Afghanistan | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)

Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Records
63
Source
Afghanistan | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 41.62718647
1961 41.69530292
1962 41.76916688
1963 41.88537668
1964 42.05938872
1965 42.31413276
1966 42.62014053
1967 42.91879745
1968 43.20837504
1969 43.48942843
1970 43.75927157
1971 44.01514108
1972 44.26050806
1973 44.49771926
1974 44.72851175
1975 44.94990124
1976 45.15976014
1977 45.36469398
1978 45.56864253
1979 45.77226706
1980 45.97285505
1981 46.16504239
1982 46.34995817
1983 46.50714685
1984 46.66098479
1985 46.82248181
1986 46.97091906
1987 47.09968499
1988 47.22135238
1989 47.33724573
1990 47.47449601
1991 47.64284724
1992 47.82151392
1993 48.00152959
1994 48.21811149
1995 48.46601894
1996 48.73065187
1997 49.00163412
1998 49.26897185
1999 49.5154857
2000 49.7182582
2001 49.8659493
2002 49.94362093
2003 49.961431
2004 49.92203617
2005 49.61548065
2006 49.23067472
2007 49.69539113
2008 49.89046323
2009 49.31950828
2010 48.96899829
2011 48.26436023
2012 47.43249043
2013 46.86762081
2014 46.23153782
2015 45.79210588
2016 45.52096675
2017 45.11861552
2018 44.7084446
2019 44.29135192
2020 43.80791215
2021 43.4245427
2022 43.13063354

Afghanistan | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)

Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Records
63
Source