Africa Western and Central | 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
Africa Western and Central
Records
63
Source
Africa Western and Central | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 41.32237292
1961 41.41719357
1962 41.52903394
1963 41.69611763
1964 41.94442631
1965 42.1685764
1966 42.33152087
1967 42.49222207
1968 42.64769206
1969 42.79977778
1970 42.94365753
1971 43.0922588
1972 43.24799015
1973 43.39820083
1974 43.55005148
1975 43.70721806
1976 43.85225338
1977 43.98800263
1978 44.14046835
1979 44.304045
1980 44.48575601
1981 44.67751546
1982 44.85303108
1983 45.03831824
1984 45.24182838
1985 45.42019709
1986 45.54959819
1987 45.61991992
1988 45.60169419
1989 45.54417421
1990 45.48873287
1991 45.40731784
1992 45.2944847
1993 45.15737433
1994 45.01371826
1995 44.86142731
1996 44.7126429
1997 44.57895083
1998 44.44040866
1999 44.32554835
2000 44.25687103
2001 44.22675908
2002 44.20810875
2003 44.18133405
2004 44.15609017
2005 44.14728893
2006 44.15773439
2007 44.17092331
2008 44.18318312
2009 44.19453636
2010 44.20731163
2011 44.22727351
2012 44.25564252
2013 44.26667666
2014 44.23152668
2015 44.15516282
2016 44.0420219
2017 43.89353511
2018 43.72121382
2019 43.53141053
2020 43.31934657
2021 43.09502699
2022 42.85234487

Africa Western and Central | 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
Africa Western and Central
Records
63
Source