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Note: The dotted line indicates the excess male or female population in certain age groups. Age groups are in percent of the total population in 1950, 2010, 2050 and 2100, respectively.

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011): World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision. New York

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