Australia | 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
Commonwealth of Australia
Records
63
Source
Australia | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 30.19253651
1961 30.19789524
1962 30.05888149
1963 29.90217887
1964 29.76951939
1965 29.61200341
1966 29.44238368
1967 29.24255511
1968 29.03843489
1969 28.89478971
1970 28.77930187
1971 28.63955814
1972 28.45012204
1973 28.17855954
1974 27.83552569
1975 27.43144605
1976 26.96908094
1977 26.4978002
1978 26.04277006
1979 25.61527898
1980 25.25109695
1981 24.94362629
1982 24.65148537
1983 24.33555552
1984 23.97472803
1985 23.56512768
1986 23.11676793
1987 22.70820442
1988 22.39989246
1989 22.1797546
1990 22.02496093
1991 21.91334471
1992 21.8223658
1993 21.73179944
1994 21.6348018
1995 21.51967569
1996 21.37752596
1997 21.22080848
1998 21.060427
1999 20.90122694
2000 20.73719988
2001 20.55564323
2002 20.35431687
2003 20.14747805
2004 19.94761771
2005 19.755023
2006 19.58152942
2007 19.43364901
2008 19.29866345
2009 19.17161352
2010 19.05635083
2011 18.97115467
2012 18.93578496
2013 18.92562025
2014 18.91140828
2015 18.90056381
2016 18.88926634
2017 18.85047431
2018 18.78015455
2019 18.67845071
2020 18.54172823
2021 18.37332915
2022 18.1800467

Australia | 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
Commonwealth of Australia
Records
63
Source