American Samoa | 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
American Samoa
Records
63
Source
American Samoa | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 48.95820368
1961 48.55764569
1962 48.171305
1963 47.90878856
1964 47.75556144
1965 47.67004403
1966 47.60591991
1967 47.518915
1968 47.40808716
1969 47.25437084
1970 46.89935365
1971 46.37324007
1972 45.85753483
1973 45.38013951
1974 44.93313112
1975 44.47882323
1976 43.9639043
1977 43.36778569
1978 42.73577701
1979 42.11355729
1980 41.57607456
1981 41.16325842
1982 40.80839212
1983 40.47230162
1984 40.17370572
1985 39.93596127
1986 39.77025994
1987 39.67835302
1988 39.65126201
1989 39.68631179
1990 39.76326906
1991 39.83650225
1992 39.89616095
1993 39.96267636
1994 40.04035304
1995 40.13220726
1996 40.22201835
1997 40.27529126
1998 40.28585057
1999 40.27763309
2000 40.15404563
2001 39.84980454
2002 39.45029823
2003 38.99949086
2004 38.47688957
2005 37.85936354
2006 37.1673631
2007 36.43861127
2008 35.74489403
2009 35.18404797
2010 34.5746087
2011 33.8685325
2012 33.23803582
2013 32.64836305
2014 32.07702546
2015 31.498209
2016 30.89319696
2017 30.25695975
2018 29.58347101
2019 28.8912839
2020 28.19827232
2021 27.51193516
2022 27.1466486

American Samoa | 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
American Samoa
Records
63
Source