Arab World | 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
Arab World
Records
63
Source
Arab World | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 43.50528331
1961 43.72481082
1962 43.89819486
1963 44.06153372
1964 44.20882562
1965 44.34581813
1966 44.48141434
1967 44.59656059
1968 44.66394623
1969 44.70129845
1970 44.73534089
1971 44.76615616
1972 44.79677771
1973 44.81836079
1974 44.80667411
1975 44.82322866
1976 44.85919364
1977 44.82126566
1978 44.73894294
1979 44.64669304
1980 44.53967155
1981 44.4307657
1982 44.3217084
1983 44.20953533
1984 44.09376711
1985 43.96752489
1986 43.83476495
1987 43.6936018
1988 43.52491694
1989 43.31874426
1990 43.12164276
1991 42.81288977
1992 42.46138869
1993 42.08761455
1994 41.67283684
1995 41.21800486
1996 40.71376028
1997 40.15951922
1998 39.60332555
1999 39.05901943
2000 38.52053105
2001 37.99847062
2002 37.49768695
2003 37.02207724
2004 36.57336776
2005 36.11295897
2006 35.59044208
2007 35.04398923
2008 34.59606314
2009 34.25392582
2010 34.01975423
2011 33.91751457
2012 33.88308695
2013 33.89991159
2014 33.93441193
2015 33.93197279
2016 33.86589791
2017 33.75371457
2018 33.61488997
2019 33.45631583
2020 33.34257125
2021 33.2089618
2022 32.96116424

Arab World | 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
Arab World
Records
63
Source