A country has 23,456,900 citizens out of those 5.5 million are under 5.5 feet tall. What percentage of the population is under 5.5 feet tall?

To get the percentage of citizens under 5ft total we use the formula:

(number of citizens who are under 5.5 ft) / (Total population) * 100%

number of citizens who are under 5.5 ft=5,500,000

Total population=23,456,900

Hence:

Percentage of population under 5.5 ft tall

=5,500,000/23,456,900*100

=23.45%