue
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Norfolk Island
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Northern Mariana Islands
total population: 76.7 years
male: 74.08 years
female: 79.47 years (2009 est.)

Norway
total population: 79.95 years
male: 77.29 years
female: 82.74 years (2009 est.)

Oman
total population: 74.16 years
male: 71.87 years
female: 76.55 years (2009 est.)

Pakistan
total population: 64.49 years
male: 63.4 years
female: 65.64 years (2009 est.)

Palau
total population: 71.22 years
male: 68.08 years
female: 74.54 years (2009 est.)

Panama
total population: 77.25 years
male: 74.47 years
female: 80.16 years (2009 est.)

Papua New Guinea
total population: 66.34 years
male: 64.08 years
female: 68.72 years (2009 est.)

Paraguay
total population: 75.77 years
male: 73.19 years
female: 78.49 years (2009 est.)

Peru
total population: 70.74 years
male: 68.88 years
female: 72.69 years (2009 est.)

Philippines
total population: 71.09 years
male: 68.17 years
female: 74.15 years (2009 est.)

Pitcairn Islands
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Poland
total population: 75.63 years
male: 71.65 years
female: 79.85 years (2009 est.)

Portugal
total population: 78.21 years
male: 74.95 years
female: 81.69 years (2009 est.)

Puerto Rico
total population: 78.53 years
male: 74.85 years
female: 82.39 years (2009 est.)

Qatar
total population: 75.35 years
male: 73.66 years
female: 77.14 years (2009 est.)

Romania
total population: 72.45 years
male: 68.95 years
female: 76.16 years (2009 est.)

Russia
total population: 66.03 years
male: 59.33 years
female: 73.14 years (2009 est.)

Rwanda
total population: 50.52 years
male: 49.25 years
female: 51.83 years (2009 est.)

Saint Helena
total population: 78.44 years
male: 75.52 years
female: 81.5 years (2009 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
total population: 73.2 years
male: 70.33 years
female: 76.25 years (2009 est.)

Saint Lucia
total population: 76.45 years
male: 73.78 years
female: 79.27 years (2009 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
total population: 79.07 years
male: 76.69 years
female: 81.57 years (2009 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
total population: 73.65 years
male: 71.82 years
female: 75.54 years (2009 est.)

Samoa
total population: 71.86 years
male: 69.03 years
female: 74.84 years (2009 est.)

San Marino
total population: 81.97 years
male: 78.53 years
female: 85.72 years (2009 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe
total population: 68.32 years
male: 66.65 years
female: 70.04 years (2009 est.)

Saudi Arabia
total population: 76.3 years
male: 74.23 years
female: 78.48 years (2009 est.)

Senegal
total population: 59 years
male: 57.12 years
female: 60.93 years (2009 est.)

Serbia
total population: 73.9 years
male: 71.09 years
female: 76.89 years (2009 est.)

Seychelles
total population: 73.02 years
male: 68.33 years
female: 77.85 years (2009 est.)

Sierra Leone
total population: 41.24 years
male: 38.92 years
female: 43.64 years (2009 est.)

Singapore
total population: 81.98 years
male: 79.37 years
female: 84.78 years (2009 est.)

Slovakia
total population: 75.4 years
male: 71.47 years
female: 79.53 years (2009 est.)

Slovenia
total population: 76.92 years
male: 73.25 years
female: 80.84 years (2009 est.)

Solomon Islands
total population: 73.69 years
male: 71.14 years
female: 76.37 years (2009 est.)

Somalia
total population: 49.63 years
male: 47.78 years
female: 51.53 years (2009 est.)

South Africa
total population: 48.98 years
male: 49.81 years
female: 48.13 years (2009 est.)

Spain
total population: 80.05 years
male: 76.74 years
female: 83.57 years (2009 est.)

Sri Lanka
total population: 75.14 years
male: 73.08 years
female: 77.28 years (2009 est.)

Sudan
total population: 51.42 years
male: 50.49 years
female: 52.4 years (2009 est.)

Suriname
total population: 73.73 years
male: 71 years
female: 76.65 years (2009 est.)

Svalbard
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Swaziland
total population: 31.99 years
male: 31.69 years
female: 32.3 years (2009 est.)

Sweden
total population: 80.86 years
male: 78.59 years
female: 83.26 years (2009 est.)

Switzerland
total population: 80.85 years
male: 78.03 years
female: 83.83 years (2009 est.)

Syria
total population: 71.19 years
male: 69.8 years
female: 72.68 years (2009 est.)

Taiwan
total population: 77.96 years
male: 75.12 years
female: 81.05 years (2009 est.)

Tajikistan
total population: 65.33 years
male: 62.29 years
female: 68.52 years (2009 est.)

Tanzania
total population: 52.01 years
male: 50.56 years
female: 53.51 years (2009 est.)

Thailand
total population: 73.1 years
male: 70.77 years
female: 75.55 years (2009 est.)

Timor-Leste
total population: 67.27 years
male: 64.92 years
female: 69.75 years (2009 est.)

Togo
total population: 58.69 years
male: 56.56 years
female: 60.88 years (2009 est.)

Tokelau
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Tonga
total population: 70.73 years
male: 68.18 years
female: 73.41 years (2009 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago
total population: 70.86 years
male: 67.98 years
female: 73.82 years (2009 est.)

Tunisia
total population: 75.78 years
male: 73.98 years
female: 77.7 years (2009 est.)

Turkey
total population: 71.96 years
male: 70.12 years
female: 73.89 years (2009 est.)

Turkmenistan
total population: 67.87 years
male: 64.94 years
female: 70.95 years (2009 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands
total population: 75.42 years
male: 73.12 years
female: 77.83 years (2009 est.)

Tuvalu
total population: 69.29 years
male: 66.99 years
female: 71.7 years (2009 est.)

Uganda
total population: 52.72 years
male: 51.66 years
female: 53.81 years (2009 est.)

Ukraine
total population: 68.25 years
male: 62.37 years
female: 74.5 years (2009 est.)

United Arab Emirates
total population: 76.11 years
male: 73.56 years
female: 78.78 years (2009 est.)

United Kingdom
total population: 79.01 years
male: 76.52 years
female: 81.63 years (2009 est.)

United States
total population: 78.11 years
male: 75.65 years
female: 80.69 years (2009 est.)

Uruguay
total population: 76.35 years
male: 73.1 years
female: 79.72 years (2009 est.)

Uzbekistan
total population: 71.96 years
male: 68.95 years
female: 75.15 years (2009 est.)

Vanuatu
total population: 63.98 years
male: 62.37 years
female: 65.66 years (2009 est.)

Venezuela
total population: 73.61 years
male: 70.54 years
female: 76.83 years (2009 est.)

Vietnam
total population: 71.58 years
male: 68.78 years
female: 74.57 years (2009 est.)

Virgin Islands
total population: 79.05 years
male: 76.02 years
female: 82.26 years (2009 est.)

Wallis and Futuna
total population: 78.2 years
male: 75.22 years
female: 81.32 years (2009 est.)

West Bank
total population: 74.54 years
male: 72.54 years
female: 76.65 years (2009 est.)

Western Sahara
total population: 54.32 years
male: 52 years
female: 56.73 years (2009 est.)

World
total population: 66.57 years
male: 64.52 years
female: 68.76 years (2009 est.)

Yemen
total population: 63.27 years
male: 61.3 years
female: 65.33 years (2009 est.)

Zambia
total population: 38.63 years
male: 38.53 years
female: 38.73 years (2009 est.)

Zimbabwe
total population: 45.77 years
male: 46.36 years
female: 45.16 years (2009 est.)

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Field Listing :: Literacy

This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau
percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are
no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise
specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the
ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the
standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to
read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on
literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is
probably the most easily available and valid for international
comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can
impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly
changing, technology-driven world.
Country

Literacy(%)

Afghanistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 28.1%
male: 43.1%
female: 12.6% (2000 est.)

Albania
definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.2%
female: 98.3% (2001 census)

Algeria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.9%
male: 79.6%
female: 60.1% (2002 est.)

American Samoa
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: 97% (1980 est.)

Andorra
definition: NA
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%

Angola
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.4%
male: 82.9%
female: 54.2% (2001 est.)

Anguilla
definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 95%
female: 95% (1984 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda
definition: age 15 and over has completed five
or more years of schooling
total population: 85.8%
male: NA
female: NA (2003 est.)

Argentina
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.2%
male: 97.2%
female: 97.2% (2001 census)

Armenia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.2% (2001 census)

Aruba
definition: NA
total population: 97.3%
male: 97.5%
female: 97.1% (2000 census)

Australia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Austria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: NA
female: NA

Azerbaijan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.5%
female: 98.2% (1999 census)

Bahamas, The
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.6%
male: 94.7%
female: 96.5% (2003 est.)

Bahrain
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 88.6%
female: 83.6% (2001 census)

Bangladesh
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47.9%
male: 54%
female: 41.4% (2001 Census)

Barbados
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.7% (2002 est.)

Belarus
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.4% (1999 census)

Belgium
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Belize
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.9%
male: 76.7%
female: 77.1% (2000 census)

Benin
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 34.7%
male: 47.9%
female: 23.3% (2002 census)

Bermuda
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 99% (2005 est.)

Bhutan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47%
male: 60%
female: 34% (2003 est.)

Bolivia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.7%
male: 93.1%
female: 80.7% (2001 census)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.7%
male: 99%
female: 94.4% (2000 est.)

Botswana
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.2%
male: 80.4%
female: 81.8% (2003 est.)

Brazil
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.6%
male: 88.4%
female: 88.8% (2004 est.)

British Virgin Islands
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)
male: NA
female: NA

Brunei
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.7%
male: 95.2%
female: 90.2% (2001 census)

Bulgaria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.2%
male: 98.7%
female: 97.7% (2001 census)

Burkina Faso
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 21.8%
male: 29.4%
female: 15.2% (2003 est.)

Burma
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.9%
male: 93.9%
female: 86.4% (2006 est.)

Burundi
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 59.3%
male: 67.3%
female: 52.2% (2000 est.)

Cambodia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 73.6%
male: 84.7%
female: 64.1% (2004 est.)

Cameroon
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9%
male: 77%
female: 59.8% (2001 est.)

Canada
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Cape Verde
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.6%
male: 85.8%
female: 69.2% (2003 est.)

Cayman Islands
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1970 est.)

Central African Republic
definition: age 15 and over can read and
write
total population: 48.6%
male: 64.8%
female: 33.5% (2000 est.)

Chad
definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population: 25.7%
male: 40.8%
female: 12.8% (2000 est.)

Chile
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.7%
male: 95.8%
female: 95.6% (2002 census)

China
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.9%
male: 95.1%
female: 86.5% (2000 census)

Christmas Island
NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
NA

Colombia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.4%
male: 90.1%
female: 90.7% (2005 census)

Comoros
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 56.5%
male: 63.6%
female: 49.3% (2003 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
definition: age 15 and over can
read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba
total population: 67.2%
male: 80.9%
female: 54.1% (2001 est.)

Congo, Republic of the
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.8%
male: 89.6%
female: 78.4% (2003 est.)

Cook Islands
definition: NA
total population: 95%
male: NA
female: NA

Costa Rica
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.9%
male: 94.7%
female: 95.1% (2000 census)

Cote d'Ivoire
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.7%
male: 60.8%
female: 38.6% (2000 est.)

Croatia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.1%
male: 99.3%
female: 97.1% (2001 census)

Cuba
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2002 census)

Cyprus
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.6%
male: 98.9%
female: 96.3% (2001 census)

Czech Republic
definition: NA
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Denmark
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Djibouti
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9%
male: 78%
female: 58.4% (2003 est.)

Dominica
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: 94% (2003 est.)

Dominican Republic
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87%
male: 86.8%
female: 87.2% (2002 census)

Ecuador
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92.3%
female: 89.7% (2001 census)

Egypt
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 71.4%
male: 83%
female: 59.4% (2005 est.)

El Salvador
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 80.2%
male: 82.8%
female: 77.7% (2003 est.)

Equatorial Guinea
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87%
male: 93.4%
female: 80.5% (2000 est.)

Eritrea
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58.6%
male: 69.9%
female: 47.6% (2003 est.)

Estonia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2000 census)

Ethiopia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.7%
male: 50.3%
female: 35.1% (2003 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
NA

Faroe Islands
NA; note - probably 99%, the same as Denmark proper

Fiji
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.9% (2003 est.)

Finland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2000 est.)

France
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

French Polynesia
definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1977 est.)

Gabon
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.2%
male: 73.7%
female: 53.3% (1995 est.)

Gambia, The
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.1%
male: 47.8%
female: 32.8% (2003 est.)

Gaza Strip
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.4%
male: 96.7%
female: 88% (2004 est.)

Georgia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2004 est.)

Germany
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Ghana
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.9%
male: 66.4%
female: 49.8% (2000 census)

Gibraltar
definition: NA
total population: above 80%
male: NA
female: NA

Greece
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97.8%
female: 94.2% (2001 census)

Greenland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2001 est.)

Grenada
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: NA
female: NA (2003 est.)

Guam
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1990 est.)

Guatemala
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.1%
male: 75.4%
female: 63.3% (2002 census)

Guernsey
NA

Guinea
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 29.5%
male: 42.6%
female: 18.1% (2003 est.)

Guinea-Bissau
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.4%
male: 58.1%
female: 27.4% (2003 est.)

Guyana
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.1%
female: 98.5% (2003 est.)

Haiti
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52.9%
male: 54.8%
female: 51.2% (2003 est.)

Holy See (Vatican City)
definition: NA
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%

Honduras
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 80%
male: 79.8%
female: 80.2% (2001 census)

Hong Kong
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 93.5%
male: 96.9%
female: 89.6% (2002)

Hungary
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.5%
female: 99.3% (2003 est.)

Iceland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

India
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61%
male: 73.4%
female: 47.8% (2001 census)

Indonesia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.4%
male: 94%
female: 86.8% (2004 est.)

Iran
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77%
male: 83.5%
female: 70.4% (2002 est.)

Iraq
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.1%
male: 84.1%
female: 64.2% (2000 est.)

Ireland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Isle of Man
NA

Israel
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.1%
male: 98.5%
female: 95.9% (2004 est.)

Italy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 98.8%
female: 98% (2001 census)

Jamaica
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 87.9%
male: 84.1%
female: 91.6% (2003 est.)

Japan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2002)

Jersey
NA

Jordan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.9%
male: 95.1%
female: 84.7% (2003 est.)

Kazakhstan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.5%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.3% (1999 est.)

Kenya
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.1%
male: 90.6%
female: 79.7% (2003 est.)

Kiribati
NA

Korea, North
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99%

Korea, South
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 99.2%
female: 96.6% (2002)

Kosovo
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.9%
male: 96.6%
female: 87.5% (2007 Census)

Kuwait
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 94.4%
female: 91% (2005 census)

Kyrgyzstan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.3%
female: 98.1% (1999 census)

Laos
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.7%
male: 77%
female: 60.9% (2001 est.)

Latvia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.7% (2000 census)

Lebanon
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 93.1%
female: 82.2% (2003 est.)

Lesotho
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.8%
male: 74.5%
female: 94.5% (2003 est.)

Liberia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.5%
male: 73.3%
female: 41.6% (2003 est.)

Libya
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.6%
male: 92.4%
female: 72% (2003 est.)

Liechtenstein
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%

Lithuania
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.6%
female: 99.6% (2001 census)

Luxembourg
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2000 est.)

Macau
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.3%
male: 95.3%
female: 87.8% (2001 census)

Macedonia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: 98.2%
female: 94.1% (2002 census)

Madagascar
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.9%
male: 75.5%
female: 62.5% (2003 est.)

Malawi
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 62.7%
male: 76.1%
female: 49.8% (2003 est.)

Malaysia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.7%
male: 92%
female: 85.4% (2000 census)

Maldives
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.3%
male: 96.2%
female: 96.4% (2000 census)

Mali
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.4%
male: 53.5%
female: 39.6% (2003 est.)

Malta
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 92%
female: 93.6% (2003 est.)

Marshall Islands
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: 93.7% (1999)

Mauritania
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.2%
male: 59.5%
female: 43.4% (2000 census)

Mauritius
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.4%
male: 88.4%
female: 80.5% (2000 census)

Mayotte
NA

Mexico
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92.4%
female: 89.6% (2004 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of
definition: age 15 and over can read
and write
total population: 89%
male: 91%
female: 88% (1980 est.)

Moldova
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.1%
male: 99.7%
female: 98.6% (2005 est.)

Monaco
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Mongolia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8%
male: 98%
female: 97.5% (2000 census)

Montserrat
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1970 est.)

Morocco
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52.3%
male: 65.7%
female: 39.6% (2004 census)

Mozambique
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47.8%
male: 63.5%
female: 32.7% (2003 est.)

Namibia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85%
male: 86.8%
female: 83.5% (2001 census)

Nauru
NA

Nepal
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.6%
male: 62.7%
female: 34.9% (2001 census)

Netherlands
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Netherlands Antilles
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.7%
male: 96.7%
female: 96.8% (2003 est.)

New Caledonia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.8%
female: 95.5% (1996 census)

New Zealand
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Nicaragua
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.5%
male: 67.2%
female: 67.8% (2003 est.)

Niger
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 28.7%
male: 42.9%
female: 15.1% (2005 est.)

Nigeria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68%
male: 75.7%
female: 60.6% (2003 est.)

Niue
definition: NA
total population: 95%
male: NA
female: NA

Norfolk Island
NA

Northern Mariana Islands
definition: age 15 and over can read and
write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 96% (1980 est.)

Norway
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%

Oman
definition: NA
total population: 81.4%
male: 86.8%
female: 73.5% (2003 census)

Pakistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 49.9%
male: 63%
female: 36% (2005 est.)

Palau
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92%
male: 93%
female: 90% (1980 est.)

Panama
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.9%
male: 92.5%
female: 91.2% (2000 census)

Papua New Guinea
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.3%
male: 63.4%
female: 50.9% (2000 census)

Paraguay
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94%
male: 94.9%
female: 93% (2003 est.)

Peru
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.9%
male: 96.4%
female: 89.4% (2007 Census)

Philippines
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 92.5%
female: 92.7% (2000 census)

Pitcairn Islands
NA

Poland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.7% (2003 est.)

Portugal
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.3% (2003 est.)

Puerto Rico
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 93.9%
female: 94.4% (2002 est.)

Qatar
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 89.1%
female: 88.6% (2004 census)

Romania
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.3%
male: 98.4%
female: 96.3% (2002 census)

Russia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.2% (2002 census)

Rwanda
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.4%
male: 76.3%
female: 64.7% (2003 est.)

Saint Helena
definition: age 20 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1987 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended
school
total population: 97.8%
male: NA
female: NA (2003 est.)

Saint Lucia
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 90.1%
male: 89.5%
female: 90.6% (2001 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
definition: age 15 and over can read and
write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1982 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
definition: age 15 and over has
ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: 96% (1970 est.)

Samoa
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.6%
female: 99.7% (2003 est.)

San Marino
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97%
female: 95%

Sao Tome and Principe
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.9%
male: 92.2%
female: 77.9% (2001 census)

Saudi Arabia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.8%
male: 84.7%
female: 70.8% (2003 est.)

Senegal
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 39.3%
male: 51.1%
female: 29.2% (2002 est.)

Serbia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.4%
male: 98.9%
female: 94.1% (2003 census)
note: includes Montenegro

Seychelles
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.8%
male: 91.4%
female: 92.3% (2002 census)

Sierra Leone
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English,
Mende, Temne, or Arabic
total population: 35.1%
male: 46.9%
female: 24.4% (2004 est.)

Singapore
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 96.6%
female: 88.6% (2000 census)

Slovakia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.6% (2004)

Slovenia
definition: NA
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.6%

Solomon Islands
NA

Somalia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.8%
male: 49.7%
female: 25.8% (2001 est.)

South Africa
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 87%
female: 85.7% (2003 est.)

Spain
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 98.7%
female: 97.2% (2003 est.)

Sri Lanka
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.7%
male: 92.3%
female: 89.1% (2001 census)

Sudan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.1%
male: 71.8%
female: 50.5% (2003 est.)

Suriname
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.6%
male: 92%
female: 87.2% (2004 census)

Svalbard
NA

Swaziland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.6%
male: 82.6%
female: 80.8% (2003 est.)

Sweden
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Switzerland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Syria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.6%
male: 86%
female: 73.6% (2004 census)

Taiwan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: NA
female: NA (2003)

Tajikistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.5%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.2% (2000 census)

Tanzania
definition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili
(Swahili), English, or Arabic
total population: 69.4%
male: 77.5%
female: 62.2% (2002 census)

Thailand
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 94.9%
female: 90.5% (2000 census)

Timor-Leste
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58.6%
male: NA
female: NA (2002)

Togo
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 60.9%
male: 75.4%
female: 46.9% (2003 est.)

Tokelau
NA

Tonga
definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English
total population: 98.9%
male: 98.8%
female: 99% (1999 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98% (2003 est.)

Tunisia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.3%
male: 83.4%
female: 65.3% (2004 census)

Turkey
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 95.3%
female: 79.6% (2004 est.)

Turkmenistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.3%
female: 98.3% (1999 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands
definition: age 15 and over has ever
attended school
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1970 est.)

Tuvalu
NA

Uganda
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 66.8%
male: 76.8%
female: 57.7% (2002 census)

Ukraine
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.2% (2001 census)

United Arab Emirates
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77.9%
male: 76.1%
female: 81.7% (2003 est.)

United Kingdom
definition: age 15 and over has completed five or
more years of schooling
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

United States
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Uruguay
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 97.6%
female: 98.4% (2003 est.)

Uzbekistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.3%
male: 99.6%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Vanuatu
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74%
male: NA
female: NA (1999 census)

Venezuela
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 93.3%
female: 92.7% (2001 census)

Vietnam
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.3%
male: 93.9%
female: 86.9% (2002 est.)

Virgin Islands
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90-95% est.
male: NA
female: NA (2005 est.)

Wallis and Futuna
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50%
male: 50%
female: 50% (1969 est.)

West Bank
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.4%
male: 96.7%
female: 88% (2004 est.)

Western Sahara
NA

World
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82%
male: 87%
female: 77%
note: over two-thirds of the world's 785 million illiterate adults
are found in only eight countries (Bangladesh, China, Egypt,
Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Pakistan); of all the
illiterate adults in the world, two-thirds are women; extremely low
literacy rates are concentrated in three regions, the Arab states,
South and West Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa, where around one-third
of the men and half of all women are illiterate (2005 est.)

Yemen
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.2%
male: 70.5%
female: 30% (2003 est.)

Zambia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 80.6%
male: 86.8%
female: 74.8% (2003 est.)

Zimbabwe
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 90.7%
male: 94.2%
female: 87.2% (2003 est.)

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Field Listing :: Manpower available for military service

This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the
military age range for a country (defined as being ages 16-49) and
assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
Country

Manpower available for military service

Afghanistan
males age 16-49: 7,431,147
females age 16-49: 7,004,819 (2008 est.)

Albania
males age 16-49: 944,592
females age 16-49: 908,527 (2008 est.)

Algeria
males age 16-49: 9,736,757
females age 16-49: 9,590,978 (2008 est.)

Andorra
males age 16-49: 18,685 (2008 est.)

Angola
males age 16-49: 2,856,492
females age 16-49: 2,755,864 (2008 est.)

Anguilla
males age 16-49: 3,538 (2008 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda
males age 16-49: 19,560
females age 16-49: 18,977 (2008 est.)

Argentina
males age 16-49: 10,029,488
females age 16-49: 9,889,002 (2008 est.)

Armenia
males age 16-49: 809,576
females age 16-49: 870,864 (2008 est.)

Aruba
males age 16-49: 24,585
females age 16-49: 25,742 (2008 est.)

Australia
males age 16-49: 4,999,988
females age 16-49: 4,870,043 (2008 est.)

Austria
males age 16-49: 1,986,411
females age 16-49: 1,944,834 (2008 est.)

Azerbaijan
males age 16-49: 2,278,888
females age 16-49: 2,291,770 (2008 est.)

Bahamas, The
males age 16-49: 80,200 (2008 est.)

Bahrain
males age 16-49: 210,938
females age 16-49: 170,471 (2008 est.)

Bangladesh
males age 16-49: 41,199,340 (2008 est.)

Barbados
males age 16-49: 75,265
females age 16-49: 75,389 (2008 est.)

Belarus
males age 16-49: 2,491,643
females age 16-49: 2,528,779 (2008 est.)

Belgium
males age 16-49: 2,407,128
females age 16-49: 2,340,039 (2008 est.)

Belize
males age 16-49: 74,605
females age 16-49: 72,926 (2008 est.)

Benin
males age 16-49: 1,908,457
females age 16-49: 1,882,421 (2008 est.)

Bermuda
males age 16-49: 15,623 (2008 est.)

Bhutan
males age 16-49: 190,104
females age 16-49: 167,289 (2008 est.)

Bolivia
males age 16-49: 2,295,746
females age 16-49: 2,366,828 (2008 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
males age 16-49: 1,212,007
females age 16-49: 1,170,645 (2008 est.)

Botswana
males age 16-49: 487,853
females age 16-49: 464,278 (2008 est.)

Brazil
males age 16-49: 52,449,957
females age 16-49: 52,375,921 (2008 est.)

British Virgin Islands
males age 16-49: 7,101 (2008 est.)

Brunei
males age 16-49: 108,356
females age 16-49: 110,153 (2008 est.)

Bulgaria
males age 16-49: 1,701,979
females age 16-49: 1,691,092 (2008 est.)

Burkina Faso
males age 16-49: 3,364,288 (2008 est.)

Burma
males age 16-49: 13,402,788
females age 16-49: 13,437,042 (2008 est.)

Burundi
males age 16-49: 1,878,544
females age 16-49: 1,851,676 (2008 est.)

Cambodia
males age 16-49: 3,759,034
females age 16-49: 3,784,333 (2008 est.)

Cameroon
males age 16-49: 4,321,175
females age 16-49: 4,228,625 (2008 est.)

Canada
males age 16-49: 8,072,010
females age 16-49: 7,813,462 (2008 est.)

Cape Verde
males age 16-49: 103,650
females age 16-49: 103,553 (2008 est.)

Cayman Islands
males age 16-49: 11,790 (2008 est.)

Central African Republic
males age 16-49: 1,032,828
females age 16-49: 999,330 (2008 est.)

Chad
males age 16-49: 1,906,545
females age 16-49: 2,258,758 (2008 est.)

Chile
males age 16-49: 4,242,912
females age 16-49: 4,182,509 (2008 est.)

China
males age 16-49: 375,009,345
females age 16-49: 354,314,328 (2008 est.)

Colombia
males age 16-49: 11,478,109
females age 16-49: 11,809,279 (2008 est.)

Comoros
males age 16-49: 167,850
females age 16-49: 167,362 (2008 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
males age 16-49: 14,101,263 (2008
est.)

Congo, Republic of the
males age 16-49: 842,771
females age 16-49: 833,624 (2008 est.)

Costa Rica
males age 16-49: 1,134,205
females age 16-49: 1,095,763 (2008 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire
males age 16-49: 4,369,735
females age 16-49: 4,287,042 (2008 est.)

Croatia
males age 16-49: 1,035,712
females age 16-49: 1,037,896 (2008 est.)

Cuba
males age 16-49: 3,094,388
females age 16-49: 3,024,876 (2008 est.)

Cyprus
Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG):
males age 16-49: 199,767
females age 16-49: 190,665 (2008 est.)

Czech Republic
males age 16-49: 2,522,383
females age 16-49: 2,425,095 (2008 est.)

Denmark
males age 16-49: 1,235,067
females age 16-49: 1,215,418 (2008 est.)

Djibouti
males age 16-49: 111,274
females age 16-49: 105,168 (2008 est.)

Dominica
males age 16-49: 18,584 (2008 est.)

Dominican Republic
males age 16-49: 2,440,203
females age 16-49: 2,326,694 (2008 est.)

Ecuador
males age 16-49: 3,536,602
females age 16-49: 3,559,188 (2008 est.)

Egypt
males age 16-49: 21,247,777
females age 16-49: 20,406,408 (2008 est.)

El Salvador
males age 16-49: 1,634,816
females age 16-49: 1,775,474 (2008 est.)

Equatorial Guinea
males age 16-49: 136,725
females age 16-49: 138,018 (2008 est.)

Eritrea
males age 16-49: 1,108,836
females age 16-49: 1,096,120 (2008 est.)

Estonia
males age 16-49: 306,273
females age 16-49: 317,852 (2008 est.)

Ethiopia
males age 16-49: 17,666,967
females age 16-49: 17,530,211 (2008 est.)

Faroe Islands
males age 16-49: 11,725 (2008 est.)

Fiji
males age 16-49: 242,567
females age 16-49: 238,556 (2008 est.)

Finland
males age 16-49: 1,169,910
females age 16-49: 1,121,187 (2008 est.)

France
males age 16-49: 14,646,427
females age 16-49: 14,379,630 (2008 est.)

French Polynesia
males age 16-49: 79,540 (2008 est.)

Gabon
males age 16-49: 331,181
females age 16-49: 332,498 (2008 est.)

Gambia, The
males age 16-49: 379,668
females age 16-49: 384,438 (2008 est.)

Gaza Strip
males age 16-49: 337,670 (2008 est.)

Georgia
males age 16-49: 1,113,251
females age 16-49: 1,168,021 (2008 est.)

Germany
males age 16-49: 19,594,118
females age 16-49: 18,543,955 (2008 est.)

Ghana
males age 16-49: 5,802,096
females age 16-49: 5,729,939 (2008 est.)

Gibraltar
males age 16-49: 6,308 (2008 est.)

Greece
males age 16-49: 2,535,174
females age 16-49: 2,517,273 (2008 est.)

Greenland
males age 16-49: 15,221 (2008 est.)

Grenada
males age 16-49: 27,309 (2008 est.)

Guatemala
males age 16-49: 2,861,696
females age 16-49: 3,062,967 (2008 est.)

Guinea
males age 16-49: 2,230,049
females age 16-49: 2,193,236 (2008 est.)

Guinea-Bissau
males age 16-49: 344,087
females age 16-49: 347,886 (2008 est.)

Guyana
males age 16-49: 220,797 (2008 est.)

Haiti
males age 16-49: 2,047,083
females age 16-49: 2,047,953 (2008 est.)

Honduras
males age 16-49: 1,868,940
females age 16-49: 1,825,770 (2008 est.)

Hong Kong
males age 16-49: 1,772,820
females age 16-49: 1,941,448 (2008 est.)

Hungary
males age 16-49: 2,391,400
females age 16-49: 2,337,240 (2008 est.)

Iceland
males age 16-49: 74,896 (2008 est.)

India
males age 16-49: 301,094,084
females age 16-49: 283,047,141 (2008 est.)

Indonesia
males age 16-49: 63,800,825
females age 16-49: 61,729,717 (2008 est.)

Iran
males age 16-49: 20,212,275
females age 16-49: 19,638,751 (2008 est.)

Iraq
males age 16-49: 7,086,200
females age 16-49: 6,808,954 (2008 est.)

Ireland
males age 16-49: 1,024,635
females age 16-49: 1,024,276 (2008 est.)

Israel
males age 16-49: 1,717,362
females age 16-49: 1,636,574 (2008 est.)

Italy
males age 16-49: 13,884,079
females age 16-49: 13,158,378 (2008 est.)

Jamaica
males age 16-49: 688,480
females age 16-49: 709,548 (2008 est.)

Japan
males age 16-49: 27,819,804
females age 16-49: 26,863,794 (2008 est.)

Jordan
males age 16-49: 1,812,551
females age 16-49: 1,559,155 (2008 est.)

Kazakhstan
males age 16-49: 4,176,731
females age 16-49: 4,219,636 (2008 est.)

Kenya
males age 16-49: 9,044,685
females age 16-49: 8,805,736 (2008 est.)

Kiribati
males age 16-49: 26,377 (2008 est.)

Korea, North
males age 16-49: 6,225,747
females age 16-49: 6,188,270 (2008 est.)

Korea, South
males age 16-49: 13,691,809
females age 16-49: 13,029,859 (2008 est.)

Kuwait
males age 16-49: 1,032,408
females age 16-49: 568,657 (2008 est.)

Kyrgyzstan
males age 16-49: 1,398,878
females age 16-49: 1,419,374 (2008 est.)

Laos
males age 16-49: 1,549,774
females age 16-49: 1,570,702 (2008 est.)

Latvia
males age 16-49: 568,683
females age 16-49: 565,826 (2008 est.)

Lebanon
males age 16-49: 1,106,879
females age 16-49: 1,122,595 (2008 est.)

Lesotho
males age 16-49: 525,203
females age 16-49: 522,485 (2008 est.)

Liberia
males age 16-49: 729,813
females age 16-49: 741,223 (2008 est.)

Libya
males age 16-49: 1,682,183
females age 16-49: 1,611,001 (2008 est.)

Liechtenstein
males age 16-49: 8,102 (2008 est.)

Lithuania
males age 16-49: 915,187
females age 16-49: 906,097 (2008 est.)

Luxembourg
males age 16-49: 116,305
females age 16-49: 114,566 (2008 est.)

Macau
males age 16-49: 121,825 (2008 est.)

Macedonia
males age 16-49: 532,856
females age 16-49: 513,684 (2008 est.)

Madagascar
males age 16-49: 4,443,341
females age 16-49: 4,441,124 (2008 est.)

Malawi
males age 16-49: 3,050,444 (2008 est.)

Malaysia
males age 16-49: 6,440,338
females age 16-49: 6,280,826 (2008 est.)

Maldives
males age 16-49: 89,505
females age 16-49: 85,745 (2008 est.)

Mali
males age 16-49: 2,603,700
females age 16-49: 2,441,776 (2008 est.)

Malta
males age 16-49: 96,309
females age 16-49: 92,242 (2008 est.)

Marshall Islands
males age 16-49: 15,708 (2008 est.)

Mauritania
males age 16-49: 740,675
females age 16-49: 744,709 (2008 est.)

Mauritius
males age 16-49: 341,018 (2008 est.)

Mexico
males age 16-49: 27,774,688
females age 16-49: 29,376,791 (2008 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of
males age 16-49: 26,686 (2008 est.)

Moldova
males age 16-49: 1,161,924
females age 16-49: 1,187,771 (2008 est.)

Monaco
males age 16-49: 6,687 (2008 est.)

Mongolia
males age 16-49: 865,425
females age 16-49: 860,669 (2008 est.)

Montserrat
males age 16-49: 2,528 (2008 est.)

Morocco
males age 16-49: 9,152,580
females age 16-49: 9,080,830 (2008 est.)

Mozambique
males age 16-49: 4,545,975 (2008 est.)

Namibia
males age 16-49: 527,948 (2008 est.)

Nauru
males age 16-49: 3,470 (2008 est.)

Nepal
males age 16-49: 7,322,965
females age 16-49: 6,859,064 (2008 est.)

Netherlands
males age 16-49: 3,950,825
females age 16-49: 3,850,800 (2008 est.)

Netherlands Antilles
males age 16-49: 55,365
females age 16-49: 57,060 (2008 est.)

New Caledonia
males age 16-49: 57,738 (2008 est.)

New Zealand
males age 16-49: 1,009,298
females age 16-49: 997,134 (2008 est.)

Nicaragua
males age 16-49: 1,513,312
females age 16-49: 1,507,999 (2008 est.)

Niger
males age 16-49: 2,871,868
females age 16-49: 2,696,966 (2008 est.)

Nigeria
males age 16-49: 31,929,204
females age 16-49: 30,638,979 (2008 est.)

Norway
males age 16-49: 1,078,181
females age 16-49: 1,046,550 (2008 est.)

Oman
males age 16-49: 802,455
females age 16-49: 626,841 (2008 est.)

Pakistan
males age 16-49: 42,633,765
females age 16-49: 40,114,017 (2008 est.)

Palau
males age 16-49: 5,973 (2008 est.)

Panama
males age 16-49: 851,044 (2008 est.)

Papua New Guinea
males age 16-49: 1,481,417
females age 16-49: 1,385,040 (2008 est.)

Paraguay
males age 16-49: 1,589,873
females age 16-49: 1,585,573 (2008 est.)

Peru
males age 16-49: 7,653,898
females age 16-49: 7,531,329 (2008 est.)

Philippines
males age 16-49: 23,547,252
females age 16-49: 23,177,487 (2008 est.)

Poland
males age 16-49: 9,741,508
females age 16-49: 9,514,843 (2008 est.)

Portugal
males age 16-49: 2,573,913
females age 16-49: 2,498,262 (2008 est.)

Qatar
males age 16-49: 320,383
females age 16-49: 167,475 (2008 est.)

Romania
males age 16-49: 5,682,299
females age 16-49: 5,557,098 (2008 est.)

Russia
males age 16-49: 36,219,908
females age 16-49: 37,019,853 (2008 est.)

Rwanda
males age 16-49: 2,430,469
females age 16-49: 2,392,933 (2008 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
males age 16-49: 10,095
females age 16-49: 10,081 (2008 est.)

Saint Lucia
males age 16-49: 48,358 (2008 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
males age 16-49: 34,373 (2008 est.)

Samoa
males age 16-49: 53,417 (2008 est.)

San Marino
males age 16-49: 6,613 (2008 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe
males age 16-49: 42,340
females age 16-49: 43,781 (2008 est.)

Saudi Arabia
males age 16-49: 8,547,441
females age 16-49: 6,381,098 (2008 est.)

Senegal
males age 16-49: 2,943,619
females age 16-49: 2,955,179 (2008 est.)

Seychelles
males age 16-49: 23,598
females age 16-49: 24,424 (2008 est.)

Sierra Leone
males age 16-49: 1,315,561 (2008 est.)

Singapore
males age 16-49: 1,277,862 (2008 est.)

Slovakia
males age 16-49: 1,420,966
females age 16-49: 1,386,259 (2008 est.)

Slovenia
males age 16-49: 494,496
females age 16-49: 481,180 (2008 est.)

Solomon Islands
males age 16-49: 141,051 (2008 est.)

Somalia
males age 16-49: 2,181,050
females age 16-49: 2,125,558 (2008 est.)

South Africa
males age 16-49: 11,622,507
females age 16-49: 11,501,537 (2008 est.)

Spain
males age 16-49: 10,033,069
females age 16-49: 9,764,937 (2008 est.)

Sri Lanka
males age 16-49: 5,458,720
females age 16-49: 5,594,006 (2008 est.)

Sudan
males age 16-49: 9,639,923
females age 16-49: 9,321,106 (2008 est.)

Suriname
males age 16-49: 130,534
females age 16-49: 130,243 (2008 est.)

Swaziland
males age 16-49: 266,311 (2008 est.)

Sweden
males age 16-49: 2,052,890
females age 16-49: 1,980,550 (2008 est.)

Switzerland
males age 16-49: 1,852,580
females age 16-49: 1,807,667 (2008 est.)

Syria
males age 16-49: 5,251,875
females age 16-49: 4,966,367 (2008 est.)

Taiwan
males age 16-49: 6,283,134
females age 16-49: 6,098,599 (2008 est.)

Tajikistan
males age 16-49: 1,897,356
females age 16-49: 1,911,594 (2008 est.)

Tanzania
males age 16-49: 9,108,177 (2008 est.)

Thailand
males age 16-49: 17,553,410
females age 16-49: 17,751,268 (2008 est.)

Timor-Leste
males age 16-49: 284,903
females age 16-49: 272,212 (2008 est.)

Togo
males age 16-49: 1,365,505
females age 16-49: 1,374,993 (2008 est.)

Tonga
males age 16-49: 32,053
females age 16-49: 30,981 (2008 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago
males age 16-49: 301,561
females age 16-49: 264,225 (2008 est.)

Tunisia
males age 16-49: 2,992,249
females age 16-49: 2,912,819 (2008 est.)

Turkey
males age 16-49: 20,213,205
females age 16-49: 19,432,688 (2008 est.)

Turkmenistan
males age 16-49: 1,316,698
females age 16-49: 1,331,005 (2008 est.)

Uganda
males age 16-49: 6,532,894
females age 16-49: 6,352,416 (2008 est.)

Ukraine
males age 16-49: 11,457,562
females age 16-49: 11,767,357 (2008 est.)

United Arab Emirates
males age 16-49: 2,405,884 (includes
non-nationals)
females age 16-49: 884,853 (2008 est.)

United Kingdom
males age 16-49: 14,729,500
females age 16-49: 14,125,600 (2008 est.)

United States
males age 16-49: 72,715,332
females age 16-49: 71,638,785 (2008 est.)

Uruguay
males age 16-49: 837,252
females age 16-49: 824,096 (2008 est.)

Uzbekistan
males age 16-49: 7,480,484
females age 16-49: 7,542,017 (2008 est.)

Vanuatu
males age 16-49: 58,900 (2008 est.)

Venezuela
males age 16-49: 6,647,124
females age 16-49: 6,801,133 (2008 est.)

Vietnam
males age 16-49: 24,586,328
females age 16-49: 24,335,132 (2008 est.)

Yemen
males age 16-49: 5,080,038
females age 16-49: 4,852,555 (2008 est.)

Zambia
males age 16-49: 2,678,668
females age 16-49: 2,567,433 (2008 est.)

Zimbabwe
males age 16-49: 3,264,258
females age 16-49: 3,048,049 (2008 est.)

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Field Listing :: Maritime claims

This entry includes the following claims, the definitions of which
are excerpted from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the
Sea (UNCLOS), which alone contains the full and definitive
descriptions:
territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal state extends beyond
its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea,
described as the territorial sea in the UNCLOS (Part II); this
sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as
well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every state has the right
to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not
exceeding 12 nautical miles; the normal baseline for measuring the
breadth of the territorial sea is the mean low-water line along the
coast as marked on large-scale charts officially recognized by the
coastal state; the UNCLOS describes specific rules for archipelagic
states.
contiguous zone - according to the UNCLOS (Article 33), this is a
zone contiguous to a coastal state's territorial sea, over which it
may exercise the control necessary to: prevent infringement of its
customs, fiscal, immigration, or sanitary laws and regulations
within its territory or territorial sea; punish infringement of the
above laws and regulations committed within its territory or
territorial sea; the contiguous zone may not extend beyond 24
nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the
territorial sea is measured (e.g. the US has claimed a 12-nautical
mile contiguous zone in addition to its 12-nautical mile territorial
sea).
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) - the UNCLOS (Part V) defines the EEZ
as a zone beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea in which a
coastal state has: sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and
exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether
living or non-living, of the waters superjacent to the seabed and of
the seabed and its subsoil, and with regard to other activities for
the economic exploitation and exploration of the zone, such as the
production of energy from the water, currents, and winds;
jurisdiction with regard to the establishment and use of artificial
islands, installations, and structures; marine scientific research;
the protection and preservation of the marine environment; the outer
limit of the exclusive economic zone shall not exceed 200 nautical
miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial
sea is measured.
continental shelf - the UNCLOS (Article 76) defines the continental
shelf of a coastal state as comprising the seabed and subsoil of the
submarine areas that extend beyond its territorial sea throughout
the natural prolongation of its land territory to the outer edge of
the continental margin, or to a distance of 200 nautical miles from
the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is
measured where the outer edge of the continental margin does not
extend up to that distance; the continental margin comprises the
submerged prolongation of the landmass of the coastal state, and
consists of the seabed and subsoil of the shelf, the slope and the
rise; wherever the continental margin extends beyond 200 nautical
miles from the baseline, coastal states may extend their claim to a
distance not to exceed 350 nautical miles from the baseline or 100
nautical miles from the 2500 meter isobath; it does not include the
deep ocean floor with its oceanic ridges or the subsoil thereof.
exclusive fishing zone - while this term is not used in the UNCLOS,
some states (e.g., the United Kingdom) have chosen not to claim an
EEZ, but rather to claim jurisdiction over the living resources off
their coast; in such cases, the term exclusive fishing zone is often
used; the breadth of this zone is normally the same as the EEZ or
200 nautical miles.
Country

Maritime claims

Afghanistan
none (landlocked)

Albania
territorial sea: 12 nm
continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation

Algeria
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 32-52 nm

American Samoa
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Andorra
none (landlocked)

Angola
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Anguilla
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm